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Charleston, SC, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 52.7%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: May 15, 2024 at 2:09:36 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:20 am 67° East
Sunset Today: 8:12 pm 294° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 1:07 pm 71° East
Moonset Today: 2:18 am 291° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 52 minutes (+1m 24s)
Location of CharlestonLocation

Today's Sun Position in Charleston

Time:2:09 pm
Altitude:71.8°
Direction:224° SW
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 13h 51m 41s (May 15, 2024)

1 minute, 24 seconds longer than yesterday (May 14, 2024)

3 hours, 52 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

27 minutes, 6 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Charleston Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:45 am
Astro. Twilight4:45 am – 5:20 am
Nautical Twilight5:20 am – 5:53 am
Civil Twilight5:53 am – 6:20 am
Daylight6:20 am – 8:12 pm
Civil Twilight8:12 pm – 8:39 pm
Nautical Twilight8:39 pm – 9:12 pm
Astro. Twilight9:12 pm – 9:47 pm
Night9:47 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Charleston - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 156:20 am8:12 pm13:51:41+1:241:16 pm (76.3°)93.979
May 166:19 am8:12 pm13:53:04+1:221:16 pm (76.5°)93.998
May 176:19 am8:13 pm13:54:25+1:201:16 pm (76.8°)94.017
May 186:18 am8:14 pm13:55:44+1:191:16 pm (77.0°)94.035
May 196:17 am8:14 pm13:57:01+1:171:16 pm (77.2°)94.054
May 206:17 am8:15 pm13:58:16+1:151:16 pm (77.4°)94.072
May 216:16 am8:16 pm13:59:30+1:131:16 pm (77.6°)94.090
* All times are local time for Charleston. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Charleston

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Charleston - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 15-2:18 am1:07 pm8:01 pm(71.3°)250,21155.0%
May 16-2:46 am2:04 pm8:42 pm(65.9°)251,21464.6%
May 17-3:11 am2:59 pm9:21 pm(60.1°)251,40673.5%
May 18-3:35 am3:53 pm10:00 pm(54.2°)250,84581.6%
May 19-3:59 am4:48 pm10:39 pm(48.4°)249,63788.6%
May 20-4:23 am5:45 pm11:21 pm(42.8°)247,91994.1%
May 21-4:50 am6:44 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Charleston. 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 Charleston This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, May 15, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 5:15 amWed 6:05 pmWed 11:40 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusWed 6:06 amWed 7:43 pmWed 12:55 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsWed 4:17 amWed 4:40 pmWed 10:28 amAverage visibility
JupiterWed 6:32 amWed 8:19 pmWed 1:25 pmExtremely difficult to see
SaturnWed 3:17 amWed 2:47 pmWed 9:02 amAverage visibility
UranusWed 6:16 amWed 7:58 pmWed 1:07 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneWed 3:46 amWed 3:42 pmWed 9:44 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Charleston.

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