Rapid City, SD, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today
Rapid City, SD, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for TodayNear Full Moon (Waning Gibbous)
Current Time: Sep 24, 2018 at 9:31:04 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:42 am↑ 90° East
Sunset Today: 6:46 pm↑ 270° West
Moonrise Today: 7:02 pm↑ 95° East
Moonset Today: 6:01 am↑ 262° West
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 3 minutes (-3m)
Today's Sun Position in Rapid City
The Sun's altitude in Rapid City today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed in a separate box. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
9:31 pm
Altitude
-29.1°Heading
301° NWPosition
NightDay length
12h 3m 55s
Change since
Yesterday: -3m
Winter: +3h 11m
Summer: -3h 25m
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Rapid City Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Rapid City today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this
| Night | 12:00 am – 5:05 am | |
| Astro. Twilight | 5:05 am – 5:39 am | |
| Nautical Twilight | 5:39 am – 6:13 am | |
| Civil Twilight | 6:13 am – 6:42 am | |
| Daylight | 6:42 am – 6:46 pm | |
| Civil Twilight | 6:46 pm – 7:15 pm | |
| Nautical Twilight | 7:15 pm – 7:48 pm | |
| Astro. Twilight | 7:48 pm – 8:23 pm | |
| Night | 8:23 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Rapid City - Next 7 Days
| 2018 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Difference | Time | Mil. mi |
| Sep 24 | 6:42 am | 6:46 pm | 12:03:55 | −3:00 | 12:44 pm (45.3°) | 93.240 |
| Sep 25 | 6:43 am | 6:44 pm | 12:00:55 | −3:00 | 12:44 pm (44.9°) | 93.213 |
| Sep 26 | 6:44 am | 6:42 pm | 11:57:54 | −3:00 | 12:44 pm (44.5°) | 93.187 |
| Sep 27 | 6:45 am | 6:40 pm | 11:54:53 | −3:00 | 12:43 pm (44.1°) | 93.161 |
| Sep 28 | 6:47 am | 6:38 pm | 11:51:53 | −3:00 | 12:43 pm (43.7°) | 93.135 |
| Sep 29 | 6:48 am | 6:37 pm | 11:48:52 | −3:00 | 12:43 pm (43.3°) | 93.109 |
| Sep 30 | 6:49 am | 6:35 pm | 11:45:52 | −3:00 | 12:42 pm (42.9°) | 93.083 |
| * 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. | ||||||
Equinoxes & Solstices 2018
| 2018 | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| March Equinox | Mar 20 | 10:15 am |
| June Solstice | Jun 21 | 4:07 am |
| September Equinox | Sep 22 | 7:54 pm |
| December Solstice | Dec 21 | 3:23 pm |
| * All times are local Rapid City time. | ||
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Today's Moon in Rapid City
The Moon's path in Rapid City today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
9:31 pm
Altitude
24.1°Heading
122° SEPosition
Near Full Moon (Waning Gibbous)Percent illuminated
99.9%
Moon in Rapid City - Next 7 days
| 2018 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
 Sep 24 | - | 6:01 am | 7:02 pm | 12:14 am | (38.3°) | 246,802 | 99.2% | |||
| Sep 25 | - | 7:04 am | 7:28 pm | 12:58 am | (42.9°) | 244,762 | 99.8% | |||
| Sep 26 | - | 8:08 am | 7:55 pm | 1:43 am | (47.6°) | 242,627 | 98.3% | |||
| Sep 27 | - | 9:14 am | 8:24 pm | 2:29 am | (52.3°) | 240,474 | 94.6% | |||
| Sep 28 | - | 10:20 am | 8:57 pm | 3:17 am | (56.8°) | 238,352 | 88.7% | |||
| Sep 29 | - | 11:28 am | 9:34 pm | 4:08 am | (60.7°) | 236,287 | 80.8% | |||
| Sep 30 | - | 12:35 pm | 10:19 pm | 5:01 am | (63.8°) | 234,298 | 71.2% | |||
| * 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. | ||||||||||
Planets Visible in the Sky in Rapid City This Coming Night
| Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Sep 24, 2018 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Tue 7:01 am | Tue 6:57 pm | Tue 1:00 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Venus | Tue 10:13 am | Tue 7:30 pm | Tue 2:52 pm | Average visiblity |
| Mars | Mon 4:42 pm | Tue 1:30 am | Mon 9:06 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Jupiter | Tue 10:57 am | Tue 8:42 pm | Tue 3:49 pm | Fairly good visibility |
| Saturn | Mon 2:22 pm | Mon 11:17 pm | Mon 6:49 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Tue 7:43 pm | Wed 9:18 am | Wed 2:31 am | Average visiblity |
| Neptune | Mon 6:06 pm | Tue 5:16 am | Mon 11:41 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| * All times are local time for Rapid City. | ||||
More about the planets visible in the night sky in Rapid City
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