Sunrise & sunset in Columbia, Missouri
Today, Tuesday, September 22, 2026 · 38.9473°N, 92.3264°W · Central Daylight Time
Sunrise
6:57 AM
Sunset
7:06 PM
- Day length
- 12h 09m
- Versus yesterday
- 2m 31s shorter
- Solar noon
- 1:01 PM
- Civil twilight ends
- 7:33 PM
The next seven days
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Sep 22 | 6:57 AM | 7:06 PM | 12h 09m |
| Wed, Sep 23 | 6:58 AM | 7:04 PM | 12h 06m |
| Thu, Sep 24 | 6:59 AM | 7:03 PM | 12h 04m |
| Fri, Sep 25 | 7:00 AM | 7:01 PM | 12h 01m |
| Sat, Sep 26 | 7:00 AM | 7:00 PM | 11h 59m |
| Sun, Sep 27 | 7:01 AM | 6:58 PM | 11h 56m |
| Mon, Sep 28 | 7:02 AM | 6:56 PM | 11h 54m |
Twilight today
- Daylight6:57 AM – 7:06 PM
- Civil twilight6:30 AM – 7:33 PM
- Nautical twilight5:59 AM – 8:04 PM
- Astronomical twilight5:27 AM – 8:35 PM
- True night8h 52m
True night is the part of the day the sun stays more than 18° below the horizon — the only time the sky is fully dark. Above about 48° north it disappears entirely for weeks around midsummer.
The year at this latitude
Earliest sunrise
June 7, 2026
Latest sunset
June 20, 2026
Longest day
June 20, 2026, June solstice
Latest sunrise
October 31, 2026
Earliest sunset
December 5, 2026
Shortest day
December 21, 2026, December solstice
Daylight in Columbia right now
Columbia sits at 38.95° north, so its day length swings by 5h 28m across the year — from 9h 25m at the December solstice to 14h 54m at the June solstice. Today the city gets 12h 09m of daylight and the day is 2m 31s shorter than yesterday.
Day and night reach almost exactly twelve hours each on Saturday, September 26, 2026 — the next equilux. That is not the equinox, and the gap is not an error: sunrise and sunset are measured at the sun’s upper edge rather than its centre, and atmospheric refraction lifts the disc into view before it has geometrically risen. The further from the equator, the larger the gap.
Solar noon — when the sun is highest, not when the clock reads twelve — comes at 1:01 PM. The difference is the combined effect of the city’s longitude within its time zone and the equation of time, which is currently 7.4 minutes.