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Charlotte, NC, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 93.3%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 2:09:51 am
Sunrise Today: 7:20 am 109° East
Sunset Today: 5:54 pm 251° West
Moonrise Today: 9:05 pm 90° East
Moonset Today: 8:52 am 274° West
Daylight Hours: 10 hours, 35 minutes (+1m 50s)

Today's Sun Position in Charlotte

Time: 2:09 am
Altitude: -61.9°
Direction: 53° NE
Phase: Night

Day length today: 10h 34m 50s (Feb 4, 2026)

1 minute, 50 seconds longer than yesterday (Feb 3, 2026)

47 minutes, 54 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

3 hours, 57 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Charlotte Today

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Night 12:00 am – 5:53 am
Astro. Twilight 5:53 am – 6:23 am
Nautical Twilight 6:23 am – 6:53 am
Civil Twilight 6:53 am – 7:20 am
Daylight 7:20 am – 5:54 pm
Civil Twilight 5:54 pm – 6:21 pm
Nautical Twilight 6:21 pm – 6:51 pm
Astro. Twilight 6:51 pm – 7:21 pm
Night 7:21 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Charlotte - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Feb Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Feb 4 7:20 am 5:54 pm 10:34:50 +1:50 12:37 pm (38.7°) 91.640
Feb 5 7:19 am 5:55 pm 10:36:42 +1:52 12:37 pm (39.0°) 91.655
Feb 6 7:18 am 5:56 pm 10:38:35 +1:53 12:37 pm (39.3°) 91.670
Feb 7 7:17 am 5:57 pm 10:40:29 +1:54 12:37 pm (39.6°) 91.686
Feb 8 7:16 am 5:58 pm 10:42:25 +1:55 12:37 pm (40.0°) 91.702
Feb 9 7:15 am 5:59 pm 10:44:22 +1:56 12:37 pm (40.3°) 91.719
Feb 10 7:14 am 6:00 pm 10:46:20 +1:57 12:37 pm (40.6°) 91.736
* All times are local time for Charlotte. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Charlotte

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Charlotte - Next 7 days

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Feb Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Feb 4 - 8:52 am 9:05 pm 2:32 am (59.3°) 237,609 93.2%
Feb 5 - 9:17 am 10:06 pm 3:15 am (52.8°) 240,991 86.7%
Feb 6 - 9:42 am 11:06 pm 3:58 am (46.6°) 244,237 78.9%
Feb 7 - 10:07 am - 4:40 am (40.8°) 247,077 70.0%
Feb 8 12:06 am 10:35 am - 5:24 am (35.8°) 249,308 60.5%
Feb 9 1:06 am 11:07 am - 6:09 am (31.5°) 250,767 50.8%
Feb 10 2:05 am 11:44 am - 6:57 am (28.3°) 251,375 41.0%
* All times are local time for Charlotte. 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, Wed, Feb 4, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Wed 7:58 am Wed 6:42 pm Wed 1:20 pm Difficult to see
Venus Wed 7:48 am Wed 6:25 pm Wed 1:06 pm Slightly difficult to see
Mars Wed 7:06 am Wed 5:20 pm Wed 12:13 pm Extremely difficult to see
Jupiter Wed 3:25 pm Thu 5:46 am Wed 10:35 pm Perfect visibility
Saturn Wed 9:28 am Wed 9:18 pm Wed 3:23 pm Average visibility
Uranus Wed 12:04 pm Thu 2:03 am Wed 7:03 pm Average visibility
Neptune Wed 9:27 am Wed 9:25 pm Wed 3:26 pm Very difficult to see
* All times are local time for Charlotte.

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