Current Local Time in Charleston, West Virginia, USA

11:24:06 pm EDT

Friday, May 8, 2026

Country:	United States
State:	West Virginia (WV)
Lat/Long:	38°21'N / 81°38'W
Elevation:	181 m
Currency:	United States Dollar (USD)
Languages:	English
Country Code:	+1

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°F

Weather

57 °F

Mostly cloudy.
74 / 50 °F

Sun 10.		78 / 52 °F
Mon 11.		66 / 46 °F

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Time Zone

EDT (Eastern Daylight Time)
UTC/GMT -4 hours

DST started

Mar 8, 2026
Forward 1 hour

DST ends

Nov 1, 2026
Back 1 hour

Difference

Same time as
Columbus

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Sunrise

6:21 am
↑ 67° East

Sunset

8:24 pm
↑ 293° Northwest

Day length

14 hours, 3 minutes
+1m 57s longer

Moon 57.5%

Rise – 1:50 am
Set – 11:34 am

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 1:22 pm
Altitude: 68.9°

Astronomical
Twilight

4:38 am – 5:17 am
9:29 pm – 10:08 pm

Nautical
Twilight

5:17 am – 5:52 am
8:53 pm – 9:29 pm

Civil
Twilight

5:52 am – 6:21 am
8:24 pm – 8:53 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

Full Moon
May 1, 2026
1:23 pm

Next
Moon Phase

Third Quarter
May 9, 2026
5:10 pm

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Airports

Yeager Airport, CRW
About 3 mi NE of Charleston
Beckley Raleigh County Memorial Airport, BKW
About 48 mi SE of Charleston
John Glenn International, CMH
About 132 mi NNW of Charleston

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11:24 06 pm

Friday, May 8, 2026