Sunrise & Sunset in Rapid City
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02:10:07
Monday, 14 September 2026
🌅 Sunrise : 06:31
🌇 Sunset : 19:04
Sunrise & Sunset Times for Today in Rapid City, United States 🇺🇸
Sun Phase: Night
Sunrise : 06:31 ↑ 84.7° E
Sunset : 19:04 ↑ 275.1° W
Day Length : 12h 33m
Sun Direction: NNE
Sun Altitude: -39.15°
Sun Distance: 150.493 million km
Next Equinox: Tuesday, 22 September 2026 (September Equinox)
September 2026 Sunrise & Sunset Times in Rapid City
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| Day | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylight | Astronomical Twilight | Nautical Twilight | Civil Twilight | Solar Noon | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Start | End | Start | End | Start | End | Time | Sun Dist. (Mil km) | |
| 1 |
06:16
↑
78° ENE
|
19:28
↑
282° WNW
|
13h 11m | -2m 54s | 04:32 | 21:11 | 05:10 | 20:34 | 05:46 | 19:58 | 12:53 | 150.96 |
| 2 |
06:17
↑
78° ENE
|
19:26
↑
281° WNW
|
13h 08m | -2m 55s | 04:34 | 21:09 | 05:11 | 20:32 | 05:47 | 19:56 | 12:52 | 150.93 |
| 3 |
06:18
↑
79° E
|
19:24
↑
281° W
|
13h 06m | -2m 55s | 04:35 | 21:07 | 05:13 | 20:30 | 05:48 | 19:54 | 12:52 | 150.89 |
| 4 |
06:19
↑
79° E
|
19:23
↑
280° W
|
13h 03m | -2m 56s | 04:37 | 21:05 | 05:14 | 20:28 | 05:49 | 19:53 | 12:52 | 150.86 |
| 5 |
06:21
↑
80° E
|
19:21
↑
280° W
|
13h 00m | -2m 56s | 04:38 | 21:02 | 05:15 | 20:26 | 05:50 | 19:51 | 12:51 | 150.82 |
| 6 |
06:22
↑
80° E
|
19:19
↑
279° W
|
12h 57m | -2m 57s | 04:40 | 21:00 | 05:17 | 20:24 | 05:52 | 19:49 | 12:51 | 150.78 |
| 7 |
06:23
↑
81° E
|
19:17
↑
279° W
|
12h 54m | -2m 57s | 04:41 | 20:58 | 05:18 | 20:22 | 05:53 | 19:47 | 12:51 | 150.75 |
| 8 |
06:24
↑
82° E
|
19:15
↑
278° W
|
12h 51m | -2m 57s | 04:43 | 20:56 | 05:19 | 20:20 | 05:54 | 19:45 | 12:50 | 150.71 |
| 9 |
06:25
↑
82° E
|
19:13
↑
278° W
|
12h 48m | -2m 58s | 04:44 | 20:54 | 05:21 | 20:18 | 05:55 | 19:43 | 12:50 | 150.67 |
| 10 |
06:26
↑
82° E
|
19:12
↑
277° W
|
12h 45m | -2m 58s | 04:46 | 20:52 | 05:22 | 20:16 | 05:56 | 19:41 | 12:50 | 150.63 |
| 11 |
06:27
↑
83° E
|
19:10
↑
277° W
|
12h 42m | -2m 58s | 04:47 | 20:50 | 05:23 | 20:14 | 05:58 | 19:39 | 12:49 | 150.60 |
| 12 |
06:29
↑
84° E
|
19:08
↑
276° W
|
12h 39m | -2m 59s | 04:49 | 20:48 | 05:24 | 20:12 | 05:59 | 19:38 | 12:49 | 150.56 |
| 13 |
06:30
↑
84° E
|
19:06
↑
276° W
|
12h 36m | -2m 59s | 04:50 | 20:45 | 05:26 | 20:10 | 06:00 | 19:36 | 12:49 | 150.52 |
| 14 |
06:31
↑
85° E
|
19:04
↑
275° W
|
12h 33m | -2m 59s | 04:51 | 20:43 | 05:27 | 20:08 | 06:01 | 19:34 | 12:48 | 150.48 |
| 15 |
06:32
↑
85° E
|
19:02
↑
274° W
|
12h 30m | -2m 59s | 04:53 | 20:41 | 05:28 | 20:06 | 06:02 | 19:32 | 12:48 | 150.43 |
| 16 |
06:33
↑
86° E
|
19:00
↑
274° W
|
12h 27m | -3m 00s | 04:54 | 20:39 | 05:29 | 20:04 | 06:04 | 19:30 | 12:47 | 150.39 |
| 17 |
06:34
↑
86° E
|
18:59
↑
273° W
|
12h 24m | -3m 00s | 04:56 | 20:37 | 05:31 | 20:02 | 06:05 | 19:28 | 12:47 | 150.35 |
| 18 |
06:35
↑
87° E
|
18:57
↑
273° W
|
12h 21m | -3m 00s | 04:57 | 20:35 | 05:32 | 20:00 | 06:06 | 19:26 | 12:47 | 150.31 |
| 19 |
06:37
↑
87° E
|
18:55
↑
272° W
|
12h 18m | -3m 00s | 04:58 | 20:33 | 05:33 | 19:58 | 06:07 | 19:24 | 12:46 | 150.27 |
| 20 |
06:38
↑
88° E
|
18:53
↑
272° W
|
12h 15m | -3m 00s | 05:00 | 20:31 | 05:34 | 19:56 | 06:08 | 19:22 | 12:46 | 150.23 |
| 21 |
06:39
↑
88° E
|
18:51
↑
271° W
|
12h 12m | -3m 00s | 05:01 | 20:29 | 05:36 | 19:54 | 06:09 | 19:21 | 12:46 | 150.18 |
| 22 |
06:40
↑
89° E
|
18:49
↑
271° W
|
12h 09m | -3m 00s | 05:02 | 20:27 | 05:37 | 19:52 | 06:11 | 19:19 | 12:45 | 150.14 |
| 23 |
06:41
↑
90° E
|
18:47
↑
270° W
|
12h 06m | -3m 00s | 05:04 | 20:25 | 05:38 | 19:50 | 06:12 | 19:17 | 12:45 | 150.10 |
| 24 |
06:42
↑
90° E
|
18:46
↑
270° W
|
12h 03m | -3m 00s | 05:05 | 20:23 | 05:39 | 19:48 | 06:13 | 19:15 | 12:45 | 150.06 |
| 25 |
06:44
↑
91° E
|
18:44
↑
269° W
|
12h 00m | -3m 00s | 05:06 | 20:21 | 05:41 | 19:47 | 06:14 | 19:13 | 12:44 | 150.02 |
| 26 |
06:45
↑
91° E
|
18:42
↑
269° W
|
11h 57m | -3m 00s | 05:07 | 20:19 | 05:42 | 19:45 | 06:15 | 19:11 | 12:44 | 149.97 |
| 27 |
06:46
↑
92° E
|
18:40
↑
268° W
|
11h 54m | -3m 00s | 05:09 | 20:17 | 05:43 | 19:43 | 06:16 | 19:09 | 12:44 | 149.93 |
| 28 |
06:47
↑
92° E
|
18:38
↑
268° W
|
11h 51m | -3m 00s | 05:10 | 20:15 | 05:44 | 19:41 | 06:18 | 19:08 | 12:43 | 149.89 |
| 29 |
06:48
↑
93° E
|
18:36
↑
267° W
|
11h 48m | -3m 00s | 05:11 | 20:13 | 05:45 | 19:39 | 06:19 | 19:06 | 12:43 | 149.85 |
| 30 |
06:49
↑
93° E
|
18:35
↑
266° W
|
11h 45m | -3m 00s | 05:13 | 20:11 | 05:47 | 19:37 | 06:20 | 19:04 | 12:43 | 149.81 |
|
All times are in local time for Rapid City. Time is adjusted for Daylight Saving Time (DST) when applicable. Calculations account for atmospheric refraction and are based on the Gregorian calendar. Today's date is in the table. |
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In Rapid City, the earliest sunrise of September is on September 01 and the latest sunset of September is on September 01.
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The sun rises in Rapid City today at 06:31 local time. Compare today's sunrise to other popular cities worldwide.
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Rapid City gets approximately 12.0 hours and 33.0 minutes of daylight today (September 14). The moon phase calendar for Rapid City shows complementary night-time data.
Solar noon — when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky — happens in Rapid City today at 12:48 local time. This is the moment of maximum solar elevation and is exactly midway between sunrise and sunset.
Civil twilight in Rapid City begins at 06:01 (before sunrise) and ends at 19:34 (after sunset) today. Civil twilight is the period when there is enough natural light to see clearly outdoors without artificial lighting. The current weather in Rapid City can affect how bright twilight actually feels.
Because Rapid City is in the Northern Hemisphere, the longest day of the year (summer solstice) is around June 21, and the shortest day (winter solstice) is around December 21. The annual calendar marks both solstices.