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

Moon: 88.4%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 7:17:09 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
Location of Rapid City Location

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 12:30 pm ↑ (275°) - 6:05 am (50.5°) 235,640 47.0%
2 12:38 am ↑ (90°) 12:49 pm ↑ (266°) - 6:50 am (44.1°) 238,771 36.2%
3 1:47 am ↑ (98°) 1:09 pm ↑ (258°) - 7:33 am (37.9°) 241,676 26.3%
4 2:55 am ↑ (107°) 1:30 pm ↑ (250°) - 8:17 am (32.2°) 244,266 17.6%
5 4:03 am ↑ (114°) 1:53 pm ↑ (243°) - 9:02 am (27.1°) 246,520 10.6%
6 5:11 am ↑ (121°) 2:21 pm ↑ (237°) - 9:49 am (22.9°) 248,425 5.2%
7 6:17 am ↑ (126°) 2:55 pm ↑ (233°) - 10:38 am (19.8°) 249,990 1.8%
8 7:19 am ↑ (129°) 3:37 pm ↑ (230°) - 11:29 am (18.0°) 251,207 0.2%
9 8:15 am ↑ (130°) 4:27 pm ↑ (230°) - 12:21 pm (17.5°) 252,057 0.7%
10 9:02 am ↑ (129°) 5:25 pm ↑ (232°) - 1:12 pm (18.4°) 252,492 3.0%
11 9:40 am ↑ (126°) 6:27 pm ↑ (235°) - 2:01 pm (20.6°) 252,451 7.1%
12 10:12 am ↑ (121°) 7:31 pm ↑ (241°) - 2:48 pm (24.0°) 251,860 12.9%
13 10:37 am ↑ (115°) 8:36 pm ↑ (247°) - 3:33 pm (28.2°) 250,649 20.1%
14 10:59 am ↑ (108°) 9:41 pm ↑ (255°) - 4:15 pm (33.2°) 248,772 28.5%
15 11:18 am ↑ (101°) 10:46 pm ↑ (263°) - 4:57 pm (38.8°) 246,220 37.9%
16 11:37 am ↑ (93°) 11:52 pm ↑ (271°) - 5:39 pm (44.7°) 243,038 48.0%
17 11:55 am ↑ (85°) - - 6:21 pm (50.9°) 239,340 58.5%
18 - 1:01 am ↑ (280°) 12:16 pm ↑ (76°) 7:07 pm (57.0°) 235,322 69.1%
19 - 2:13 am ↑ (289°) 12:39 pm ↑ (68°) 7:57 pm (62.8°) 231,266 79.0%
20 - 3:29 am ↑ (297°) 1:09 pm ↑ (60°) 8:52 pm (67.8°) 227,506 87.8%
21 - 4:50 am ↑ (304°) 1:47 pm ↑ (54°) 9:53 pm (71.5°) 224,426 94.7%
22 - 6:10 am ↑ (308°) 2:39 pm ↑ (51°) 10:59 pm (73.2°) 222,378 98.8%
23 - 7:22 am ↑ (310°) 3:45 pm ↑ (50°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
24 - 8:22 am ↑ (308°) 5:04 pm ↑ (54°) 12:07 am (72.6°) 221,615 99.8%
25 - 9:08 am ↑ (303°) 6:29 pm ↑ (60°) 1:13 am (69.8°) 222,219 97.4%
26 - 9:43 am ↑ (295°) 7:52 pm ↑ (68°) 2:14 am (65.1°) 224,088 92.0%
27 - 10:10 am ↑ (287°) 9:11 pm ↑ (77°) 3:09 am (59.2°) 226,976 84.1%
28 - 10:33 am ↑ (278°) 10:25 pm ↑ (87°) 3:59 am (52.7°) 230,519 74.5%
29 - 10:54 am ↑ (269°) 11:37 pm ↑ (96°) 4:46 am (46.1°) 234,385 63.9%
30 - 11:14 am ↑ (260°) - 5:31 am (39.7°) 238,237 53.0%
31 12:46 am ↑ (104°) 11:34 am ↑ (252°) - 6:16 am (33.7°) 241,836 42.3%
* 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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