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

Moon: 0.9%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: Dec 18, 2025 at 10:15:16 pm
Moon Direction: 323° Northwest
Moon Altitude: -71.0°
Moon Distance: 404,877 km
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, May 2025

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2025 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (km) Illumination
1 - 12:18 am (312°) 8:27 am (49°) 4:53 pm (73.8°) 372,411 23.2%
2 - 1:14 am (310°) 9:37 am (51°) 5:53 pm (71.5°) 378,777 33.6%
3 - 1:57 am (306°) 10:51 am (56°) 6:47 pm (67.8°) 385,062 44.5%
4 - 2:28 am (300°) 12:04 pm (63°) 7:36 pm (63.0°) 390,846 55.1%
5 - 2:53 am (292°) 1:14 pm (71°) 8:20 pm (57.6°) 395,837 65.2%
6 - 3:13 am (285°) 2:20 pm (79°) 9:01 pm (51.8°) 399,868 74.5%
7 - 3:30 am (277°) 3:24 pm (87°) 9:41 pm (45.8°) 402,885 82.5%
8 - 3:46 am (269°) 4:26 pm (96°) 10:20 pm (39.9°) 404,903 89.3%
9 - 4:03 am (261°) 5:29 pm (104°) 11:00 pm (34.3°) 405,988 94.5%
10 - 4:20 am (253°) 6:33 pm (111°) 11:41 pm (29.0°) 406,229 98.0%
11 - 4:40 am (246°) 7:38 pm (118°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
12 - 5:03 am (239°) 8:45 pm (124°) 12:25 am (24.4°) 405,711 99.7%
13 - 5:32 am (234°) 9:50 pm (129°) 1:11 am (20.7°) 404,503 99.5%
14 - 6:08 am (230°) 10:51 pm (131°) 2:01 am (18.0°) 402,642 97.4%
15 - 6:55 am (228°) 11:45 pm (131°) 2:53 am (16.7°) 400,145 93.4%
16 - 7:51 am (229°) - 3:47 am (16.9°) 397,001 87.5%
17 12:30 am (129°) 8:56 am (232°) - 4:41 am (18.6°) 393,219 79.9%
18 1:07 am (125°) 10:06 am (238°) - 5:33 am (21.8°) 388,820 70.8%
19 1:36 am (118°) 11:20 am (245°) - 6:23 am (26.2°) 383,904 60.6%
20 2:01 am (111°) 12:34 pm (253°) - 7:12 am (31.8°) 378,623 49.6%
21 2:22 am (102°) 1:48 pm (262°) - 7:59 am (38.2°) 373,267 38.2%
22 2:42 am (93°) 3:04 pm (272°) - 8:46 am (45.2°) 368,184 27.2%
23 3:03 am (83°) 4:23 pm (282°) - 9:35 am (52.3°) 363,838 17.1%
24 3:25 am (73°) 5:45 pm (292°) - 10:27 am (59.3°) 360,667 8.9%
25 3:52 am (64°) 7:11 pm (301°) - 11:23 am (65.5°) 359,124 3.1%
26 4:26 am (57°) 8:36 pm (307°) - 12:24 pm (70.4°) 359,470 0.4%
27 5:10 am (51°) 9:55 pm (311°) - 1:29 pm (73.3°) 361,758 0.9%
28 6:07 am (49°) 11:00 pm (311°) - 2:34 pm (74.1°) 365,797 4.5%
29 7:16 am (50°) 11:49 pm (308°) - 3:37 pm (72.6°) 371,169 10.8%
30 8:31 am (54°) - - 4:36 pm (69.4°) 377,317 19.1%
31 - 12:26 am (302°) 9:47 am (61°) 5:28 pm (64.8°) 383,671 28.6%
* 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.

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