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Brookings, SD, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 1.1%
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Current Time: Apr 16, 2026 at 10:10:48 am
Sunrise Today: 6:41 am 75° East
Sunset Today: 8:12 pm 285° West
Moonrise Today: 6:00 am 80° East
Moonset Today: 7:41 pm 286° West
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 31 minutes (+2m 55s)
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Today's Sun Position in Brookings

Time:10:10 am
Altitude:35.9°
Direction:113° SE
Phase:Daylight

Day length today:13h 31m 23s (Apr 16, 2026)

2 minutes, 55 seconds longer than yesterday (Apr 15, 2026)

4 hours, 40 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

2 hours shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Brookings Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:55 am
Astro. Twilight4:55 am – 5:34 am
Nautical Twilight5:34 am – 6:11 am
Civil Twilight6:11 am – 6:41 am
Daylight6:41 am – 8:12 pm
Civil Twilight8:12 pm – 8:43 pm
Nautical Twilight8:43 pm – 9:20 pm
Astro. Twilight9:20 pm – 9:59 pm
Night9:59 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Brookings - Next 7 Days

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2026Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
AprSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Apr 166:41 am8:12 pm13:31:23+2:551:26 pm (56.0°)93.294
Apr 176:39 am8:14 pm13:34:17+2:541:26 pm (56.4°)93.319
Apr 186:38 am8:15 pm13:37:11+2:541:26 pm (56.7°)93.345
Apr 196:36 am8:16 pm13:40:05+2:531:26 pm (57.1°)93.370
Apr 206:34 am8:17 pm13:42:57+2:521:26 pm (57.4°)93.395
Apr 216:33 am8:19 pm13:45:48+2:511:25 pm (57.8°)93.420
Apr 226:31 am8:20 pm13:48:39+2:501:25 pm (58.1°)93.445
* All times are local time for Brookings. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Brookings

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Brookings - Next 7 days

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2026Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
AprMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Apr 166:00 am7:41 pm-12:43 pm(54.5°)227,8850.9%
Apr 176:24 am9:03 pm-1:35 pm(61.1°)225,8370.2%
Apr 186:52 am10:27 pm-2:32 pm(66.8°)224,8172.7%
Apr 197:28 am11:50 pm-3:33 pm(71.0°)224,8618.2%
Apr 208:15 am--4:37 pm(73.3°)225,89016.3%
Apr 21-1:04 am9:15 am5:42 pm(73.4°)227,72126.4%
Apr 22-2:05 am10:27 am6:44 pm(71.4°)230,10937.6%
* All times are local time for Brookings. 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.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Brookings This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, Apr 16, 2026
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 6:02 amThu 5:56 pmThu 11:59 amDifficult to see
VenusThu 7:43 amThu 10:21 pmThu 3:02 pmFairly good visibility
MarsThu 6:01 amThu 6:16 pmThu 12:08 pmDifficult to see
JupiterThu 11:22 amFri 2:40 amThu 7:01 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnThu 6:12 amThu 6:24 pmThu 12:18 pmVery difficult to see
UranusThu 8:11 amThu 11:01 pmThu 3:36 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneThu 5:58 amThu 6:01 pmThu 12:00 noonExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Brookings.

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