Charleston, SC, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today
Charleston, SC, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for TodayWaning Crescent
Current Time: Oct 17, 2017 at 5:49:45 am
Sunrise Today: 7:25 am↑ 101° East
Sunset Today: 6:44 pm↑ 259° West
Moonrise Today: 5:12 am↑ 85° East
Moonset Today: 5:51 pm↑ 272° West
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 18 minutes (-1m 55s)
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
5:49 am
Altitude
-20.9°Heading
88° EPosition
NightDay length
11h 18m 28s
Change since
Yesterday: -1m 55s
Winter: +1h 18m
Summer: -3h
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 – 6:03 am | |
| Astro. Twilight | 6:03 am – 6:31 am | |
| Nautical Twilight | 6:31 am – 7:00 am | |
| Civil Twilight | 7:00 am – 7:25 am | |
| Daylight | 7:25 am – 6:44 pm | |
| Civil Twilight | 6:44 pm – 7:08 pm | |
| Nautical Twilight | 7:08 pm – 7:37 pm | |
| Astro. Twilight | 7:37 pm – 8:06 pm | |
| Night | 8:06 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Charleston - Next 7 Days
| 2017 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Difference | Time | Mil. mi |
| Oct 17 | 7:25 am | 6:44 pm | 11:18:28 | −1:55 | 1:05 pm (47.7°) | 92.627 |
| Oct 18 | 7:26 am | 6:42 pm | 11:16:33 | −1:55 | 1:04 pm (47.4°) | 92.601 |
| Oct 19 | 7:27 am | 6:41 pm | 11:14:38 | −1:54 | 1:04 pm (47.0°) | 92.576 |
| Oct 20 | 7:27 am | 6:40 pm | 11:12:44 | −1:54 | 1:04 pm (46.6°) | 92.550 |
| Oct 21 | 7:28 am | 6:39 pm | 11:10:50 | −1:53 | 1:04 pm (46.3°) | 92.524 |
| Oct 22 | 7:29 am | 6:38 pm | 11:08:57 | −1:53 | 1:04 pm (45.9°) | 92.498 |
| Oct 23 | 7:30 am | 6:37 pm | 11:07:05 | −1:52 | 1:04 pm (45.6°) | 92.472 |
| * 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
5:49 am
Altitude
6.8°Heading
90° EPosition
Waning CrescentPercent illuminated
6.1%
Moon in Charleston - Next 7 days
| 2017 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Oct 17 | 5:12 am | 5:51 pm | - | 11:35 am | (59.9°) | 239,918 | 5.0% | |||
| Oct 18 | 6:11 am | 6:26 pm | - | 12:21 pm | (55.4°) | 242,113 | 1.4% | |||
 Oct 19 | 7:08 am | 7:00 pm | - | 1:07 pm | (51.0°) | 244,327 | 0.2% | |||
| Oct 20 | 8:05 am | 7:35 pm | - | 1:52 pm | (46.9°) | 246,474 | 1.1% | |||
| Oct 21 | 9:01 am | 8:11 pm | - | 2:38 pm | (43.4°) | 248,435 | 4.1% | |||
| Oct 22 | 9:56 am | 8:50 pm | - | 3:25 pm | (40.5°) | 250,065 | 8.8% | |||
| Oct 23 | 10:49 am | 9:31 pm | - | 4:11 pm | (38.4°) | 251,212 | 15.2% | |||
| * 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, Tue, Oct 17, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Tue 7:55 am | Tue 7:01 pm | Tue 1:28 pm | Difficult to see |
| Venus | Tue 5:48 am | Tue 5:53 pm | Tue 11:51 am | Fairly good visibility |
| Mars | Tue 5:15 am | Tue 5:32 pm | Tue 11:24 am | Slightly difficult to see |
| Jupiter | Tue 7:59 am | Tue 7:06 pm | Tue 1:33 pm | Difficult to see |
| Saturn | Tue 12:03 pm | Tue 10:06 pm | Tue 5:04 pm | Average visiblity |
| Uranus | Mon 6:48 pm | Tue 7:42 am | Tue 1:15 am | Average visiblity |
| Neptune | Tue 4:45 pm | Wed 4:08 am | Tue 10:26 pm | 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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