Charlotte, NC, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today
Charlotte, NC, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for TodayNear New Moon (Waning Crescent)
Current Time: Aug 21, 2017 at 6:26:47 am
Sunrise Today: 6:47 am↑ 75° East
Sunset Today: 8:04 pm↑ 285° West
Moonrise Today: 6:31 am↑ 74° East
Moonset Today: 8:11 pm↑ 284° West
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 16 minutes (-2m)
Today's Sun Position in Charlotte
The Sun's altitude in Charlotte 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
6:26 am
Altitude
-4.9°Heading
72° EPosition
Civil TwilightDay length
13h 16m 33s
Change since
Yesterday: -2m
Winter: +3h 29m
Summer: -1h 15m
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Charlotte Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Charlotte 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 – 5:16 am | |
| Astro. Twilight | 5:16 am – 5:49 am | |
| Nautical Twilight | 5:49 am – 6:21 am | |
| Civil Twilight | 6:21 am – 6:47 am | |
| Daylight | 6:47 am – 8:04 pm | |
| Civil Twilight | 8:04 pm – 8:30 pm | |
| Nautical Twilight | 8:30 pm – 9:02 pm | |
| Astro. Twilight | 9:02 pm – 9:35 pm | |
| Night | 9:35 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Charlotte - Next 7 Days
| 2017 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Difference | Time | Mil. mi |
| Aug 21 | 6:47 am | 8:04 pm | 13:16:33 | −2:00 | 1:26 pm (66.7°) | 94.029 |
| Aug 22 | 6:48 am | 8:03 pm | 13:14:32 | −2:01 | 1:26 pm (66.3°) | 94.010 |
| Aug 23 | 6:49 am | 8:01 pm | 13:12:30 | −2:02 | 1:25 pm (66.0°) | 93.990 |
| Aug 24 | 6:50 am | 8:00 pm | 13:10:27 | −2:02 | 1:25 pm (65.6°) | 93.970 |
| Aug 25 | 6:50 am | 7:59 pm | 13:08:24 | −2:03 | 1:25 pm (65.3°) | 93.949 |
| Aug 26 | 6:51 am | 7:57 pm | 13:06:20 | −2:03 | 1:25 pm (64.9°) | 93.928 |
| Aug 27 | 6:52 am | 7:56 pm | 13:04:15 | −2:04 | 1:24 pm (64.6°) | 93.907 |
| * All times are local time for Charlotte. 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 Charlotte time. | ||
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Today's Moon in Charlotte
The Moon's path in Charlotte 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
6:26 am
Altitude
-0.9°Heading
73° EPosition
Near New Moon (Waning Crescent)Percent illuminated
0.1%
Moon in Charlotte - Next 7 days
| 2017 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
 Aug 21 | 6:31 am | 8:11 pm | - | 1:24 pm | (66.8°) | 231,118 | 0.0% | |||
| Aug 22 | 7:36 am | 8:50 pm | - | 2:16 pm | (62.7°) | 233,761 | 1.3% | |||
| Aug 23 | 8:40 am | 9:26 pm | - | 3:06 pm | (58.2°) | 236,862 | 5.1% | |||
| Aug 24 | 9:41 am | 10:00 pm | - | 3:54 pm | (53.6°) | 240,167 | 11.0% | |||
| Aug 25 | 10:40 am | 10:33 pm | - | 4:40 pm | (49.3°) | 243,403 | 18.6% | |||
| Aug 26 | 11:38 am | 11:07 pm | - | 5:25 pm | (45.2°) | 246,310 | 27.2% | |||
| Aug 27 | 12:34 pm | 11:42 pm | - | 6:10 pm | (41.7°) | 248,667 | 36.7% | |||
| * All times are local time for Charlotte. 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 Charlotte This Coming Night
| Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Aug 21, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Mon 7:42 am | Mon 8:07 pm | Mon 1:54 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Venus | Mon 4:02 am | Mon 6:13 pm | Mon 11:08 am | Good visibility |
| Mars | Mon 6:07 am | Mon 7:44 pm | Mon 12:56 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Jupiter | Mon 10:55 am | Mon 10:20 pm | Mon 4:38 pm | Fairly good visibility |
| Saturn | Mon 3:47 pm | Tue 1:39 am | Mon 8:43 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Sun 10:38 pm | Mon 11:41 am | Mon 5:10 am | Average visiblity |
| Neptune | Sun 8:43 pm | Mon 8:04 am | Mon 2:24 am | Slightly difficult to see |
| * All times are local time for Charlotte. | ||||
More about the planets visible in the night sky in Charlotte
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