Current Local Time in Charleston, South Carolina, USA

2:42:58 am EST

Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Country:	United States
State:	South Carolina (SC)
Lat/Long:	32°47'N / 79°56'W
Elevation:	3 m
Currency:	United States Dollar (USD)
Languages:	English
Country Code:	+1

°F

Weather

40 °F

Overcast.
49 / 33 °F

Wed 10.		62 / 32 °F
Thu 11.		58 / 38 °F

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Time Zone

EST (Eastern Standard Time)
UTC/GMT -5 hours

DST started

Mar 9, 2025
Forward 1 hour

DST ended

Nov 2, 2025
Back 1 hour

Difference

3 hours ahead of
Los Angeles

About EST — Eastern Standard Time

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Sunrise

7:10 am
↑ 117° Southeast

Sunset

5:13 pm
↑ 243° Southwest

Day length

10 hours, 3 minutes
-35s shorter

Moon 75.6%

Set – 11:25 am
Rise – 10:30 pm

High Tide

High – 11:24 am
High – 11:52 pm

Low Tide

Low – 4:59 am
Low – 5:45 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:12 pm
Altitude: 34.3°

Astronomical
Twilight

5:42 am – 6:12 am
6:11 pm – 6:41 pm

Nautical
Twilight

6:12 am – 6:43 am
5:40 pm – 6:11 pm

Civil
Twilight

6:43 am – 7:10 am
5:13 pm – 5:40 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

Full Moon
December 4, 2025
6:14 pm

Next
Moon Phase

Third Quarter
December 11, 2025
3:51 pm

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Airports

Charleston International Airport, CHS
About 10 mi NW of Charleston
Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort
About 50 mi WSW of Charleston

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Tuesday, December 9, 2025