Sunrise and sunset times in Charleston, SC
EditSunrise in Charleston today is at 7:32 am and sunset is at 6:34 pm. Today has 11 hours, 1 minute of daylight, 1 minute, 51 seconds less than yesterday. Read moreShow less
When it gets light and dark in Charleston
Dawn (first light) is at 7:07 am, 25 minutes before sunrise, when civil twilight begins. The first faint glow in the sky (astronomical twilight) starts at 6:10 am.
It gets dark in Charleston at 7:00 pm (dusk), 26 minutes after sunset, when civil twilight ends. Astronomical night starts at 7:57 pm.
Golden hour and blue hour in Charleston
Golden hour is 7:17–8:06 am and 6:00–6:50 pm.
Blue hour is 7:07–7:17 am, before sunrise, and 6:50–7:00 pm, after sunset.
Solar noon is at 1:04 pm, when the Sun is highest, 45° above the horizon.
Sunrise and sunset in Charleston tomorrow
Tomorrow in Charleston, sunrise is at 7:33 am and sunset is at 6:33 pm.
Clock change in Charleston
Daylight saving time ends on November 1: clocks go back one hour, and sunrise and sunset come about an hour earlier by the clock.
Clocks go back one hour this Sunday, November 1, at 2:00 am (EDT → EST). From Sunday, sunrise and sunset come an hour earlier on the clock.
Today
October 26, 2026. Current time: 5:01:20 am
Sunrise time: 7:32:28 am EDTWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley).
Start of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky begins to brighten, too faintly to notice in a city.7:07First light7:07:15 am
Start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.7:07–7:17Blue hour7:07:15 am – 7:16:58 am
Blue hour: the Sun is between 6° and 4° below the horizon. The sky turns deep blue and lit buildings stand out against it.7:17–8:06Golden hour7:16:58 am – 8:06:27 am
Golden hour: the Sun is between 4° below and 6° above the horizon. The light is warm and soft and the shadows are long.
Sunset time: 6:34:21 pm EDTWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley).
Golden hour: the Sun is between 4° below and 6° above the horizon. The light is warm and soft and the shadows are long.6:50–7:00Blue hour6:49:51 pm – 6:59:34 pm
Blue hour: the Sun is between 6° and 4° below the horizon. The sky turns deep blue and lit buildings stand out against it.7:00Dark6:59:34 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.7:57Night7:57:09 pm
End of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky is dark enough to see the faintest stars. In a city it looks dark sooner.
Charleston Tides
High 8:18 am 6.8 ftLow 2:51 pm 0.3 ftCharleston (Customhouse Wharf)
| Low tide | 2:07 am | 0.0 ft | 0.01 m |
|---|---|---|---|
| High tide | 8:18 am | 6.8 ft | 2.06 m |
| Low tide | 2:51 pm | 0.3 ft | 0.10 m |
| High tide | 8:41 pm | 5.8 ft | 1.76 m |
| Low tide | 2:53 am | -0.1 ft | -0.02 m |
|---|---|---|---|
| High tide | 9:06 am | 6.9 ft | 2.09 m |
| Low tide | 3:41 pm | 0.3 ft | 0.10 m |
| High tide | 9:30 pm | 5.7 ft | 1.72 m |
Tide predictions: NOAA, station 8665530, Charleston (Customhouse Wharf) (harmonic station), heights above Mean Lower Low Water, local time. Predictions, not observations: wind and pressure change the real water level. Not for navigation.
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: -32.34° (below the horizon) · Azimuth: 84.1° (E)
Daylight Golden Hour Blue Hour Twilight Night
Day length: 11 hours, 1 minute
2 hours, 31 minutes left until today's sunrise in Charleston
Moonset: 8:03 am
Moonrise: 6:43 pmMoon phase: 🌕 Full Moon (99.7%)🌕 Full moon: today at 12:11 am · 🌑 New moon: Nov 9 at 2:02 amTomorrow
October 27, 2026
Night ends at 6:10 am6:10:21 am
Start of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky begins to brighten, too faintly to notice in a city.·First light at 7:08 am7:08:02 am
Dawn, the start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 7:33:18 am EDTWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley).
Sunset time: 6:33:21 pm EDTWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley).
Dark at 6:59 pm6:58:36 pm
Dusk, the end of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 7:56 pm7:56:14 pm
End of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky is dark enough to see the faintest stars. In a city it looks dark sooner.
Day length: 11 hours
Tomorrow will be 2 minutes shorter than today in Charleston
Moonset: 9:16 am Moonrise: 7:28 pmMoon phase: 🌖 Waning Gibbous (94%)
- Charleston, South Carolina
- Latitude: 32.776474 (North)
- Longitude: -79.931053 (West)
- Time zone: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, UTC−4)
Shortest day in Charleston, SC
The shortest day of the year will be in 1 month and 25 days, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 9 hours, 59 minutes.Longest day in Charleston, SC
The longest day of the year was around 4 months ago, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 14 hours, 18 minutes.Earliest sunset in Charleston, SC
The earliest sunset of the year will be in 1 month and 7 days, on December 3, 2026, at 5:13 pm.Latest sunset in Charleston, SC
The latest sunset of the year was around 3 months ago, on June 29, 2026, at 8:31 pm.Earliest sunrise in Charleston, SC
The earliest sunrise of the year was around 4 months ago, on June 11, 2026, at 6:11 am.Latest sunrise in Charleston, SC
The latest sunrise of the year was around 7 months ago, on March 8, 2026, at 7:38 am.
October 2026 - Charleston, South Carolina - Sunrise and sunset calendar
Sunrise and sunset times, civil twilight start and end times as well as solar noon, and day length for every day of October in Charleston.
All times are in Charleston's time: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, UTC−4).
The day length shortens by 58 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Charleston, SC - from 11 hours, 50 minutes on the first day to 10 hours, 52 minutes on the last day.
| Day | First LightStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light. | SunriseWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley). | Sunrise Variation |
SunsetWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley). | Sunset Variation |
Last LightEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors. | Day Length | Day Length Variation | Solar NoonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky. | Max Sun Altitude | Nautical Twilight Start | Nautical Twilight End | Astronomical Twilight Start | Astronomical Twilight End | Night LengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise. | Moon phase | Solar Midnight | Sun DeclinationThe latitude where the Sun is directly overhead at solar noon (the Sun's declination). It moves between the two tropics through the year. |
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| Thu, Oct 1 | Twilight startStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.6:49:19 am | 7:13:55 am | +40s | 7:04:14 pm | -1m 20s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.7:28:49 pm | 11h 50m 19s | -2m 0s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.1:09:20 pm | 53.84° | 6:20:44 am | 7:57:21 pm | 5:52:01 am | 8:26:01 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.12h 10m 22s | 🌖 (66%)Waning Gibbous: 66% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:09:30 am | 3.4° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:49:59 am | 7:14:36 am | +41s | 7:02:55 pm | -1m 19s | 7:27:30 pm | 11h 48m 19s | -2m 0s | 1:09:00 pm | 53.45° | 6:21:25 am | 7:56:02 pm | 5:52:43 am | 8:24:40 pm | 12h 12m 22s | 🌖 (55%)Waning Gibbous: 55% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:09:10 am | 3.8° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:50:40 am | 7:15:17 am | +41s | 7:01:36 pm | -1m 19s | 7:26:12 pm | 11h 46m 19s | -2m 0s | 1:08:41 pm | 53.06° | 6:22:06 am | 7:54:44 pm | 5:53:25 am | 8:23:21 pm | 12h 14m 22s | 🌗 (43%) Last quarter at 9:25 amLast quarter at 9:25 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 43% illuminated |
1:08:50 am | 4.2° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:51:20 am | 7:15:58 am | +41s | 7:00:18 pm | -1m 18s | 7:24:54 pm | 11h 44m 20s | -1m 59s | 1:08:23 pm | 52.68° | 6:22:46 am | 7:53:26 pm | 5:54:07 am | 8:22:02 pm | 12h 16m 22s | 🌘 (32%)Waning Crescent: 32% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:08:32 am | 4.5° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:52:01 am | 7:16:40 am | +42s | 6:59:00 pm | -1m 18s | 7:23:37 pm | 11h 42m 20s | -1m 59s | 1:08:05 pm | 52.29° | 6:23:27 am | 7:52:09 pm | 5:54:49 am | 8:20:44 pm | 12h 18m 21s | 🌘 (22%)Waning Crescent: 22% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:08:14 am | 4.9° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:52:42 am | 7:17:21 am | +41s | 6:57:43 pm | -1m 17s | 7:22:21 pm | 11h 40m 22s | -1m 59s | 1:07:47 pm | 51.91° | 6:24:08 am | 7:50:52 pm | 5:55:31 am | 8:19:27 pm | 12h 20m 20s | 🌘 (14%)Waning Crescent: 14% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:07:56 am | 5.3° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:53:23 am | 7:18:03 am | +42s | 6:56:26 pm | -1m 17s | 7:21:05 pm | 11h 38m 23s | -1m 59s | 1:07:29 pm | 51.53° | 6:24:49 am | 7:49:37 pm | 5:56:13 am | 8:18:10 pm | 12h 22m 20s | 🌘 (7%)Waning Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:07:38 am | 5.7° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:54:04 am | 7:18:46 am | +43s | 6:55:10 pm | -1m 16s | 7:19:50 pm | 11h 36m 24s | -1m 59s | 1:07:12 pm | 51.15° | 6:25:30 am | 7:48:22 pm | 5:56:55 am | 8:16:55 pm | 12h 24m 18s | 🌘 (3%)Waning Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:07:20 am | 6.1° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:54:46 am | 7:19:28 am | +42s | 6:53:54 pm | -1m 16s | 7:18:35 pm | 11h 34m 26s | -1m 58s | 1:06:56 pm | 50.77° | 6:26:11 am | 7:47:08 pm | 5:57:36 am | 8:15:40 pm | 12h 26m 17s | 🌘 (0.4%)Waning Crescent: 0.4% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:07:05 am | 6.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6:55:28 am | 7:20:11 am | +43s | 6:52:39 pm | -1m 15s | 7:17:21 pm | 11h 32m 28s | -1m 58s | 1:06:39 pm | 50.39° | 6:26:53 am | 7:45:54 pm | 5:58:18 am | 8:14:26 pm | 12h 28m 16s | 🌑 (0.4%) New moon at 11:50 amNew moon at 11:50 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 0.4% illuminated |
1:06:47 am | 6.8° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:56:10 am | 7:20:55 am | +44s | 6:51:24 pm | -1m 15s | 7:16:08 pm | 11h 30m 29s | -1m 58s | 1:06:24 pm | 50.01° | 6:27:34 am | 7:44:42 pm | 5:59:00 am | 8:13:13 pm | 12h 30m 14s | 🌒 (3%)Waxing Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:06:32 am | 7.2° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:56:52 am | 7:21:38 am | +43s | 6:50:10 pm | -1m 14s | 7:14:55 pm | 11h 28m 32s | -1m 58s | 1:06:08 pm | 49.63° | 6:28:16 am | 7:43:30 pm | 5:59:42 am | 8:12:01 pm | 12h 32m 12s | 🌒 (7%)Waxing Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:06:15 am | 7.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6:57:35 am | 7:22:22 am | +44s | 6:48:57 pm | -1m 13s | 7:13:43 pm | 11h 26m 35s | -1m 57s | 1:05:54 pm | 49.26° | 6:28:58 am | 7:42:19 pm | 6:00:24 am | 8:10:50 pm | 12h 34m 10s | 🌒 (12%)Waxing Crescent: 12% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:06:01 am | 8.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6:58:18 am | 7:23:07 am | +45s | 6:47:45 pm | -1m 12s | 7:12:32 pm | 11h 24m 38s | -1m 57s | 1:05:40 pm | 48.89° | 6:29:39 am | 7:41:09 pm | 6:01:06 am | 8:09:41 pm | 12h 36m 6s | 🌒 (19%)Waxing Crescent: 19% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:05:47 am | 8.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6:59:01 am | 7:23:51 am | +44s | 6:46:33 pm | -1m 12s | 7:11:22 pm | 11h 22m 42s | -1m 56s | 1:05:26 pm | 48.52° | 6:30:22 am | 7:40:00 pm | 6:01:48 am | 8:08:32 pm | 12h 38m 3s | 🌒 (27%)Waxing Crescent: 27% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:05:33 am | 8.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 6:59:44 am | 7:24:36 am | +45s | 6:45:22 pm | -1m 11s | 7:10:13 pm | 11h 20m 46s | -1m 56s | 1:05:13 pm | 48.15° | 6:31:04 am | 7:38:52 pm | 6:02:30 am | 8:07:24 pm | 12h 40m 0s | 🌒 (36%)Waxing Crescent: 36% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:05:20 am | 9.1° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 7:00:28 am | 7:25:22 am | +46s | 6:44:12 pm | -1m 10s | 7:09:05 pm | 11h 18m 50s | -1m 56s | 1:05:00 pm | 47.79° | 6:31:46 am | 7:37:44 pm | 6:03:12 am | 8:06:17 pm | 12h 41m 56s | 🌒 (45%)Waxing Crescent: 45% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:05:06 am | 9.4° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 7:01:12 am | 7:26:08 am | +46s | 6:43:02 pm | -1m 10s | 7:07:57 pm | 11h 16m 54s | -1m 55s | 1:04:48 pm | 47.42° | 6:32:29 am | 7:36:38 pm | 6:03:54 am | 8:05:11 pm | 12h 43m 52s | 🌓 (55%) First quarter at 12:12 pmFirst quarter at 12:12 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 55% illuminated |
1:04:54 am | 9.8° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 7:01:56 am | 7:26:54 am | +46s | 6:41:54 pm | -1m 8s | 7:06:51 pm | 11h 15m 0s | -1m 55s | 1:04:37 pm | 47.06° | 6:33:12 am | 7:35:33 pm | 6:04:37 am | 8:04:07 pm | 12h 45m 46s | 🌔 (64%)Waxing Gibbous: 64% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:04:42 am | 10.2° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 7:02:41 am | 7:27:40 am | +46s | 6:40:46 pm | -1m 8s | 7:05:45 pm | 11h 13m 6s | -1m 54s | 1:04:27 pm | 46.70° | 6:33:55 am | 7:34:29 pm | 6:05:19 am | 8:03:03 pm | 12h 47m 41s | 🌔 (73%)Waxing Gibbous: 73% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:04:32 am | 10.5° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 7:03:26 am | 7:28:27 am | +47s | 6:39:40 pm | -1m 6s | 7:04:40 pm | 11h 11m 13s | -1m 54s | 1:04:17 pm | 46.35° | 6:34:39 am | 7:33:26 pm | 6:06:02 am | 8:02:01 pm | 12h 49m 35s | 🌔 (82%)Waxing Gibbous: 82% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:04:22 am | 10.9° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 7:04:11 am | 7:29:15 am | +48s | 6:38:34 pm | -1m 6s | 7:03:37 pm | 11h 9m 19s | -1m 53s | 1:04:07 pm | 45.99° | 6:35:22 am | 7:32:24 pm | 6:06:45 am | 8:01:00 pm | 12h 51m 29s | 🌔 (89%)Waxing Gibbous: 89% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:04:11 am | 11.2° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 7:04:56 am | 7:30:03 am | +48s | 6:37:29 pm | -1m 5s | 7:02:34 pm | 11h 7m 26s | -1m 52s | 1:03:59 pm | 45.64° | 6:36:06 am | 7:31:24 pm | 6:07:28 am | 8:00:00 pm | 12h 53m 22s | 🌔 (95%)Waxing Gibbous: 95% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:04:03 am | 11.6° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 7:05:42 am | 7:30:51 am | +48s | 6:36:25 pm | -1m 4s | 7:01:33 pm | 11h 5m 34s | -1m 52s | 1:03:51 pm | 45.30° | 6:36:50 am | 7:30:24 pm | 6:08:11 am | 7:59:02 pm | 12h 55m 14s | 🌔 (99%)Waxing Gibbous: 99% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:03:55 am | 11.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 7:06:29 am | 7:31:39 am | +48s | 6:35:23 pm | -1m 2s | 7:00:33 pm | 11h 3m 44s | -1m 51s | 1:03:44 pm | 44.95° | 6:37:34 am | 7:29:26 pm | 6:08:54 am | 7:58:05 pm | 12h 57m 5s | 🌔 (99.8%)Waxing Gibbous: 99.8% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:03:48 am | 12.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 7:07:15 am | 7:32:28 am | +49s | 6:34:21 pm | -1m 2s | 6:59:34 pm | 11h 1m 53s | -1m 51s | 1:03:37 pm | 44.61° | 6:38:19 am | 7:28:29 pm | 6:09:38 am | 7:57:09 pm | 12h 58m 57s | 🌕 (98%) Full moon at 12:11 amFull moon at 12:11 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 98% illuminated |
1:03:40 am | 12.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 7:08:02 am | 7:33:18 am | +50s | 6:33:21 pm | -1m 0s | 6:58:36 pm | 11h 0m 3s | -1m 50s | 1:03:32 pm | 44.27° | 6:39:04 am | 7:27:33 pm | 6:10:21 am | 7:56:14 pm | 13h 0m 46s | 🌖 (94%)Waning Gibbous: 94% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:03:35 am | 13.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 7:08:49 am | 7:34:07 am | +49s | 6:32:22 pm | -59s | 6:57:39 pm | 10h 58m 15s | -1m 49s | 1:03:27 pm | 43.94° | 6:39:49 am | 7:26:38 pm | 6:11:05 am | 7:55:21 pm | 13h 2m 35s | 🌖 (88%)Waning Gibbous: 88% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:03:29 am | 13.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 7:09:37 am | 7:34:57 am | +50s | 6:31:23 pm | -59s | 6:56:43 pm | 10h 56m 26s | -1m 48s | 1:03:23 pm | 43.61° | 6:40:34 am | 7:25:45 pm | 6:11:49 am | 7:54:29 pm | 13h 4m 25s | 🌖 (79%)Waning Gibbous: 79% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:03:25 am | 13.6° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 7:10:25 am | 7:35:48 am | +51s | 6:30:26 pm | -57s | 6:55:49 pm | 10h 54m 38s | -1m 47s | 1:03:19 pm | 43.28° | 6:41:20 am | 7:24:53 pm | 6:12:33 am | 7:53:39 pm | 13h 6m 13s | 🌖 (69%)Waning Gibbous: 69% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:03:20 am | 13.9° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 7:11:13 am | 7:36:39 am | +51s | 6:29:31 pm | -55s | 6:54:56 pm | 10h 52m 52s | -1m 47s | 1:03:17 pm | 42.96° | 6:42:06 am | 7:24:02 pm | 6:13:17 am | 7:52:50 pm | 13h 7m 59s | 🌖 (58%)Waning Gibbous: 58% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:03:18 am | 14.3° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Charleston, SC - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Charleston, SC for every day of the year. There are two jumps in the graph that represent the hour change for Daylight Saving Time (DST) in Charleston, SC.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Charleston, SC
In Charleston, SC, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 11 at 6:11 am, while the latest sunrise is on March 8 at 7:38 am. The earliest sunset is on December 3 at 5:13 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 29 at 8:31 pm.
Charleston, SC gets 4h 19m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (14h 18m versus 9h 59m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 10m.
Charleston, SC Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Charleston. Throughout the year, it slowly traces this figure-eight:
Move along the curve to read the Sun's altitude and azimuth for any day of the year in Charleston.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 33.6° above the horizon (around Dec 21) and 79.6° (around Jun 18) in Charleston. The smaller loop sits at the top, the signature of a Northern Hemisphere analemma. Notice the whole figure leans east of the meridian: over Charleston the Sun reaches its highest point between 12:03 and 12:33 depending on the time of year, but never at 12:00.
Detailed Analemma Chart
The technical chart below plots one dot per day, labels the first day of each month, marks the solstices, equinoxes, perihelion and aphelion, and draws the noon altitude of the equinoxes (90° minus your latitude) together with its ±23.4° seasonal limits.
Why does the figure look wider here than in the sky view above?
Both draw the same data, but with different conventions. The sky view uses the same scale on both axes, so it shows the analemma with its true proportions, as a camera would capture it: about 47° tall and only a few degrees wide. This chart, like most technical analemma diagrams, stretches each axis independently to fill the plot, expanding the narrow azimuth range several times so its day-to-day variation can actually be read. Also, azimuth is not sky distance: near the zenith, one degree of azimuth spans much less than one degree across the sky, which further widens the figure in this representation.
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These nearby towns and cities have almost the same sunrise and sunset times as Charleston, SC — the difference is only seconds to a couple of minutes. Select any place to see its own sun calendar:
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