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Charlotte, NC, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 48.7%
Third Quarter
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)
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Today's Sun Position in Charlotte

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)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Charlotte Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:21 am
Astro. Twilight4:21 am – 5:01 am
Nautical Twilight5:01 am – 5:38 am
Civil Twilight5:38 am – 6:08 am
Daylight6:08 am – 8:40 pm
Civil Twilight8:40 pm – 9:10 pm
Nautical Twilight9:10 pm – 9:47 pm
Astro. Twilight9:47 pm – 10:28 pm
Night10:28 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Charlotte - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
JunSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Jun 186:08 am8:40 pm14:31:53+0:081:24 pm (78.2°)94.445
Jun 196:08 am8:40 pm14:31:59+0:051:24 pm (78.2°)94.452
Jun 206:09 am8:41 pm14:32:01+0:021:25 pm (78.2°)94.459
Jun 216:09 am8:41 pm14:32:01< 1s1:25 pm (78.2°)94.466
Jun 226:09 am8:41 pm14:31:58−0:031:25 pm (78.2°)94.472
Jun 236:09 am8:41 pm14:31:51−0:061:25 pm (78.2°)94.478
Jun 246:10 am8:41 pm14:31:42−0:091:25 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.

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Today's Moon in Charlotte

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Charlotte - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
JunMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Jun 181:11 am1:18 pm-7:10 am(51.5°)232,81553.9%
Jun 191:38 am2:25 pm-7:56 am(58.4°)230,44142.3%
Jun 202:06 am3:35 pm-8:45 am(65.3°)228,35530.8%
Jun 212:37 am4:48 pm-9:37 am(71.7°)226,73820.3%
Jun 223:14 am6:04 pm-10:34 am(77.1°)225,81511.3%
Jun 233:59 am7:19 pm-11:35 am(81.0°)225,7604.7%
Jun 244:53 am8:29 pm-12:40 pm(82.9°)226,6711.0%
* 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.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Charlotte This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Jun 18, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 7:37 amWed 10:13 pmWed 2:55 pmAverage visibility
VenusThu 3:37 amThu 5:01 pmThu 10:19 amGood visibility
MarsWed 11:09 amThu 12:24 amWed 5:47 pmAverage visibility
JupiterWed 6:30 amWed 8:56 pmWed 1:43 pmDifficult to see
SaturnThu 1:42 amThu 1:38 pmThu 7:40 amAverage visibility
UranusThu 4:18 amThu 6:19 pmThu 11:18 amVery difficult to see
NeptuneThu 1:40 amThu 1:42 pmThu 7:41 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Charlotte.

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