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

Moon: 4.7%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: May 9, 2024 at 5:44:40 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:32 am 64° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:06 pm 296° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 6:12 am 53° Northeast
Moonset Today: 10:40 pm 310° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 34 minutes (+2m 23s)
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Today's Sun Position in Rapid City

Time:5:44 pm
Altitude:23.7°
Direction:272° W
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 14h 33m 39s (May 9, 2024)

2 minutes, 23 seconds longer than yesterday (May 8, 2024)

5 hours, 40 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

56 minutes, 11 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Rapid City Today

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Night12:00 am – 3:32 am
Astro. Twilight3:32 am – 4:19 am
Nautical Twilight4:19 am – 5:00 am
Civil Twilight5:00 am – 5:32 am
Daylight5:32 am – 8:06 pm
Civil Twilight8:06 pm – 8:39 pm
Nautical Twilight8:39 pm – 9:20 pm
Astro. Twilight9:20 pm – 10:07 pm
Night10:07 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Rapid City - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 95:32 am8:06 pm14:33:39+2:2312:49 pm (63.6°)93.859
May 105:31 am8:07 pm14:36:01+2:2112:49 pm (63.8°)93.880
May 115:30 am8:08 pm14:38:21+2:1912:49 pm (64.1°)93.901
May 125:29 am8:09 pm14:40:39+2:1712:49 pm (64.3°)93.921
May 135:28 am8:11 pm14:42:54+2:1512:49 pm (64.6°)93.941
May 145:27 am8:12 pm14:45:07+2:1312:49 pm (64.8°)93.961
May 155:25 am8:13 pm14:47:18+2:1012:49 pm (65.0°)93.980
* 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
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 96:12 am10:40 pm-2:21 pm(72.2°)232,3164.0%
May 106:58 am11:47 pm-3:21 pm(74.0°)235,7609.7%
May 117:55 am--4:20 pm(73.8°)239,39717.3%
May 12-12:40 am8:59 am5:15 pm(72.0°)242,91326.2%
May 13-1:21 am10:07 am6:06 pm(68.8°)246,03135.8%
May 14-1:53 am11:16 am6:53 pm(64.5°)248,54045.8%
May 15-2:17 am12:22 pm7:37 pm(59.5°)250,30155.6%
* 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.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Rapid City This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, May 9, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 4:43 amFri 5:40 pmFri 11:11 amDifficult to see
VenusThu 5:20 amThu 7:25 pmThu 12:22 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsFri 3:57 amFri 4:17 pmFri 10:07 amAverage visibility
JupiterThu 5:58 amThu 8:35 pmThu 1:16 pmDifficult to see
SaturnFri 3:17 amFri 2:30 pmFri 8:53 amAverage visibility
UranusThu 5:45 amThu 8:19 pmThu 1:02 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneFri 3:39 amFri 3:32 pmFri 9:36 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Rapid City.

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