Sunrise & Sunset in Rapid City
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Sunday, 26 July 2026
🌅 Sunrise : 05:34
🌇 Sunset : 20:23
Sunrise & Sunset Times for Today in Rapid City, United States 🇺🇸
Sun Phase: Daylight
Sunrise : 05:34 ↑ 61.6° ENE
Sunset : 20:23 ↑ 298.2° WNW
Day Length : 14h 48m
Sun Direction: E
Sun Altitude: 26.92°
Sun Distance: 151.926 million km
Next Equinox: Tuesday, 22 September 2026 (September Equinox)
July 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 |
05:14
↑
56° NE
|
20:39
↑
304° NW
|
15h 25m | -0m 41s | 02:49 | 23:03 | 03:49 | 22:03 | 04:37 | 21:16 | 12:56 | 152.08 |
| 2 |
05:14
↑
56° NE
|
20:39
↑
304° NW
|
15h 24m | -0m 45s | 02:50 | 23:02 | 03:50 | 22:03 | 04:37 | 21:16 | 12:56 | 152.08 |
| 3 |
05:15
↑
56° NE
|
20:39
↑
304° WNW
|
15h 23m | -0m 49s | 02:51 | 23:01 | 03:51 | 22:02 | 04:38 | 21:15 | 12:57 | 152.09 |
| 4 |
05:15
↑
56° ENE
|
20:38
↑
304° WNW
|
15h 22m | -0m 53s | 02:52 | 23:01 | 03:52 | 22:02 | 04:39 | 21:15 | 12:57 | 152.09 |
| 5 |
05:16
↑
56° ENE
|
20:38
↑
303° WNW
|
15h 22m | -0m 57s | 02:54 | 23:00 | 03:53 | 22:01 | 04:39 | 21:15 | 12:57 | 152.09 |
| 6 |
05:17
↑
57° ENE
|
20:38
↑
303° WNW
|
15h 20m | -1m 01s | 02:55 | 22:59 | 03:53 | 22:01 | 04:40 | 21:14 | 12:57 | 152.09 |
| 7 |
05:17
↑
57° ENE
|
20:37
↑
303° WNW
|
15h 19m | -1m 05s | 02:56 | 22:58 | 03:54 | 22:00 | 04:41 | 21:14 | 12:57 | 152.09 |
| 8 |
05:18
↑
57° ENE
|
20:37
↑
303° WNW
|
15h 18m | -1m 09s | 02:58 | 22:57 | 03:55 | 21:59 | 04:42 | 21:13 | 12:57 | 152.09 |
| 9 |
05:19
↑
57° ENE
|
20:36
↑
303° WNW
|
15h 17m | -1m 13s | 02:59 | 22:55 | 03:56 | 21:58 | 04:42 | 21:13 | 12:58 | 152.08 |
| 10 |
05:20
↑
57° ENE
|
20:36
↑
302° WNW
|
15h 16m | -1m 16s | 03:00 | 22:54 | 03:57 | 21:58 | 04:43 | 21:12 | 12:58 | 152.08 |
| 11 |
05:20
↑
58° ENE
|
20:35
↑
302° WNW
|
15h 14m | -1m 20s | 03:02 | 22:53 | 03:58 | 21:57 | 04:44 | 21:11 | 12:58 | 152.08 |
| 12 |
05:21
↑
58° ENE
|
20:35
↑
302° WNW
|
15h 13m | -1m 23s | 03:03 | 22:52 | 04:00 | 21:56 | 04:45 | 21:11 | 12:58 | 152.07 |
| 13 |
05:22
↑
58° ENE
|
20:34
↑
302° WNW
|
15h 12m | -1m 27s | 03:05 | 22:50 | 04:01 | 21:55 | 04:46 | 21:10 | 12:58 | 152.07 |
| 14 |
05:23
↑
58° ENE
|
20:33
↑
302° WNW
|
15h 10m | -1m 30s | 03:07 | 22:49 | 04:02 | 21:54 | 04:47 | 21:09 | 12:58 | 152.06 |
| 15 |
05:24
↑
58° ENE
|
20:33
↑
301° WNW
|
15h 08m | -1m 33s | 03:08 | 22:48 | 04:03 | 21:53 | 04:48 | 21:08 | 12:58 | 152.06 |
| 16 |
05:25
↑
59° ENE
|
20:32
↑
301° WNW
|
15h 07m | -1m 37s | 03:10 | 22:46 | 04:04 | 21:52 | 04:49 | 21:07 | 12:58 | 152.05 |
| 17 |
05:26
↑
59° ENE
|
20:31
↑
301° WNW
|
15h 05m | -1m 40s | 03:11 | 22:44 | 04:05 | 21:51 | 04:50 | 21:07 | 12:59 | 152.04 |
| 18 |
05:26
↑
59° ENE
|
20:30
↑
301° WNW
|
15h 03m | -1m 43s | 03:13 | 22:43 | 04:07 | 21:50 | 04:51 | 21:06 | 12:59 | 152.03 |
| 19 |
05:27
↑
60° ENE
|
20:30
↑
300° WNW
|
15h 02m | -1m 46s | 03:15 | 22:41 | 04:08 | 21:49 | 04:52 | 21:05 | 12:59 | 152.02 |
| 20 |
05:28
↑
60° ENE
|
20:29
↑
300° WNW
|
15h 00m | -1m 49s | 03:17 | 22:40 | 04:09 | 21:47 | 04:53 | 21:04 | 12:59 | 152.01 |
| 21 |
05:29
↑
60° ENE
|
20:28
↑
300° WNW
|
14h 58m | -1m 52s | 03:18 | 22:38 | 04:11 | 21:46 | 04:54 | 21:03 | 12:59 | 151.99 |
| 22 |
05:30
↑
60° ENE
|
20:27
↑
299° WNW
|
14h 56m | -1m 54s | 03:20 | 22:36 | 04:12 | 21:45 | 04:55 | 21:02 | 12:59 | 151.98 |
| 23 |
05:31
↑
61° ENE
|
20:26
↑
299° WNW
|
14h 54m | -1m 57s | 03:22 | 22:34 | 04:13 | 21:44 | 04:57 | 21:01 | 12:59 | 151.97 |
| 24 |
05:32
↑
61° ENE
|
20:25
↑
299° WNW
|
14h 52m | -2m 00s | 03:24 | 22:33 | 04:15 | 21:42 | 04:58 | 21:00 | 12:59 | 151.95 |
| 25 |
05:33
↑
61° ENE
|
20:24
↑
298° WNW
|
14h 50m | -2m 02s | 03:26 | 22:31 | 04:16 | 21:41 | 04:59 | 20:58 | 12:59 | 151.94 |
| 26 |
05:34
↑
62° ENE
|
20:23
↑
298° WNW
|
14h 48m | -2m 05s | 03:28 | 22:29 | 04:17 | 21:40 | 05:00 | 20:57 | 12:59 | 151.92 |
| 27 |
05:35
↑
62° ENE
|
20:22
↑
298° WNW
|
14h 46m | -2m 07s | 03:29 | 22:27 | 04:19 | 21:38 | 05:01 | 20:56 | 12:59 | 151.91 |
| 28 |
05:37
↑
62° ENE
|
20:21
↑
298° WNW
|
14h 44m | -2m 10s | 03:31 | 22:25 | 04:20 | 21:37 | 05:02 | 20:55 | 12:59 | 151.89 |
| 29 |
05:38
↑
63° ENE
|
20:20
↑
297° WNW
|
14h 42m | -2m 12s | 03:33 | 22:23 | 04:22 | 21:35 | 05:04 | 20:53 | 12:59 | 151.87 |
| 30 |
05:39
↑
63° ENE
|
20:18
↑
297° WNW
|
14h 39m | -2m 14s | 03:35 | 22:21 | 04:23 | 21:34 | 05:05 | 20:52 | 12:59 | 151.86 |
| 31 |
05:40
↑
63° ENE
|
20:17
↑
296° WNW
|
14h 37m | -2m 16s | 03:37 | 22:19 | 04:24 | 21:32 | 05:06 | 20:51 | 12:59 | 151.84 |
|
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The sun rises in Rapid City today at 05:34 local time. Compare today's sunrise to other popular cities worldwide.
The sun sets in Rapid City today at 20:23 local time. View sunset times for cities worldwide for comparison.
Rapid City gets approximately 14.0 hours and 48.0 minutes of daylight today (July 26). 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 12:59 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 05:00 (before sunrise) and ends at 20:57 (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.