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Time in Columbus, Ohio, United States now

12:41:00AM

Sunday, 17 May, 2026, week 20

Norwegian Constitution Day / International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia

Sun: ↑ 06:15AM ↓ 08:42PM (14h 28m) - More info - Make Columbus time default - Add to favourite locations

Time zone info for Columbus

UTC -4

Eastern Time (ET)
always same time as New York

From 1 November 2026: UTC -5 / Eastern Standard Time (EST)
The IANA time zone identifier for Columbus is America/New_York.

Sunday March 8 2026

Latest change: Summer time started

Switched to UTC -4 / Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
The time was set forward one hour from 02:00AM to 03:00AM local time.

Sunday November 1 2026

Next change: Winter time starts

Switching to UTC -5 / Eastern Standard Time (EST).
The time will be set back one hour from 02:00AM to 01:00AM local time.

Time difference
from Columbus

Los Angeles	−3 hours	−3 hours
Chicago	−1 hours	−1 hours
New York	0
Toronto	0
São Paulo	+1 hours
UTC	+4 hours
Lagos	+5 hours
London	+5 hours
Johannesburg	+6 hours
Paris	+6 hours
Zurich	+6 hours
Cairo	+7 hours
Istanbul	+7 hours
Moscow	+7 hours
Dubai	+8 hours
Mumbai	+9.5 hours
Hong Kong	+12 hours
Shanghai	+12 hours
Singapore	+12 hours
Tokyo	+13 hours
Sydney	+14 hours

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Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for Columbus

Sunrise: 06:15AM
Sunset: 08:42PM
Day length: 14h 28m
Solar noon: 01:28PM
The current local time in Columbus is 88 minutes ahead of apparent solar time.

Columbus on the map

Location: Ohio, United States
Latitude: 39.96. Longitude: -83.00
Population: 913,000
Elevation: 240 m

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Best restaurants in Columbus

#1 Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse - Steakhouses and brazilian food
#2 Juice Time
#3 Astra Rooftop - American and cocktail bars food

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