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Rapid City, South Dakota, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, January 2026

Moon: 88.4%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 7:17:07 pm
Moon Direction: 76° East
Moon Altitude: -14.7°
Moon Distance: 240,180 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 5:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 4:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 8:38 pm

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Rapid City, January 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Jan Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 6:00 am (310°) 2:18 pm (49°) 10:44 pm (73.9°) 223,969 97.8%
2 - 7:10 am (311°) 3:26 pm (50°) 11:50 pm (73.0°) 224,925 99.8%
3 - 8:06 am (308°) 4:45 pm (53°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
4 - 8:48 am (303°) 6:06 pm (60°) 12:53 am (69.9°) 226,993 98.7%
5 - 9:20 am (295°) 7:25 pm (68°) 1:51 am (65.2°) 229,988 94.8%
6 - 9:45 am (287°) 8:40 pm (77°) 2:43 am (59.5°) 233,595 88.4%
7 - 10:05 am (279°) 9:50 pm (86°) 3:30 am (53.3°) 237,494 80.4%
8 - 10:24 am (270°) 10:58 pm (94°) 4:13 am (46.9°) 241,333 71.2%
9 - 10:41 am (262°) - 4:55 am (40.7°) 244,831 61.4%
10 12:03 am (103°) 11:00 am (254°) - 5:37 am (34.9°) 247,749 51.4%
11 1:09 am (111°) 11:19 am (246°) - 6:19 am (29.5°) 249,944 41.6%
12 2:14 am (118°) 11:43 am (240°) - 7:02 am (24.9°) 251,331 32.2%
13 3:19 am (124°) 12:11 pm (235°) - 7:48 am (21.1°) 251,906 23.5%
14 4:24 am (128°) 12:46 pm (231°) - 8:37 am (18.4°) 251,721 15.8%
15 5:24 am (131°) 1:31 pm (229°) - 9:28 am (17.0°) 250,876 9.4%
16 6:18 am (131°) 2:24 pm (229°) - 10:20 am (17.0°) 249,506 4.4%
17 7:03 am (129°) 3:27 pm (232°) - 11:13 am (18.4°) 247,755 1.3%
18 7:40 am (125°) 4:35 pm (237°) - 12:04 pm (21.3°) 245,767 0.1%
19 8:10 am (119°) 5:45 pm (243°) - 12:54 pm (25.4°) 243,655 1.1%
20 8:35 am (112°) 6:56 pm (251°) - 1:41 pm (30.5°) 241,508 4.3%
21 8:56 am (104°) 8:07 pm (260°) - 2:26 pm (36.5°) 239,374 9.6%
22 9:16 am (96°) 9:18 pm (269°) - 3:10 pm (42.9°) 237,277 17.0%
23 9:35 am (87°) 10:30 pm (278°) - 3:55 pm (49.5°) 235,225 26.2%
24 9:54 am (78°) 11:44 pm (287°) - 4:42 pm (56.1°) 233,242 36.7%
25 10:17 am (69°) - - 5:31 pm (62.2°) 231,374 48.1%
26 - 1:01 am (296°) 10:44 am (61°) 6:25 pm (67.5°) 229,707 59.9%
27 - 2:21 am (303°) 11:19 am (54°) 7:24 pm (71.5°) 228,373 71.2%
28 - 3:40 am (309°) 12:05 pm (50°) 8:26 pm (73.7°) 227,539 81.5%
29 - 4:53 am (311°) 1:04 pm (49°) 9:31 pm (73.8°) 227,370 90.0%
30 - 5:54 am (310°) 2:17 pm (51°) 10:35 pm (71.7°) 227,992 96.1%
31 - 6:41 am (306°) 3:36 pm (56°) 11:34 pm (67.8°) 229,451 99.4%
* All times are local time for Rapid City. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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