Time in Columbus

Eastern Standard Time (UTC-5, UTC-5)

Current local time: 19:51

Next DST change: 2027-03-15 - UTC-4.

Current local time in Columbus: · 11 Nov 2026

Columbus time zone

Time zone
UTC-5 · UTC-5standard time

14 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to UTC-4 (UTC-4) - in 123 days

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Green shows daylight saving time. Dark marker: today.

United States has 8 distinct time zone rule groups. Columbus uses Eastern Standard Time.

  • UTC-5 · UTC-5New York, Pennsylvania, Florida, Ohio, North Carolina and moreUses daylight saving time
  • CST · UTC-6Illinois, Texas, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Wisconsin and moreUses daylight saving time
  • MST · UTC-7Colorado, Texas, New Mexico, Idaho, Utah and moreUses daylight saving time
  • MST · UTC-7ArizonaNo daylight saving time
  • PST · UTC-8California, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, IdahoUses daylight saving time
  • UTC-9 · UTC-9AlaskaUses daylight saving time
  • UTC-10 · UTC-10America/AdakUses daylight saving time
  • UTC-10 · UTC-10HawaiiNo daylight saving time

Zones with matching offsets and clock changes over the next year are grouped together.

Time difference from Columbus

Time difference
Current local times and work-hour overlap with Columbus
CityLocal timeDifferenceWorking hoursPlanner
London+1 day5 h aheadCompare Columbus and London
New YorkSame timeCompare Columbus and New York
Los Angeles3 h behindCompare Columbus and Los Angeles
Berlin+1 day6 h aheadCompare Columbus and Berlin
Dubai+1 day9 h aheadCompare Columbus and Dubai
New Delhi+1 day10 h 30 min aheadCompare Columbus and New Delhi
Singapore+1 day13 h aheadCompare Columbus and Singapore
Tokyo+1 day14 h aheadCompare Columbus and Tokyo
Sydney+1 day16 h aheadCompare Columbus and Sydney
Copenhagen+1 day6 h aheadCompare Columbus and Copenhagen

Sun in Columbus today

Daylight
07:2210h 10m17:32

10h 10m today - 4h 46m less than the longest day and 0h 45m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

Public holidays in Indiana

Holidays

  1. Veterans Day

    Wednesday · today

    National

  2. Thanksgiving Day

    Thursday · in 15 days

    National

  3. Lincoln’s Birthday

    Friday · in 16 days

    INlong weekend

  4. Christmas Day

    Friday · in 44 days

    Nationallong weekend

  5. New Year’s Day

    Friday · in 51 days

    Nationallong weekend

Common questions

Quick answers
01What time zone is Columbus in?
Columbus is in Eastern Standard Time (UTC-5/UTC-4), America/Indiana/Indianapolis. Standard time is UTC-5.
02Does Columbus use daylight saving time?
Yes. Columbus changes between UTC-5 and UTC-4 during the year.
03What is the time difference between Columbus and UTC?
Columbus is UTC-5 in standard time and UTC-4 during daylight saving time.

Time zones: IANA via Intl. Holidays: date-holidays. Sun calculations: SunCalc. City data: GeoNames. Airport data: OurAirports.