Current Local Time in Rapid City, South Dakota, USA

6:53:12 pm MST

Thursday, December 18, 2025

Country:	United States
State:	South Dakota (SD)
Lat/Long:	44°05'N / 103°13'W
Elevation:	977 m
Currency:	United States Dollar (USD)
Languages:	English
Country Code:	+1

°F

Weather

29 °F

Clear.
61 / 27 °F

Fri 19.		61 / 27 °F
Sat 20.		42 / 24 °F

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Time Zone

MST (Mountain Standard Time)
UTC/GMT -7 hours

DST started

Mar 9, 2025
Forward 1 hour

DST ended

Nov 2, 2025
Back 1 hour

Difference

1 hour behind
Chicago

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Sunrise

7:23 am
↑ 123° Southeast

Sunset

4:16 pm
↑ 237° Southwest

Day length

8 hours, 53 minutes
-15s shorter

Moon 1.1%

Rise – 6:33 am
Set – 2:50 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 11:49 am
Altitude: 22.5°

Astronomical
Twilight

5:38 am – 6:13 am
5:25 pm – 6:01 pm

Nautical
Twilight

6:13 am – 6:50 am
4:49 pm – 5:25 pm

Civil
Twilight

6:50 am – 7:23 am
4:16 pm – 4:49 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

Third Quarter
December 11, 2025
1:51 pm

Next
Moon Phase

New Moon
December 19, 2025
6:43 pm

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Airports

Denver International Airport, DEN
About 301 mi SSW of Rapid City
Gillette-Campbell County Airport, GCC
About 117 mi W of Rapid City

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6:53 12 pm

Thursday, December 18, 2025