Sunrise and sunset times in Badlands National Park, SD
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Badlands National Park, as well as the whole calendar for October 2026.
Today
October 6, 2026. Current time: 11:00:39 am
First light at 6:24:17 am
Sunrise time: 6:53:03 am MDT
Sunset time: 6:21:01 pm MDT
Last light at 6:49:44 pm
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: 36.2° · Azimuth: 150° (SE)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 11 hours, 27 minutes
7 hours, 20 minutes left for today's sunset in Badlands National Park
Moon rose on Oct 6 at 2:14 AM
Moon will set on Oct 6 at 4:34 PMMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (17%)🌑 New moon: Oct 10 at 9:50 AM · 🌕 Full moon: Oct 25 at 10:13 PMTomorrow
October 7, 2026
First light at 6:25:28 am
Sunrise time: 6:54:15 am MDT
Sunset time: 6:19:15 pm MDT
Last light at 6:47:59 pm
Day length: 11 hours, 25 minutes
Tomorrow will be 3 minutes shorter than today in Badlands National Park
Moon will rise on Oct 7 at 3:30 AM Moon will set on Oct 7 at 4:56 PMMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (7%)
- Badlands National Park, South Dakota
- Latitude: 43.855381 (North)
- Longitude: -102.339691 (West)
- Time zone: Mountain Daylight Time (MDT, UTC−6)
Shortest day in Badlands National Park, SD
The shortest day of the year will be in 2 months and 15 days, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 8 hours, 54 minutes.Longest day in Badlands National Park, SD
The longest day of the year was around 3 months ago, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 15 hours, 28 minutes.
October 2026 - Badlands National Park, South Dakota - Sunrise and sunset calendar
Sunrise and sunset times, civil twilight start and end times as well as solar noon, and day length for every day of October in Badlands National Park.
All times are in Mountain Daylight Time (MDT, UTC−6).
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 26 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Badlands National Park, SD - from 11 hours, 42 minutes on the first day to 10 hours, 16 minutes on the last day.
| Day | First Light | Sunrise | Sunset | Last Light | Day Length | Day Length Variation | Solar Noon
Time of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.
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Max Sun Altitude | Nautical Twilight Start | Nautical Twilight End | Astronomical Twilight Start | Astronomical Twilight End | Night Length
Calculated form this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.
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Moon phase |
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| Thu, Oct 1 | 6:18:27 am | 6:47:09 am | 6:30:00 pm | 6:58:39 pm | 11h 42m 51s | -2m 59s | 12:38:56 pm | 42.7° | 5:45:02 am | 7:31:58 pm | 5:11:11 am | 8:05:43 pm | 12h 18m 19s | 🌖 (65%) |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:19:37 am | 6:48:19 am | 6:28:11 pm | 6:56:51 pm | 11h 39m 52s | -2m 59s | 12:38:37 pm | 42.3° | 5:46:14 am | 7:30:09 pm | 5:12:26 am | 8:03:51 pm | 12h 21m 19s | 🌖 (54%) |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:20:47 am | 6:49:30 am | 6:26:23 pm | 6:55:03 pm | 11h 36m 53s | -2m 59s | 12:38:18 pm | 42° | 5:47:25 am | 7:28:21 pm | 5:13:40 am | 8:01:59 pm | 12h 24m 18s | 🌗 (42%) |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:21:57 am | 6:50:41 am | 6:24:36 pm | 6:53:16 pm | 11h 33m 55s | -2m 58s | 12:38:00 pm | 41.6° | 5:48:36 am | 7:26:33 pm | 5:14:54 am | 8:00:09 pm | 12h 27m 16s | 🌘 (31%) |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:23:07 am | 6:51:52 am | 6:22:48 pm | 6:51:30 pm | 11h 30m 56s | -2m 59s | 12:37:42 pm | 41.2° | 5:49:47 am | 7:24:46 pm | 5:16:08 am | 7:58:19 pm | 12h 30m 15s | 🌘 (21%) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:24:17 am | 6:53:03 am | 6:21:01 pm | 6:49:44 pm | 11h 27m 58s | -2m 58s | 12:37:24 pm | 40.8° | 5:50:57 am | 7:23:00 pm | 5:17:22 am | 7:56:30 pm | 12h 33m 14s | 🌘 (13%) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:25:28 am | 6:54:15 am | 6:19:15 pm | 6:47:59 pm | 11h 25m 0s | -2m 58s | 12:37:06 pm | 40.4° | 5:52:08 am | 7:21:15 pm | 5:18:35 am | 7:54:43 pm | 12h 36m 12s | 🌘 (7%) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:26:38 am | 6:55:27 am | 6:17:29 pm | 6:46:15 pm | 11h 22m 2s | -2m 58s | 12:36:49 pm | 40° | 5:53:19 am | 7:19:30 pm | 5:19:48 am | 7:52:56 pm | 12h 39m 10s | 🌘 (2%) |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:27:49 am | 6:56:39 am | 6:15:44 pm | 6:44:32 pm | 11h 19m 5s | -2m 57s | 12:36:33 pm | 39.7° | 5:54:30 am | 7:17:47 pm | 5:21:00 am | 7:51:11 pm | 12h 42m 7s | 🌘 (0.2%) |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6:29:00 am | 6:57:51 am | 6:14:00 pm | 6:42:49 pm | 11h 16m 9s | -2m 56s | 12:36:16 pm | 39.3° | 5:55:40 am | 7:16:04 pm | 5:22:13 am | 7:49:27 pm | 12h 45m 4s | 🌑 (0.4%) |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:30:11 am | 6:59:04 am | 6:12:16 pm | 6:41:07 pm | 11h 13m 12s | -2m 57s | 12:36:01 pm | 38.9° | 5:56:51 am | 7:14:23 pm | 5:23:25 am | 7:47:44 pm | 12h 48m 1s | 🌒 (3%) |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:31:22 am | 7:00:17 am | 6:10:33 pm | 6:39:26 pm | 11h 10m 16s | -2m 56s | 12:35:46 pm | 38.5° | 5:58:02 am | 7:12:42 pm | 5:24:37 am | 7:46:02 pm | 12h 50m 58s | 🌒 (7%) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6:32:33 am | 7:01:31 am | 6:08:50 pm | 6:37:45 pm | 11h 7m 19s | -2m 57s | 12:35:31 pm | 38.2° | 5:59:12 am | 7:11:03 pm | 5:25:49 am | 7:44:21 pm | 12h 53m 54s | 🌒 (13%) |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6:33:45 am | 7:02:44 am | 6:07:09 pm | 6:36:06 pm | 11h 4m 25s | -2m 54s | 12:35:17 pm | 37.8° | 6:00:23 am | 7:09:24 pm | 5:27:01 am | 7:42:42 pm | 12h 56m 49s | 🌒 (20%) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6:34:56 am | 7:03:58 am | 6:05:28 pm | 6:34:27 pm | 11h 1m 30s | -2m 55s | 12:35:03 pm | 37.4° | 6:01:34 am | 7:07:47 pm | 5:28:12 am | 7:41:04 pm | 12h 59m 45s | 🌒 (28%) |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 6:36:08 am | 7:05:13 am | 6:03:48 pm | 6:32:50 pm | 10h 58m 35s | -2m 55s | 12:34:50 pm | 37.1° | 6:02:44 am | 7:06:11 pm | 5:29:24 am | 7:39:27 pm | 13h 2m 39s | 🌒 (37%) |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 6:37:20 am | 7:06:27 am | 6:02:09 pm | 6:31:13 pm | 10h 55m 42s | -2m 53s | 12:34:38 pm | 36.7° | 6:03:55 am | 7:04:35 pm | 5:30:35 am | 7:37:51 pm | 13h 5m 33s | 🌒 (46%) |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 6:38:33 am | 7:07:42 am | 6:00:30 pm | 6:29:38 pm | 10h 52m 48s | -2m 54s | 12:34:26 pm | 36.3° | 6:05:06 am | 7:03:02 pm | 5:31:46 am | 7:36:17 pm | 13h 8m 27s | 🌓 (56%) |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 6:39:45 am | 7:08:57 am | 5:58:53 pm | 6:28:03 pm | 10h 49m 56s | -2m 52s | 12:34:15 pm | 36° | 6:06:17 am | 7:01:29 pm | 5:32:57 am | 7:34:45 pm | 13h 11m 20s | 🌔 (65%) |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 6:40:57 am | 7:10:13 am | 5:57:17 pm | 6:26:30 pm | 10h 47m 4s | -2m 52s | 12:34:04 pm | 35.6° | 6:07:27 am | 6:59:57 pm | 5:34:08 am | 7:33:13 pm | 13h 14m 12s | 🌔 (74%) |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 6:42:10 am | 7:11:29 am | 5:55:41 pm | 6:24:58 pm | 10h 44m 12s | -2m 52s | 12:33:54 pm | 35.2° | 6:08:38 am | 6:58:27 pm | 5:35:19 am | 7:31:43 pm | 13h 17m 4s | 🌔 (82%) |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 6:43:23 am | 7:12:45 am | 5:54:07 pm | 6:23:27 pm | 10h 41m 22s | -2m 50s | 12:33:45 pm | 34.9° | 6:09:49 am | 6:56:58 pm | 5:36:29 am | 7:30:15 pm | 13h 19m 54s | 🌔 (90%) |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 6:44:36 am | 7:14:01 am | 5:52:34 pm | 6:21:57 pm | 10h 38m 33s | -2m 49s | 12:33:36 pm | 34.5° | 6:11:00 am | 6:55:31 pm | 5:37:40 am | 7:28:48 pm | 13h 22m 44s | 🌔 (95%) |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 6:45:50 am | 7:15:18 am | 5:51:02 pm | 6:20:29 pm | 10h 35m 44s | -2m 49s | 12:33:29 pm | 34.2° | 6:12:11 am | 6:54:04 pm | 5:38:50 am | 7:27:22 pm | 13h 25m 33s | 🌔 (99%) |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 6:47:03 am | 7:16:35 am | 5:49:31 pm | 6:19:01 pm | 10h 32m 56s | -2m 48s | 12:33:21 pm | 33.9° | 6:13:22 am | 6:52:40 pm | 5:40:01 am | 7:25:58 pm | 13h 28m 22s | 🌕 (99.9%) |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 6:48:17 am | 7:17:53 am | 5:48:01 pm | 6:17:35 pm | 10h 30m 8s | -2m 48s | 12:33:15 pm | 33.5° | 6:14:33 am | 6:51:16 pm | 5:41:11 am | 7:24:36 pm | 13h 31m 9s | 🌖 (98%) |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 6:49:31 am | 7:19:10 am | 5:46:33 pm | 6:16:11 pm | 10h 27m 23s | -2m 45s | 12:33:09 pm | 33.2° | 6:15:45 am | 6:49:54 pm | 5:42:21 am | 7:23:15 pm | 13h 33m 55s | 🌖 (94%) |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 6:50:44 am | 7:20:28 am | 5:45:05 pm | 6:14:48 pm | 10h 24m 37s | -2m 46s | 12:33:05 pm | 32.8° | 6:16:56 am | 6:48:34 pm | 5:43:31 am | 7:21:56 pm | 13h 36m 41s | 🌖 (87%) |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 6:51:59 am | 7:21:46 am | 5:43:40 pm | 6:13:26 pm | 10h 21m 54s | -2m 43s | 12:33:01 pm | 32.5° | 6:18:07 am | 6:47:15 pm | 5:44:41 am | 7:20:38 pm | 13h 39m 24s | 🌖 (78%) |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 6:53:13 am | 7:23:04 am | 5:42:15 pm | 6:12:05 pm | 10h 19m 11s | -2m 43s | 12:32:57 pm | 32.2° | 6:19:18 am | 6:45:58 pm | 5:45:51 am | 7:19:22 pm | 13h 42m 8s | 🌖 (68%) |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 6:54:27 am | 7:24:23 am | 5:40:52 pm | 6:10:46 pm | 10h 16m 29s | -2m 42s | 12:32:55 pm | 31.9° | 6:20:29 am | 6:44:42 pm | 5:47:01 am | 7:18:08 pm | 13h 44m 50s | 🌖 (57%) |
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Sunrise and Sunset photos in Badlands National Park, SD
Enjoy this beautiful gallery of images of the sunset and sunrise at Badlands National Park, SD.
Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Badlands National Park, SD - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Badlands National Park, SD for every day of the year. There are two jumps in the graph that represent the hour change for Daylight Saving Time (DST) in Badlands National Park, SD.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Badlands National Park, SD
In Badlands National Park, SD, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 14 at 5:06 am, while the latest sunrise is on October 31 at 7:24 am. The earliest sunset is on December 9 at 4:11 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 26 at 8:35 pm.
Badlands National Park, SD gets 6h 33m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (15h 28m versus 8h 54m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 13m.
Badlands National Park, SD Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Badlands National Park. Throughout the year, it slowly traces this figure-eight:
Move along the curve to read the Sun's altitude and azimuth for any day of the year in Badlands National Park.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 22.6° above the horizon (around Dec 21) and 69.5° (around Jun 21) in Badlands National Park. The smaller loop sits at the top, the signature of a Northern Hemisphere analemma.
Detailed Analemma Chart
The technical chart below plots one dot per day, labels the first day of each month, marks the solstices, equinoxes, perihelion and aphelion, and draws the noon altitude of the equinoxes (90° minus your latitude) together with its ±23.4° seasonal limits.
Why does the figure look wider here than in the sky view above?
Both draw the same data, but with different conventions. The sky view uses the same scale on both axes, so it shows the analemma with its true proportions, as a camera would capture it: about 47° tall and only a few degrees wide. This chart, like most technical analemma diagrams, stretches each axis independently to fill the plot, expanding the narrow azimuth range several times so its day-to-day variation can actually be read. Also, azimuth is not sky distance: near the zenith, one degree of azimuth spans much less than one degree across the sky, which further widens the figure in this representation.
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