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 May 2026.
Today
May 6, 2026 . Current time: 9:04:41 am
First light at 5:04:29 am
Sunrise time: 5:35:16 am
Sunset time: 8:03:47 pm
Last light at 8:34:34 pm
Day length: 14 hours, 28 minutes
10 hours, 59 minutes left for today's sunset in Rapid City
Moon set on May 6 at 08:38 AM
Moon will rise on May 7 at 01:06 AMMoon phase: 🌖 Waning Gibbous (80%)Tomorrow
May 7, 2026
First light at 5:03:03 am
Sunrise time: 5:33:57 am
Sunset time: 8:04:58 pm
Last light at 8:35:52 pm
Day length: 14 hours, 31 minutes
Tomorrow will be approximately 3 minutes longer than today in Rapid City
Moon will rise on May 7 at 01:06 AM Moon will set on May 7 at 09:41 AMMoon phase: 🌖 Waning Gibbous (66%)
- 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 8 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 will be in 1 month and 13 days, during the summer solstice on June 20, 2026, with a daylight length of 15 hours and 33 minutes.
May 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 May in Rapid City.
The day length increases by 1 hour, 2 minutes over the course of May 2026 in Rapid City, SD - from 14 hours, 15 minutes on the first day to 15 hours, 18 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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| Fri, May 1 | 5:11:56 am | 5:42:08 am | 7:57:50 pm | 8:28:03 pm | 14h 15m 42s | 14h 15m 42s | 12:49:59 pm | 59.3° | 4:32:38 am | 9:07:21 pm | 3:49:03 am | 9:50:55 pm | 9h 42m 53s | 🌕 (100%) |
| Sat, May 2 | 5:10:24 am | 5:40:43 am | 7:59:02 pm | 8:29:21 pm | 14h 18m 19s | 2m 37s | 12:49:53 pm | 59.6° | 4:30:53 am | 9:08:52 pm | 3:46:58 am | 9:52:47 pm | 9h 40m 17s | 🌖 (100%) |
| Sun, May 3 | 5:08:53 am | 5:39:19 am | 8:00:14 pm | 8:30:40 pm | 14h 20m 55s | 2m 36s | 12:49:46 pm | 59.9° | 4:29:10 am | 9:10:23 pm | 3:44:53 am | 9:54:40 pm | 9h 37m 43s | 🌖 (98%) |
| Mon, May 4 | 5:07:24 am | 5:37:57 am | 8:01:25 pm | 8:31:58 pm | 14h 23m 28s | 2m 33s | 12:49:41 pm | 60.2° | 4:27:28 am | 9:11:54 pm | 3:42:49 am | 9:56:33 pm | 9h 35m 10s | 🌖 (94%) |
| Tue, May 5 | 5:05:55 am | 5:36:35 am | 8:02:36 pm | 8:33:16 pm | 14h 26m 1s | 2m 33s | 12:49:36 pm | 60.5° | 4:25:47 am | 9:13:25 pm | 3:40:45 am | 9:58:26 pm | 9h 32m 40s | 🌖 (89%) |
| Wed, May 6 | 5:04:29 am | 5:35:16 am | 8:03:47 pm | 8:34:34 pm | 14h 28m 31s | 2m 30s | 12:49:32 pm | 60.8° | 4:24:07 am | 9:14:56 pm | 3:38:43 am | 10:00:20 pm | 9h 30m 10s | 🌖 (82%) |
| Thu, May 7 | 5:03:03 am | 5:33:57 am | 8:04:58 pm | 8:35:52 pm | 14h 31m 1s | 2m 30s | 12:49:28 pm | 61.1° | 4:22:29 am | 9:16:26 pm | 3:36:41 am | 10:02:14 pm | 9h 27m 43s | 🌖 (75%) |
| Fri, May 8 | 5:01:39 am | 5:32:41 am | 8:06:08 pm | 8:37:09 pm | 14h 33m 27s | 2m 26s | 12:49:24 pm | 61.3° | 4:20:52 am | 9:17:57 pm | 3:34:40 am | 10:04:08 pm | 9h 25m 17s | 🌖 (66%) |
| Sat, May 9 | 5:00:17 am | 5:31:25 am | 8:07:18 pm | 8:38:26 pm | 14h 35m 53s | 2m 26s | 12:49:22 pm | 61.6° | 4:19:16 am | 9:19:27 pm | 3:32:41 am | 10:06:03 pm | 9h 22m 54s | 🌖 (56%) |
| Sun, May 10 | 4:58:56 am | 5:30:12 am | 8:08:27 pm | 8:39:43 pm | 14h 38m 15s | 2m 22s | 12:49:19 pm | 61.9° | 4:17:42 am | 9:20:57 pm | 3:30:42 am | 10:07:57 pm | 9h 20m 33s | 🌗 (46%) |
| Mon, May 11 | 4:57:37 am | 5:29:00 am | 8:09:36 pm | 8:40:59 pm | 14h 40m 36s | 2m 21s | 12:49:18 pm | 62.1° | 4:16:09 am | 9:22:27 pm | 3:28:44 am | 10:09:52 pm | 9h 18m 13s | 🌘 (36%) |
| Tue, May 12 | 4:56:19 am | 5:27:49 am | 8:10:45 pm | 8:42:15 pm | 14h 42m 56s | 2m 20s | 12:49:17 pm | 62.4° | 4:14:38 am | 9:23:56 pm | 3:26:48 am | 10:11:46 pm | 9h 15m 55s | 🌘 (26%) |
| Wed, May 13 | 4:55:03 am | 5:26:40 am | 8:11:53 pm | 8:43:30 pm | 14h 45m 13s | 2m 17s | 12:49:16 pm | 62.6° | 4:13:08 am | 9:25:25 pm | 3:24:53 am | 10:13:40 pm | 9h 13m 40s | 🌘 (17%) |
| Thu, May 14 | 4:53:49 am | 5:25:33 am | 8:13:00 pm | 8:44:44 pm | 14h 47m 27s | 2m 14s | 12:49:17 pm | 62.8° | 4:11:40 am | 9:26:53 pm | 3:22:59 am | 10:15:34 pm | 9h 11m 28s | 🌘 (9%) |
| Fri, May 15 | 4:52:36 am | 5:24:28 am | 8:14:07 pm | 8:45:59 pm | 14h 49m 39s | 2m 12s | 12:49:17 pm | 63.1° | 4:10:14 am | 9:28:21 pm | 3:21:06 am | 10:17:28 pm | 9h 9m 17s | 🌘 (4%) |
| Sat, May 16 | 4:51:25 am | 5:23:24 am | 8:15:13 pm | 8:47:12 pm | 14h 51m 49s | 2m 10s | 12:49:19 pm | 63.3° | 4:08:49 am | 9:29:48 pm | 3:19:15 am | 10:19:22 pm | 9h 7m 9s | 🌘 (1%) |
| Sun, May 17 | 4:50:16 am | 5:22:22 am | 8:16:18 pm | 8:48:25 pm | 14h 53m 56s | 2m 7s | 12:49:20 pm | 63.5° | 4:07:26 am | 9:31:14 pm | 3:17:26 am | 10:21:15 pm | 9h 5m 4s | 🌑 (0%) |
| Mon, May 18 | 4:49:09 am | 5:21:22 am | 8:17:23 pm | 8:49:37 pm | 14h 56m 1s | 2m 5s | 12:49:23 pm | 63.8° | 4:06:05 am | 9:32:40 pm | 3:15:38 am | 10:23:07 pm | 9h 3m 1s | 🌒 (3%) |
| Tue, May 19 | 4:48:04 am | 5:20:24 am | 8:18:27 pm | 8:50:48 pm | 14h 58m 3s | 2m 2s | 12:49:26 pm | 64° | 4:04:47 am | 9:34:05 pm | 3:13:52 am | 10:24:59 pm | 9h 1m 1s | 🌒 (9%) |
| Wed, May 20 | 4:47:00 am | 5:19:28 am | 8:19:30 pm | 8:51:58 pm | 15h 0m 2s | 1m 59s | 12:49:29 pm | 64.2° | 4:03:30 am | 9:35:29 pm | 3:12:08 am | 10:26:50 pm | 8h 59m 3s | 🌒 (17%) |
| Thu, May 21 | 4:45:59 am | 5:18:33 am | 8:20:33 pm | 8:53:07 pm | 15h 2m 0s | 1m 58s | 12:49:33 pm | 64.4° | 4:02:15 am | 9:36:51 pm | 3:10:26 am | 10:28:40 pm | 8h 57m 8s | 🌒 (26%) |
| Fri, May 22 | 4:45:00 am | 5:17:41 am | 8:21:34 pm | 8:54:16 pm | 15h 3m 53s | 1m 53s | 12:49:38 pm | 64.6° | 4:01:02 am | 9:38:13 pm | 3:08:46 am | 10:30:29 pm | 8h 55m 17s | 🌒 (37%) |
| Sat, May 23 | 4:44:02 am | 5:16:51 am | 8:22:35 pm | 8:55:23 pm | 15h 5m 44s | 1m 51s | 12:49:43 pm | 64.8° | 3:59:52 am | 9:39:34 pm | 3:07:08 am | 10:32:17 pm | 8h 53m 27s | 🌓 (48%) |
| Sun, May 24 | 4:43:07 am | 5:16:02 am | 8:23:34 pm | 8:56:29 pm | 15h 7m 32s | 1m 48s | 12:49:48 pm | 65° | 3:58:43 am | 9:40:53 pm | 3:05:32 am | 10:34:04 pm | 8h 51m 42s | 🌔 (58%) |
| Mon, May 25 | 4:42:14 am | 5:15:16 am | 8:24:33 pm | 8:57:34 pm | 15h 9m 17s | 1m 45s | 12:49:54 pm | 65.1° | 3:57:37 am | 9:42:11 pm | 3:03:59 am | 10:35:50 pm | 8h 49m 58s | 🌔 (68%) |
| Tue, May 26 | 4:41:23 am | 5:14:31 am | 8:25:30 pm | 8:58:38 pm | 15h 10m 59s | 1m 42s | 12:50:01 pm | 65.3° | 3:56:34 am | 9:43:28 pm | 3:02:28 am | 10:37:34 pm | 8h 48m 19s | 🌔 (77%) |
| Wed, May 27 | 4:40:35 am | 5:13:49 am | 8:26:26 pm | 8:59:41 pm | 15h 12m 37s | 1m 38s | 12:50:08 pm | 65.5° | 3:55:33 am | 9:44:43 pm | 3:01:00 am | 10:39:16 pm | 8h 46m 43s | 🌔 (85%) |
| Thu, May 28 | 4:39:49 am | 5:13:09 am | 8:27:22 pm | 9:00:42 pm | 15h 14m 13s | 1m 36s | 12:50:15 pm | 65.6° | 3:54:34 am | 9:45:57 pm | 2:59:34 am | 10:40:57 pm | 8h 45m 9s | 🌔 (91%) |
| Fri, May 29 | 4:39:04 am | 5:12:31 am | 8:28:15 pm | 9:01:42 pm | 15h 15m 44s | 1m 31s | 12:50:23 pm | 65.8° | 3:53:38 am | 9:47:09 pm | 2:58:11 am | 10:42:35 pm | 8h 43m 40s | 🌔 (96%) |
| Sat, May 30 | 4:38:23 am | 5:11:55 am | 8:29:08 pm | 9:02:41 pm | 15h 17m 13s | 1m 29s | 12:50:32 pm | 65.9° | 3:52:44 am | 9:48:19 pm | 2:56:51 am | 10:44:12 pm | 8h 42m 13s | 🌔 (99%) |
| Sun, May 31 | 4:37:43 am | 5:11:21 am | 8:29:59 pm | 9:03:38 pm | 15h 18m 38s | 1m 25s | 12:50:40 pm | 66.1° | 3:51:54 am | 9:49:27 pm | 2:55:35 am | 10:45:46 pm | 8h 40m 51s | 🌕 (100%) |
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