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

Moon: 96.2%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Jul 12, 2025 at 12:47:57 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:21 am 63° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:29 pm 297° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 10:08 pm 112° Southeast
Moonset Today: 7:53 am 245° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 9 minutes (-53s)
Location of CharlestonLocation

Today's Sun Position in Charleston

Time:12:47 pm
Altitude:76.3°
Direction:140° SE
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 14h 8m 39s (Jul 12, 2025)

53 seconds shorter than yesterday (Jul 11, 2025)

4 hours, 9 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

10 minutes, 8 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Charleston Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:41 am
Astro. Twilight4:41 am – 5:18 am
Nautical Twilight5:18 am – 5:52 am
Civil Twilight5:52 am – 6:21 am
Daylight6:21 am – 8:29 pm
Civil Twilight8:29 pm – 8:57 pm
Nautical Twilight8:57 pm – 9:31 pm
Astro. Twilight9:31 pm – 10:08 pm
Night10:08 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Charleston - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
JulSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Jul 126:21 am8:29 pm14:08:39−0:531:25 pm (79.1°)94.488
Jul 136:21 am8:29 pm14:07:43−0:551:25 pm (78.9°)94.485
Jul 146:22 am8:28 pm14:06:45−0:571:25 pm (78.8°)94.482
Jul 156:22 am8:28 pm14:05:45−0:591:25 pm (78.6°)94.478
Jul 166:23 am8:28 pm14:04:43−1:021:25 pm (78.4°)94.473
Jul 176:23 am8:27 pm14:03:39−1:041:25 pm (78.3°)94.469
Jul 186:24 am8:27 pm14:02:33−1:061:26 pm (78.1°)94.464
* 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 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Charleston - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
JulMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Jul 12-7:53 am10:08 pm2:40 am(34.7°)239,62597.7%
Jul 13-8:59 am10:40 pm3:30 am(39.7°)237,44893.4%
Jul 14-10:03 am11:10 pm4:18 am(45.6°)235,45186.8%
Jul 15-11:08 am11:38 pm5:04 am(52.1°)233,65578.3%
Jul 16-12:12 pm-5:51 am(59.0°)232,07968.1%
Jul 1712:07 am1:19 pm-6:38 am(65.9°)230,73856.8%
Jul 1812:38 am2:27 pm-7:28 am(72.3°)229,67744.9%
* 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, Sat, Jul 12, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 8:21 amSat 9:42 pmSat 3:02 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusSat 3:30 amSat 5:21 pmSat 10:25 amGood visibility
MarsSat 10:40 amSat 11:20 pmSat 5:00 pmAverage visibility
JupiterSat 5:22 amSat 7:34 pmSat 12:28 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnSun 12:06 amSun 12:02 pmSun 6:04 amGreat visibility
UranusSat 2:53 amSat 4:45 pmSat 9:49 amDifficult to see
NeptuneSun 12:02 amSun 12:04 pmSun 6:03 amDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Charleston.

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