Sunrise and sunset times in Columbus, NC
EditCheck out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Columbus, as well as the whole calendar for November 2026.
Today
November 10, 2026. Current time: 9:53:34 am
Night ends at 5:32 am5:31:48 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 6:32 am6:32:10 am
Dawn, the start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 6:58:54 am ESTWhen 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: 5:26:04 pm ESTWhen 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 5:53 pm5:52:49 pm
Dusk, the end of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 6:53 pm6:53:09 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: 27.99° · Azimuth: 141.90° (SE)
Daylight Golden Hour Blue Hour Twilight Night
Day length: 10 hours, 27 minutes
7 hours, 32 minutes left for today's sunset in Columbus
Moon rose on Nov 10 at 8:27 am
Moon will set on Nov 10 at 6:04 pmMoon phase: 🌒 Waxing Crescent (2%)🌕 Full moon: Nov 24 at 9:53 am · 🌑 New moon: Dec 8 at 7:51 pmTomorrow
November 11, 2026
Night ends at 5:33 am5:32:39 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 6:33 am6:33:05 am
Dawn, the start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 6:59:53 am ESTWhen 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: 5:25:19 pm ESTWhen 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 5:52 pm5:52:07 pm
Dusk, the end of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 6:53 pm6:52:32 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, 25 minutes
Tomorrow will be 2 minutes shorter than today in Columbus
Moon will rise on Nov 11 at 9:25 am Moon will set on Nov 11 at 6:51 pmMoon phase: 🌒 Waxing Crescent (8%)
- Columbus, North Carolina
- Latitude: 35.25317 (North)
- Longitude: -82.19706 (West)
- Time zone: Eastern Standard Time (EST, UTC−5)
Shortest day in Columbus, NC
The shortest day of the year will be in 1 month and 11 days, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 9 hours, 46 minutes.Longest day in Columbus, NC
The longest day of the year was around 4 months ago, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 14 hours, 32 minutes.
November 2026 - Columbus, North Carolina - 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 November in Columbus.
All times are in Columbus's time: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, UTC−4) until November 1, 2026, and Eastern Standard Time (EST, UTC−5) from then on.
The day length shortens by 45 minutes over the course of November 2026 in Columbus, NC - from 10 hours, 43 minutes on the first day to 9 hours, 58 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. | Moonrise | Moonset |
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| Sun, Nov 1 🕐 -1h | Twilight startStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.6:23:57 am | 6:50:14 am | +57son the clock: -59m 3s | 5:33:58 pm | -1m 0son the clock: -1h 1m 0s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.6:00:14 pm | 10h 43m 44s | -1m 56s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.12:12:19 pm | 40.16° | 5:53:56 am | 6:30:14 pm | 5:24:17 am | 6:59:52 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.13h 17m 13s | 🌗 (46%) Last quarter at 3:28 pmLast quarter at 3:28 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 46% illuminated |
1:12:20 am | 14.6° S | ||
| Mon, Nov 2 | 6:24:51 am | 6:51:11 am | +57s | 5:33:00 pm | -58s | 5:59:18 pm | 10h 41m 49s | -1m 55s | 12:12:18 pm | 39.84° | 5:54:48 am | 6:29:21 pm | 5:25:07 am | 6:59:01 pm | 13h 19m 8s | 🌘 (35%)Waning Crescent: 35% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:12:18 am | 14.9° S | ||
| Tue, Nov 3 | 6:25:45 am | 6:52:08 am | +57s | 5:32:03 pm | -57s | 5:58:25 pm | 10h 39m 55s | -1m 54s | 12:12:18 pm | 39.53° | 5:55:39 am | 6:28:30 pm | 5:25:57 am | 6:58:11 pm | 13h 21m 2s | 🌘 (25%)Waning Crescent: 25% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:12:18 am | 15.2° S | ||
| Wed, Nov 4 | 6:26:40 am | 6:53:05 am | +57s | 5:31:07 pm | -56s | 5:57:32 pm | 10h 38m 2s | -1m 53s | 12:12:19 pm | 39.22° | 5:56:31 am | 6:27:40 pm | 5:26:46 am | 6:57:23 pm | 13h 22m 56s | 🌘 (17%)Waning Crescent: 17% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:12:19 am | 15.5° S | ||
| Thu, Nov 5 | 6:27:34 am | 6:54:03 am | +58s | 5:30:13 pm | -54s | 5:56:41 pm | 10h 36m 10s | -1m 52s | 12:12:20 pm | 38.92° | 5:57:23 am | 6:26:51 pm | 5:27:36 am | 6:56:37 pm | 13h 24m 48s | 🌘 (10%)Waning Crescent: 10% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:12:19 am | 15.8° S | ||
| Fri, Nov 6 | 6:28:29 am | 6:55:01 am | +58s | 5:29:20 pm | -53s | 5:55:51 pm | 10h 34m 19s | -1m 51s | 12:12:23 pm | 38.62° | 5:58:15 am | 6:26:05 pm | 5:28:27 am | 6:55:52 pm | 13h 26m 39s | 🌘 (5%)Waning Crescent: 5% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:12:22 am | 16.1° S | ||
| Sat, Nov 7 | 6:29:24 am | 6:55:59 am | +58s | 5:28:29 pm | -51s | 5:55:03 pm | 10h 32m 30s | -1m 49s | 12:12:26 pm | 38.32° | 5:59:07 am | 6:25:19 pm | 5:29:17 am | 6:55:09 pm | 13h 28m 28s | 🌘 (1%)Waning Crescent: 1% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:12:24 am | 16.4° S | ||
| Sun, Nov 8 | 6:30:19 am | 6:56:57 am | +58s | 5:27:39 pm | -50s | 5:54:17 pm | 10h 30m 42s | -1m 48s | 12:12:30 pm | 38.03° | 5:59:59 am | 6:24:36 pm | 5:30:07 am | 6:54:27 pm | 13h 30m 17s | 🌘 (0.2%)Waning Crescent: 0.2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:12:28 am | 16.7° S | ||
| Mon, Nov 9 | 6:31:14 am | 6:57:56 am | +59s | 5:26:51 pm | -48s | 5:53:32 pm | 10h 28m 55s | -1m 47s | 12:12:35 pm | 37.75° | 6:00:52 am | 6:23:54 pm | 5:30:58 am | 6:53:47 pm | 13h 32m 3s | 🌑 (1%) New moon at 2:02 amNew moon at 2:02 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 1% illuminated |
12:12:32 am | 17.0° S | ||
| Tue, Nov 10 | 6:32:10 am | 6:58:54 am | +58s | 5:26:04 pm | -47s | 5:52:49 pm | 10h 27m 10s | -1m 45s | 12:12:41 pm | 37.47° | 6:01:44 am | 6:23:13 pm | 5:31:48 am | 6:53:09 pm | 13h 33m 49s | 🌒 (4%)Waxing Crescent: 4% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:12:38 am | 17.3° S | ||
| Wed, Nov 11 | 6:33:05 am | 6:59:53 am | +59s | 5:25:19 pm | -45s | 5:52:07 pm | 10h 25m 26s | -1m 44s | 12:12:47 pm | 37.19° | 6:02:37 am | 6:22:35 pm | 5:32:39 am | 6:52:32 pm | 13h 35m 33s | 🌒 (8%)Waxing Crescent: 8% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:12:43 am | 17.6° S | ||
| Thu, Nov 12 | 6:34:01 am | 7:00:52 am | +59s | 5:24:36 pm | -43s | 5:51:27 pm | 10h 23m 44s | -1m 42s | 12:12:55 pm | 36.92° | 6:03:30 am | 6:21:57 pm | 5:33:29 am | 6:51:57 pm | 13h 37m 15s | 🌒 (14%)Waxing Crescent: 14% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:12:51 am | 17.8° S | ||
| Fri, Nov 13 | 6:34:56 am | 7:01:51 am | +59s | 5:23:54 pm | -42s | 5:50:48 pm | 10h 22m 3s | -1m 41s | 12:13:03 pm | 36.65° | 6:04:22 am | 6:21:22 pm | 5:34:20 am | 6:51:24 pm | 13h 38m 56s | 🌒 (21%)Waxing Crescent: 21% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:12:58 am | 18.1° S | ||
| Sat, Nov 14 | 6:35:52 am | 7:02:50 am | +59s | 5:23:14 pm | -40s | 5:50:12 pm | 10h 20m 24s | -1m 39s | 12:13:13 pm | 36.39° | 6:05:15 am | 6:20:48 pm | 5:35:11 am | 6:50:52 pm | 13h 40m 35s | 🌒 (29%)Waxing Crescent: 29% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:13:08 am | 18.4° S | ||
| Sun, Nov 15 | 6:36:48 am | 7:03:49 am | +59s | 5:22:35 pm | -39s | 5:49:37 pm | 10h 18m 46s | -1m 37s | 12:13:23 pm | 36.14° | 6:06:08 am | 6:20:16 pm | 5:36:01 am | 6:50:22 pm | 13h 42m 13s | 🌒 (38%)Waxing Crescent: 38% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:13:18 am | 18.6° S | ||
| Mon, Nov 16 | 6:37:44 am | 7:04:48 am | +59s | 5:21:59 pm | -36s | 5:49:03 pm | 10h 17m 11s | -1m 36s | 12:13:34 pm | 35.89° | 6:07:01 am | 6:19:46 pm | 5:36:52 am | 6:49:54 pm | 13h 43m 48s | 🌒 (47%)Waxing Crescent: 47% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:13:28 am | 18.9° S | ||
| Tue, Nov 17 | 6:38:39 am | 7:05:47 am | +59s | 5:21:24 pm | -35s | 5:48:32 pm | 10h 15m 37s | -1m 34s | 12:13:46 pm | 35.64° | 6:07:53 am | 6:19:17 pm | 5:37:42 am | 6:49:28 pm | 13h 45m 22s | 🌓 (57%) First quarter at 6:47 amFirst quarter at 6:47 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 57% illuminated |
12:13:40 am | 19.1° S | ||
| Wed, Nov 18 | 6:39:35 am | 7:06:46 am | +59s | 5:20:51 pm | -33s | 5:48:02 pm | 10h 14m 5s | -1m 32s | 12:13:58 pm | 35.41° | 6:08:46 am | 6:18:50 pm | 5:38:33 am | 6:49:03 pm | 13h 46m 54s | 🌔 (67%)Waxing Gibbous: 67% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:13:51 am | 19.3° S | ||
| Thu, Nov 19 | 6:40:30 am | 7:07:45 am | +59s | 5:20:19 pm | -32s | 5:47:34 pm | 10h 12m 34s | -1m 30s | 12:14:12 pm | 35.17° | 6:09:39 am | 6:18:25 pm | 5:39:23 am | 6:48:40 pm | 13h 48m 25s | 🌔 (76%)Waxing Gibbous: 76% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:14:05 am | 19.6° S | ||
| Fri, Nov 20 | 6:41:26 am | 7:08:44 am | +59s | 5:19:50 pm | -29s | 5:47:08 pm | 10h 11m 6s | -1m 28s | 12:14:26 pm | 34.95° | 6:10:31 am | 6:18:02 pm | 5:40:14 am | 6:48:19 pm | 13h 49m 52s | 🌔 (85%)Waxing Gibbous: 85% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:14:19 am | 19.8° S | ||
| Sat, Nov 21 | 6:42:21 am | 7:09:42 am | +58s | 5:19:22 pm | -28s | 5:46:43 pm | 10h 9m 40s | -1m 26s | 12:14:41 pm | 34.73° | 6:11:24 am | 6:17:40 pm | 5:41:04 am | 6:48:00 pm | 13h 51m 18s | 🌔 (92%)Waxing Gibbous: 92% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:14:33 am | 20.0° S | ||
| Sun, Nov 22 | 6:43:16 am | 7:10:40 am | +58s | 5:18:56 pm | -26s | 5:46:20 pm | 10h 8m 16s | -1m 24s | 12:14:57 pm | 34.51° | 6:12:16 am | 6:17:21 pm | 5:41:54 am | 6:47:42 pm | 13h 52m 42s | 🌔 (97%)Waxing Gibbous: 97% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:14:49 am | 20.2° S | ||
| Mon, Nov 23 | 6:44:11 am | 7:11:38 am | +58s | 5:18:32 pm | -24s | 5:46:00 pm | 10h 6m 54s | -1m 22s | 12:15:14 pm | 34.30° | 6:13:08 am | 6:17:03 pm | 5:42:44 am | 6:47:26 pm | 13h 54m 4s | 🌔 (99.5%)Waxing Gibbous: 99.5% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:15:06 am | 20.4° S | ||
| Tue, Nov 24 | 6:45:05 am | 7:12:36 am | +58s | 5:18:10 pm | -22s | 5:45:41 pm | 10h 5m 34s | -1m 20s | 12:15:31 pm | 34.10° | 6:13:59 am | 6:16:46 pm | 5:43:33 am | 6:47:12 pm | 13h 55m 23s | 🌕 (99%) Full moon at 9:53 amFull moon at 9:53 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99% illuminated |
12:15:22 am | 20.6° S | ||
| Wed, Nov 25 | 6:45:59 am | 7:13:33 am | +57s | 5:17:50 pm | -20s | 5:45:23 pm | 10h 4m 17s | -1m 17s | 12:15:50 pm | 33.91° | 6:14:51 am | 6:16:32 pm | 5:44:23 am | 6:47:00 pm | 13h 56m 40s | 🌖 (96%)Waning Gibbous: 96% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:15:41 am | 20.8° S | ||
| Thu, Nov 26 | 6:46:53 am | 7:14:30 am | +57s | 5:17:32 pm | -18s | 5:45:08 pm | 10h 3m 2s | -1m 15s | 12:16:08 pm | 33.72° | 6:15:42 am | 6:16:19 pm | 5:45:12 am | 6:46:49 pm | 13h 57m 54s | 🌖 (90%)Waning Gibbous: 90% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:15:58 am | 21.0° S | ||
| Fri, Nov 27 | 6:47:47 am | 7:15:26 am | +56s | 5:17:16 pm | -16s | 5:44:55 pm | 10h 1m 50s | -1m 13s | 12:16:28 pm | 33.53° | 6:16:33 am | 6:16:08 pm | 5:46:01 am | 6:46:40 pm | 13h 59m 6s | 🌖 (82%)Waning Gibbous: 82% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:16:18 am | 21.2° S | ||
| Sat, Nov 28 | 6:48:40 am | 7:16:22 am | +56s | 5:17:01 pm | -15s | 5:44:43 pm | 10h 0m 39s | -1m 10s | 12:16:49 pm | 33.36° | 6:17:23 am | 6:15:59 pm | 5:46:49 am | 6:46:33 pm | 14h 0m 16s | 🌖 (72%)Waning Gibbous: 72% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:16:39 am | 21.4° S | ||
| Sun, Nov 29 | 6:49:32 am | 7:17:17 am | +55s | 5:16:49 pm | -12s | 5:44:33 pm | 9h 59m 32s | -1m 8s | 12:17:10 pm | 33.19° | 6:18:13 am | 6:15:52 pm | 5:47:37 am | 6:46:28 pm | 14h 1m 23s | 🌖 (62%)Waning Gibbous: 62% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:17:00 am | 21.6° S | ||
| Mon, Nov 30 | 6:50:24 am | 7:18:12 am | +55s | 5:16:38 pm | -11s | 5:44:26 pm | 9h 58m 26s | -1m 5s | 12:17:31 pm | 33.03° | 6:19:03 am | 6:15:47 pm | 5:48:25 am | 6:46:24 pm | 14h 2m 28s | 🌖 (51%)Waning Gibbous: 51% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:17:20 am | 21.7° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Columbus, NC - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Columbus, NC 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, NC.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Columbus, NC
In Columbus, NC, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 12 at 6:13 am, while the latest sunrise is on October 31 at 7:49 am. The earliest sunset is on December 4 at 5:16 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 28 at 8:47 pm.
Columbus, NC gets 4h 45m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (14h 32m versus 9h 46m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 11m.
Columbus, NC 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 31° above the horizon (around Dec 24) and 76.5° (around Jun 18) in Columbus. The smaller loop sits at the top, the signature of a Northern Hemisphere analemma. Notice the whole figure leans east of the meridian: over Columbus the Sun reaches its highest point between 12:12 and 12:43 depending on the time of year, but never at 12:00.
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.
Places near Columbus, NC
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