Sunrise and sunset times in Watauga, SD
EditCheck out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Watauga, as well as the whole calendar for October 2026.
Clocks go back one hour this Sunday, November 1, at 2:00 am (MDT → MST). From Sunday, sunrise and sunset come an hour earlier on the clock.
Today
October 26, 2026. Current time: 1:50:38 pm
Night ends at 5:38 am5:37:54 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 6:47 am6:47:26 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: 7:18:11 am MDTWhen 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: 5:41:08 pm MDTWhen 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 6:12 pm6:11:51 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 7:21 pm7:21:17 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: 28.68° · Azimuth: 202.5° (SW)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 10 hours, 22 minutes
3 hours, 50 minutes left for today's sunset in Watauga
Moonset: 8:07 am
Moonrise: 5:35 pmMoon phase: 🌖 Waning Gibbous (99%)🌑 New moon: Nov 9 at 12:02 am · 🌕 Full moon: Nov 24 at 7:53 amTomorrow
October 27, 2026
Night ends at 5:39 am5:39:10 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 6:49 am6:48:46 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: 7:19:35 am MDTWhen 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: 5:39:33 pm MDTWhen 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 6:10 pm6:10:20 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 7:20 pm7:19:51 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, 19 minutes
Tomorrow will be 3 minutes shorter than today in Watauga
Moonset: 9:30 am Moonrise: 6:11 pmMoon phase: 🌖 Waning Gibbous (94%)
- Watauga, South Dakota
- Latitude: 45.923885 (North)
- Longitude: -101.522758 (West)
- Time zone: Mountain Daylight Time (MDT, UTC−6)
Shortest day in Watauga, SD
The shortest day of the year will be in 1 month and 25 days, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 8 hours, 39 minutes.Longest day in Watauga, SD
The longest day of the year was around 4 months ago, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 15 hours, 44 minutes.
October 2026 - Watauga, 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 Watauga.
All times are in Watauga's time: Mountain Daylight Time (MDT, UTC−6).
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 33 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Watauga, SD - from 11 hours, 41 minutes on the first day to 10 hours, 8 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.6:14:55 am | 6:44:40 am | +1m 17s | 6:25:54 pm | -1m 55s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.6:55:35 pm | 11h 41m 14s | -3m 12s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.12:35:40 pm | 40.67° | 5:40:15 am | 7:30:10 pm | 5:05:03 am | 8:05:15 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.12h 20m 3s | 🌖 (65%)Waning Gibbous: 65% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:35:50 am | 3.4° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:16:11 am | 6:45:57 am | +1m 17s | 6:23:59 pm | -1m 55s | 6:53:41 pm | 11h 38m 2s | -3m 12s | 12:35:21 pm | 40.28° | 5:41:33 am | 7:28:13 pm | 5:06:25 am | 8:03:15 pm | 12h 23m 16s | 🌖 (54%)Waning Gibbous: 54% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:35:31 am | 3.8° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:17:28 am | 6:47:15 am | +1m 18s | 6:22:04 pm | -1m 55s | 6:51:47 pm | 11h 34m 49s | -3m 12s | 12:35:02 pm | 39.89° | 5:42:51 am | 7:26:18 pm | 5:07:47 am | 8:01:15 pm | 12h 26m 28s | 🌗 (42%) Last quarter at 7:25 amLast quarter at 7:25 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 42% illuminated |
12:35:11 am | 4.2° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:18:45 am | 6:48:32 am | +1m 17s | 6:20:09 pm | -1m 55s | 6:49:53 pm | 11h 31m 37s | -3m 12s | 12:34:44 pm | 39.51° | 5:44:09 am | 7:24:23 pm | 5:09:08 am | 7:59:17 pm | 12h 29m 41s | 🌘 (31%)Waning Crescent: 31% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:34:54 am | 4.6° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:20:02 am | 6:49:50 am | +1m 18s | 6:18:15 pm | -1m 54s | 6:48:00 pm | 11h 28m 25s | -3m 12s | 12:34:25 pm | 39.12° | 5:45:27 am | 7:22:30 pm | 5:10:30 am | 7:57:21 pm | 12h 32m 53s | 🌘 (21%)Waning Crescent: 21% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:34:34 am | 5.0° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:21:19 am | 6:51:08 am | +1m 18s | 6:16:22 pm | -1m 53s | 6:46:08 pm | 11h 25m 14s | -3m 12s | 12:34:08 pm | 38.74° | 5:46:45 am | 7:20:37 pm | 5:11:50 am | 7:55:25 pm | 12h 36m 4s | 🌘 (13%)Waning Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:34:17 am | 5.3° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:22:36 am | 6:52:26 am | +1m 18s | 6:14:29 pm | -1m 53s | 6:44:16 pm | 11h 22m 3s | -3m 11s | 12:33:50 pm | 38.36° | 5:48:02 am | 7:18:45 pm | 5:13:11 am | 7:53:30 pm | 12h 39m 16s | 🌘 (7%)Waning Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:33:59 am | 5.7° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:23:53 am | 6:53:45 am | +1m 19s | 6:12:36 pm | -1m 53s | 6:42:25 pm | 11h 18m 51s | -3m 11s | 12:33:33 pm | 37.98° | 5:49:20 am | 7:16:54 pm | 5:14:31 am | 7:51:36 pm | 12h 42m 28s | 🌘 (2%)Waning Crescent: 2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:33:41 am | 6.1° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:25:10 am | 6:55:04 am | +1m 19s | 6:10:44 pm | -1m 52s | 6:40:35 pm | 11h 15m 40s | -3m 11s | 12:33:17 pm | 37.60° | 5:50:37 am | 7:15:04 pm | 5:15:51 am | 7:49:44 pm | 12h 45m 39s | 🌘 (0.3%)Waning Crescent: 0.3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:33:26 am | 6.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6:26:28 am | 6:56:23 am | +1m 19s | 6:08:53 pm | -1m 51s | 6:38:46 pm | 11h 12m 30s | -3m 10s | 12:33:00 pm | 37.22° | 5:51:55 am | 7:13:14 pm | 5:17:11 am | 7:47:53 pm | 12h 48m 50s | 🌑 (1%) New moon at 9:50 amNew moon at 9:50 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 1% illuminated |
12:33:08 am | 6.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:27:45 am | 6:57:43 am | +1m 20s | 6:07:03 pm | -1m 50s | 6:36:57 pm | 11h 9m 20s | -3m 10s | 12:32:45 pm | 36.84° | 5:53:12 am | 7:11:26 pm | 5:18:30 am | 7:46:03 pm | 12h 51m 59s | 🌒 (3%)Waxing Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:32:53 am | 7.2° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:29:03 am | 6:59:02 am | +1m 19s | 6:05:13 pm | -1m 50s | 6:35:10 pm | 11h 6m 11s | -3m 10s | 12:32:30 pm | 36.47° | 5:54:29 am | 7:09:39 pm | 5:19:49 am | 7:44:14 pm | 12h 55m 9s | 🌒 (7%)Waxing Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:32:38 am | 7.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6:30:21 am | 7:00:22 am | +1m 20s | 6:03:24 pm | -1m 49s | 6:33:23 pm | 11h 3m 2s | -3m 9s | 12:32:15 pm | 36.09° | 5:55:46 am | 7:07:53 pm | 5:21:08 am | 7:42:26 pm | 12h 58m 19s | 🌒 (13%)Waxing Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:32:22 am | 8.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6:31:39 am | 7:01:43 am | +1m 21s | 6:01:35 pm | -1m 49s | 6:31:37 pm | 10h 59m 52s | -3m 9s | 12:32:01 pm | 35.72° | 5:57:03 am | 7:06:08 pm | 5:22:26 am | 7:40:40 pm | 13h 1m 28s | 🌒 (20%)Waxing Crescent: 20% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:32:08 am | 8.4° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6:32:57 am | 7:03:03 am | +1m 20s | 5:59:48 pm | -1m 47s | 6:29:52 pm | 10h 56m 45s | -3m 8s | 12:31:47 pm | 35.35° | 5:58:21 am | 7:04:24 pm | 5:23:45 am | 7:38:55 pm | 13h 4m 36s | 🌒 (28%)Waxing Crescent: 28% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:31:54 am | 8.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 6:34:15 am | 7:04:24 am | +1m 21s | 5:58:01 pm | -1m 47s | 6:28:08 pm | 10h 53m 37s | -3m 8s | 12:31:34 pm | 34.98° | 5:59:38 am | 7:02:42 pm | 5:25:03 am | 7:37:12 pm | 13h 7m 45s | 🌒 (37%)Waxing Crescent: 37% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:31:40 am | 9.1° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 6:35:33 am | 7:05:46 am | +1m 22s | 5:56:15 pm | -1m 46s | 6:26:25 pm | 10h 50m 29s | -3m 7s | 12:31:22 pm | 34.62° | 6:00:55 am | 7:01:00 pm | 5:26:21 am | 7:35:30 pm | 13h 10m 52s | 🌒 (46%)Waxing Crescent: 46% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:31:28 am | 9.5° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 6:36:52 am | 7:07:07 am | +1m 21s | 5:54:30 pm | -1m 45s | 6:24:43 pm | 10h 47m 23s | -3m 7s | 12:31:10 pm | 34.25° | 6:02:12 am | 6:59:20 pm | 5:27:38 am | 7:33:49 pm | 13h 13m 59s | 🌓 (56%) First quarter at 10:12 amFirst quarter at 10:12 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 56% illuminated |
12:31:16 am | 9.8° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 6:38:11 am | 7:08:29 am | +1m 22s | 5:52:46 pm | -1m 44s | 6:23:03 pm | 10h 44m 17s | -3m 6s | 12:30:59 pm | 33.89° | 6:03:29 am | 6:57:41 pm | 5:28:56 am | 7:32:10 pm | 13h 17m 6s | 🌔 (65%)Waxing Gibbous: 65% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:31:05 am | 10.2° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 6:39:30 am | 7:09:52 am | +1m 23s | 5:51:03 pm | -1m 43s | 6:21:23 pm | 10h 41m 11s | -3m 5s | 12:30:48 pm | 33.54° | 6:04:46 am | 6:56:03 pm | 5:30:13 am | 7:30:32 pm | 13h 20m 11s | 🌔 (74%)Waxing Gibbous: 74% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:30:53 am | 10.5° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 6:40:49 am | 7:11:14 am | +1m 22s | 5:49:21 pm | -1m 42s | 6:19:44 pm | 10h 38m 7s | -3m 5s | 12:30:38 pm | 33.18° | 6:06:03 am | 6:54:27 pm | 5:31:30 am | 7:28:56 pm | 13h 23m 16s | 🌔 (82%)Waxing Gibbous: 82% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:30:43 am | 10.9° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 6:42:08 am | 7:12:37 am | +1m 23s | 5:47:40 pm | -1m 41s | 6:18:07 pm | 10h 35m 3s | -3m 4s | 12:30:29 pm | 32.83° | 6:07:20 am | 6:52:52 pm | 5:32:47 am | 7:27:21 pm | 13h 26m 20s | 🌔 (90%)Waxing Gibbous: 90% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:30:34 am | 11.2° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 6:43:27 am | 7:14:00 am | +1m 23s | 5:46:01 pm | -1m 39s | 6:16:31 pm | 10h 32m 1s | -3m 3s | 12:30:20 pm | 32.48° | 6:08:38 am | 6:51:18 pm | 5:34:04 am | 7:25:48 pm | 13h 29m 22s | 🌔 (95%)Waxing Gibbous: 95% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:30:24 am | 11.6° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 6:44:47 am | 7:15:23 am | +1m 23s | 5:44:22 pm | -1m 39s | 6:14:56 pm | 10h 28m 59s | -3m 2s | 12:30:13 pm | 32.13° | 6:09:55 am | 6:49:46 pm | 5:35:21 am | 7:24:16 pm | 13h 32m 25s | 🌔 (99%)Waxing Gibbous: 99% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:30:17 am | 11.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 6:46:07 am | 7:16:47 am | +1m 24s | 5:42:44 pm | -1m 38s | 6:13:23 pm | 10h 25m 57s | -3m 1s | 12:30:05 pm | 31.78° | 6:11:12 am | 6:48:15 pm | 5:36:37 am | 7:22:46 pm | 13h 35m 27s | 🌕 (99.8%) Full moon at 10:11 pmFull moon at 10:11 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99.8% illuminated |
12:30:08 am | 12.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 6:47:26 am | 7:18:11 am | +1m 24s | 5:41:08 pm | -1m 36s | 6:11:51 pm | 10h 22m 57s | -3m 0s | 12:29:59 pm | 31.44° | 6:12:29 am | 6:46:46 pm | 5:37:54 am | 7:21:17 pm | 13h 38m 27s | 🌖 (98%)Waning Gibbous: 98% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:30:02 am | 12.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 6:48:46 am | 7:19:35 am | +1m 24s | 5:39:33 pm | -1m 35s | 6:10:20 pm | 10h 19m 58s | -2m 59s | 12:29:53 pm | 31.11° | 6:13:46 am | 6:45:18 pm | 5:39:10 am | 7:19:51 pm | 13h 41m 27s | 🌖 (94%)Waning Gibbous: 94% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:29:55 am | 13.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 6:50:06 am | 7:21:00 am | +1m 25s | 5:38:00 pm | -1m 33s | 6:08:51 pm | 10h 17m 0s | -2m 58s | 12:29:49 pm | 30.77° | 6:15:03 am | 6:43:52 pm | 5:40:26 am | 7:18:26 pm | 13h 44m 24s | 🌖 (87%)Waning Gibbous: 87% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:29:52 am | 13.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 6:51:27 am | 7:22:24 am | +1m 24s | 5:36:27 pm | -1m 33s | 6:07:23 pm | 10h 14m 3s | -2m 57s | 12:29:44 pm | 30.44° | 6:16:20 am | 6:42:27 pm | 5:41:42 am | 7:17:02 pm | 13h 47m 22s | 🌖 (78%)Waning Gibbous: 78% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:29:46 am | 13.6° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 6:52:47 am | 7:23:49 am | +1m 25s | 5:34:56 pm | -1m 31s | 6:05:57 pm | 10h 11m 7s | -2m 56s | 12:29:41 pm | 30.11° | 6:17:37 am | 6:41:04 pm | 5:42:57 am | 7:15:41 pm | 13h 50m 18s | 🌖 (68%)Waning Gibbous: 68% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:29:42 am | 14.0° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 6:54:07 am | 7:25:14 am | +1m 25s | 5:33:27 pm | -1m 29s | 6:04:32 pm | 10h 8m 13s | -2m 55s | 12:29:39 pm | 29.79° | 6:18:54 am | 6:39:43 pm | 5:44:13 am | 7:14:21 pm | 13h 53m 12s | 🌖 (57%)Waning Gibbous: 57% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:29:40 am | 14.3° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Watauga, SD - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Watauga, 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 Watauga, SD.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Watauga, SD
In Watauga, SD, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 15 at 4:55 am, while the latest sunrise is on January 1 at 7:27 am. The earliest sunset is on December 10 at 4:00 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 26 at 8:40 pm.
Watauga, SD gets 7h 05m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (15h 44m versus 8h 39m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 14m.
Watauga, SD Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Watauga. 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 Watauga.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 20.5° above the horizon (around Dec 21) and 67.4° (around Jun 21) in Watauga. 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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