Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for Columbia, MO. Select a date to view the calculated light times.
The month-by-month table below is in this city's own local time. The live times above follow your device's timezone. Mountains, ridgelines and buildings can shorten the usable window — scout your horizon.
Terrain, buildings and weather can affect visible light. Check the horizon and conditions at the selected location.
In Columbia, sunset ranges from 4:46 PM in December to 8:38 PM in June. Every time on this page is calculated for Columbia's coordinates (38.9517, -92.3341) and shown in America/Chicago.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:26 AM | 5:11 PM | 4:30 PM – 5:11 PM | 41 min | 9h 45m |
| February | 7:00 AM | 5:46 PM | 5:09 PM – 5:46 PM | 37 min | 10h 46m |
| March | 7:20 AM | 7:16 PM | 6:41 PM – 7:16 PM | 35 min | 11h 56m |
| April | 6:32 AM | 7:46 PM | 7:10 PM – 7:46 PM | 36 min | 13h 14m |
| May | 5:56 AM | 8:15 PM | 7:37 PM – 8:15 PM | 38 min | 14h 19m |
| June | 5:43 AM | 8:36 PM | 7:56 PM – 8:36 PM | 40 min | 14h 53m |
| July | 5:56 AM | 8:34 PM | 7:55 PM – 8:34 PM | 39 min | 14h 38m |
| August | 6:22 AM | 8:03 PM | 7:27 PM – 8:03 PM | 36 min | 13h 41m |
| September | 6:50 AM | 7:17 PM | 6:42 PM – 7:17 PM | 35 min | 12h 27m |
| October | 7:18 AM | 6:30 PM | 5:54 PM – 6:30 PM | 36 min | 11h 12m |
| November | 6:52 AM | 4:55 PM | 4:15 PM – 4:55 PM | 40 min | 10h 03m |
| December | 7:20 AM | 4:48 PM | 4:06 PM – 4:48 PM | 42 min | 9h 27m |
Golden hour is not the same length all year in Columbia. It is longest in December at about 42 minutes and shortest in March at about 35 minutes — a difference of 7 minutes of usable warm light per evening.
Columbia gets 5h 26m more daylight on the longest day than the shortest. Sunset moves from 4:48 PM in December to 8:36 PM in June, so an evening shoot that works in summer will be shooting in the dark at the same clock time in winter.
Blue hour follows sunset and is worth planning for separately: in June it runs until about 9:08 PM, and in December until about 5:18 PM.
Golden hour is the period near sunrise and sunset when the sun is low. Blue hour occurs before sunrise and after sunset. Calculated times vary with location and date; weather, terrain and buildings can affect visible light.
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