Rapid City, SD, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today
Rapid City, SD, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for TodayWaxing Crescent
Current Time: Jun 18, 2018 at 5:39:33 am
Sunrise Today: 5:09 am↑ 55° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:38 pm↑ 305° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 10:48 am↑ 73° East
Moonset Today: 12:06 am↑ 289° West
Daylight Hours: 15 hours, 29 minutes (+13s)
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
5:39 am
Altitude
4.0°Heading
61° NEPosition
DaylightDay length
15h 29m 34s
Change since
Yesterday: +13s
Winter: +6h 36m
Summer: -14s
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 – 2:43 am | |
| Astro. Twilight | 2:43 am – 3:44 am | |
| Nautical Twilight | 3:44 am – 4:32 am | |
| Civil Twilight | 4:32 am – 5:09 am | |
| Daylight | 5:09 am – 8:38 pm | |
| Civil Twilight | 8:38 pm – 9:15 pm | |
| Nautical Twilight | 9:15 pm – 10:03 pm | |
| Astro. Twilight | 10:03 pm – 11:04 pm | |
| Night | 11:04 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Rapid City - Next 7 Days
| 2018 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Difference | Time | Mil. mi |
| Jun 18 | 5:09 am | 8:38 pm | 15:29:34 | +0:13 | 12:54 pm (69.3°) | 94.449 |
| Jun 19 | 5:09 am | 8:39 pm | 15:29:43 | +0:09 | 12:54 pm (69.3°) | 94.455 |
| Jun 20 | 5:09 am | 8:39 pm | 15:29:48 | +0:04 | 12:54 pm (69.4°) | 94.461 |
| Jun 21 | 5:09 am | 8:39 pm | 15:29:48 | < 1s | 12:54 pm (69.4°) | 94.467 |
| Jun 22 | 5:10 am | 8:39 pm | 15:29:44 | −0:03 | 12:54 pm (69.4°) | 94.472 |
| Jun 23 | 5:10 am | 8:39 pm | 15:29:36 | −0:08 | 12:55 pm (69.3°) | 94.477 |
| Jun 24 | 5:10 am | 8:40 pm | 15:29:24 | −0:12 | 12:55 pm (69.3°) | 94.481 |
| * 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. | ||||||
June Solstice (Summer Solstice) is on Thursday, June 21, 2018 at 4:07 am in Rapid City. In terms of daylight, this day is 6 hours, 37 minutes longer than on December Solstice. In most locations north of Equator, the longest day of the year is around this date.
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
5:39 am
Altitude
-33.7°Heading
4° NPosition
Waxing CrescentPercent illuminated
28.6%
Moon in Rapid City - Next 7 days
| 2018 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Jun 18 | - | 12:06 am | 10:48 am | 5:50 pm | (56.2°) | 230,520 | 34.1% | |||
| Jun 19 | - | 12:41 am | 11:59 am | 6:41 pm | (51.5°) | 233,716 | 45.5% | |||
 Jun 20 | - | 1:12 am | 1:08 pm | 7:29 pm | (46.6°) | 236,953 | 56.7% | |||
| Jun 21 | - | 1:41 am | 2:15 pm | 8:16 pm | (41.7°) | 240,045 | 67.4% | |||
| Jun 22 | - | 2:09 am | 3:20 pm | 9:02 pm | (37.2°) | 242,870 | 76.9% | |||
| Jun 23 | - | 2:37 am | 4:23 pm | 9:48 pm | (33.1°) | 245,357 | 85.1% | |||
| Jun 24 | - | 3:07 am | 5:25 pm | 10:35 pm | (29.6°) | 247,479 | 91.6% | |||
| * 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, Jun 18, 2018 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Mon 6:06 am | Mon 9:49 pm | Mon 1:58 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| Venus | Mon 8:08 am | Mon 11:08 pm | Mon 3:39 pm | Good visibility |
| Mars | Sun 11:24 pm | Mon 8:26 am | Mon 3:55 am | Perfect visibility |
| Jupiter | Mon 4:48 pm | Tue 2:53 am | Mon 9:51 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Saturn | Sun 9:06 pm | Mon 6:03 am | Mon 1:35 am | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Mon 2:16 am | Mon 3:51 pm | Mon 9:04 am | Difficult to see |
| Neptune | Mon 12:39 am | Mon 11:55 am | Mon 6:17 am | 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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