Time in Columbus, Ohio
Live local time in Ohio, United States. Time zone America/New_York (EDT). Updated every second, no refresh needed.
00:00:00 AM
Time zone
America/New_York
UTC offset
GMT−4
Zone code
EDT
Local weekday
Sat
Country
United States
Region
Ohio
Latitude
39.9612°
Longitude
-82.9988°
Time difference
Columbus vs. the rest of the world
- San FranciscoUnited States+3 h
- New YorkUnited Statessame time
- LondonUnited Kingdom−5 h
- BerlinGermany−6 h
- DubaiUnited Arab Emirates−8 h
- MumbaiIndia−9:30 h
- SingaporeSingapore−12 h
- TokyoJapan−13 h
- SydneyAustralia−14 h
- São PauloBrazil−1 h
Positive = Columbus is ahead of the other city. Negative = behind. Math runs live against IANA so DST shifts always show the current real offset.
FAQ
Questions about Columbus time
- What is the current local time in Columbus?
- Right now it's 5:12 PM EDT in Columbus, United States. The clock above ticks every second.
- What time zone is Columbus in?
- Columbus uses the America/New_York IANA time zone (currently GMT−4, abbreviated EDT).
- Does Columbus observe daylight saving time?
- Whether Columbus observes daylight saving depends on the rules in United States. Our planner uses the live IANA database, so the clock and any meetings you schedule always reflect the current rule — no manual adjustments around the DST shift.
- How do I schedule a meeting with someone in Columbus?
- Open Columbus in the planner from the button above. Add the other participants' cities and drag a range on the hour grid — the meeting URL encodes the UTC instant, so the same link shows the right local time on every clock, even across DST transitions.