Sun & moon times today, Charleston, South Carolina, USA

Moon: 56.5%

Current Time:	Dec 4, 2023 at 8:37:27 am
Sunrise Today:	7:06 am↑ 116° Southeast
Sunset Today:	5:13 pm↑ 244° Southwest
Moonrise Today:	11:59 pm↑ 78° East
Moonset Today:	12:38 pm↑ 285° West
Daylight Hours:	10 hours, 7 minutes (-49s)

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Time:	8:37 am
Altitude:	15.3°
Direction:	130° SE
Phase:	Daylight

Day length today: 10h 6m 42s (Dec 4, 2023)

49 seconds shorter than yesterday (Dec 3, 2023)

7 minutes, 14 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2022)

4 hours, 12 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

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Night	12:00 am – 5:39 am
Astro. Twilight	5:39 am – 6:08 am
Nautical Twilight	6:08 am – 6:39 am
Civil Twilight	6:39 am – 7:06 am
Daylight	7:06 am – 5:13 pm
Civil Twilight	5:13 pm – 5:40 pm
Nautical Twilight	5:40 pm – 6:10 pm
Astro. Twilight	6:10 pm – 6:40 pm
Night	6:40 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Charleston - Next 7 Days

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2023	Sunrise/Sunset		Daylength		Solar Noon
Dec	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. mi
Dec	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. mi
Dec 4	7:06 am	5:13 pm	10:06:42	−0:49	12:09 pm (35.0°)	91.619
Dec 5	7:07 am	5:13 pm	10:05:55	−0:47	12:10 pm (34.8°)	91.606
Dec 6	7:08 am	5:13 pm	10:05:10	−0:44	12:10 pm (34.7°)	91.594
Dec 7	7:08 am	5:13 pm	10:04:28	−0:42	12:11 pm (34.6°)	91.582
Dec 8	7:09 am	5:13 pm	10:03:48	−0:39	12:11 pm (34.5°)	91.570
Dec 9	7:10 am	5:13 pm	10:03:11	−0:36	12:12 pm (34.4°)	91.558
Dec 10	7:11 am	5:13 pm	10:02:37	−0:34	12:12 pm (34.3°)	91.547
* All times are local time for Charleston. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2023

March equinox	Mar 20	5:24 pm
June solstice	Jun 21	10:58 am
September equinox	Sep 23	2:50 am
December solstice	Dec 21	10:27 pm
* All times are local Charleston time.

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Percent Illuminated:

56.5%

Time:	8:37 am
Altitude:	48.6°
Direction:	251° W
Position:	Waning Gibbous

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Moon in Charleston - Next 7 days

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2023	Moonrise/Moonset			Meridian Passing
Dec	Moonrise	Moonset	Moonrise	Time		Distance (mi)	Illumination
Dec 4	-	12:38 pm	11:59 pm	5:55 am	(70.8°)	251,206	57.5%
Dec 5	-	1:04 pm	-	6:35 am	(65.4°)	251,045	47.9%
Dec 6	12:54 am	1:28 pm	-	7:15 am	(59.7°)	250,029	38.3%
Dec 7	1:49 am	1:52 pm	-	7:54 am	(53.8°)	248,224	29.0%
Dec 8	2:45 am	2:18 pm	-	8:35 am	(47.8°)	245,766	20.3%
Dec 9	3:44 am	2:47 pm	-	9:19 am	(42.1°)	242,845	12.7%
Dec 10	4:46 am	3:20 pm	-	10:06 am	(36.9°)	239,700	6.5%
* All times are local time for Charleston. 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, Dec 4, 2023
Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Comment
Mercury	Mon 8:50 am	Mon 6:33 pm	Mon 1:42 pm	Average visibility
Venus	Mon 3:42 am	Mon 2:59 pm	Mon 9:21 am	Good visibility
Mars	Mon 6:45 am	Mon 4:51 pm	Mon 11:48 am	Extremely difficult to see
Jupiter	Mon 3:09 pm	Tue 4:19 am	Mon 9:44 pm	Perfect visibility
Saturn	Mon 12:12 pm	Mon 11:10 pm	Mon 5:41 pm	Average visibility
Uranus	Mon 3:47 pm	Tue 5:24 am	Mon 10:36 pm	Average visibility
Neptune	Mon 1:15 pm	Tue 1:02 am	Mon 7:08 pm	Difficult to see
* All times are local time for Charleston.

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