Current Local Time in Rapid City, South Dakota, USA

2:38:52 am MDT

Tuesday, March 24, 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

45 °F

Passing clouds.
67 / 37 °F

Wed 25.		83 / 48 °F
Thu 26.		59 / 32 °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

6:48 am
↑ 87° East

Sunset

7:10 pm
↑ 273° West

Day length

12 hours, 22 minutes
+3m 3s longer

Moon 33.8%

Set – 1:34 am
Rise – 9:50 am

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:59 pm
Altitude: 47.6°

Astronomical
Twilight

5:10 am – 5:45 am
8:13 pm – 8:48 pm

Nautical
Twilight

5:45 am – 6:19 am
7:39 pm – 8:13 pm

Civil
Twilight

6:19 am – 6:48 am
7:10 pm – 7:39 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

New Moon
March 18, 2026
7:23 pm

Next
Moon Phase

First Quarter
March 25, 2026
1:17 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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2:38 52 am

Tuesday, March 24, 2026