Rapid City, SD, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today
Rapid City, SD, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for TodayNear New Moon (Waxing Crescent)
Current Time: Jul 23, 2017 at 9:07:33 am
Sunrise Today: 5:31 am↑ 61° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:26 pm↑ 299° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 5:51 am↑ 65° East
Moonset Today: 8:42 pm↑ 293° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 54 minutes (-1m 58s)
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
9:07 am
Altitude
36.6°Heading
97° EPosition
DaylightDay length
14h 54m 46s
Change since
Yesterday: -1m 58s
Winter: +6h 2m
Summer: -35m 2s
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 – 3:22 am | |
| Astro. Twilight | 3:22 am – 4:14 am | |
| Nautical Twilight | 4:14 am – 4:57 am | |
| Civil Twilight | 4:57 am – 5:31 am | |
| Daylight | 5:31 am – 8:26 pm | |
| Civil Twilight | 8:26 pm – 9:00 pm | |
| Nautical Twilight | 9:00 pm – 9:43 pm | |
| Astro. Twilight | 9:43 pm – 10:34 pm | |
| Night | 10:34 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Rapid City - Next 7 Days
| 2017 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Difference | Time | Mil. mi |
| Jul 23 | 5:31 am | 8:26 pm | 14:54:46 | −1:58 | 12:59 pm (65.8°) | 94.432 |
| Jul 24 | 5:32 am | 8:25 pm | 14:52:45 | −2:00 | 12:59 pm (65.6°) | 94.424 |
| Jul 25 | 5:33 am | 8:24 pm | 14:50:42 | −2:03 | 12:59 pm (65.4°) | 94.415 |
| Jul 26 | 5:34 am | 8:23 pm | 14:48:36 | −2:05 | 12:59 pm (65.2°) | 94.405 |
| Jul 27 | 5:35 am | 8:22 pm | 14:46:28 | −2:08 | 12:59 pm (65.0°) | 94.395 |
| Jul 28 | 5:36 am | 8:21 pm | 14:44:17 | −2:10 | 12:59 pm (64.7°) | 94.384 |
| Jul 29 | 5:37 am | 8:20 pm | 14:42:05 | −2:12 | 12:59 pm (64.5°) | 94.373 |
| * 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
9:07 am
Altitude
32.2°Heading
97° EPosition
Near New Moon (Waxing Crescent)Percent illuminated
0.1%
Moon in Rapid City - Next 7 days
| 2017 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
 Jul 23 | 5:51 am | 8:42 pm | - | 1:20 pm | (62.5°) | 226,641 | 0.2% | |||
| Jul 24 | 7:01 am | 9:24 pm | - | 2:17 pm | (59.5°) | 229,219 | 2.9% | |||
| Jul 25 | 8:12 am | 10:00 pm | - | 3:11 pm | (55.6°) | 232,508 | 8.1% | |||
| Jul 26 | 9:21 am | 10:32 pm | - | 4:01 pm | (51.3°) | 236,201 | 15.5% | |||
| Jul 27 | 10:27 am | 11:01 pm | - | 4:49 pm | (46.8°) | 239,970 | 24.3% | |||
| Jul 28 | 11:31 am | 11:30 pm | - | 5:35 pm | (42.4°) | 243,516 | 33.9% | |||
| Jul 29 | 12:33 pm | 11:58 pm | - | 6:19 pm | (38.3°) | 246,588 | 44.0% | |||
| * 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, Sun, Jul 23, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Sun 7:51 am | Sun 9:35 pm | Sun 2:44 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| Venus | Sun 2:35 am | Sun 5:39 pm | Sun 10:07 am | Good visibility |
| Mars | Sun 5:35 am | Sun 8:33 pm | Sun 1:04 pm | Very close to Sun, not visible |
| Jupiter | Sun 12:03 pm | Sun 11:28 pm | Sun 5:46 pm | Fairly good visibility |
| Saturn | Sun 5:38 pm | Mon 2:41 am | Sun 10:10 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Sat 11:50 pm | Sun 1:16 pm | Sun 6:33 am | Average visiblity |
| Neptune | Sat 10:15 pm | Sun 9:23 am | Sun 3:49 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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