Sunrise and sunset times in Columbus, MT
EditCheck out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Columbus, as well as the whole calendar for October 2026.
Clocks go back one hour this Sunday, November 1, at 2:00 am (MDT → MST). From Sunday, sunrise and sunset come an hour earlier on the clock.
Today
October 26, 2026. Current time: 3:33:21 pm
Night ends at 6:09 am6:08:50 am
Start of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky begins to brighten, too faintly to notice in a city.·First light at 7:18 am7:18:02 am
Start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 7:48:36 am MDTWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley).
Sunset time: 6:12:32 pm MDTWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley).
Dark at 6:43 pm6:43:04 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 7:52 pm7:52:10 pm
End of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky is dark enough to see the faintest stars. In a city it looks dark sooner.
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: 22.33° · Azimuth: 220.6° (SW)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 10 hours, 23 minutes
2 hours, 39 minutes left for today's sunset in Columbus
Moon set on Oct 26 at 8:39 am
Moon will rise on Oct 26 at 6:07 pmMoon phase: 🌖 Waning Gibbous (99%)🌑 New moon: Nov 9 at 12:02 am · 🌕 Full moon: Nov 24 at 7:53 amTomorrow
October 27, 2026
Night ends at 6:10 am6:10:06 am
Start of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky begins to brighten, too faintly to notice in a city.·First light at 7:19 am7:19:21 am
Start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 7:50:00 am MDTWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley).
Sunset time: 6:10:58 pm MDTWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley).
Dark at 6:42 pm6:41:35 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 7:51 pm7:50:44 pm
End of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky is dark enough to see the faintest stars. In a city it looks dark sooner.
Day length: 10 hours, 20 minutes
Tomorrow will be 3 minutes shorter than today in Columbus
Moon will set on Oct 27 at 10:02 am Moon will rise on Oct 27 at 6:44 pmMoon phase: 🌖 Waning Gibbous (94%)
- Columbus, Montana
- Latitude: 45.636684 (North)
- Longitude: -109.249397 (West)
- Time zone: Mountain Daylight Time (MDT, UTC−6)
Shortest day in Columbus, MT
The shortest day of the year will be in 1 month and 25 days, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 8 hours, 41 minutes.Longest day in Columbus, MT
The longest day of the year was around 4 months ago, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 15 hours, 42 minutes.
October 2026 - Columbus, Montana - Sunrise and sunset calendar
Sunrise and sunset times, civil twilight start and end times as well as solar noon, and day length for every day of October in Columbus.
All times are in Columbus's time: Mountain Daylight Time (MDT, UTC−6).
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 32 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Columbus, MT - from 11 hours, 41 minutes on the first day to 10 hours, 9 minutes on the last day.
| Day | First LightStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light. | SunriseWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley). | Sunrise Variation |
SunsetWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley). | Sunset Variation |
Last LightEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors. | Day Length | Day Length Variation | Solar NoonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky. | Max Sun Altitude | Nautical Twilight Start | Nautical Twilight End | Astronomical Twilight Start | Astronomical Twilight End | Night LengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise. | Moon phase | Solar Midnight | Sun DeclinationThe latitude where the Sun is directly overhead at solar noon (the Sun's declination). It moves between the two tropics through the year. |
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| Thu, Oct 1 | Twilight startStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.6:45:53 am | 7:15:29 am | +1m 15s | 6:56:53 pm | -1m 55s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.7:26:25 pm | 11h 41m 24s | -3m 11s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.1:06:34 pm | 40.94° | 6:11:25 am | 8:00:49 pm | 5:36:24 am | 8:35:42 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.12h 19m 53s | 🌖 (65%)Waning Gibbous: 65% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:06:44 am | 3.4° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:47:09 am | 7:16:46 am | +1m 17s | 6:54:59 pm | -1m 54s | 7:24:32 pm | 11h 38m 13s | -3m 10s | 1:06:15 pm | 40.56° | 6:12:42 am | 7:58:54 pm | 5:37:45 am | 8:33:43 pm | 12h 23m 3s | 🌖 (54%)Waning Gibbous: 54% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:06:25 am | 3.8° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:48:25 am | 7:18:02 am | +1m 16s | 6:53:05 pm | -1m 54s | 7:22:38 pm | 11h 35m 3s | -3m 10s | 1:05:56 pm | 40.17° | 6:13:59 am | 7:56:59 pm | 5:39:06 am | 8:31:45 pm | 12h 26m 14s | 🌗 (42%) Last quarter at 7:25 amLast quarter at 7:25 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 42% illuminated |
1:06:05 am | 4.2° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:49:40 am | 7:19:19 am | +1m 17s | 6:51:11 pm | -1m 54s | 7:20:46 pm | 11h 31m 52s | -3m 10s | 1:05:38 pm | 39.79° | 6:15:16 am | 7:55:06 pm | 5:40:27 am | 8:29:48 pm | 12h 29m 24s | 🌘 (31%)Waning Crescent: 31% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:05:48 am | 4.6° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:50:56 am | 7:20:35 am | +1m 16s | 6:49:18 pm | -1m 53s | 7:18:54 pm | 11h 28m 43s | -3m 10s | 1:05:19 pm | 39.40° | 6:16:32 am | 7:53:13 pm | 5:41:47 am | 8:27:52 pm | 12h 32m 34s | 🌘 (21%)Waning Crescent: 21% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:05:28 am | 5.0° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:52:12 am | 7:21:52 am | +1m 17s | 6:47:26 pm | -1m 52s | 7:17:03 pm | 11h 25m 34s | -3m 10s | 1:05:02 pm | 39.02° | 6:17:49 am | 7:51:21 pm | 5:43:06 am | 8:25:57 pm | 12h 35m 44s | 🌘 (13%)Waning Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:05:11 am | 5.3° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:53:28 am | 7:23:10 am | +1m 18s | 6:45:34 pm | -1m 52s | 7:15:12 pm | 11h 22m 24s | -3m 9s | 1:04:44 pm | 38.64° | 6:19:06 am | 7:49:30 pm | 5:44:26 am | 8:24:04 pm | 12h 38m 54s | 🌘 (7%)Waning Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:04:53 am | 5.7° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:54:45 am | 7:24:28 am | +1m 18s | 6:43:42 pm | -1m 52s | 7:13:22 pm | 11h 19m 14s | -3m 9s | 1:04:27 pm | 38.25° | 6:20:22 am | 7:47:40 pm | 5:45:45 am | 8:22:11 pm | 12h 42m 3s | 🌘 (2%)Waning Crescent: 2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:04:35 am | 6.1° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:56:01 am | 7:25:45 am | +1m 17s | 6:41:51 pm | -1m 51s | 7:11:33 pm | 11h 16m 6s | -3m 9s | 1:04:11 pm | 37.87° | 6:21:39 am | 7:45:51 pm | 5:47:04 am | 8:20:20 pm | 12h 45m 13s | 🌘 (0.3%)Waning Crescent: 0.3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:04:20 am | 6.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6:57:17 am | 7:27:04 am | +1m 19s | 6:40:01 pm | -1m 50s | 7:09:44 pm | 11h 12m 57s | -3m 8s | 1:03:54 pm | 37.50° | 6:22:55 am | 7:44:03 pm | 5:48:22 am | 8:18:30 pm | 12h 48m 21s | 🌑 (1%) New moon at 9:50 amNew moon at 9:50 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 1% illuminated |
1:04:02 am | 6.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:58:34 am | 7:28:22 am | +1m 18s | 6:38:12 pm | -1m 49s | 7:07:57 pm | 11h 9m 50s | -3m 8s | 1:03:39 pm | 37.12° | 6:24:11 am | 7:42:15 pm | 5:49:41 am | 8:16:41 pm | 12h 51m 29s | 🌒 (3%)Waxing Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:03:47 am | 7.2° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:59:51 am | 7:29:41 am | +1m 19s | 6:36:23 pm | -1m 49s | 7:06:10 pm | 11h 6m 42s | -3m 8s | 1:03:24 pm | 36.74° | 6:25:28 am | 7:40:29 pm | 5:50:59 am | 8:14:53 pm | 12h 54m 37s | 🌒 (7%)Waxing Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:03:32 am | 7.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 7:01:08 am | 7:31:00 am | +1m 19s | 6:34:35 pm | -1m 48s | 7:04:24 pm | 11h 3m 35s | -3m 7s | 1:03:09 pm | 36.37° | 6:26:44 am | 7:38:44 pm | 5:52:16 am | 8:13:06 pm | 12h 57m 45s | 🌒 (13%)Waxing Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:03:16 am | 8.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 7:02:25 am | 7:32:20 am | +1m 20s | 6:32:47 pm | -1m 48s | 7:02:39 pm | 11h 0m 27s | -3m 7s | 1:02:55 pm | 36.00° | 6:28:00 am | 7:37:00 pm | 5:53:34 am | 8:11:21 pm | 13h 0m 52s | 🌒 (20%)Waxing Crescent: 20% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:03:02 am | 8.4° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 7:03:42 am | 7:33:39 am | +1m 19s | 6:31:01 pm | -1m 46s | 7:00:55 pm | 10h 57m 22s | -3m 6s | 1:02:41 pm | 35.63° | 6:29:16 am | 7:35:17 pm | 5:54:51 am | 8:09:37 pm | 13h 3m 58s | 🌒 (28%)Waxing Crescent: 28% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:02:48 am | 8.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 7:04:59 am | 7:34:59 am | +1m 20s | 6:29:15 pm | -1m 46s | 6:59:12 pm | 10h 54m 16s | -3m 6s | 1:02:28 pm | 35.26° | 6:30:33 am | 7:33:35 pm | 5:56:09 am | 8:07:55 pm | 13h 7m 5s | 🌒 (37%)Waxing Crescent: 37% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:02:34 am | 9.1° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 7:06:17 am | 7:36:20 am | +1m 21s | 6:27:30 pm | -1m 45s | 6:57:30 pm | 10h 51m 10s | -3m 5s | 1:02:16 pm | 34.90° | 6:31:49 am | 7:31:55 pm | 5:57:25 am | 8:06:14 pm | 13h 10m 10s | 🌒 (46%)Waxing Crescent: 46% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:02:22 am | 9.5° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 7:07:35 am | 7:37:40 am | +1m 20s | 6:25:46 pm | -1m 44s | 6:55:50 pm | 10h 48m 6s | -3m 5s | 1:02:04 pm | 34.53° | 6:33:05 am | 7:30:16 pm | 5:58:42 am | 8:04:34 pm | 13h 13m 15s | 🌓 (56%) First quarter at 10:12 amFirst quarter at 10:12 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 56% illuminated |
1:02:10 am | 9.8° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 7:08:52 am | 7:39:01 am | +1m 21s | 6:24:03 pm | -1m 43s | 6:54:10 pm | 10h 45m 2s | -3m 4s | 1:01:53 pm | 34.17° | 6:34:21 am | 7:28:37 pm | 5:59:59 am | 8:02:56 pm | 13h 16m 20s | 🌔 (65%)Waxing Gibbous: 65% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:01:59 am | 10.2° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 7:10:10 am | 7:40:23 am | +1m 22s | 6:22:21 pm | -1m 42s | 6:52:31 pm | 10h 41m 58s | -3m 3s | 1:01:42 pm | 33.81° | 6:35:38 am | 7:27:01 pm | 6:01:15 am | 8:01:19 pm | 13h 19m 23s | 🌔 (74%)Waxing Gibbous: 74% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:01:47 am | 10.5° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 7:11:29 am | 7:41:44 am | +1m 21s | 6:20:40 pm | -1m 41s | 6:50:53 pm | 10h 38m 56s | -3m 3s | 1:01:32 pm | 33.46° | 6:36:54 am | 7:25:25 pm | 6:02:31 am | 7:59:43 pm | 13h 22m 26s | 🌔 (82%)Waxing Gibbous: 82% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:01:37 am | 10.9° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 7:12:47 am | 7:43:06 am | +1m 22s | 6:19:00 pm | -1m 40s | 6:49:17 pm | 10h 35m 54s | -3m 2s | 1:01:23 pm | 33.11° | 6:38:10 am | 7:23:51 pm | 6:03:48 am | 7:58:10 pm | 13h 25m 28s | 🌔 (90%)Waxing Gibbous: 90% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:01:27 am | 11.3° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 7:14:05 am | 7:44:28 am | +1m 22s | 6:17:21 pm | -1m 39s | 6:47:42 pm | 10h 32m 53s | -3m 1s | 1:01:15 pm | 32.76° | 6:39:26 am | 7:22:18 pm | 6:05:03 am | 7:56:37 pm | 13h 28m 30s | 🌔 (95%)Waxing Gibbous: 95% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:01:19 am | 11.6° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 7:15:24 am | 7:45:51 am | +1m 23s | 6:15:43 pm | -1m 38s | 6:46:08 pm | 10h 29m 52s | -3m 0s | 1:01:07 pm | 32.41° | 6:40:42 am | 7:20:47 pm | 6:06:19 am | 7:55:07 pm | 13h 31m 30s | 🌔 (99%)Waxing Gibbous: 99% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:01:11 am | 12.0° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 7:16:43 am | 7:47:13 am | +1m 22s | 6:14:07 pm | -1m 36s | 6:44:36 pm | 10h 26m 54s | -2m 59s | 1:01:00 pm | 32.06° | 6:41:59 am | 7:19:17 pm | 6:07:35 am | 7:53:37 pm | 13h 34m 29s | 🌕 (99.8%) Full moon at 10:11 pmFull moon at 10:11 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99.8% illuminated |
1:01:04 am | 12.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 7:18:02 am | 7:48:36 am | +1m 23s | 6:12:32 pm | -1m 35s | 6:43:04 pm | 10h 23m 56s | -2m 58s | 1:00:53 pm | 31.72° | 6:43:15 am | 7:17:49 pm | 6:08:50 am | 7:52:10 pm | 13h 37m 28s | 🌖 (98%)Waning Gibbous: 98% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:00:56 am | 12.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 7:19:21 am | 7:50:00 am | +1m 24s | 6:10:58 pm | -1m 34s | 6:41:35 pm | 10h 20m 58s | -2m 57s | 1:00:48 pm | 31.39° | 6:44:31 am | 7:16:22 pm | 6:10:06 am | 7:50:44 pm | 13h 40m 25s | 🌖 (94%)Waning Gibbous: 94% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:00:51 am | 13.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 7:20:40 am | 7:51:23 am | +1m 23s | 6:09:25 pm | -1m 33s | 6:40:06 pm | 10h 18m 2s | -2m 56s | 1:00:43 pm | 31.05° | 6:45:47 am | 7:14:56 pm | 6:11:21 am | 7:49:20 pm | 13h 43m 22s | 🌖 (87%)Waning Gibbous: 87% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:00:45 am | 13.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 7:21:59 am | 7:52:47 am | +1m 24s | 6:07:54 pm | -1m 31s | 6:38:39 pm | 10h 15m 7s | -2m 55s | 1:00:39 pm | 30.72° | 6:47:04 am | 7:13:33 pm | 6:12:36 am | 7:47:57 pm | 13h 46m 17s | 🌖 (78%)Waning Gibbous: 78% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:00:41 am | 13.6° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 7:23:19 am | 7:54:11 am | +1m 24s | 6:06:23 pm | -1m 31s | 6:37:14 pm | 10h 12m 12s | -2m 54s | 1:00:35 pm | 30.39° | 6:48:20 am | 7:12:10 pm | 6:13:51 am | 7:46:36 pm | 13h 49m 12s | 🌖 (68%)Waning Gibbous: 68% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:00:36 am | 14.0° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 7:24:38 am | 7:55:35 am | +1m 24s | 6:04:55 pm | -1m 28s | 6:35:50 pm | 10h 9m 20s | -2m 53s | 1:00:33 pm | 30.07° | 6:49:36 am | 7:10:50 pm | 6:15:05 am | 7:45:17 pm | 13h 52m 4s | 🌖 (57%)Waning Gibbous: 57% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:00:34 am | 14.3° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Columbus, MT - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Columbus, MT for every day of the year. There are two jumps in the graph that represent the hour change for Daylight Saving Time (DST) in Columbus, MT.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Columbus, MT
In Columbus, MT, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 15 at 5:27 am, while the latest sunrise is on January 1 at 7:57 am. The earliest sunset is on December 10 at 4:32 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 25 at 9:10 pm.
Columbus, MT gets 7h 01m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (15h 42m versus 8h 41m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 13m.
Columbus, MT Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Columbus. Throughout the year, it slowly traces this figure-eight:
Move along the curve to read the Sun's altitude and azimuth for any day of the year in Columbus.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 20.8° above the horizon (around Dec 21) and 67.5° (around Jun 18) in Columbus. The smaller loop sits at the top, the signature of a Northern Hemisphere analemma.
Detailed Analemma Chart
The technical chart below plots one dot per day, labels the first day of each month, marks the solstices, equinoxes, perihelion and aphelion, and draws the noon altitude of the equinoxes (90° minus your latitude) together with its ±23.4° seasonal limits.
Why does the figure look wider here than in the sky view above?
Both draw the same data, but with different conventions. The sky view uses the same scale on both axes, so it shows the analemma with its true proportions, as a camera would capture it: about 47° tall and only a few degrees wide. This chart, like most technical analemma diagrams, stretches each axis independently to fill the plot, expanding the narrow azimuth range several times so its day-to-day variation can actually be read. Also, azimuth is not sky distance: near the zenith, one degree of azimuth spans much less than one degree across the sky, which further widens the figure in this representation.
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