Next usable light
6:03 PM – 6:52 PM
Solar noonDaytime45.1° · 180° S
Charleston, South Carolina · Sun, Oct 25
Evening golden hour · 6:03 PM – 6:52 PM
Weather, terrain, buildings, local access, and elevation are not included.
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Morning
Evening
Where to point the camera
On this selected date, the sun reaches 45° at its highest point and the evening light approaches from 256° WSW.
Pick the month before the day
Plan around the season: Charleston's sampled golden window stretches to 54 min in June and compresses to 48 min by March. Check the bearing column before trusting a remembered spot: sunset lands at 243° WSW in December but 299° WNW in June, a 56° shift. June days run 14 hr 18 min; by December they shrink to 10 hr.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Golden window sample | Sunset bearing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:23 AM | 5:37 PM | 10 hr 14 min | 5:00 PM · 53 min | 245° WSW |
| February | 7:04 AM | 6:06 PM | 11 hr 2 min | 5:32 PM · 49 min | 256° WSW |
| March | 7:31 AM | 7:28 PM | 11 hr 57 min | 6:55 PM · 48 min | 268° W |
| April | 6:51 AM | 7:50 PM | 12 hr 59 min | 7:17 PM · 48 min | 282° WNW |
| May | 6:22 AM | 8:12 PM | 13 hr 50 min | 7:37 PM · 51 min | 293° WNW |
| June | 6:12 AM | 8:30 PM | 14 hr 18 min | 7:54 PM · 54 min | 299° WNW |
| July | 6:23 AM | 8:29 PM | 14 hr 6 min | 7:54 PM · 53 min | 297° WNW |
| August | 6:44 AM | 8:06 PM | 13 hr 22 min | 7:33 PM · 50 min | 287° WNW |
| September | 7:04 AM | 7:28 PM | 12 hr 23 min | 6:55 PM · 48 min | 274° W |
| October | 7:24 AM | 6:48 PM | 11 hr 24 min | 6:15 PM · 48 min | 260° W |
| November | 6:51 AM | 5:20 PM | 10 hr 29 min | 4:44 PM · 52 min | 249° WSW |
| December | 7:16 AM | 5:16 PM | 10 hr | 4:38 PM · 54 min | 243° WSW |
Find the months when sunset faces your spot
Pick the direction your subject faces the sky. Months whose sunset lands within ±10° light up in the table above. Disabled shortcuts have no matching row in this visible mid-month sample.
Each row samples the 15th of the month at these coordinates, so dates near a month boundary can differ from the printed row — around here day length moves up to ~2 min per day in the fastest season. Clock times follow America · New York, including any daylight-saving change.
| Phase | Time |
|---|---|
| Astronomical dawn | 6:09 AM |
| Nautical dawn | 6:38 AM |
| Blue hour (morning) | 7:07 AM |
| Golden hour (morning) | 7:17 AM |
| Sunrise | 7:32 AM |
| Solar noon | 1:04 PM |
| Sunset | 6:37 PM |
| Golden hour (evening) | 6:03 PM |
| Blue hour (evening) | 6:52 PM |
| Nautical dusk | 7:31 PM |
| Astronomical dusk | 7:59 PM |
| Date | Morning golden | Sunrise | Sunset | Evening golden |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Oct 25 | 7:17 AM – 8:06 AM | 7:32 AM | 6:37 PM | 6:03 PM – 6:52 PM |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 7:18 AM – 8:07 AM | 7:33 AM | 6:36 PM | 6:02 PM – 6:51 PM |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 7:18 AM – 8:08 AM | 7:34 AM | 6:35 PM | 6:01 PM – 6:50 PM |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 7:19 AM – 8:09 AM | 7:35 AM | 6:34 PM | 6:00 PM – 6:49 PM |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 7:20 AM – 8:10 AM | 7:36 AM | 6:33 PM | 5:59 PM – 6:48 PM |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 7:21 AM – 8:11 AM | 7:36 AM | 6:32 PM | 5:58 PM – 6:47 PM |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 7:22 AM – 8:12 AM | 7:37 AM | 6:31 PM | 5:57 PM – 6:47 PM |
The moon over Charleston is a Full Moon, 99% lit. Treat this as lighting context, not a visibility forecast.
The list supplies map-search starting points, not ranked recommendations. Confirm access, closures, permits, safety, and horizon obstructions yourself before setting out. For the selected date, the mathematical sunset bearing is 256° WSW. If the composition faces differently, use the bearing planner in the month table above to identify sampled months; the result remains a planning aid and does not prove visibility.
In Charleston, the evening golden hour window runs 49 min on the selected date and approaches from 256° WSW. Arrive 15 minutes before its start when that window occurs, then choose a position with an open view toward that bearing. Don't rely on the generic “one hour before sunset” rule here — the real window shifts with the season, so check the computed times for your date.
See the calculation method and limits before relying on the estimate in terrain-sensitive or safety-critical conditions.
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