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Charleston, SC, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 83.7%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: May 27, 2024 at 6:27:41 am
Sunrise Today: 6:14 am 64° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:20 pm 296° Northwest
Moonset Today: 9:39 am 239° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 6 minutes (+1m 1s)
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Today's Sun Position in Charleston

Time:6:27 am
Altitude:2.0°
Direction:65° E
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 14h 6m 10s (May 27, 2024)

1 minute, 1 second longer than yesterday (May 26, 2024)

4 hours, 6 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

12 minutes, 37 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Charleston Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:35 am
Astro. Twilight4:35 am – 5:12 am
Nautical Twilight5:12 am – 5:46 am
Civil Twilight5:46 am – 6:14 am
Daylight6:14 am – 8:20 pm
Civil Twilight8:20 pm – 8:48 pm
Nautical Twilight8:48 pm – 9:22 pm
Astro. Twilight9:22 pm – 9:58 pm
Night9:58 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Charleston - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 276:14 am8:20 pm14:06:10+1:011:17 pm (78.7°)94.192
May 286:13 am8:20 pm14:07:10+0:591:17 pm (78.8°)94.208
May 296:13 am8:21 pm14:08:07+0:571:17 pm (79.0°)94.224
May 306:13 am8:22 pm14:09:02+0:551:17 pm (79.1°)94.240
May 316:12 am8:22 pm14:09:55+0:521:17 pm (79.3°)94.255
Jun 16:12 am8:23 pm14:10:45+0:501:17 pm (79.4°)94.270
Jun 26:12 am8:23 pm14:11:33+0:481:17 pm (79.5°)94.284
* All times are local time for Charleston. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Charleston

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Charleston - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 27-9:39 am-4:41 am(30.0°)234,91784.3%
May 2812:33 am10:48 am-5:38 am(33.5°)233,18875.1%
May 291:13 am11:57 am-6:32 am(38.4°)231,68264.5%
May 301:48 am1:05 pm-7:23 am(44.4°)230,42352.9%
May 312:19 am2:13 pm-8:11 am(51.2°)229,46041.1%
Jun 12:48 am3:19 pm-8:59 am(58.3°)228,86929.7%
Jun 23:18 am4:27 pm-9:48 am(65.3°)228,74719.4%
* All times are local time for Charleston. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Charleston This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, May 27, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryMon 5:17 amMon 6:44 pmMon 12:00 noonSlightly difficult to see
VenusMon 6:08 amMon 8:08 pmMon 1:08 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsMon 3:54 amMon 4:35 pmMon 10:15 amAverage visibility
JupiterMon 5:55 amMon 7:45 pmMon 12:50 pmDifficult to see
SaturnMon 2:32 amMon 2:03 pmMon 8:18 amAverage visibility
UranusMon 5:31 amMon 7:15 pmMon 12:23 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneMon 2:59 amMon 2:56 pmMon 8:57 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Charleston.

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