Charleston, SC, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today
Charleston, SC, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for TodayWaxing Crescent
Current Time: Jul 27, 2017 at 4:56:37 am
Sunrise Today: 6:30 am↑ 66° East
Sunset Today: 8:21 pm↑ 293° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 10:54 am↑ 87° East
Moonset Today: 11:26 pm↑ 271° West
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 51 minutes (-1m 22s)
Today's Sun Position in Charleston
The Sun's altitude in Charleston today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed in a separate box. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
4:56 am
Altitude
-17.8°Heading
52° NEPosition
Astronomical TwilightDay length
13h 51m 19s
Change since
Yesterday: -1m 22s
Winter: +3h 51m
Summer: -27m 26s
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Charleston Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Charleston today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this
| Night | 12:00 am – 4:55 am | |
| Astro. Twilight | 4:55 am – 5:30 am | |
| Nautical Twilight | 5:30 am – 6:03 am | |
| Civil Twilight | 6:03 am – 6:30 am | |
| Daylight | 6:30 am – 8:21 pm | |
| Civil Twilight | 8:21 pm – 8:48 pm | |
| Nautical Twilight | 8:48 pm – 9:21 pm | |
| Astro. Twilight | 9:21 pm – 9:56 pm | |
| Night | 9:56 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Charleston - Next 7 Days
| 2017 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Difference | Time | Mil. mi |
| Jul 27 | 6:30 am | 8:21 pm | 13:51:19 | −1:22 | 1:26 pm (76.3°) | 94.396 |
| Jul 28 | 6:31 am | 8:21 pm | 13:49:55 | −1:23 | 1:26 pm (76.0°) | 94.385 |
| Jul 29 | 6:31 am | 8:20 pm | 13:48:30 | −1:25 | 1:26 pm (75.8°) | 94.374 |
| Jul 30 | 6:32 am | 8:19 pm | 13:47:03 | −1:26 | 1:26 pm (75.5°) | 94.363 |
| Jul 31 | 6:33 am | 8:18 pm | 13:45:35 | −1:28 | 1:26 pm (75.3°) | 94.351 |
| Aug 1 | 6:33 am | 8:17 pm | 13:44:05 | −1:29 | 1:26 pm (75.0°) | 94.338 |
| Aug 2 | 6:34 am | 8:17 pm | 13:42:34 | −1:31 | 1:25 pm (74.8°) | 94.326 |
| * All times are local time for Charleston. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||
Equinoxes & Solstices 2017
| 2017 | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| March Equinox | Mar 20 | 6:29 am |
| June Solstice | Jun 21 | 12:24 am |
| September Equinox | Sep 22 | 4:02 pm |
| December Solstice | Dec 21 | 11:28 am |
| * All times are local Charleston time. | ||
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Today's Moon in Charleston
The Moon's path in Charleston today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
4:56 am
Altitude
-53.7°Heading
3° NPosition
Waxing CrescentPercent illuminated
19.2%
Moon in Charleston - Next 7 days
| 2017 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Jul 27 | 10:54 am | 11:26 pm | - | 5:13 pm | (58.5°) | 239,730 | 23.7% | |||
| Jul 28 | 11:52 am | - | - | 5:59 pm | (54.1°) | 243,298 | 33.3% | |||
| Jul 29 | - | 12:00 am | 12:48 pm | 6:43 pm | (49.9°) | 246,408 | 43.3% | |||
 Jul 30 | - | 12:34 am | 1:43 pm | 7:28 pm | (46.1°) | 248,873 | 53.4% | |||
| Jul 31 | - | 1:08 am | 2:37 pm | 8:12 pm | (42.9°) | 250,583 | 63.2% | |||
| Aug 1 | - | 1:44 am | 3:30 pm | 8:58 pm | (40.2°) | 251,496 | 72.3% | |||
| Aug 2 | - | 2:23 am | 4:22 pm | 9:44 pm | (38.4°) | 251,635 | 80.6% | |||
| * All times are local time for Charleston. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. | ||||||||||
Planets Visible in the Sky in Charleston This Coming Night
| Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, Jul 27, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Thu 8:42 am | Thu 9:40 pm | Thu 3:11 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| Venus | Thu 3:35 am | Thu 5:40 pm | Thu 10:38 am | Good visibility |
| Mars | Thu 6:29 am | Thu 8:23 pm | Thu 1:26 pm | Very close to Sun, not visible |
| Jupiter | Thu 12:11 pm | Thu 11:47 pm | Thu 5:59 pm | Fairly good visibility |
| Saturn | Thu 5:18 pm | Fri 3:22 am | Thu 10:20 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Thu 12:16 am | Thu 1:14 pm | Thu 6:45 am | Average visiblity |
| Neptune | Wed 10:17 pm | Thu 9:43 am | Thu 4:00 am | Difficult to see |
| * All times are local time for Charleston. | ||||
More about the planets visible in the night sky in Charleston
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