Daylight
5:53 am – 7:48 pm
13 hours, 55 minutes
| Current Time: | Apr 24, 2024 at 10:24:42 am |
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| Sun Direction: | ↑ 123° Southeast |
| Sun Altitude: | 46.1° |
| Sun Distance: | 93.502 million mi |
| Next Solstice: | Jun 20, 2024 2:50 pm (Summer) |
| Sunrise Today: | 5:53 am↑ 71° East |
| Sunset Today: | 7:48 pm↑ 290° West |
2024 Sun Graph for Rapid City
December 2024 — Sun in Rapid City
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| 2024 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Astronomical Twilight | Nautical Twilight | Civil Twilight | Solar Noon | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Start | End | Start | End | Start | End | Time | Mil. mi |
| 1 | 7:08 am ↑ (120°) | 4:15 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:07:06 | −1:27 | 5:25 am | 5:58 pm | 5:59 am | 5:24 pm | 6:35 am | 4:48 pm | 11:42 am (24.0°) | 91.653 |
| 2 | 7:09 am ↑ (121°) | 4:15 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:05:42 | −1:23 | 5:26 am | 5:58 pm | 6:00 am | 5:23 pm | 6:37 am | 4:47 pm | 11:42 am (23.8°) | 91.639 |
| 3 | 7:10 am ↑ (121°) | 4:15 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:04:23 | −1:19 | 5:26 am | 5:58 pm | 6:01 am | 5:23 pm | 6:38 am | 4:47 pm | 11:42 am (23.7°) | 91.624 |
| 4 | 7:11 am ↑ (121°) | 4:14 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:03:07 | −1:15 | 5:27 am | 5:58 pm | 6:02 am | 5:23 pm | 6:39 am | 4:47 pm | 11:43 am (23.6°) | 91.610 |
| 5 | 7:12 am ↑ (121°) | 4:14 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:01:56 | −1:11 | 5:28 am | 5:58 pm | 6:03 am | 5:23 pm | 6:39 am | 4:47 pm | 11:43 am (23.5°) | 91.597 |
| 6 | 7:13 am ↑ (121°) | 4:14 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:00:48 | −1:07 | 5:29 am | 5:58 pm | 6:04 am | 5:23 pm | 6:40 am | 4:47 pm | 11:44 am (23.3°) | 91.583 |
| 7 | 7:14 am ↑ (122°) | 4:14 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:59:45 | −1:03 | 5:30 am | 5:58 pm | 6:05 am | 5:23 pm | 6:41 am | 4:47 pm | 11:44 am (23.2°) | 91.570 |
| 8 | 7:15 am ↑ (122°) | 4:14 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:58:45 | −0:59 | 5:31 am | 5:58 pm | 6:06 am | 5:23 pm | 6:42 am | 4:47 pm | 11:45 am (23.1°) | 91.558 |
| 9 | 7:16 am ↑ (122°) | 4:14 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:57:51 | −0:54 | 5:32 am | 5:58 pm | 6:07 am | 5:23 pm | 6:43 am | 4:47 pm | 11:45 am (23.0°) | 91.545 |
| 10 | 7:17 am ↑ (122°) | 4:14 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:57:00 | −0:50 | 5:32 am | 5:58 pm | 6:08 am | 5:23 pm | 6:44 am | 4:47 pm | 11:45 am (23.0°) | 91.534 |
| 11 | 7:18 am ↑ (122°) | 4:14 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:56:14 | −0:46 | 5:33 am | 5:59 pm | 6:08 am | 5:23 pm | 6:45 am | 4:47 pm | 11:46 am (22.9°) | 91.523 |
| 12 | 7:19 am ↑ (122°) | 4:14 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:55:32 | −0:41 | 5:34 am | 5:59 pm | 6:09 am | 5:24 pm | 6:46 am | 4:47 pm | 11:46 am (22.8°) | 91.512 |
| 13 | 7:19 am ↑ (122°) | 4:14 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:54:55 | −0:37 | 5:35 am | 5:59 pm | 6:10 am | 5:24 pm | 6:46 am | 4:47 pm | 11:47 am (22.7°) | 91.502 |
| 14 | 7:20 am ↑ (122°) | 4:15 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:54:22 | −0:32 | 5:35 am | 5:59 pm | 6:10 am | 5:24 pm | 6:47 am | 4:48 pm | 11:47 am (22.7°) | 91.492 |
| 15 | 7:21 am ↑ (122°) | 4:15 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:53:54 | −0:28 | 5:36 am | 6:00 pm | 6:11 am | 5:24 pm | 6:48 am | 4:48 pm | 11:48 am (22.6°) | 91.483 |
| 16 | 7:22 am ↑ (123°) | 4:15 pm ↑ (237°) | 8:53:30 | −0:23 | 5:37 am | 6:00 pm | 6:12 am | 5:25 pm | 6:48 am | 4:48 pm | 11:48 am (22.6°) | 91.475 |
| 17 | 7:22 am ↑ (123°) | 4:15 pm ↑ (237°) | 8:53:11 | −0:19 | 5:37 am | 6:00 pm | 6:12 am | 5:25 pm | 6:49 am | 4:49 pm | 11:49 am (22.6°) | 91.467 |
| 18 | 7:23 am ↑ (123°) | 4:16 pm ↑ (237°) | 8:52:56 | −0:14 | 5:38 am | 6:01 pm | 6:13 am | 5:26 pm | 6:50 am | 4:49 pm | 11:49 am (22.5°) | 91.460 |
| 19 | 7:23 am ↑ (123°) | 4:16 pm ↑ (237°) | 8:52:47 | −0:09 | 5:38 am | 6:01 pm | 6:14 am | 5:26 pm | 6:50 am | 4:49 pm | 11:50 am (22.5°) | 91.453 |
| 20 | 7:24 am ↑ (123°) | 4:17 pm ↑ (237°) | 8:52:41 | −0:05 | 5:39 am | 6:02 pm | 6:14 am | 5:26 pm | 6:51 am | 4:50 pm | 11:50 am (22.5°) | 91.447 |
| 21 | 7:24 am ↑ (123°) | 4:17 pm ↑ (237°) | 8:52:41 | < 1s | 5:39 am | 6:02 pm | 6:15 am | 5:27 pm | 6:51 am | 4:50 pm | 11:51 am (22.5°) | 91.441 |
| 22 | 7:25 am ↑ (123°) | 4:18 pm ↑ (237°) | 8:52:45 | +0:04 | 5:40 am | 6:03 pm | 6:15 am | 5:27 pm | 6:52 am | 4:51 pm | 11:51 am (22.5°) | 91.436 |
| 23 | 7:25 am ↑ (123°) | 4:18 pm ↑ (237°) | 8:52:54 | +0:08 | 5:40 am | 6:03 pm | 6:16 am | 5:28 pm | 6:52 am | 4:51 pm | 11:52 am (22.5°) | 91.431 |
| 24 | 7:26 am ↑ (123°) | 4:19 pm ↑ (237°) | 8:53:08 | +0:13 | 5:41 am | 6:04 pm | 6:16 am | 5:29 pm | 6:53 am | 4:52 pm | 11:52 am (22.6°) | 91.427 |
| 25 | 7:26 am ↑ (123°) | 4:20 pm ↑ (237°) | 8:53:26 | +0:18 | 5:41 am | 6:04 pm | 6:16 am | 5:29 pm | 6:53 am | 4:53 pm | 11:53 am (22.6°) | 91.423 |
| 26 | 7:26 am ↑ (122°) | 4:20 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:53:49 | +0:22 | 5:42 am | 6:05 pm | 6:17 am | 5:30 pm | 6:53 am | 4:53 pm | 11:53 am (22.6°) | 91.420 |
| 27 | 7:27 am ↑ (122°) | 4:21 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:54:16 | +0:27 | 5:42 am | 6:06 pm | 6:17 am | 5:31 pm | 6:54 am | 4:54 pm | 11:54 am (22.7°) | 91.417 |
| 28 | 7:27 am ↑ (122°) | 4:22 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:54:48 | +0:32 | 5:42 am | 6:06 pm | 6:17 am | 5:31 pm | 6:54 am | 4:55 pm | 11:54 am (22.7°) | 91.414 |
| 29 | 7:27 am ↑ (122°) | 4:23 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:55:25 | +0:36 | 5:42 am | 6:07 pm | 6:18 am | 5:32 pm | 6:54 am | 4:56 pm | 11:55 am (22.8°) | 91.412 |
| 30 | 7:27 am ↑ (122°) | 4:23 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:56:06 | +0:41 | 5:43 am | 6:08 pm | 6:18 am | 5:33 pm | 6:54 am | 4:56 pm | 11:55 am (22.9°) | 91.410 |
| 31 | 7:27 am ↑ (122°) | 4:24 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:56:51 | +0:45 | 5:43 am | 6:09 pm | 6:18 am | 5:34 pm | 6:54 am | 4:57 pm | 11:56 am (22.9°) | 91.409 |
| * All times are local time for Rapid City. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||||||||
The December solstice (winter solstice) in Rapid City is at 2:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 6 hours, 37 minutes shorter than the June solstice. In most locations north of the equator, the shortest day of the year is around this date.
The earliest sunset is on December 8 or December 9.
Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?
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