Sun & moon times today, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

Moon: 48.7%

Current Time:	Jun 18, 2025 at 6:25:35 pm
Sunrise Today:	6:08 am↑ 60° Northeast
Sunset Today:	8:40 pm↑ 300° Northwest
Moonrise Today:	1:11 am↑ 95° East
Moonset Today:	1:18 pm↑ 269° West
Daylight Hours:	14 hours, 32 minutes (+8s)

Day and Night World Map

Where is the Sun directly overhead right now?

Time:	6:25 pm
Altitude:	24.9°
Direction:	282° W
Phase:	Daylight

Day length today: 14h 31m 53s (Jun 18, 2025)

8 seconds longer than yesterday (Jun 17, 2025)

4 hours, 44 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

8 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

12 am

2 am

4 am

6 am

8 am

10 am

12 pm

2 pm

4 pm

6 pm

8 pm

10 pm

Night	12:00 am – 4:21 am
Astro. Twilight	4:21 am – 5:01 am
Nautical Twilight	5:01 am – 5:38 am
Civil Twilight	5:38 am – 6:08 am
Daylight	6:08 am – 8:40 pm
Civil Twilight	8:40 pm – 9:10 pm
Nautical Twilight	9:10 pm – 9:47 pm
Astro. Twilight	9:47 pm – 10:28 pm
Night	10:28 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Charlotte - Next 7 Days

Scroll right to see more

2025	Sunrise/Sunset		Daylength		Solar Noon
Jun	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. mi
Jun	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. mi
Jun 18	6:08 am	8:40 pm	14:31:53	+0:08	1:24 pm (78.2°)	94.445
Jun 19	6:08 am	8:40 pm	14:31:59	+0:05	1:24 pm (78.2°)	94.452
Jun 20	6:09 am	8:41 pm	14:32:01	+0:02	1:25 pm (78.2°)	94.459
Jun 21	6:09 am	8:41 pm	14:32:01	< 1s	1:25 pm (78.2°)	94.466
Jun 22	6:09 am	8:41 pm	14:31:58	−0:03	1:25 pm (78.2°)	94.472
Jun 23	6:09 am	8:41 pm	14:31:51	−0:06	1:25 pm (78.2°)	94.478
Jun 24	6:10 am	8:41 pm	14:31:42	−0:09	1:25 pm (78.2°)	94.483
* All times are local time for Charlotte. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The June solstice (summer solstice) in Charlotte is at 10:42 pm on Friday, June 20, 2025. In terms of daylight, this day is 4 hours, 45 minutes longer than the December solstice. In most locations north of the equator, the longest day of the year is around this date.

See full month's Sun

Equinoxes & Solstices 2025

March equinox	Mar 20	5:01 am
June solstice	Jun 20	10:42 pm
September equinox	Sep 22	2:19 pm
December solstice	Dec 21	10:03 am
* All times are local Charlotte time.

Seasons Calculator for Charlotte

Sun Articles

Percent Illuminated:

48.7%

Time:	6:25 pm
Altitude:	-51.8°
Direction:	333° NW
Position:	Waning Crescent

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Charlotte - Next 7 days

Scroll right to see more

2025	Moonrise/Moonset			Meridian Passing
Jun	Moonrise	Moonset	Moonrise	Time		Distance (mi)	Illumination
Jun 18	1:11 am	1:18 pm	-	7:10 am	(51.5°)	232,815	53.9%
Jun 19	1:38 am	2:25 pm	-	7:56 am	(58.4°)	230,441	42.3%
Jun 20	2:06 am	3:35 pm	-	8:45 am	(65.3°)	228,355	30.8%
Jun 21	2:37 am	4:48 pm	-	9:37 am	(71.7°)	226,738	20.3%
Jun 22	3:14 am	6:04 pm	-	10:34 am	(77.1°)	225,815	11.3%
Jun 23	3:59 am	7:19 pm	-	11:35 am	(81.0°)	225,760	4.7%
Jun 24	4:53 am	8:29 pm	-	12:40 pm	(82.9°)	226,671	1.0%
* All times are local time for Charlotte. 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.

See full month's Moon

Moon Articles

Planets Visible in the Sky in Charlotte This Coming Night

	Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Jun 18, 2025
Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Comment
Mercury	Wed 7:37 am	Wed 10:13 pm	Wed 2:55 pm	Average visibility
Venus	Thu 3:37 am	Thu 5:01 pm	Thu 10:19 am	Good visibility
Mars	Wed 11:09 am	Thu 12:24 am	Wed 5:47 pm	Average visibility
Jupiter	Wed 6:30 am	Wed 8:56 pm	Wed 1:43 pm	Difficult to see
Saturn	Thu 1:42 am	Thu 1:38 pm	Thu 7:40 am	Average visibility
Uranus	Thu 4:18 am	Thu 6:19 pm	Thu 11:18 am	Very difficult to see
Neptune	Thu 1:40 am	Thu 1:42 pm	Thu 7:41 am	Very difficult to see
* All times are local time for Charlotte.