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Golden Hour in North Charleston, SC

Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for North Charleston, SC. Select a date to view the calculated light times.

The month-by-month table below is in this city's own local time. The live times above follow your device's timezone. Mountains, ridgelines and buildings can shorten the usable window — scout your horizon.

Photography planning

Terrain, buildings and weather can affect visible light. Check the horizon and conditions at the selected location.

In North Charleston, sunset ranges from 5:13 PM in November to 8:32 PM in June. Evening golden hour lasts about 36 minutes at the summer solstice and 38 minutes at the winter solstice. Times below are local to North Charleston (America/New_York).

Sunrise, sunset and golden hour in North Charleston by month

MonthSunriseSunsetGolden hour (evening)LengthDaylight
January7:22 AM5:36 PM4:59 PM – 5:36 PM37 min10h 14m
February7:03 AM6:05 PM5:31 PM – 6:05 PM34 min11h 02m
March7:30 AM7:27 PM6:55 PM – 7:27 PM32 min11h 58m
April6:50 AM7:50 PM7:17 PM – 7:50 PM33 min13h 00m
May6:20 AM8:12 PM7:37 PM – 8:12 PM35 min13h 51m
June6:11 AM8:29 PM7:53 PM – 8:29 PM36 min14h 19m
July6:22 AM8:29 PM7:53 PM – 8:29 PM36 min14h 06m
August6:43 AM8:04 PM7:31 PM – 8:04 PM33 min13h 22m
September7:03 AM7:25 PM6:53 PM – 7:25 PM32 min12h 22m
October7:24 AM6:46 PM6:13 PM – 6:46 PM33 min11h 23m
November6:50 AM5:18 PM4:42 PM – 5:18 PM36 min10h 28m
December7:15 AM5:15 PM4:37 PM – 5:15 PM38 min10h 00m

The year at a glance

  • Earliest sunset: 5:13 PM on November 27
  • Latest sunset: 8:32 PM on June 25
  • Longest day: 14h 19m on June 21
  • Shortest day: 9h 59m on December 21
  • Golden hour length: about 36 minutes in June, 38 minutes in December
  • Time zone: America/New_York

What is golden hour?

Golden hour is the period near sunrise and sunset when the sun is low. Blue hour occurs before sunrise and after sunset. Calculated times vary with location and date; weather, terrain and buildings can affect visible light.

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