Sunset & Sunrise Today in Columbia, Maryland

Columbia, Maryland sees the sun come up at 6:33 AM and go down at 7:42 PM on Saturday, August 29, 2026 — 13h 08m of daylight from sunrise to sunset. Solar noon, when the sun is highest over Columbia, is at 1:08 PM.

Columbia lies at latitude 39.24°, in the mid-latitudes, where daylight swings noticeably between the long days of summer and the short days of winter. Each day is currently getting about 2 minutes shorter and 26 seconds. This is summer in Columbia, so the daily sun times are still on the move.

If you're shooting at sunset, aim for Columbia's golden hour, about 7:07 PM to 7:59 PM. The blue hour follows, roughly 7:59 PM to 8:10 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in Columbia is at 7:40 PM and sunrise at 6:34 AM — about 2m 26s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in Columbia drift across the whole year.

It's summer in Columbia right now, when daylight is at its most generous. Over the course of the year, sunset in Columbia ranges from as early as 4:43 PM (around December 4) to as late as 8:37 PM (around June 21). Its longest day lands on June 20 with 14h 55m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 9h 23m.