6:21 am – 8:29 pm
14 hours, 9 minutes
| Current Time: | Jul 12, 2025 at 4:43:45 pm |
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| Sun Direction: | 268.91° W↑ |
| Sun Altitude: | 45.06° |
| Sun Distance: | 94.488 million mi |
| Next Equinox: | Sep 22, 2025 2:19 pm (Autumnal) |
| Sunrise Today: | 6:21 am↑ 63° Northeast |
| Sunset Today: | 8:29 pm↑ 297° Northwest |
2025 Sun Graph for Charleston
December 2025 — Sun in Charleston
| 2025 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Astronomical Twilight | Nautical Twilight | Civil Twilight | Solar Noon | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Start | End | Start | End | Start | End | Time | Mil. mi |
| 1 | 7:04 am ↑ (116°) | 5:13 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:08:51 | −0:55 | 5:37 am | 6:40 pm | 6:07 am | 6:10 pm | 6:37 am | 5:40 pm | 12:08 pm (35.3°) | 91.656 |
| 2 | 7:05 am ↑ (116°) | 5:13 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:07:57 | −0:53 | 5:37 am | 6:40 pm | 6:07 am | 6:10 pm | 6:38 am | 5:40 pm | 12:09 pm (35.2°) | 91.641 |
| 3 | 7:06 am ↑ (116°) | 5:13 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:07:06 | −0:51 | 5:38 am | 6:40 pm | 6:08 am | 6:10 pm | 6:39 am | 5:40 pm | 12:09 pm (35.0°) | 91.627 |
| 4 | 7:06 am ↑ (116°) | 5:13 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:06:17 | −0:48 | 5:39 am | 6:40 pm | 6:09 am | 6:10 pm | 6:39 am | 5:40 pm | 12:10 pm (34.9°) | 91.613 |
| 5 | 7:07 am ↑ (116°) | 5:13 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:05:31 | −0:46 | 5:40 am | 6:40 pm | 6:10 am | 6:10 pm | 6:40 am | 5:40 pm | 12:10 pm (34.8°) | 91.599 |
| 6 | 7:08 am ↑ (117°) | 5:13 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:04:48 | −0:43 | 5:40 am | 6:40 pm | 6:10 am | 6:10 pm | 6:41 am | 5:40 pm | 12:10 pm (34.7°) | 91.587 |
| 7 | 7:09 am ↑ (117°) | 5:13 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:04:07 | −0:40 | 5:41 am | 6:41 pm | 6:11 am | 6:11 pm | 6:42 am | 5:40 pm | 12:11 pm (34.5°) | 91.574 |
| 8 | 7:10 am ↑ (117°) | 5:13 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:03:29 | −0:38 | 5:42 am | 6:41 pm | 6:12 am | 6:11 pm | 6:42 am | 5:40 pm | 12:11 pm (34.4°) | 91.563 |
| 9 | 7:10 am ↑ (117°) | 5:13 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:02:53 | −0:35 | 5:42 am | 6:41 pm | 6:12 am | 6:11 pm | 6:43 am | 5:40 pm | 12:12 pm (34.3°) | 91.552 |
| 10 | 7:11 am ↑ (117°) | 5:13 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:02:21 | −0:32 | 5:43 am | 6:41 pm | 6:13 am | 6:11 pm | 6:44 am | 5:41 pm | 12:12 pm (34.3°) | 91.541 |
| 11 | 7:12 am ↑ (117°) | 5:14 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:01:51 | −0:30 | 5:44 am | 6:42 pm | 6:14 am | 6:12 pm | 6:45 am | 5:41 pm | 12:13 pm (34.2°) | 91.531 |
| 12 | 7:12 am ↑ (117°) | 5:14 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:01:23 | −0:27 | 5:44 am | 6:42 pm | 6:14 am | 6:12 pm | 6:45 am | 5:41 pm | 12:13 pm (34.1°) | 91.521 |
| 13 | 7:13 am ↑ (117°) | 5:14 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:00:59 | −0:24 | 5:45 am | 6:42 pm | 6:15 am | 6:12 pm | 6:46 am | 5:41 pm | 12:14 pm (34.0°) | 91.511 |
| 14 | 7:14 am ↑ (117°) | 5:14 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:00:37 | −0:21 | 5:46 am | 6:43 pm | 6:16 am | 6:12 pm | 6:47 am | 5:42 pm | 12:14 pm (34.0°) | 91.502 |
| 15 | 7:14 am ↑ (117°) | 5:15 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:00:19 | −0:18 | 5:46 am | 6:43 pm | 6:16 am | 6:13 pm | 6:47 am | 5:42 pm | 12:15 pm (33.9°) | 91.494 |
| 16 | 7:15 am ↑ (118°) | 5:15 pm ↑ (242°) | 10:00:03 | −0:15 | 5:47 am | 6:43 pm | 6:17 am | 6:13 pm | 6:48 am | 5:42 pm | 12:15 pm (33.9°) | 91.485 |
| 17 | 7:16 am ↑ (118°) | 5:15 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:59:50 | −0:12 | 5:47 am | 6:44 pm | 6:18 am | 6:14 pm | 6:48 am | 5:43 pm | 12:16 pm (33.9°) | 91.478 |
| 18 | 7:16 am ↑ (118°) | 5:16 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:59:40 | −0:09 | 5:48 am | 6:44 pm | 6:18 am | 6:14 pm | 6:49 am | 5:43 pm | 12:16 pm (33.8°) | 91.470 |
| 19 | 7:17 am ↑ (118°) | 5:16 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:59:33 | −0:07 | 5:49 am | 6:45 pm | 6:19 am | 6:14 pm | 6:49 am | 5:44 pm | 12:17 pm (33.8°) | 91.463 |
| 20 | 7:17 am ↑ (118°) | 5:17 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:59:29 | −0:04 | 5:49 am | 6:45 pm | 6:19 am | 6:15 pm | 6:50 am | 5:44 pm | 12:17 pm (33.8°) | 91.456 |
| 21 | 7:18 am ↑ (118°) | 5:17 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:59:28 | −0:01 | 5:50 am | 6:46 pm | 6:20 am | 6:15 pm | 6:51 am | 5:45 pm | 12:18 pm (33.8°) | 91.449 |
| 22 | 7:18 am ↑ (118°) | 5:18 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:59:30 | +0:01 | 5:50 am | 6:46 pm | 6:20 am | 6:16 pm | 6:51 am | 5:45 pm | 12:18 pm (33.8°) | 91.443 |
| 23 | 7:19 am ↑ (118°) | 5:18 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:59:34 | +0:04 | 5:51 am | 6:47 pm | 6:21 am | 6:16 pm | 6:51 am | 5:46 pm | 12:19 pm (33.8°) | 91.437 |
| 24 | 7:19 am ↑ (118°) | 5:19 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:59:42 | +0:07 | 5:51 am | 6:47 pm | 6:21 am | 6:17 pm | 6:52 am | 5:46 pm | 12:19 pm (33.8°) | 91.432 |
| 25 | 7:20 am ↑ (118°) | 5:20 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:59:53 | +0:10 | 5:51 am | 6:48 pm | 6:22 am | 6:18 pm | 6:52 am | 5:47 pm | 12:20 pm (33.9°) | 91.427 |
| 26 | 7:20 am ↑ (118°) | 5:20 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:00:06 | +0:13 | 5:52 am | 6:48 pm | 6:22 am | 6:18 pm | 6:53 am | 5:47 pm | 12:20 pm (33.9°) | 91.422 |
| 27 | 7:20 am ↑ (117°) | 5:21 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:00:22 | +0:16 | 5:52 am | 6:49 pm | 6:22 am | 6:19 pm | 6:53 am | 5:48 pm | 12:21 pm (33.9°) | 91.418 |
| 28 | 7:21 am ↑ (117°) | 5:21 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:00:42 | +0:19 | 5:53 am | 6:50 pm | 6:23 am | 6:19 pm | 6:53 am | 5:49 pm | 12:21 pm (34.0°) | 91.414 |
| 29 | 7:21 am ↑ (117°) | 5:22 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:01:04 | +0:22 | 5:53 am | 6:50 pm | 6:23 am | 6:20 pm | 6:54 am | 5:49 pm | 12:22 pm (34.1°) | 91.411 |
| 30 | 7:21 am ↑ (117°) | 5:23 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:01:29 | +0:25 | 5:53 am | 6:51 pm | 6:23 am | 6:21 pm | 6:54 am | 5:50 pm | 12:22 pm (34.1°) | 91.409 |
| 31 | 7:22 am ↑ (117°) | 5:23 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:01:57 | +0:27 | 5:54 am | 6:51 pm | 6:24 am | 6:21 pm | 6:54 am | 5:51 pm | 12:22 pm (34.2°) | 91.406 |
| * All times are local time for Charleston. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||||||||
The December solstice (winter solstice) in Charleston is at 10:03 am on Sunday, December 21, 2025. In terms of daylight, this day is 4 hours, 19 minutes shorter than the June solstice. In most locations north of the equator, the shortest day of the year is around this date.
The earliest sunset is on December 3 or December 4.
Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?
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