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Charleston, South Carolina, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2026

Daylight

7:12 am – 5:55 pm
10 hours, 43 minutes

Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 8:03:35 pm
Sun Direction: 268° West
Sun Altitude: -27.3°
Sun Distance: 91.644 million mi
Next Equinox: Mar 20, 2026 10:46 am (Vernal)
Sunrise Today: 7:12 am 109° East
Sunset Today: 5:55 pm 251° West

2026 Sun Graph for Charleston

December 2026 — Sun in Charleston

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2026 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°) 10:09:04 −0:56 5:37 am 6:40 pm 6:06 am 6:10 pm 6:37 am 5:40 pm 12:08 pm (35.4°) 91.662
2 7:05 am (116°) 5:13 pm (244°) 10:08:10 −0:54 5:37 am 6:40 pm 6:07 am 6:10 pm 6:38 am 5:40 pm 12:09 pm (35.2°) 91.647
3 7:05 am (116°) 5:13 pm (244°) 10:07:18 −0:51 5:38 am 6:40 pm 6:08 am 6:10 pm 6:38 am 5:40 pm 12:09 pm (35.1°) 91.634
4 7:06 am (116°) 5:13 pm (244°) 10:06:29 −0:49 5:39 am 6:40 pm 6:09 am 6:10 pm 6:39 am 5:40 pm 12:10 pm (34.9°) 91.620
5 7:07 am (116°) 5:13 pm (244°) 10:05:42 −0:46 5:39 am 6:40 pm 6:09 am 6:10 pm 6:40 am 5:40 pm 12:10 pm (34.8°) 91.607
6 7:08 am (117°) 5:13 pm (243°) 10:04:58 −0:44 5:40 am 6:40 pm 6:10 am 6:10 pm 6:41 am 5:40 pm 12:10 pm (34.7°) 91.594
7 7:09 am (117°) 5:13 pm (243°) 10:04:17 −0:41 5:41 am 6:41 pm 6:11 am 6:11 pm 6:41 am 5:40 pm 12:11 pm (34.6°) 91.582
8 7:09 am (117°) 5:13 pm (243°) 10:03:38 −0:38 5:42 am 6:41 pm 6:12 am 6:11 pm 6:42 am 5:40 pm 12:11 pm (34.5°) 91.570
9 7:10 am (117°) 5:13 pm (243°) 10:03:02 −0:36 5:42 am 6:41 pm 6:12 am 6:11 pm 6:43 am 5:40 pm 12:12 pm (34.4°) 91.558
10 7:11 am (117°) 5:13 pm (243°) 10:02:28 −0:33 5:43 am 6:41 pm 6:13 am 6:11 pm 6:44 am 5:40 pm 12:12 pm (34.3°) 91.546
11 7:12 am (117°) 5:14 pm (243°) 10:01:58 −0:30 5:44 am 6:41 pm 6:14 am 6:11 pm 6:44 am 5:41 pm 12:13 pm (34.2°) 91.535
12 7:12 am (117°) 5:14 pm (243°) 10:01:30 −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°) 91.524
13 7:13 am (117°) 5:14 pm (243°) 10:01:05 −0:25 5:45 am 6:42 pm 6:15 am 6:12 pm 6:46 am 5:41 pm 12:14 pm (34.1°) 91.514
14 7:14 am (117°) 5:14 pm (243°) 10:00:43 −0:22 5:45 am 6:42 pm 6:16 am 6:12 pm 6:46 am 5:42 pm 12:14 pm (34.0°) 91.503
15 7:14 am (117°) 5:15 pm (243°) 10:00:23 −0:19 5:46 am 6:43 pm 6:16 am 6:13 pm 6:47 am 5:42 pm 12:14 pm (33.9°) 91.494
16 7:15 am (117°) 5:15 pm (242°) 10:00:07 −0:16 5:47 am 6:43 pm 6:17 am 6:13 pm 6:48 am 5:42 pm 12:15 pm (33.9°) 91.484
17 7:15 am (118°) 5:15 pm (242°) 9:59:53 −0:13 5:47 am 6:44 pm 6:17 am 6:14 pm 6:48 am 5:43 pm 12:15 pm (33.9°) 91.475
18 7:16 am (118°) 5:16 pm (242°) 9:59:43 −0:10 5:48 am 6:44 pm 6:18 am 6:14 pm 6:49 am 5:43 pm 12:16 pm (33.8°) 91.467
19 7:17 am (118°) 5:16 pm (242°) 9:59:35 −0:07 5:48 am 6:44 pm 6:18 am 6:14 pm 6:49 am 5:44 pm 12:16 pm (33.8°) 91.459
20 7:17 am (118°) 5:17 pm (242°) 9:59:30 −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°) 91.451
21 7:18 am (118°) 5:17 pm (242°) 9:59:28 −0:01 5:49 am 6:45 pm 6:20 am 6:15 pm 6:50 am 5:44 pm 12:17 pm (33.8°) 91.445
22 7:18 am (118°) 5:18 pm (242°) 9:59:29 +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°) 91.438
23 7:19 am (118°) 5:18 pm (242°) 9:59:33 +0:03 5:50 am 6:46 pm 6:21 am 6:16 pm 6:51 am 5:46 pm 12:18 pm (33.8°) 91.432
24 7:19 am (118°) 5:19 pm (242°) 9:59:40 +0:06 5:51 am 6:47 pm 6:21 am 6:17 pm 6:52 am 5:46 pm 12:19 pm (33.8°) 91.427
25 7:20 am (118°) 5:19 pm (242°) 9:59:50 +0:09 5:51 am 6:48 pm 6:21 am 6:17 pm 6:52 am 5:47 pm 12:19 pm (33.9°) 91.423
26 7:20 am (118°) 5:20 pm (242°) 10:00:03 +0:12 5:52 am 6:48 pm 6:22 am 6:18 pm 6:53 am 5:47 pm 12:20 pm (33.9°) 91.419
27 7:20 am (117°) 5:21 pm (243°) 10:00:18 +0:15 5:52 am 6:49 pm 6:22 am 6:19 pm 6:53 am 5:48 pm 12:20 pm (33.9°) 91.416
28 7:21 am (117°) 5:21 pm (243°) 10:00:37 +0:18 5:52 am 6:49 pm 6:23 am 6:19 pm 6:53 am 5:48 pm 12:21 pm (34.0°) 91.413
29 7:21 am (117°) 5:22 pm (243°) 10:00:58 +0:21 5:53 am 6:50 pm 6:23 am 6:20 pm 6:54 am 5:49 pm 12:21 pm (34.0°) 91.411
30 7:21 am (117°) 5:23 pm (243°) 10:01:23 +0:24 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 7:21 am (117°) 5:23 pm (243°) 10:01:50 +0:27 5:53 am 6:51 pm 6:24 am 6:21 pm 6:54 am 5:51 pm 12:22 pm (34.2°) 91.408
* 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 3:50 pm on Monday, December 21, 2026. 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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