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Rapid City, SD, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 69.6%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: Mar 18, 2024 at 10:01:05 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:58 am 90° East
Sunset Today: 7:03 pm 270° West
Moonrise Today: 12:22 pm 50° Northeast
Moonset Today: 4:08 am 311° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 5 minutes (+3m 3s)
Location of Rapid CityLocation

Today's Sun Position in Rapid City

Time:10:01 pm
Altitude:-30.9°
Direction:305° NW
Phase:Night

Day length today: 12h 5m 1s (Mar 18, 2024)

3 minutes, 3 seconds longer than yesterday (Mar 17, 2024)

3 hours, 12 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

3 hours, 24 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Rapid City Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:21 am
Astro. Twilight5:21 am – 5:56 am
Nautical Twilight5:56 am – 6:29 am
Civil Twilight6:29 am – 6:58 am
Daylight6:58 am – 7:03 pm
Civil Twilight7:03 pm – 7:32 pm
Nautical Twilight7:32 pm – 8:06 pm
Astro. Twilight8:06 pm – 8:40 pm
Night8:40 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Rapid City - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MarSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Mar 186:58 am7:03 pm12:05:01+3:031:00 pm (45.4°)92.537
Mar 196:56 am7:04 pm12:08:04+3:031:00 pm (45.8°)92.563
Mar 206:54 am7:06 pm12:11:08+3:031:00 pm (46.2°)92.588
Mar 216:53 am7:07 pm12:14:11+3:0312:59 pm (46.6°)92.614
Mar 226:51 am7:08 pm12:17:15+3:0312:59 pm (47.0°)92.640
Mar 236:49 am7:09 pm12:20:18+3:0312:59 pm (47.4°)92.666
Mar 246:47 am7:10 pm12:23:21+3:0312:58 pm (47.8°)92.692
* All times are local time for Rapid City. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The March equinox (vernal equinox) in Rapid City is at 9:06 pm on Tuesday, March 19, 2024.
Why is the day and night not exactly 12 hours on equinox?

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Today's Moon in Rapid City

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Rapid City - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MarMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Mar 18-4:08 am12:22 pm8:40 pm(72.6°)247,06969.1%
Mar 19-4:50 am1:27 pm9:30 pm(69.7°)249,33678.0%
Mar 20-5:22 am2:33 pm10:17 pm(65.8°)250,95885.5%
Mar 21-5:47 am3:39 pm11:00 pm(61.0°)251,96791.7%
Mar 22-6:08 am4:44 pm11:41 pm(55.7°)252,42096.2%
Mar 23-6:26 am5:47 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
Mar 24-6:43 am6:49 pm12:21 am(50.0°)252,37999.0%
* All times are local time for Rapid City. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

Penumbral Lunar Eclipse visible in Rapid City on Mar 24 – Mar 25

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Rapid City This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Mar 18, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 7:28 amTue 8:37 pmTue 2:01 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusTue 6:21 amTue 5:16 pmTue 11:48 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsTue 5:52 amTue 4:11 pmTue 11:02 amSlightly difficult to see
JupiterMon 8:50 amMon 10:59 pmMon 3:54 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnTue 6:29 amTue 5:27 pmTue 11:58 amVery difficult to see
UranusMon 9:02 amMon 11:29 pmMon 4:16 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneTue 7:00 amTue 6:48 pmTue 12:54 pmNot visible
* All times are local time for Rapid City.

More about the planets visible in the night sky in Rapid City