Sunrise and sunset times in Hill City, SD
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Hill City, as well as the whole calendar for October 2026.
Today
October 6, 2026. Current time: 10:05:30 am
First light at 6:29:15 am
Sunrise time: 6:58:03 am MDT
Sunset time: 6:25:55 pm MDT
Last light at 6:54:40 pm
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: 29.4° · Azimuth: 134° (SE)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 11 hours, 27 minutes
8 hours, 20 minutes left for today's sunset in Hill City
Moon rose on Oct 6 at 2:19 AM
Moon will set on Oct 6 at 4:39 PMMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (18%)🌑 New moon: Oct 10 at 9:50 AM · 🌕 Full moon: Oct 25 at 10:13 PMTomorrow
October 7, 2026
First light at 6:30:26 am
Sunrise time: 6:59:15 am MDT
Sunset time: 6:24:08 pm MDT
Last light at 6:52:55 pm
Day length: 11 hours, 24 minutes
Tomorrow will be 3 minutes shorter than today in Hill City
Moon will rise on Oct 7 at 3:35 AM Moon will set on Oct 7 at 5:01 PMMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (7%)
- Hill City, South Dakota
- Latitude: 43.932484 (North)
- Longitude: -103.575195 (West)
- Time zone: Mountain Daylight Time (MDT, UTC−6)
Shortest day in Hill City, 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, 53 minutes.Longest day in Hill City, 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 - Hill City, 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 Hill City.
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 Hill City, 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 | 6:23:23 am | 6:52:08 am | 6:34:54 pm | 7:03:35 pm | 11h 42m 46s | -3m 0s | 12:43:53 pm | 42.7° | 5:49:56 am | 7:36:58 pm | 5:16:02 am | 8:10:45 pm | 12h 18m 24s | 🌖 (65%) |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:24:33 am | 6:53:18 am | 6:33:06 pm | 7:01:47 pm | 11h 39m 48s | -2m 58s | 12:43:34 pm | 42.3° | 5:51:07 am | 7:35:08 pm | 5:17:17 am | 8:08:52 pm | 12h 21m 23s | 🌖 (54%) |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:25:44 am | 6:54:29 am | 6:31:17 pm | 6:59:59 pm | 11h 36m 48s | -3m 0s | 12:43:15 pm | 41.9° | 5:52:19 am | 7:33:20 pm | 5:18:32 am | 8:07:01 pm | 12h 24m 23s | 🌗 (42%) |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:26:54 am | 6:55:40 am | 6:29:29 pm | 6:58:12 pm | 11h 33m 49s | -2m 59s | 12:42:56 pm | 41.5° | 5:53:30 am | 7:31:32 pm | 5:19:46 am | 8:05:10 pm | 12h 27m 22s | 🌘 (31%) |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:28:04 am | 6:56:51 am | 6:27:42 pm | 6:56:26 pm | 11h 30m 51s | -2m 58s | 12:42:38 pm | 41.1° | 5:54:41 am | 7:29:44 pm | 5:21:00 am | 8:03:20 pm | 12h 30m 21s | 🌘 (21%) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:29:15 am | 6:58:03 am | 6:25:55 pm | 6:54:40 pm | 11h 27m 52s | -2m 59s | 12:42:20 pm | 40.7° | 5:55:52 am | 7:27:58 pm | 5:22:14 am | 8:01:31 pm | 12h 33m 20s | 🌘 (13%) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:30:26 am | 6:59:15 am | 6:24:08 pm | 6:52:55 pm | 11h 24m 53s | -2m 59s | 12:42:03 pm | 40.3° | 5:57:03 am | 7:26:13 pm | 5:23:27 am | 7:59:43 pm | 12h 36m 19s | 🌘 (7%) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:31:36 am | 7:00:27 am | 6:22:22 pm | 6:51:10 pm | 11h 21m 55s | -2m 58s | 12:41:46 pm | 40° | 5:58:14 am | 7:24:28 pm | 5:24:40 am | 7:57:57 pm | 12h 39m 17s | 🌘 (2%) |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:32:47 am | 7:01:39 am | 6:20:37 pm | 6:49:26 pm | 11h 18m 58s | -2m 57s | 12:41:29 pm | 39.6° | 5:59:25 am | 7:22:44 pm | 5:25:53 am | 7:56:11 pm | 12h 42m 15s | 🌘 (0.2%) |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6:33:58 am | 7:02:52 am | 6:18:52 pm | 6:47:43 pm | 11h 16m 0s | -2m 58s | 12:41:13 pm | 39.2° | 6:00:36 am | 7:21:01 pm | 5:27:06 am | 7:54:27 pm | 12h 45m 13s | 🌑 (0.4%) |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:35:10 am | 7:04:05 am | 6:17:08 pm | 6:46:01 pm | 11h 13m 3s | -2m 57s | 12:40:57 pm | 38.8° | 6:01:47 am | 7:19:20 pm | 5:28:18 am | 7:52:43 pm | 12h 48m 10s | 🌒 (3%) |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:36:21 am | 7:05:18 am | 6:15:25 pm | 6:44:20 pm | 11h 10m 7s | -2m 56s | 12:40:42 pm | 38.5° | 6:02:58 am | 7:17:39 pm | 5:29:31 am | 7:51:01 pm | 12h 51m 7s | 🌒 (7%) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6:37:32 am | 7:06:32 am | 6:13:42 pm | 6:42:39 pm | 11h 7m 10s | -2m 57s | 12:40:27 pm | 38.1° | 6:04:09 am | 7:15:59 pm | 5:30:43 am | 7:49:20 pm | 12h 54m 4s | 🌒 (13%) |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6:38:44 am | 7:07:46 am | 6:12:00 pm | 6:40:59 pm | 11h 4m 14s | -2m 56s | 12:40:13 pm | 37.7° | 6:05:20 am | 7:14:20 pm | 5:31:55 am | 7:47:41 pm | 12h 57m 0s | 🌒 (20%) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6:39:56 am | 7:09:00 am | 6:10:19 pm | 6:39:21 pm | 11h 1m 19s | -2m 55s | 12:40:00 pm | 37.3° | 6:06:31 am | 7:12:43 pm | 5:33:07 am | 7:46:02 pm | 12h 59m 56s | 🌒 (28%) |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 6:41:08 am | 7:10:15 am | 6:08:39 pm | 6:37:43 pm | 10h 58m 24s | -2m 55s | 12:39:47 pm | 37° | 6:07:41 am | 7:11:06 pm | 5:34:18 am | 7:44:25 pm | 13h 2m 51s | 🌒 (37%) |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 6:42:20 am | 7:11:30 am | 6:06:59 pm | 6:36:06 pm | 10h 55m 29s | -2m 55s | 12:39:34 pm | 36.6° | 6:08:52 am | 7:09:31 pm | 5:35:30 am | 7:42:49 pm | 13h 5m 46s | 🌒 (46%) |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 6:43:33 am | 7:12:45 am | 6:05:21 pm | 6:34:30 pm | 10h 52m 36s | -2m 53s | 12:39:22 pm | 36.2° | 6:10:03 am | 7:07:57 pm | 5:36:41 am | 7:41:15 pm | 13h 8m 39s | 🌓 (56%) |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 6:44:45 am | 7:14:00 am | 6:03:43 pm | 6:32:56 pm | 10h 49m 43s | -2m 53s | 12:39:11 pm | 35.9° | 6:11:14 am | 7:06:24 pm | 5:37:52 am | 7:39:42 pm | 13h 11m 33s | 🌔 (65%) |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 6:45:58 am | 7:15:16 am | 6:02:06 pm | 6:31:22 pm | 10h 46m 50s | -2m 53s | 12:39:01 pm | 35.5° | 6:12:26 am | 7:04:52 pm | 5:39:03 am | 7:38:10 pm | 13h 14m 26s | 🌔 (74%) |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 6:47:11 am | 7:16:32 am | 6:00:31 pm | 6:29:50 pm | 10h 43m 59s | -2m 51s | 12:38:51 pm | 35.2° | 6:13:37 am | 7:03:22 pm | 5:40:14 am | 7:36:40 pm | 13h 17m 18s | 🌔 (82%) |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 6:48:24 am | 7:17:49 am | 5:58:56 pm | 6:28:19 pm | 10h 41m 7s | -2m 52s | 12:38:41 pm | 34.8° | 6:14:48 am | 7:01:53 pm | 5:41:25 am | 7:35:11 pm | 13h 20m 9s | 🌔 (90%) |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 6:49:38 am | 7:19:05 am | 5:57:23 pm | 6:26:49 pm | 10h 38m 18s | -2m 49s | 12:38:33 pm | 34.5° | 6:15:59 am | 7:00:25 pm | 5:42:36 am | 7:33:44 pm | 13h 22m 59s | 🌔 (95%) |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 6:50:51 am | 7:20:22 am | 5:55:51 pm | 6:25:20 pm | 10h 35m 29s | -2m 49s | 12:38:25 pm | 34.1° | 6:17:10 am | 6:58:58 pm | 5:43:47 am | 7:32:18 pm | 13h 25m 49s | 🌔 (99%) |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 6:52:05 am | 7:21:40 am | 5:54:19 pm | 6:23:52 pm | 10h 32m 39s | -2m 50s | 12:38:18 pm | 33.8° | 6:18:22 am | 6:57:33 pm | 5:44:57 am | 7:30:54 pm | 13h 28m 38s | 🌕 (99.9%) |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 6:53:19 am | 7:22:57 am | 5:52:49 pm | 6:22:26 pm | 10h 29m 52s | -2m 47s | 12:38:12 pm | 33.4° | 6:19:33 am | 6:56:10 pm | 5:46:08 am | 7:29:32 pm | 13h 31m 26s | 🌖 (98%) |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 6:54:33 am | 7:24:15 am | 5:51:21 pm | 6:21:01 pm | 10h 27m 6s | -2m 46s | 12:38:06 pm | 33.1° | 6:20:44 am | 6:54:48 pm | 5:47:18 am | 7:28:11 pm | 13h 34m 12s | 🌖 (94%) |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 6:55:47 am | 7:25:33 am | 5:49:53 pm | 6:19:38 pm | 10h 24m 20s | -2m 46s | 12:38:01 pm | 32.8° | 6:21:56 am | 6:53:27 pm | 5:48:29 am | 7:26:51 pm | 13h 36m 58s | 🌖 (87%) |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 6:57:01 am | 7:26:51 am | 5:48:27 pm | 6:18:16 pm | 10h 21m 36s | -2m 44s | 12:37:57 pm | 32.4° | 6:23:07 am | 6:52:08 pm | 5:49:39 am | 7:25:34 pm | 13h 39m 43s | 🌖 (78%) |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 6:58:16 am | 7:28:10 am | 5:47:03 pm | 6:16:55 pm | 10h 18m 53s | -2m 43s | 12:37:54 pm | 32.1° | 6:24:18 am | 6:50:51 pm | 5:50:49 am | 7:24:17 pm | 13h 42m 26s | 🌖 (68%) |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 6:59:30 am | 7:29:29 am | 5:45:39 pm | 6:15:36 pm | 10h 16m 10s | -2m 43s | 12:37:51 pm | 31.8° | 6:25:30 am | 6:49:35 pm | 5:51:59 am | 7:23:03 pm | 13h 45m 9s | 🌖 (57%) |
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Sunrise and Sunset photos in Hill City, SD
Enjoy this beautiful gallery of images of the sunset and sunrise at Hill City, SD.
Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Hill City, SD - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Hill City, 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 Hill City, SD.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Hill City, SD
In Hill City, SD, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 15 at 5:11 am, while the latest sunrise is on October 31 at 7:29 am. The earliest sunset is on December 9 at 4:16 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 26 at 8:41 pm.
Hill City, SD gets 6h 35m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (15h 28m versus 8h 53m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 13m.
Hill City, SD Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Hill City. 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 Hill City.
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 Hill City. 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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