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

Moon: 62.2%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: Oct 11, 2024 at 3:58:19 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:03 am 99° East
Sunset Today: 6:14 pm 260° West
Moonrise Today: 3:38 pm 125° Southeast
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 11 minutes (-2m 57s)
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Today's Sun Position in Rapid City

Time:3:58 pm
Altitude:21.7°
Direction:235° SW
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 11h 11m 19s (Oct 11, 2024)

2 minutes, 57 seconds shorter than yesterday (Oct 10, 2024)

2 hours, 18 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

4 hours, 18 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Rapid City Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:27 am
Astro. Twilight5:27 am – 6:00 am
Nautical Twilight6:00 am – 6:34 am
Civil Twilight6:34 am – 7:03 am
Daylight7:03 am – 6:14 pm
Civil Twilight6:14 pm – 6:43 pm
Nautical Twilight6:43 pm – 7:17 pm
Astro. Twilight7:17 pm – 7:50 pm
Night7:50 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Rapid City - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
OctSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Oct 117:03 am6:14 pm11:11:19−2:5712:39 pm (38.5°)92.779
Oct 127:04 am6:13 pm11:08:22−2:5712:39 pm (38.1°)92.752
Oct 137:05 am6:11 pm11:05:25−2:5612:38 pm (37.8°)92.725
Oct 147:07 am6:09 pm11:02:29−2:5612:38 pm (37.4°)92.698
Oct 157:08 am6:07 pm10:59:33−2:5512:38 pm (37.0°)92.671
Oct 167:09 am6:06 pm10:56:38−2:5512:38 pm (36.7°)92.645
Oct 177:10 am6:04 pm10:53:43−2:5412:38 pm (36.3°)92.618
* 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.

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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
OctMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Oct 113:38 pm--8:04 pm(21.7°)233,61664.0%
Oct 12-12:38 am4:09 pm8:58 pm(26.6°)229,89474.8%
Oct 13-1:57 am4:35 pm9:50 pm(32.8°)226,55284.4%
Oct 14-3:18 am4:58 pm10:41 pm(39.8°)223,93092.3%
Oct 15-4:39 am5:19 pm11:32 pm(47.4°)222,33197.6%
Oct 16-6:01 am5:41 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
Oct 17-7:24 am6:06 pm12:24 am(54.9°)221,97199.9%
* 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.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Rapid City This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Oct 11, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 7:44 amFri 6:32 pmFri 1:08 pmDifficult to see
VenusFri 10:04 amFri 7:34 pmFri 2:49 pmGood visibility
MarsFri 11:17 pmSat 2:34 pmSat 6:56 amAverage visibility
JupiterFri 9:12 pmSat 12:26 pmSat 4:49 amPerfect visibility
SaturnFri 5:01 pmSat 4:00 amFri 10:31 pmPerfect visibility
UranusFri 7:43 pmSat 10:25 amSat 3:04 amAverage visibility
NeptuneFri 5:28 pmSat 5:16 amFri 11:22 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Rapid City.

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