| Current Time: | Jul 26, 2025 at 6:05:34 pm |
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| Sunrise Today: | 5:34 am↑ 62° Northeast |
| Sunset Today: | 8:23 pm↑ 298° Northwest |
| Moonrise Today: | 7:32 am↑ 69° East |
| Moonset Today: | 9:41 pm↑ 286° West |
| Daylight Hours: | 14 hours, 48 minutes (-2m 5s) |
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Rapid City Today
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| Night | 12:00 am – 3:28 am |
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| Astro. Twilight | 3:28 am – 4:18 am |
| Nautical Twilight | 4:18 am – 5:01 am |
| Civil Twilight | 5:01 am – 5:34 am |
| Daylight | 5:34 am – 8:23 pm |
| Civil Twilight | 8:23 pm – 8:56 pm |
| Nautical Twilight | 8:56 pm – 9:39 pm |
| Astro. Twilight | 9:39 pm – 10:28 pm |
| Night | 10:28 pm – 11:59 pm |
Today's Moon in Rapid City
Moon in Rapid City - Next 7 days
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| 2025 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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| Jul | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Jul 26 | 7:32 am | 9:41 pm | - | 2:44 pm | (58.5°) | 239,509 | 5.0% | |||
| Jul 27 | 8:43 am | 10:00 pm | - | 3:28 pm | (52.5°) | 242,565 | 10.7% | |||
| Jul 28 | 9:50 am | 10:17 pm | - | 4:10 pm | (46.3°) | 245,434 | 18.0% | |||
| Jul 29 | 10:55 am | 10:34 pm | - | 4:50 pm | (40.2°) | 247,891 | 26.4% | |||
| Jul 30 | 12:00 pm | 10:52 pm | - | 5:31 pm | (34.4°) | 249,741 | 35.6% | |||
| Jul 31 | 1:04 pm | 11:11 pm | - | 6:12 pm | (29.1°) | 250,846 | 45.2% | |||
 Aug 1 | 2:10 pm | 11:35 pm | - | 6:56 pm | (24.5°) | 251,121 | 55.0% | |||
| * 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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