Charleston, SC, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today
Charleston, SC, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for TodayNear New Moon (Waxing Crescent)
Current Time: Jun 24, 2017 at 8:11:36 am
Sunrise Today: 6:13 am↑ 61° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:31 pm↑ 299° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 6:51 am↑ 67° East
Moonset Today: 9:09 pm↑ 293° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 18 minutes (-8s)
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
8:11 am
Altitude
22.4°Heading
76° EPosition
DaylightDay length
14h 18m 29s
Change since
Yesterday: -8s
Winter: +4h 19m
Summer: -16s
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 – 4:31 am | |
| Astro. Twilight | 4:31 am – 5:09 am | |
| Nautical Twilight | 5:09 am – 5:44 am | |
| Civil Twilight | 5:44 am – 6:13 am | |
| Daylight | 6:13 am – 8:31 pm | |
| Civil Twilight | 8:31 pm – 9:00 pm | |
| Nautical Twilight | 9:00 pm – 9:35 pm | |
| Astro. Twilight | 9:35 pm – 10:13 pm | |
| Night | 10:13 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Charleston - Next 7 Days
| 2017 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Difference | Time | Mil. mi |
| Jun 24 | 6:13 am | 8:31 pm | 14:18:29 | −0:08 | 1:22 pm (80.6°) | 94.487 |
| Jun 25 | 6:13 am | 8:31 pm | 14:18:18 | −0:10 | 1:22 pm (80.6°) | 94.491 |
| Jun 26 | 6:13 am | 8:31 pm | 14:18:05 | −0:13 | 1:22 pm (80.5°) | 94.495 |
| Jun 27 | 6:13 am | 8:31 pm | 14:17:49 | −0:16 | 1:22 pm (80.5°) | 94.498 |
| Jun 28 | 6:14 am | 8:31 pm | 14:17:30 | −0:19 | 1:23 pm (80.5°) | 94.500 |
| Jun 29 | 6:14 am | 8:31 pm | 14:17:08 | −0:21 | 1:23 pm (80.4°) | 94.502 |
| Jun 30 | 6:15 am | 8:31 pm | 14:16:44 | −0:24 | 1:23 pm (80.3°) | 94.504 |
| * 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. | ||
Sun Articles
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
8:11 am
Altitude
14.6°Heading
77° EPosition
Near New Moon (Waxing Crescent)Percent illuminated
0.4%
Moon in Charleston - Next 7 days
| 2017 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Jun 24 | 6:51 am | 9:09 pm | - | 2:00 pm | (76.4°) | 223,400 | 0.7% | |||
| Jun 25 | 7:55 am | 10:05 pm | - | 3:02 pm | (75.2°) | 225,536 | 4.3% | |||
| Jun 26 | 9:01 am | 10:55 pm | - | 4:00 pm | (72.7°) | 228,624 | 10.6% | |||
| Jun 27 | 10:06 am | 11:38 pm | - | 4:55 pm | (69.3°) | 232,335 | 18.9% | |||
| Jun 28 | 11:09 am | - | - | 5:46 pm | (65.3°) | 236,313 | 28.6% | |||
| Jun 29 | - | 12:17 am | 12:09 pm | 6:34 pm | (60.9°) | 240,225 | 39.0% | |||
 Jun 30 | - | 12:53 am | 1:06 pm | 7:20 pm | (56.6°) | 243,801 | 49.5% | |||
| * 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, Sat, Jun 24, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Sat 6:25 am | Sat 8:53 pm | Sat 1:39 pm | Very difficult to see |
| Venus | Sat 3:34 am | Sat 4:58 pm | Sat 10:16 am | Good visibility |
| Mars | Sat 6:56 am | Sat 9:14 pm | Sat 2:05 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Jupiter | Sat 2:07 pm | Sun 1:49 am | Sat 7:58 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Saturn | Sat 7:36 pm | Sun 5:40 am | Sun 12:38 am | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Sat 2:24 am | Sat 3:21 pm | Sat 8:52 am | Difficult to see |
| Neptune | Sat 12:28 am | Sat 11:55 am | Sat 6:12 am | Difficult to see |
| * All times are local time for Charleston. | ||||
More about the planets visible in the night sky in Charleston
Share this page / Follow us on:
Visit us on: