Sunrise and sunset times in Rapids City, IL
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Today
October 20, 2026. Current time: 5:55:07 pm
Night ends at 5:47 am5:46:37 am
Start of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky begins to brighten, too faintly to notice in a city.·First light at 6:51 am6:51:02 am
Start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 7:19:13 am CDTWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley).
Sunset time: 6:12:22 pm CDTWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley).
Dark at 6:41 pm6:40:31 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 7:45 pm7:44:50 pm
End of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky is dark enough to see the faintest stars. In a city it looks dark sooner.
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: 2.30° · Azimuth: 253.6° (W)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 10 hours, 53 minutes
17 minutes left for today's sunset in Rapids City
Moonset: 1:09 am
Moonrise: 3:36 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (71%)🌕 Full moon: Oct 25 at 11:11 pm · 🌑 New moon: Nov 9 at 1:02 amTomorrow
October 21, 2026
Night ends at 5:48 am5:47:41 am
Start of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky begins to brighten, too faintly to notice in a city.·First light at 6:52 am6:52:09 am
Start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 7:20:22 am CDTWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley).
Sunset time: 6:10:53 pm CDTWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley).
Dark at 6:39 pm6:39:05 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 7:43 pm7:43:27 pm
End of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky is dark enough to see the faintest stars. In a city it looks dark sooner.
Day length: 10 hours, 50 minutes
Tomorrow will be 3 minutes shorter than today in Rapids City
Moonset: 2:14 am Moonrise: 3:59 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (82%)
- Rapids City, Illinois
- Latitude: 41.581699 (North)
- Longitude: -90.34346 (West)
- Time zone: Central Daylight Time (CDT, UTC−5)
Shortest day in Rapids City, IL
The shortest day of the year will be in 2 months and 1 day, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 9 hours, 9 minutes.Longest day in Rapids City, IL
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, 11 minutes.
October 2026 - Rapids City, Illinois - 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 Rapids City.
All times are in Rapids City's time: Central Daylight Time (CDT, UTC−5).
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 19 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Rapids City, IL - from 11 hours, 44 minutes on the first day to 10 hours, 25 minutes on the last day.
| Day | First LightStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light. | SunriseWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley). | Sunrise Variation |
SunsetWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley). | Sunset Variation |
Last LightEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors. | Day Length | Day Length Variation | Solar NoonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky. | Max Sun Altitude | Nautical Twilight Start | Nautical Twilight End | Astronomical Twilight Start | Astronomical Twilight End | Night LengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise. | Moon phase | Solar Midnight | Sun DeclinationThe latitude where the Sun is directly overhead at solar noon (the Sun's declination). It moves between the two tropics through the year. |
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| Thu, Oct 1 | Twilight startStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.6:30:39 am | 6:58:19 am | +1m 3s | 6:42:56 pm | -1m 42s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.7:10:33 pm | 11h 44m 37s | -2m 45s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.12:50:58 pm | 45.02° | 5:58:28 am | 7:42:40 pm | 5:25:56 am | 8:15:07 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.12h 16m 27s | 🌖 (65%)Waning Gibbous: 65% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:51:08 am | 3.4° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:31:42 am | 6:59:23 am | +1m 4s | 6:41:15 pm | -1m 41s | 7:08:52 pm | 11h 41m 52s | -2m 45s | 12:50:39 pm | 44.63° | 5:59:32 am | 7:40:58 pm | 5:27:03 am | 8:13:22 pm | 12h 19m 11s | 🌖 (54%)Waning Gibbous: 54% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:50:49 am | 3.8° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:32:45 am | 7:00:26 am | +1m 3s | 6:39:33 pm | -1m 42s | 7:07:11 pm | 11h 39m 7s | -2m 45s | 12:50:20 pm | 44.25° | 6:00:36 am | 7:39:16 pm | 5:28:10 am | 8:11:38 pm | 12h 21m 57s | 🌗 (43%) Last quarter at 8:25 amLast quarter at 8:25 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 43% illuminated |
12:50:30 am | 4.2° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:33:49 am | 7:01:30 am | +1m 4s | 6:37:52 pm | -1m 41s | 7:05:31 pm | 11h 36m 22s | -2m 45s | 12:50:01 pm | 43.86° | 6:01:40 am | 7:37:36 pm | 5:29:16 am | 8:09:55 pm | 12h 24m 43s | 🌘 (32%)Waning Crescent: 32% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:50:10 am | 4.6° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:34:52 am | 7:02:35 am | +1m 5s | 6:36:12 pm | -1m 40s | 7:03:52 pm | 11h 33m 37s | -2m 45s | 12:49:43 pm | 43.48° | 6:02:44 am | 7:35:56 pm | 5:30:22 am | 8:08:12 pm | 12h 27m 27s | 🌘 (22%)Waning Crescent: 22% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:49:52 am | 4.9° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:35:55 am | 7:03:39 am | +1m 4s | 6:34:32 pm | -1m 40s | 7:02:13 pm | 11h 30m 53s | -2m 44s | 12:49:25 pm | 43.09° | 6:03:48 am | 7:34:17 pm | 5:31:28 am | 8:06:31 pm | 12h 30m 12s | 🌘 (13%)Waning Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:49:34 am | 5.3° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:36:59 am | 7:04:44 am | +1m 5s | 6:32:52 pm | -1m 40s | 7:00:34 pm | 11h 28m 8s | -2m 44s | 12:49:08 pm | 42.71° | 6:04:52 am | 7:32:38 pm | 5:32:34 am | 8:04:51 pm | 12h 32m 57s | 🌘 (7%)Waning Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:49:17 am | 5.7° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:38:03 am | 7:05:49 am | +1m 5s | 6:31:14 pm | -1m 38s | 6:58:57 pm | 11h 25m 25s | -2m 44s | 12:48:51 pm | 42.33° | 6:05:56 am | 7:31:01 pm | 5:33:40 am | 8:03:12 pm | 12h 35m 40s | 🌘 (2%)Waning Crescent: 2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:49:00 am | 6.1° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:39:07 am | 7:06:54 am | +1m 5s | 6:29:35 pm | -1m 39s | 6:57:20 pm | 11h 22m 41s | -2m 44s | 12:48:34 pm | 41.95° | 6:07:00 am | 7:29:24 pm | 5:34:45 am | 8:01:34 pm | 12h 38m 25s | 🌘 (0.3%)Waning Crescent: 0.3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:48:42 am | 6.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6:40:11 am | 7:08:00 am | +1m 6s | 6:27:58 pm | -1m 37s | 6:55:44 pm | 11h 19m 58s | -2m 43s | 12:48:18 pm | 41.57° | 6:08:03 am | 7:27:48 pm | 5:35:51 am | 7:59:57 pm | 12h 41m 7s | 🌑 (0.5%) New moon at 10:50 amNew moon at 10:50 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 0.5% illuminated |
12:48:26 am | 6.8° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:41:15 am | 7:09:05 am | +1m 5s | 6:26:21 pm | -1m 37s | 6:54:09 pm | 11h 17m 16s | -2m 43s | 12:48:02 pm | 41.19° | 6:09:07 am | 7:26:13 pm | 5:36:56 am | 7:58:21 pm | 12h 43m 51s | 🌒 (3%)Waxing Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:48:10 am | 7.2° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:42:20 am | 7:10:12 am | +1m 7s | 6:24:44 pm | -1m 37s | 6:52:34 pm | 11h 14m 32s | -2m 43s | 12:47:47 pm | 40.82° | 6:10:11 am | 7:24:39 pm | 5:38:01 am | 7:56:46 pm | 12h 46m 34s | 🌒 (7%)Waxing Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:47:55 am | 7.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6:43:24 am | 7:11:18 am | +1m 6s | 6:23:09 pm | -1m 35s | 6:51:00 pm | 11h 11m 51s | -2m 42s | 12:47:32 pm | 40.45° | 6:11:15 am | 7:23:06 pm | 5:39:06 am | 7:55:12 pm | 12h 49m 16s | 🌒 (13%)Waxing Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:47:39 am | 8.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6:44:29 am | 7:12:25 am | +1m 7s | 6:21:34 pm | -1m 35s | 6:49:27 pm | 11h 9m 9s | -2m 42s | 12:47:18 pm | 40.07° | 6:12:19 am | 7:21:34 pm | 5:40:10 am | 7:53:39 pm | 12h 51m 58s | 🌒 (20%)Waxing Crescent: 20% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:47:25 am | 8.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6:45:34 am | 7:13:32 am | +1m 7s | 6:20:00 pm | -1m 34s | 6:47:56 pm | 11h 6m 28s | -2m 41s | 12:47:04 pm | 39.70° | 6:13:23 am | 7:20:04 pm | 5:41:15 am | 7:52:08 pm | 12h 54m 40s | 🌒 (28%)Waxing Crescent: 28% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:47:11 am | 8.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 6:46:39 am | 7:14:40 am | +1m 8s | 6:18:26 pm | -1m 34s | 6:46:25 pm | 11h 3m 46s | -2m 41s | 12:46:51 pm | 39.34° | 6:14:27 am | 7:18:34 pm | 5:42:20 am | 7:50:38 pm | 12h 57m 21s | 🌒 (36%)Waxing Crescent: 36% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:46:57 am | 9.1° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 6:47:45 am | 7:15:47 am | +1m 7s | 6:16:54 pm | -1m 32s | 6:44:55 pm | 11h 1m 7s | -2m 40s | 12:46:39 pm | 38.97° | 6:15:31 am | 7:17:05 pm | 5:43:24 am | 7:49:09 pm | 13h 0m 2s | 🌒 (46%)Waxing Crescent: 46% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:46:45 am | 9.4° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 6:48:50 am | 7:16:56 am | +1m 9s | 6:15:22 pm | -1m 32s | 6:43:26 pm | 10h 58m 26s | -2m 40s | 12:46:27 pm | 38.61° | 6:16:36 am | 7:15:38 pm | 5:44:28 am | 7:47:41 pm | 13h 2m 42s | 🌓 (55%) First quarter at 11:12 amFirst quarter at 11:12 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 55% illuminated |
12:46:33 am | 9.8° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 6:49:56 am | 7:18:04 am | +1m 8s | 6:13:52 pm | -1m 30s | 6:41:58 pm | 10h 55m 48s | -2m 39s | 12:46:16 pm | 38.25° | 6:17:40 am | 7:14:11 pm | 5:45:33 am | 7:46:15 pm | 13h 5m 21s | 🌔 (65%)Waxing Gibbous: 65% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:46:22 am | 10.2° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 6:51:02 am | 7:19:13 am | +1m 9s | 6:12:22 pm | -1m 30s | 6:40:31 pm | 10h 53m 9s | -2m 38s | 12:46:05 pm | 37.89° | 6:18:44 am | 7:12:46 pm | 5:46:37 am | 7:44:50 pm | 13h 8m 0s | 🌔 (74%)Waxing Gibbous: 74% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:46:10 am | 10.5° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 6:52:09 am | 7:20:22 am | +1m 9s | 6:10:53 pm | -1m 29s | 6:39:05 pm | 10h 50m 31s | -2m 38s | 12:45:55 pm | 37.53° | 6:19:49 am | 7:11:22 pm | 5:47:41 am | 7:43:27 pm | 13h 10m 38s | 🌔 (82%)Waxing Gibbous: 82% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:46:00 am | 10.9° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 6:53:15 am | 7:21:31 am | +1m 9s | 6:09:26 pm | -1m 27s | 6:37:40 pm | 10h 47m 55s | -2m 37s | 12:45:46 pm | 37.18° | 6:20:54 am | 7:09:59 pm | 5:48:46 am | 7:42:05 pm | 13h 13m 15s | 🌔 (89%)Waxing Gibbous: 89% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:45:50 am | 11.2° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 6:54:22 am | 7:22:41 am | +1m 10s | 6:07:59 pm | -1m 27s | 6:36:17 pm | 10h 45m 18s | -2m 36s | 12:45:38 pm | 36.83° | 6:21:58 am | 7:08:38 pm | 5:49:50 am | 7:40:44 pm | 13h 15m 52s | 🌔 (95%)Waxing Gibbous: 95% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:45:42 am | 11.6° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 6:55:29 am | 7:23:51 am | +1m 10s | 6:06:34 pm | -1m 25s | 6:34:54 pm | 10h 42m 43s | -2m 35s | 12:45:30 pm | 36.48° | 6:23:03 am | 7:07:18 pm | 5:50:54 am | 7:39:25 pm | 13h 18m 27s | 🌔 (99%)Waxing Gibbous: 99% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:45:34 am | 11.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 6:56:36 am | 7:25:01 am | +1m 10s | 6:05:09 pm | -1m 25s | 6:33:33 pm | 10h 40m 8s | -2m 35s | 12:45:23 pm | 36.14° | 6:24:08 am | 7:05:59 pm | 5:51:58 am | 7:38:07 pm | 13h 21m 3s | 🌕 (99.8%) Full moon at 11:11 pmFull moon at 11:11 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99.8% illuminated |
12:45:27 am | 12.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 6:57:43 am | 7:26:12 am | +1m 11s | 6:03:46 pm | -1m 23s | 6:32:14 pm | 10h 37m 34s | -2m 34s | 12:45:16 pm | 35.80° | 6:25:13 am | 7:04:42 pm | 5:53:02 am | 7:36:50 pm | 13h 23m 37s | 🌖 (98%)Waning Gibbous: 98% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:45:19 am | 12.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 6:58:51 am | 7:27:23 am | +1m 11s | 6:02:24 pm | -1m 22s | 6:30:55 pm | 10h 35m 1s | -2m 33s | 12:45:11 pm | 35.46° | 6:26:18 am | 7:03:26 pm | 5:54:06 am | 7:35:36 pm | 13h 26m 10s | 🌖 (94%)Waning Gibbous: 94% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:45:14 am | 13.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 6:59:59 am | 7:28:34 am | +1m 11s | 6:01:04 pm | -1m 20s | 6:29:38 pm | 10h 32m 30s | -2m 32s | 12:45:06 pm | 35.12° | 6:27:23 am | 7:02:12 pm | 5:55:10 am | 7:34:22 pm | 13h 28m 42s | 🌖 (87%)Waning Gibbous: 87% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:45:08 am | 13.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 7:01:06 am | 7:29:46 am | +1m 12s | 5:59:44 pm | -1m 20s | 6:28:22 pm | 10h 29m 58s | -2m 31s | 12:45:02 pm | 34.79° | 6:28:28 am | 7:00:59 pm | 5:56:14 am | 7:33:11 pm | 13h 31m 13s | 🌖 (79%)Waning Gibbous: 79% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:45:04 am | 13.6° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 7:02:15 am | 7:30:57 am | +1m 11s | 5:58:26 pm | -1m 18s | 6:27:08 pm | 10h 27m 29s | -2m 30s | 12:44:58 pm | 34.47° | 6:29:34 am | 6:59:47 pm | 5:57:18 am | 7:32:01 pm | 13h 33m 43s | 🌖 (68%)Waning Gibbous: 68% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:44:59 am | 14.0° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 7:03:23 am | 7:32:09 am | +1m 12s | 5:57:10 pm | -1m 16s | 6:25:55 pm | 10h 25m 1s | -2m 29s | 12:44:56 pm | 34.14° | 6:30:39 am | 6:58:37 pm | 5:58:22 am | 7:30:52 pm | 13h 36m 12s | 🌖 (57%)Waning Gibbous: 57% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:44:57 am | 14.3° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Rapids City, IL - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Rapids City, IL for every day of the year. There are two jumps in the graph that represent the hour change for Daylight Saving Time (DST) in Rapids City, IL.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Rapids City, IL
In Rapids City, IL, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 14 at 5:26 am, while the latest sunrise is on October 31 at 7:32 am. The earliest sunset is on December 8 at 4:31 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 27 at 8:39 pm.
Rapids City, IL gets 6h 02m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (15h 11m versus 9h 09m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 12m.
Rapids City, IL Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Rapids 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 Rapids City.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 25° above the horizon (around Dec 21) and 71.8° (around Jun 21) in Rapids 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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