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Columbia, SC, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 32.1%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: May 21, 2025 at 11:41:01 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:18 am 65° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:23 pm 295° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 2:41 am 101° East
Moonset Today: 2:22 pm 263° West
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 5 minutes (+1m 17s)
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Today's Sun Position in Columbia

Time:11:41 pm
Altitude:-30.6°
Direction:333° NW
Phase:Night

Day length today: 14h 4m 41s (May 21, 2025)

1 minute, 17 seconds longer than yesterday (May 20, 2025)

4 hours, 11 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

20 minutes, 35 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Columbia Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:39 am
Astro. Twilight4:39 am – 5:16 am
Nautical Twilight5:16 am – 5:50 am
Civil Twilight5:50 am – 6:18 am
Daylight6:18 am – 8:23 pm
Civil Twilight8:23 pm – 8:51 pm
Nautical Twilight8:51 pm – 9:25 pm
Astro. Twilight9:25 pm – 10:02 pm
Night10:02 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Columbia - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 216:18 am8:23 pm14:04:41+1:171:20 pm (76.3°)94.087
May 226:18 am8:23 pm14:05:56+1:151:20 pm (76.5°)94.106
May 236:17 am8:24 pm14:07:10+1:131:20 pm (76.7°)94.124
May 246:16 am8:25 pm14:08:22+1:111:21 pm (76.9°)94.141
May 256:16 am8:26 pm14:09:32+1:091:21 pm (77.1°)94.158
May 266:16 am8:26 pm14:10:39+1:071:21 pm (77.3°)94.175
May 276:15 am8:27 pm14:11:44+1:051:21 pm (77.4°)94.191
* All times are local time for Columbia. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Columbia

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Columbia - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 212:41 am2:22 pm-8:27 am(48.0°)232,14038.9%
May 223:10 am3:29 pm-9:15 am(54.9°)228,96327.9%
May 233:38 am4:39 pm-10:03 am(62.1°)226,22717.7%
May 244:09 am5:52 pm-10:55 am(69.1°)224,2029.3%
May 254:45 am7:08 pm-11:51 am(75.4°)223,1753.4%
May 265:26 am8:25 pm-12:51 pm(80.4°)223,3160.4%
May 276:17 am9:39 pm-1:56 pm(83.5°)224,6650.8%
* All times are local time for Columbia. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Columbia This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, May 21, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 5:51 amThu 7:39 pmThu 12:44 pmDifficult to see
VenusThu 4:09 amThu 4:41 pmThu 10:25 amGreat visibility
MarsWed 11:47 amThu 1:31 amWed 6:39 pmAverage visibility
JupiterThu 7:54 amThu 10:13 pmThu 3:03 pmAverage visibility
SaturnThu 3:28 amThu 3:21 pmThu 9:24 amAverage visibility
UranusThu 6:06 amThu 8:00 pmThu 1:03 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneThu 3:30 amThu 3:30 pmThu 9:30 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Columbia.

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