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Badlands National Park, South Dakota, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2026

Daylight

6:09 am – 7:31 pm
13 hours, 22 minutes

Current Time: Apr 13, 2025 at 5:04:35 pm
Sun Direction: 258.17° WSW
Sun Altitude: 25.43°
Sun Distance: 93.222 million mi
Next Solstice: Jun 20, 2025 8:42 pm (Summer)
Sunrise Today: 6:09 am 76° East
Sunset Today: 7:31 pm 284° West
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2026 Sun Graph for Badlands National Park

December 2026 — Sun in Badlands National Park

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2026Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
17:03 am (120°)4:13 pm (240°)9:09:24−1:285:21 am5:56 pm5:55 am5:21 pm6:31 am4:45 pm11:38 am (24.3°)91.661
27:04 am (120°)4:12 pm (240°)9:08:00−1:245:21 am5:55 pm5:56 am5:21 pm6:32 am4:45 pm11:39 am (24.2°)91.647
37:06 am (121°)4:12 pm (239°)9:06:39−1:205:22 am5:55 pm5:57 am5:21 pm6:33 am4:45 pm11:39 am (24.0°)91.633
47:07 am (121°)4:12 pm (239°)9:05:22−1:165:23 am5:55 pm5:58 am5:20 pm6:34 am4:44 pm11:39 am (23.9°)91.619
57:08 am (121°)4:12 pm (239°)9:04:10−1:125:24 am5:55 pm5:59 am5:20 pm6:35 am4:44 pm11:40 am (23.8°)91.606
67:09 am (121°)4:12 pm (239°)9:03:01−1:085:25 am5:55 pm6:00 am5:20 pm6:36 am4:44 pm11:40 am (23.6°)91.594
77:10 am (121°)4:12 pm (239°)9:01:56−1:045:26 am5:55 pm6:01 am5:20 pm6:37 am4:44 pm11:41 am (23.5°)91.581
87:11 am (121°)4:11 pm (238°)9:00:55−1:005:27 am5:55 pm6:02 am5:20 pm6:38 am4:44 pm11:41 am (23.4°)91.569
97:11 am (122°)4:11 pm (238°)8:59:59−0:565:28 am5:55 pm6:02 am5:20 pm6:39 am4:44 pm11:42 am (23.3°)91.557
107:12 am (122°)4:11 pm (238°)8:59:07−0:525:28 am5:55 pm6:03 am5:20 pm6:40 am4:44 pm11:42 am (23.2°)91.546
117:13 am (122°)4:12 pm (238°)8:58:19−0:475:29 am5:56 pm6:04 am5:21 pm6:40 am4:44 pm11:42 am (23.2°)91.534
127:14 am (122°)4:12 pm (238°)8:57:36−0:435:30 am5:56 pm6:05 am5:21 pm6:41 am4:44 pm11:43 am (23.1°)91.524
137:15 am (122°)4:12 pm (238°)8:56:56−0:395:31 am5:56 pm6:06 am5:21 pm6:42 am4:45 pm11:43 am (23.0°)91.513
147:16 am (122°)4:12 pm (238°)8:56:22−0:345:31 am5:56 pm6:06 am5:21 pm6:43 am4:45 pm11:44 am (23.0°)91.503
157:16 am (122°)4:12 pm (238°)8:55:52−0:305:32 am5:57 pm6:07 am5:22 pm6:43 am4:45 pm11:44 am (22.9°)91.493
167:17 am (122°)4:13 pm (238°)8:55:26−0:255:33 am5:57 pm6:08 am5:22 pm6:44 am4:45 pm11:45 am (22.9°)91.484
177:18 am (122°)4:13 pm (238°)8:55:05−0:215:33 am5:57 pm6:08 am5:22 pm6:45 am4:46 pm11:45 am (22.8°)91.475
187:18 am (122°)4:13 pm (238°)8:54:49−0:165:34 am5:58 pm6:09 am5:23 pm6:45 am4:46 pm11:46 am (22.8°)91.466
197:19 am (122°)4:14 pm (238°)8:54:37−0:115:34 am5:58 pm6:10 am5:23 pm6:46 am4:47 pm11:46 am (22.8°)91.458
207:20 am (123°)4:14 pm (237°)8:54:29−0:075:35 am5:59 pm6:10 am5:23 pm6:47 am4:47 pm11:47 am (22.8°)91.451
217:20 am (123°)4:15 pm (237°)8:54:27−0:025:36 am5:59 pm6:11 am5:24 pm6:47 am4:47 pm11:47 am (22.8°)91.444
227:21 am (123°)4:15 pm (237°)8:54:29+0:015:36 am6:00 pm6:11 am5:24 pm6:48 am4:48 pm11:48 am (22.8°)91.438
237:21 am (122°)4:16 pm (238°)8:54:35+0:065:36 am6:00 pm6:12 am5:25 pm6:48 am4:49 pm11:48 am (22.8°)91.432
247:21 am (122°)4:16 pm (238°)8:54:46+0:115:37 am6:01 pm6:12 am5:26 pm6:48 am4:49 pm11:49 am (22.8°)91.427
257:22 am (122°)4:17 pm (238°)8:55:02+0:155:37 am6:01 pm6:12 am5:26 pm6:49 am4:50 pm11:49 am (22.8°)91.423
267:22 am (122°)4:17 pm (238°)8:55:22+0:205:38 am6:02 pm6:13 am5:27 pm6:49 am4:50 pm11:50 am (22.9°)91.419
277:22 am (122°)4:18 pm (238°)8:55:47+0:245:38 am6:03 pm6:13 am5:28 pm6:49 am4:51 pm11:50 am (22.9°)91.415
287:23 am (122°)4:19 pm (238°)8:56:17+0:295:38 am6:03 pm6:13 am5:28 pm6:50 am4:52 pm11:51 am (23.0°)91.413
297:23 am (122°)4:20 pm (238°)8:56:51+0:345:39 am6:04 pm6:14 am5:29 pm6:50 am4:53 pm11:51 am (23.0°)91.411
307:23 am (122°)4:21 pm (238°)8:57:29+0:385:39 am6:05 pm6:14 am5:30 pm6:50 am4:53 pm11:52 am (23.1°)91.409
317:23 am (122°)4:21 pm (238°)8:58:12+0:425:39 am6:05 pm6:14 am5:30 pm6:50 am4:54 pm11:52 am (23.1°)91.408
* All times are local time for Badlands National Park. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Badlands National Park is at 1:50 pm on Monday, December 21, 2026. In terms of daylight, this day is 6 hours, 33 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 9.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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