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

Moon: 88.4%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 7:17:42 pm
Moon Direction: ↑ 76° East
Moon Altitude: -14.6°
Moon Distance: 240,181 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
Location of Rapid City Location

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Oct Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 1:04 pm ↑ (310°) 9:22 pm ↑ (50°) 4:43 am (72.6°) 229,530 73.5%
2 - 2:09 pm ↑ (310°) 10:27 pm ↑ (50°) 5:46 am (73.6°) 229,565 62.3%
3 - 3:01 pm ↑ (308°) 11:42 pm ↑ (54°) 6:48 am (72.6°) 229,981 50.4%
4 - 3:41 pm ↑ (302°) - 7:48 am (69.6°) 230,721 38.6%
5 1:00 am ↑ (60°) 4:13 pm ↑ (295°) - 8:44 am (65.2°) 231,750 27.5%
6 2:18 am ↑ (68°) 4:38 pm ↑ (287°) - 9:35 am (59.6°) 233,068 17.8%
7 3:33 am ↑ (77°) 4:59 pm ↑ (279°) - 10:23 am (53.3°) 234,680 10.0%
8 4:46 am ↑ (86°) 5:19 pm ↑ (270°) - 11:09 am (46.8°) 236,590 4.3%
9 5:57 am ↑ (95°) 5:39 pm ↑ (261°) - 11:54 am (40.3°) 238,766 1.0%
10 7:07 am ↑ (104°) 5:59 pm ↑ (253°) - 12:38 pm (34.1°) 241,146 0.1%
11 8:17 am ↑ (112°) 6:22 pm ↑ (245°) - 1:24 pm (28.6°) 243,616 1.6%
12 9:27 am ↑ (119°) 6:48 pm ↑ (239°) - 2:11 pm (24.0°) 246,023 5.1%
13 10:35 am ↑ (125°) 7:20 pm ↑ (234°) - 3:00 pm (20.4°) 248,186 10.5%
14 11:40 am ↑ (129°) 8:00 pm ↑ (230°) - 3:51 pm (18.1°) 249,920 17.4%
15 12:38 pm ↑ (131°) 8:47 pm ↑ (229°) - 4:43 pm (17.2°) 251,049 25.5%
16 1:28 pm ↑ (130°) 9:42 pm ↑ (230°) - 5:34 pm (17.7°) 251,433 34.4%
17 2:09 pm ↑ (128°) 10:44 pm ↑ (234°) - 6:24 pm (19.5°) 250,987 43.9%
18 2:42 pm ↑ (123°) 11:49 pm ↑ (239°) - 7:12 pm (22.6°) 249,690 53.7%
19 3:10 pm ↑ (118°) - - 7:58 pm (26.7°) 247,592 63.5%
20 - 12:56 am ↑ (245°) 3:33 pm ↑ (111°) 8:43 pm (31.7°) 244,819 72.9%
21 - 2:03 am ↑ (253°) 3:54 pm ↑ (103°) 9:27 pm (37.4°) 241,560 81.6%
22 - 3:11 am ↑ (261°) 4:13 pm ↑ (95°) 10:11 pm (43.6°) 238,064 89.1%
23 - 4:21 am ↑ (270°) 4:32 pm ↑ (86°) 10:56 pm (50.2°) 234,612 95.0%
24 - 5:33 am ↑ (279°) 4:53 pm ↑ (77°) 11:44 pm (56.7°) 231,505 98.7%
25 - 6:49 am ↑ (288°) 5:18 pm ↑ (68°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
26 - 8:08 am ↑ (297°) 5:47 pm ↑ (60°) 12:35 am (62.7°) 228,997 99.8%
27 - 9:30 am ↑ (304°) 6:26 pm ↑ (54°) 1:31 am (67.9°) 227,293 98.0%
28 - 10:49 am ↑ (309°) 7:16 pm ↑ (50°) 2:32 am (71.6°) 226,497 93.3%
29 - 11:59 am ↑ (310°) 8:18 pm ↑ (50°) 3:36 am (73.3°) 226,595 85.9%
30 - 12:57 pm ↑ (309°) 9:32 pm ↑ (53°) 4:41 am (72.9°) 227,478 76.4%
31 - 1:42 pm ↑ (304°) 10:50 pm ↑ (58°) 5:43 am (70.5°) 228,971 65.4%
* All times are local time for Rapid City. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

Note that Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am, and this is accounted for above.

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