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Sunrise, Sunset & Moon Times — Charlotte

Here are today's Sun and Moon times for Charlotte, in local time: the Sun rises at 6:08 AM and sets at 8:40 PM, giving about 14h 32m of daylight. Below: every twilight phase, the golden and blue hour, and tonight's Moon.

TODAY'S SUN · CHARLOTTE
Sunrise6:08 AM
Sunset8:40 PM
Day length14h 32m
Sun right nowbelow horizon

Computed for Charlotte (35.23°, -80.84°), shown in local time (America/New_York).

Twilight & the golden hour for Charlotte

EVENING (DUSK)
Golden hour8:02 PM – 8:58 PM
Blue hour8:58 PM – 9:10 PM
Civil dusk · Sun −6°9:10 PM
Nautical dusk · Sun −12°9:47 PM
Astronomical dusk · true dark10:28 PM
MORNING (DAWN)
Astronomical dawn · Sun −18°4:21 AM
Nautical dawn · Sun −12°5:01 AM
Civil dawn · Sun −6°5:38 AM
Sunrise · Sun −0.8°6:08 AM

Golden hour is the warm, soft light photographers love (Sun between about +6° and −4°); blue hour is the deep-blue window just after. Astronomical dusk is when the sky reaches true darkness and the faintest stars appear — the moment that matters for stargazing.

The Moon over Charlotte

Moonrise8:45 AM
Moonset11:30 PM
PhaseWaxing Crescent
Illumination6%

The Moon is currently below the horizon at Charlotte. A bright Moon washes out faint stars — see the stargazing-conditions page for tonight's full verdict.

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