Charleston Sunrise, Sunset and Moon in August 2026
Day length goes from 14 h 42 min on August 1 to 13 h 18 min on August 31. Sunrise moves from 5:21 AM to 5:57 AM and sunset from 8:03 PM to 7:15 PM.
Every day
Dawn and dusk are civil twilight (the sun 6 degrees below the horizon); golden hour starts when the evening sun is 6 degrees up; full dark is astronomical twilight, 18 degrees down. A blank moonrise or moonset means it falls on the next day.
| Date | Dawn | Sunrise | Sunset | Dusk | Golden hour | Full dark | Day length | Change | Moon | Moonrise | Moonset |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 | 4:48 AM | 5:21 AM | 8:03 PM | 8:37 PM | 7:21 PM | 10:08 PM | 14 h 42 min | Waning gibbous, 89% | 9:23 PM | 8:26 AM | |
| Aug 2 | 4:49 AM | 5:23 AM | 8:02 PM | 8:35 PM | 7:20 PM | 10:06 PM | 14 h 39 min | -3.0 min | Waning gibbous, 82% | 9:41 PM | 9:35 AM |
| Aug 3 | 4:50 AM | 5:24 AM | 8:00 PM | 8:34 PM | 7:19 PM | 10:04 PM | 14 h 36 min | -3.0 min | Waning gibbous, 73% | 9:59 PM | 10:46 AM |
| Aug 4 | 4:51 AM | 5:25 AM | 7:59 PM | 8:32 PM | 7:17 PM | 10:02 PM | 14 h 34 min | -2.0 min | Waning gibbous, 63% | 10:21 PM | 11:59 AM |
| Aug 5 | 4:53 AM | 5:26 AM | 7:58 PM | 8:31 PM | 7:16 PM | 9:59 PM | 14 h 32 min | -2.0 min | Last quarter 10:21 PM | 10:48 PM | 1:16 PM |
| Aug 6 | 4:54 AM | 5:27 AM | 7:56 PM | 8:29 PM | 7:15 PM | 9:57 PM | 14 h 29 min | -3.0 min | Last quarter, 42% | 11:22 PM | 2:35 PM |
| Aug 7 | 4:55 AM | 5:28 AM | 7:55 PM | 8:28 PM | 7:13 PM | 9:55 PM | 14 h 27 min | -2.0 min | Waning crescent, 32% | 3:53 PM | |
| Aug 8 | 4:57 AM | 5:29 AM | 7:53 PM | 8:26 PM | 7:12 PM | 9:53 PM | 14 h 24 min | -3.0 min | Waning crescent, 23% | 12:09 AM | 5:05 PM |
| Aug 9 | 4:58 AM | 5:31 AM | 7:52 PM | 8:24 PM | 7:11 PM | 9:51 PM | 14 h 21 min | -3.0 min | Waning crescent, 14% | 1:09 AM | 6:05 PM |
| Aug 10 | 4:59 AM | 5:32 AM | 7:50 PM | 8:23 PM | 7:09 PM | 9:48 PM | 14 h 18 min | -3.0 min | Waning crescent, 8% | 2:24 AM | 6:51 PM |
| Aug 11 | 5:01 AM | 5:33 AM | 7:49 PM | 8:21 PM | 7:08 PM | 9:46 PM | 14 h 16 min | -2.0 min | Waning crescent, 3% | 3:46 AM | 7:26 PM |
| Aug 12 | 5:02 AM | 5:34 AM | 7:47 PM | 8:20 PM | 7:07 PM | 9:44 PM | 14 h 13 min | -3.0 min | New moon 1:37 PM | 5:10 AM | 7:53 PM |
| Aug 13 | 5:03 AM | 5:35 AM | 7:46 PM | 8:18 PM | 7:05 PM | 9:42 PM | 14 h 11 min | -2.0 min | New moon, 0% | 6:31 AM | 8:16 PM |
| Aug 14 | 5:04 AM | 5:37 AM | 7:44 PM | 8:16 PM | 7:04 PM | 9:39 PM | 14 h 07 min | -4.0 min | Waxing crescent, 2% | 7:49 AM | 8:35 PM |
| Aug 15 | 5:06 AM | 5:38 AM | 7:43 PM | 8:15 PM | 7:02 PM | 9:37 PM | 14 h 05 min | -2.0 min | Waxing crescent, 6% | 9:03 AM | 8:54 PM |
| Aug 16 | 5:07 AM | 5:39 AM | 7:41 PM | 8:13 PM | 7:01 PM | 9:35 PM | 14 h 02 min | -3.0 min | Waxing crescent, 12% | 10:15 AM | 9:12 PM |
| Aug 17 | 5:08 AM | 5:40 AM | 7:39 PM | 8:11 PM | 6:59 PM | 9:33 PM | 13 h 59 min | -3.0 min | Waxing crescent, 20% | 11:25 AM | 9:33 PM |
| Aug 18 | 5:10 AM | 5:41 AM | 7:38 PM | 8:09 PM | 6:58 PM | 9:30 PM | 13 h 57 min | -2.0 min | Waxing crescent, 29% | 12:35 PM | 9:56 PM |
| Aug 19 | 5:11 AM | 5:43 AM | 7:36 PM | 8:08 PM | 6:56 PM | 9:28 PM | 13 h 53 min | -4.0 min | First quarter 10:46 PM | 1:43 PM | 10:25 PM |
| Aug 20 | 5:12 AM | 5:44 AM | 7:34 PM | 8:06 PM | 6:54 PM | 9:26 PM | 13 h 50 min | -3.0 min | First quarter, 50% | 2:49 PM | 11:01 PM |
| Aug 21 | 5:14 AM | 5:45 AM | 7:33 PM | 8:04 PM | 6:53 PM | 9:23 PM | 13 h 48 min | -2.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 60% | 3:49 PM | 11:46 PM |
| Aug 22 | 5:15 AM | 5:46 AM | 7:31 PM | 8:02 PM | 6:51 PM | 9:21 PM | 13 h 45 min | -3.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 70% | 4:41 PM | |
| Aug 23 | 5:16 AM | 5:47 AM | 7:29 PM | 8:00 PM | 6:50 PM | 9:19 PM | 13 h 42 min | -3.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 79% | 5:25 PM | 12:39 AM |
| Aug 24 | 5:18 AM | 5:49 AM | 7:28 PM | 7:59 PM | 6:48 PM | 9:17 PM | 13 h 39 min | -3.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 87% | 6:00 PM | 1:41 AM |
| Aug 25 | 5:19 AM | 5:50 AM | 7:26 PM | 7:57 PM | 6:46 PM | 9:14 PM | 13 h 36 min | -3.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 94% | 6:28 PM | 2:47 AM |
| Aug 26 | 5:20 AM | 5:51 AM | 7:24 PM | 7:55 PM | 6:45 PM | 9:12 PM | 13 h 33 min | -3.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 98% | 6:51 PM | 3:56 AM |
| Aug 27 | 5:21 AM | 5:52 AM | 7:22 PM | 7:53 PM | 6:43 PM | 9:10 PM | 13 h 30 min | -3.0 min | Full moon, 100% | 7:11 PM | 5:05 AM |
| Aug 28 | 5:23 AM | 5:53 AM | 7:20 PM | 7:51 PM | 6:41 PM | 9:08 PM | 13 h 27 min | -3.0 min | Full moon 12:18 AM | 7:30 PM | 6:15 AM |
| Aug 29 | 5:24 AM | 5:55 AM | 7:19 PM | 7:49 PM | 6:39 PM | 9:05 PM | 13 h 24 min | -3.0 min | Waning gibbous, 97% | 7:48 PM | 7:25 AM |
| Aug 30 | 5:25 AM | 5:56 AM | 7:17 PM | 7:47 PM | 6:38 PM | 9:03 PM | 13 h 21 min | -3.0 min | Waning gibbous, 93% | 8:06 PM | 8:36 AM |
| Aug 31 | 5:27 AM | 5:57 AM | 7:15 PM | 7:45 PM | 6:36 PM | 9:01 PM | 13 h 18 min | -3.0 min | Waning gibbous, 86% | 8:27 PM | 9:49 AM |
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Sources
Computed with the NOAA solar position equations and the lunar methods of Meeus, Astronomical Algorithms, for a flat horizon; hills and buildings delay a real sunrise.