United States
Time now in Charleston
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:44Sunset 08:12Time zone UTC −6
Time zone
America/Denver
UTC offset
UTC −6
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
467
Sunrise
06:44
Sunset
08:12
Day length
13h 28m
Coordinates
40.47, -111.47
Time difference from Charleston
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Charleston right now.
Charleston on the map
About the time in Charleston
Sunrise today lands at 06:44 and sunset at 08:12 local time, giving 13h 28m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (40.47, -111.47) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Charleston.
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Charleston day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 15:00–23:00 UTC. Convert your own hours into UTC once and you can tell at a glance whether someone there is likely to be at their desk.
Charleston is on daylight saving time at the moment, which is why the offset reads UTC −6 instead of its winter value. Clocks go back on 1 November 2026, and anything scheduled across that date shifts by an hour.
Frequently asked questions about time in Charleston
- Which time zone is Charleston in?
- Charleston uses America/Denver, currently UTC −6.
- What time is it in Charleston right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Charleston, updating every second from America/Denver (UTC −6).
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Charleston?
- Charleston is UTC −6 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- Does Charleston change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
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