Current Local Time in Rapid City, South Dakota, USA

9:23:05 pm MDT

Friday, May 8, 2026

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

60 °F

Passing clouds.
62 / 47 °F

Sat 9.		62 / 47 °F
Sun 10.		66 / 43 °F

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Time Zone

MDT (Mountain Daylight Time)
UTC/GMT -6 hours

DST started

Mar 8, 2026
Forward 1 hour

DST ends

Nov 1, 2026
Back 1 hour

Difference

2 hours behind
Columbus

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Sunrise

5:34 am
↑ 65° Northeast

Sunset

8:04 pm
↑ 295° Northwest

Day length

14 hours, 30 minutes
+2m 26s longer

Moon 57.5%

Rise – 1:37 am
Set – 10:46 am

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:49 pm
Altitude: 63.2°

Astronomical
Twilight

3:35 am – 4:21 am
9:18 pm – 10:04 pm

Nautical
Twilight

4:21 am – 5:02 am
8:37 pm – 9:18 pm

Civil
Twilight

5:02 am – 5:34 am
8:04 pm – 8:37 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

Full Moon
May 1, 2026
11:23 am

Next
Moon Phase

Third Quarter
May 9, 2026
3:10 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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9:23 05 pm

Friday, May 8, 2026