| Current Time: | Jul 20, 2025 at 4:43:39 am |
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| Sunrise Today: | 6:19 am↑ 63° Northeast |
| Sunset Today: | 8:46 pm↑ 297° Northwest |
| Moonrise Today: | 1:46 am↑ 59° Northeast |
| Moonset Today: | 5:17 pm↑ 304° Northwest |
| Daylight Hours: | 14 hours, 27 minutes (-1m 27s) |
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Charleston Today
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| Night | 12:00 am – 4:29 am |
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| Astro. Twilight | 4:29 am – 5:11 am |
| Nautical Twilight | 5:11 am – 5:48 am |
| Civil Twilight | 5:48 am – 6:19 am |
| Daylight | 6:19 am – 8:46 pm |
| Civil Twilight | 8:46 pm – 9:16 pm |
| Nautical Twilight | 9:16 pm – 9:54 pm |
| Astro. Twilight | 9:54 pm – 10:35 pm |
| Night | 10:35 pm – 11:59 pm |
Today's Moon in Charleston
Moon in Charleston - Next 7 days
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| 2025 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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| Jul | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Jul 20 | 1:46 am | 5:17 pm | - | 9:26 am | (76.7°) | 228,689 | 22.4% | |||
| Jul 21 | 2:33 am | 6:28 pm | - | 10:28 am | (79.3°) | 228,972 | 13.2% | |||
| Jul 22 | 3:31 am | 7:31 pm | - | 11:32 am | (79.9°) | 229,886 | 6.1% | |||
| Jul 23 | 4:38 am | 8:23 pm | - | 12:34 pm | (78.4°) | 231,462 | 1.7% | |||
 Jul 24 | 5:50 am | 9:04 pm | - | 1:33 pm | (75.0°) | 233,655 | 0.1% | |||
| Jul 25 | 7:03 am | 9:37 pm | - | 2:26 pm | (70.3°) | 236,341 | 1.2% | |||
| Jul 26 | 8:13 am | 10:05 pm | - | 3:14 pm | (64.7°) | 239,325 | 4.7% | |||
| * 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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