Rapid City, SD, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today
Rapid City, SD, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for TodayWaning Crescent
Current Time: May 24, 2017 at 11:51:01 am
Sunrise Today: 5:17 am↑ 59° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:22 pm↑ 301° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 4:51 am↑ 74° East
Moonset Today: 7:02 pm↑ 289° West
Daylight Hours: 15 hours, 4 minutes (+1m 47s)
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
11:51 am
Altitude
63.8°Heading
148° SEPosition
DaylightDay length
15h 4m 22s
Change since
Yesterday: +1m 47s
Winter: +6h 11m
Summer: -25m 26s
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 – 3:05 am | |
| Astro. Twilight | 3:05 am – 3:58 am | |
| Nautical Twilight | 3:58 am – 4:43 am | |
| Civil Twilight | 4:43 am – 5:17 am | |
| Daylight | 5:17 am – 8:22 pm | |
| Civil Twilight | 8:22 pm – 8:56 pm | |
| Nautical Twilight | 8:56 pm – 9:41 pm | |
| Astro. Twilight | 9:41 pm – 10:34 pm | |
| Night | 10:34 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Rapid City - Next 7 Days
| 2017 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Difference | Time | Mil. mi |
| May 24 | 5:17 am | 8:22 pm | 15:04:22 | +1:47 | 12:49 pm (66.8°) | 94.147 |
| May 25 | 5:17 am | 8:23 pm | 15:06:06 | +1:44 | 12:49 pm (67.0°) | 94.164 |
| May 26 | 5:16 am | 8:24 pm | 15:07:47 | +1:40 | 12:49 pm (67.2°) | 94.181 |
| May 27 | 5:15 am | 8:25 pm | 15:09:25 | +1:37 | 12:50 pm (67.3°) | 94.196 |
| May 28 | 5:14 am | 8:25 pm | 15:10:59 | +1:34 | 12:50 pm (67.5°) | 94.212 |
| May 29 | 5:14 am | 8:26 pm | 15:12:31 | +1:31 | 12:50 pm (67.7°) | 94.227 |
| May 30 | 5:13 am | 8:27 pm | 15:13:58 | +1:27 | 12:50 pm (67.8°) | 94.241 |
| * All times are local time for Rapid City. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||
Equinoxes & Solstices 2017
| 2017 | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| March Equinox | Mar 20 | 4:29 am |
| June Solstice | Jun 20 | 10:24 pm |
| September Equinox | Sep 22 | 2:02 pm |
| December Solstice | Dec 21 | 9:28 am |
| * 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
11:51 am
Altitude
57.9°Heading
180° SPosition
Waning CrescentPercent illuminated
2.0%
Moon in Rapid City - Next 7 days
| 2017 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| May 24 | 4:51 am | 7:02 pm | - | 11:51 am | (57.9°) | 222,995 | 2.0% | |||
 May 25 | 5:34 am | 8:17 pm | - | 12:51 pm | (61.5°) | 222,003 | 0.2% | |||
| May 26 | 6:22 am | 9:28 pm | - | 1:53 pm | (63.9°) | 222,320 | 1.7% | |||
| May 27 | 7:18 am | 10:33 pm | - | 2:55 pm | (64.9°) | 223,896 | 6.5% | |||
| May 28 | 8:21 am | 11:28 pm | - | 3:56 pm | (64.3°) | 226,526 | 13.9% | |||
| May 29 | 9:27 am | - | - | 4:55 pm | (62.4°) | 229,897 | 23.3% | |||
| May 30 | - | 12:16 am | 10:35 am | 5:50 pm | (59.4°) | 233,659 | 33.9% | |||
| * All times are local time for Rapid City. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. 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, Wed, May 24, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Wed 4:25 am | Wed 6:04 pm | Wed 11:14 am | Difficult to see |
| Venus | Wed 3:28 am | Wed 4:18 pm | Wed 9:52 am | Great visibility |
| Mars | Wed 6:24 am | Wed 9:56 pm | Wed 2:10 pm | Difficult to see |
| Jupiter | Wed 3:46 pm | Thu 3:20 am | Wed 9:33 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Saturn | Wed 9:52 pm | Thu 6:53 am | Thu 2:23 am | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Wed 3:42 am | Wed 5:03 pm | Wed 10:22 am | Difficult to see |
| Neptune | Wed 2:11 am | Wed 1:21 pm | Wed 7:46 am | Very 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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