Current Local Time in Charleston, South Carolina, USA

2:42:19 am EST

Friday, December 19, 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

65 °F

Passing clouds.
68 / 42 °F

Sat 20.		61 / 36 °F
Sun 21.		67 / 44 °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

1 hour ahead of
Chicago

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Sunrise

7:17 am
↑ 118° Southeast

Sunset

5:16 pm
↑ 242° Southwest

Day length

10 hours
-7s shorter

Moon 0.7%

Rise – 7:09 am
Set – 4:47 pm

High Tide

High – 7:22 am
High – 7:24 pm

Low Tide

Low – 12:40 am
Low – 1:41 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:17 pm
Altitude: 33.8°

Astronomical
Twilight

5:49 am – 6:19 am
6:14 pm – 6:45 pm

Nautical
Twilight

6:19 am – 6:49 am
5:44 pm – 6:14 pm

Civil
Twilight

6:49 am – 7:17 am
5:16 pm – 5:44 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

Third Quarter
December 11, 2025
3:51 pm

Next
Moon Phase

New Moon
December 19, 2025
8:43 pm

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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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2:42 19 am

Friday, December 19, 2025