Sunrise and sunset times in Rapid City, SD
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Rapid City, SD, United States, as well as the whole calendar for July 2026.
Today
July 17, 2026 . Current time: 10:42:52 am
First light at 4:51:17 am
Sunrise time: 5:24:20 am
Sunset time: 8:33:57 pm
Last light at 9:07:00 pm
Day length: 15 hours, 9 minutes
9 hours, 51 minutes left for today's sunset in Rapid City
Moon rose on Jul 17 at 9:23 AM
Moon will set on Jul 17 at 10:31 PMMoon phase: 🌒 Waxing Crescent (14%)🌕 Full moon: Jul 29 at 8:37 AM · 🌑 New moon: Aug 12 at 11:37 AMTomorrow
July 18, 2026
First light at 4:52:19 am
Sunrise time: 5:25:16 am
Sunset time: 8:33:10 pm
Last light at 9:06:07 pm
Day length: 15 hours, 7 minutes
Tomorrow will be 1 minute shorter than today in Rapid City
Moon will rise on Jul 18 at 10:36 AM Moon will set on Jul 18 at 10:51 PMMoon phase: 🌒 Waxing Crescent (28%)
- Rapid City, South Dakota
- Latitude: 44.080544
- Longitude: -103.231018
- Time zone: Mountain Time MDT
Shortest day in Rapid City, SD
The shortest day of the year will be in around 5 months, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 8 hours and 56 minutes.Longest day in Rapid City, SD
The longest day of the year was 27 days ago, during the summer solstice on June 20, 2026, with a daylight length of 15 hours and 33 minutes.
July 2026 - Rapid 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 July in Rapid City.
The day length shortens by 48 minutes over the course of July 2026 in Rapid City, SD - from 15 hours, 29 minutes on the first day to 14 hours, 41 minutes on the last day.
| Day | Twilight Start | Sunrise | Sunset | Twilight End | 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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| Wed, Jul 1 | 4:37:45 am | 5:12:09 am | 8:41:37 pm | 9:16:00 pm | 15h 29m 28s | 15h 29m 28s | 12:56:53 pm | 67.1° | 3:50:23 am | 10:03:23 pm | 2:50:23 am | 11:03:22 pm | 8h 31m 6s | 🌖 (99%) |
| Thu, Jul 2 | 4:38:23 am | 5:12:43 am | 8:41:25 pm | 9:15:45 pm | 15h 28m 42s | 0m -46s | 12:57:04 pm | 67.1° | 3:51:08 am | 10:03:01 pm | 2:51:25 am | 11:02:43 pm | 8h 31m 55s | 🌖 (95%) |
| Fri, Jul 3 | 4:39:03 am | 5:13:20 am | 8:41:11 pm | 9:15:28 pm | 15h 27m 51s | 0m -51s | 12:57:15 pm | 67° | 3:51:55 am | 10:02:36 pm | 2:52:31 am | 11:02:00 pm | 8h 32m 46s | 🌖 (90%) |
| Sat, Jul 4 | 4:39:44 am | 5:13:57 am | 8:40:55 pm | 9:15:08 pm | 15h 26m 58s | 0m -53s | 12:57:26 pm | 66.9° | 3:52:44 am | 10:02:08 pm | 2:53:40 am | 11:01:12 pm | 8h 33m 42s | 🌖 (84%) |
| Sun, Jul 5 | 4:40:28 am | 5:14:37 am | 8:40:36 pm | 9:14:45 pm | 15h 25m 59s | 0m -59s | 12:57:36 pm | 66.8° | 3:53:36 am | 10:01:36 pm | 2:54:52 am | 11:00:20 pm | 8h 34m 42s | 🌖 (76%) |
| Mon, Jul 6 | 4:41:13 am | 5:15:18 am | 8:40:15 pm | 9:14:20 pm | 15h 24m 57s | -1m -2s | 12:57:46 pm | 66.7° | 3:54:31 am | 10:01:02 pm | 2:56:08 am | 10:59:25 pm | 8h 35m 45s | 🌖 (66%) |
| Tue, Jul 7 | 4:42:00 am | 5:16:00 am | 8:39:52 pm | 9:13:52 pm | 15h 23m 52s | -1m -5s | 12:57:56 pm | 66.6° | 3:55:27 am | 10:00:25 pm | 2:57:27 am | 10:58:25 pm | 8h 36m 52s | 🌗 (56%) |
| Wed, Jul 8 | 4:42:49 am | 5:16:44 am | 8:39:26 pm | 9:13:21 pm | 15h 22m 42s | -1m -10s | 12:58:05 pm | 66.5° | 3:56:26 am | 9:59:45 pm | 2:58:49 am | 10:57:22 pm | 8h 38m 4s | 🌗 (45%) |
| Thu, Jul 9 | 4:43:40 am | 5:17:30 am | 8:38:58 pm | 9:12:49 pm | 15h 21m 28s | -1m -14s | 12:58:14 pm | 66.4° | 3:57:26 am | 9:59:02 pm | 3:00:13 am | 10:56:15 pm | 8h 39m 19s | 🌘 (34%) |
| Fri, Jul 10 | 4:44:32 am | 5:18:17 am | 8:38:28 pm | 9:12:13 pm | 15h 20m 11s | -1m -17s | 12:58:23 pm | 66.2° | 3:58:29 am | 9:58:16 pm | 3:01:41 am | 10:55:04 pm | 8h 40m 37s | 🌘 (24%) |
| Sat, Jul 11 | 4:45:25 am | 5:19:05 am | 8:37:56 pm | 9:11:36 pm | 15h 18m 51s | -1m -20s | 12:58:31 pm | 66.1° | 3:59:34 am | 9:57:27 pm | 3:03:11 am | 10:53:50 pm | 8h 41m 58s | 🌘 (14%) |
| Sun, Jul 12 | 4:46:21 am | 5:19:54 am | 8:37:22 pm | 9:10:56 pm | 15h 17m 28s | -1m -23s | 12:58:38 pm | 66° | 4:00:40 am | 9:56:36 pm | 3:04:43 am | 10:52:33 pm | 8h 43m 23s | 🌘 (7%) |
| Mon, Jul 13 | 4:47:17 am | 5:20:45 am | 8:36:45 pm | 9:10:13 pm | 15h 16m 0s | -1m -28s | 12:58:45 pm | 65.8° | 4:01:49 am | 9:55:42 pm | 3:06:17 am | 10:51:13 pm | 8h 44m 52s | 🌘 (2%) |
| Tue, Jul 14 | 4:48:15 am | 5:21:37 am | 8:36:06 pm | 9:09:28 pm | 15h 14m 29s | -1m -31s | 12:58:52 pm | 65.7° | 4:02:58 am | 9:54:45 pm | 3:07:53 am | 10:49:50 pm | 8h 46m 24s | 🌑 (0%) |
| Wed, Jul 15 | 4:49:14 am | 5:22:30 am | 8:35:25 pm | 9:08:41 pm | 15h 12m 55s | -1m -34s | 12:58:58 pm | 65.5° | 4:04:10 am | 9:53:46 pm | 3:09:31 am | 10:48:24 pm | 8h 47m 59s | 🌒 (1%) |
| Thu, Jul 16 | 4:50:15 am | 5:23:24 am | 8:34:42 pm | 9:07:52 pm | 15h 11m 18s | -1m -37s | 12:59:03 pm | 65.3° | 4:05:23 am | 9:52:44 pm | 3:11:11 am | 10:46:55 pm | 8h 49m 38s | 🌒 (5%) |
| Fri, Jul 17 | 4:51:17 am | 5:24:20 am | 8:33:57 pm | 9:07:00 pm | 15h 9m 37s | -1m -41s | 12:59:08 pm | 65.2° | 4:06:37 am | 9:51:40 pm | 3:12:53 am | 10:45:24 pm | 8h 51m 19s | 🌒 (11%) |
| Sat, Jul 18 | 4:52:19 am | 5:25:16 am | 8:33:10 pm | 9:06:07 pm | 15h 7m 54s | -1m -43s | 12:59:13 pm | 65° | 4:07:53 am | 9:50:33 pm | 3:14:36 am | 10:43:50 pm | 8h 53m 3s | 🌒 (19%) |
| Sun, Jul 19 | 4:53:23 am | 5:26:13 am | 8:32:21 pm | 9:05:11 pm | 15h 6m 8s | -1m -46s | 12:59:17 pm | 64.8° | 4:09:10 am | 9:49:24 pm | 3:16:20 am | 10:42:14 pm | 8h 54m 50s | 🌒 (28%) |
| Mon, Jul 20 | 4:54:28 am | 5:27:11 am | 8:31:29 pm | 9:04:13 pm | 15h 4m 18s | -1m -50s | 12:59:20 pm | 64.6° | 4:10:28 am | 9:48:13 pm | 3:18:05 am | 10:40:36 pm | 8h 56m 42s | 🌒 (38%) |
| Tue, Jul 21 | 4:55:34 am | 5:28:11 am | 8:30:36 pm | 9:03:12 pm | 15h 2m 25s | -1m -53s | 12:59:23 pm | 64.4° | 4:11:47 am | 9:47:00 pm | 3:19:51 am | 10:38:55 pm | 8h 58m 34s | 🌓 (48%) |
| Wed, Jul 22 | 4:56:41 am | 5:29:10 am | 8:29:41 pm | 9:02:10 pm | 15h 0m 31s | -1m -54s | 12:59:25 pm | 64.2° | 4:13:07 am | 9:45:44 pm | 3:21:39 am | 10:37:12 pm | 9h 0m 30s | 🌔 (58%) |
| Thu, Jul 23 | 4:57:48 am | 5:30:11 am | 8:28:43 pm | 9:01:06 pm | 14h 58m 32s | -1m -59s | 12:59:27 pm | 64° | 4:14:28 am | 9:44:26 pm | 3:23:27 am | 10:35:27 pm | 9h 2m 29s | 🌔 (67%) |
| Fri, Jul 24 | 4:58:57 am | 5:31:12 am | 8:27:44 pm | 9:00:00 pm | 14h 56m 32s | -2m 0s | 12:59:28 pm | 63.8° | 4:15:50 am | 9:43:07 pm | 3:25:16 am | 10:33:41 pm | 9h 4m 30s | 🌔 (76%) |
| Sat, Jul 25 | 5:00:06 am | 5:32:14 am | 8:26:43 pm | 8:58:52 pm | 14h 54m 29s | -2m -3s | 12:59:29 pm | 63.6° | 4:17:12 am | 9:41:45 pm | 3:27:05 am | 10:31:53 pm | 9h 6m 34s | 🌔 (83%) |
| Sun, Jul 26 | 5:01:16 am | 5:33:17 am | 8:25:40 pm | 8:57:42 pm | 14h 52m 23s | -2m -6s | 12:59:29 pm | 63.4° | 4:18:36 am | 9:40:22 pm | 3:28:55 am | 10:30:03 pm | 9h 8m 41s | 🌔 (90%) |
| Mon, Jul 27 | 5:02:26 am | 5:34:21 am | 8:24:36 pm | 8:56:30 pm | 14h 50m 15s | -2m -8s | 12:59:28 pm | 63.1° | 4:20:00 am | 9:38:56 pm | 3:30:45 am | 10:28:11 pm | 9h 10m 48s | 🌔 (95%) |
| Tue, Jul 28 | 5:03:37 am | 5:35:24 am | 8:23:29 pm | 8:55:16 pm | 14h 48m 5s | -2m -10s | 12:59:27 pm | 62.9° | 4:21:25 am | 9:37:29 pm | 3:32:36 am | 10:26:18 pm | 9h 13m 0s | 🌔 (98%) |
| Wed, Jul 29 | 5:04:49 am | 5:36:29 am | 8:22:21 pm | 8:54:01 pm | 14h 45m 52s | -2m -13s | 12:59:25 pm | 62.7° | 4:22:50 am | 9:36:00 pm | 3:34:27 am | 10:24:23 pm | 9h 15m 13s | 🌕 (100%) |
| Thu, Jul 30 | 5:06:01 am | 5:37:34 am | 8:21:11 pm | 8:52:44 pm | 14h 43m 37s | -2m -15s | 12:59:22 pm | 62.4° | 4:24:15 am | 9:34:29 pm | 3:36:18 am | 10:22:27 pm | 9h 17m 28s | 🌖 (100%) |
| Fri, Jul 31 | 5:07:14 am | 5:38:39 am | 8:19:59 pm | 8:51:25 pm | 14h 41m 20s | -2m -17s | 12:59:19 pm | 62.2° | 4:25:41 am | 9:32:57 pm | 3:38:09 am | 10:20:30 pm | 9h 19m 46s | 🌖 (97%) |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Rapid City, SD - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Rapid 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 Rapid City, SD.
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Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Rapid City, SD
In Rapid City, SD, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 14 at 5:07 am, while the latest sunrise is on October 31 at 7:27 am. The earliest sunset is on December 9 at 4:16 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 26 at 8:42 pm.
Rapid City, SD gets 6h 37m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (15h 33m versus 8h 56m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 16m.
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