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Rapid City, South Dakota, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, December 2025

Moon: 0.9%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: Dec 18, 2025 at 10:15:32 pm
Moon Direction: 323° Northwest
Moon Altitude: -71.1°
Moon Distance: 251,579 mi
Next New Moon: Dec 19, 2025, 6:43 pm
Next Full Moon: Jan 3, 2026, 3:02 am
Next Moonrise: Tomorrow, 7:32 am

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Rapid City, December 2025

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2025 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 2:57 am (284°) 1:49 pm (72°) 8:55 pm (60.5°) 224,879 88.4%
2 - 4:19 am (294°) 2:17 pm (63°) 9:52 pm (66.4°) 222,769 95.1%
3 - 5:44 am (302°) 2:52 pm (56°) 10:54 pm (70.9°) 221,837 99.0%
4 - 7:10 am (308°) 3:40 pm (51°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
5 - 8:28 am (311°) 4:42 pm (49°) 12:01 am (73.5°) 222,233 99.6%
6 - 9:31 am (310°) 5:56 pm (51°) 1:09 am (73.7°) 223,946 97.0%
7 - 10:19 am (306°) 7:15 pm (56°) 2:13 am (71.6°) 226,776 91.4%
8 - 10:55 am (299°) 8:34 pm (63°) 3:13 am (67.8°) 230,407 83.6%
9 - 11:22 am (292°) 9:49 pm (72°) 4:06 am (62.7°) 234,438 74.2%
10 - 11:44 am (284°) 10:59 pm (80°) 4:54 am (56.9°) 238,530 64.0%
11 - 12:03 pm (275°) - 5:38 am (50.7°) 242,358 53.6%
12 12:06 am (89°) 12:20 pm (267°) - 6:19 am (44.6°) 245,708 43.3%
13 1:11 am (97°) 12:37 pm (259°) - 7:00 am (38.6°) 248,423 33.6%
14 2:15 am (105°) 12:56 pm (251°) - 7:40 am (33.0°) 250,440 24.7%
15 3:19 am (113°) 1:16 pm (244°) - 8:22 am (28.0°) 251,747 16.8%
16 4:25 am (120°) 1:41 pm (238°) - 9:06 am (23.6°) 252,386 10.3%
17 5:30 am (125°) 2:11 pm (233°) - 9:53 am (20.2°) 252,427 5.2%
18 6:33 am (129°) 2:50 pm (230°) - 10:43 am (17.9°) 251,952 1.8%
19 7:32 am (131°) 3:37 pm (229°) - 11:35 am (16.9°) 251,048 0.3%
20 8:23 am (131°) 4:34 pm (230°) - 12:27 pm (17.4°) 249,779 0.7%
21 9:05 am (128°) 5:38 pm (233°) - 1:19 pm (19.3°) 248,196 3.1%
22 9:39 am (124°) 6:46 pm (239°) - 2:09 pm (22.5°) 246,320 7.4%
23 10:07 am (117°) 7:55 pm (246°) - 2:57 pm (26.9°) 244,161 13.7%
24 10:30 am (110°) 9:05 pm (253°) - 3:43 pm (32.2°) 241,722 21.6%
25 10:51 am (102°) 10:15 pm (262°) - 4:27 pm (38.2°) 239,025 31.0%
26 11:10 am (93°) 11:26 pm (271°) - 5:11 pm (44.7°) 236,119 41.6%
27 11:29 am (84°) - - 5:57 pm (51.3°) 233,112 52.8%
28 - 12:39 am (281°) 11:50 am (75°) 6:45 pm (57.9°) 230,172 64.2%
29 - 1:56 am (290°) 12:14 pm (66°) 7:37 pm (64.0°) 227,521 75.1%
30 - 3:16 am (298°) 12:45 pm (59°) 8:35 pm (69.0°) 225,429 84.9%
31 - 4:39 am (305°) 1:25 pm (53°) 9:37 pm (72.5°) 224,173 92.7%
* 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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