Current Local Time in Charleston, South Carolina, USA

6:53:00 am EST

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

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

27 °F

Passing clouds.
61 / 33 °F

Thu 22.		68 / 45 °F
Fri 23.		67 / 45 °F

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Time Zone

EST (Eastern Standard Time)
UTC/GMT -5 hours

DST starts

Mar 8, 2026
Forward 1 hour

DST ends

Nov 1, 2026
Back 1 hour

Difference

Same time as
Columbus

About EST — Eastern Standard Time

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Sunrise

7:20 am
↑ 113° Southeast

Sunset

5:42 pm
↑ 247° West

Day length

10 hours, 22 minutes
+1m 18s longer

Moon 7.3%

Rise – 9:08 am
Set – 8:40 pm

High Tide

High – 9:22 am
High – 9:35 pm

Low Tide

Low – 3:04 am
Low – 3:43 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:31 pm
Altitude: 37.4°

Astronomical
Twilight

5:54 am – 6:24 am
6:38 pm – 7:07 pm

Nautical
Twilight

6:24 am – 6:54 am
6:08 pm – 6:38 pm

Civil
Twilight

6:54 am – 7:20 am
5:42 pm – 6:08 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

New Moon
January 18, 2026
2:51 pm

Next
Moon Phase

First Quarter
January 25, 2026
11:47 pm

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Airports

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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6:5300am

Wednesday, January 21, 2026