Sun & moon times today, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

Moon: 57.8%

Current Time:	May 5, 2025 at 3:53:02 am
Sunrise Today:	6:27 am↑ 69° East
Sunset Today:	8:12 pm↑ 291° Northwest
Moonrise Today:	1:56 pm↑ 73° East
Moonset Today:	3:03 am↑ 290° Northwest
Daylight Hours:	13 hours, 45 minutes (+1m 48s)

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Where is the Sun directly overhead right now?

Time:	3:52 am
Altitude:	-27.0°
Direction:	42° NE
Phase:	Night

Day length today: 13h 45m 1s (May 5, 2025)

1 minute, 48 seconds longer than yesterday (May 4, 2025)

3 hours, 58 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

47 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

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Night	12:00 am – 4:52 am
Astro. Twilight	4:52 am – 5:27 am
Nautical Twilight	5:27 am – 6:00 am
Civil Twilight	6:00 am – 6:27 am
Daylight	6:27 am – 8:12 pm
Civil Twilight	8:12 pm – 8:40 pm
Nautical Twilight	8:40 pm – 9:13 pm
Astro. Twilight	9:13 pm – 9:48 pm
Night	9:48 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Charlotte - Next 7 Days

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2025	Sunrise/Sunset		Daylength		Solar Noon
May	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. mi
May	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. mi
May 5	6:27 am	8:12 pm	13:45:01	+1:48	1:20 pm (71.2°)	93.760
May 6	6:26 am	8:13 pm	13:46:48	+1:46	1:19 pm (71.5°)	93.782
May 7	6:25 am	8:14 pm	13:48:33	+1:45	1:19 pm (71.8°)	93.804
May 8	6:24 am	8:15 pm	13:50:17	+1:44	1:19 pm (72.1°)	93.825
May 9	6:24 am	8:16 pm	13:52:00	+1:42	1:19 pm (72.3°)	93.846
May 10	6:23 am	8:16 pm	13:53:41	+1:41	1:19 pm (72.6°)	93.867
May 11	6:22 am	8:17 pm	13:55:21	+1:39	1:19 pm (72.9°)	93.888
* 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.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2025

March equinox	Mar 20	5:01 am
June solstice	Jun 20	10:42 pm
September equinox	Sep 22	2:19 pm
December solstice	Dec 21	10:03 am
* All times are local Charlotte time.

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Percent Illuminated:

57.8%

Time:	3:52 am
Altitude:	-9.8°
Direction:	297° NW
Position:	Waxing Gibbous

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Moon in Charlotte - Next 7 days

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2025	Moonrise/Moonset			Meridian Passing
May	Moonrise	Moonset	Moonrise	Time		Distance (mi)	Illumination
May 5	-	3:03 am	1:56 pm	8:48 pm	(66.9°)	245,786	64.6%
May 6	-	3:30 am	2:55 pm	9:29 pm	(61.1°)	248,329	73.9%
May 7	-	3:54 am	3:53 pm	10:09 pm	(55.1°)	250,243	82.1%
May 8	-	4:17 am	4:49 pm	10:48 pm	(49.2°)	251,534	88.9%
May 9	-	4:39 am	5:45 pm	11:28 pm	(43.6°)	252,243	94.2%
May 10	-	5:02 am	6:43 pm	Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
May 11	-	5:28 am	7:41 pm	12:09 am	(38.3°)	252,424	97.8%
* 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, Mon, May 5, 2025
Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Comment
Mercury	Mon 5:35 am	Mon 6:15 pm	Mon 11:55 am	Difficult to see
Venus	Mon 4:34 am	Mon 4:48 pm	Mon 10:41 am	Great visibility
Mars	Mon 12:07 pm	Tue 2:12 am	Mon 7:10 pm	Average visibility
Jupiter	Mon 8:42 am	Mon 11:06 pm	Mon 3:54 pm	Fairly good visibility
Saturn	Mon 4:30 am	Mon 4:20 pm	Mon 10:25 am	Average visibility
Uranus	Mon 7:06 am	Mon 9:04 pm	Mon 2:05 pm	Extremely difficult to see
Neptune	Mon 4:35 am	Mon 4:34 pm	Mon 10:35 am	Very difficult to see
* All times are local time for Charlotte.

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