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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Columbus, OH
2026-10-07 · times in America/New_York · 39.96°N, 83.00°W
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 7:34 AM |
| Sunset | 7:04 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 30 min |
| End of civil twilight | 7:31 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 8:02 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 8:34 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 31 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 31 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 6:05 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 4:14 AM |
| Moonset | 5:34 PM |
| Illumination | 8.7% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 6.75°N, 171.85°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,605 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (21:07 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 9:45 AM | 7:53 PM | 2:49 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 9:52 AM | 7:24 PM | 2:38 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 1:45 AM | 4:13 PM | 8:59 AM | Visible about 5 h after dark, highest 58° toward the SE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 3:05 AM | 4:55 PM | 10:00 AM | Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 44° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 7:01 PM | 7:21 AM | 1:13 AM | Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 52° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Columbus is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Upper Arlington7 km away
- Whitehall10 km away
- Gahanna12 km away
- Grove City12 km away
- Hilliard16 km away
- Reynoldsburg16 km away
- Dublin18 km away
- Westerville19 km away
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