Current Time in Rapid City, South Dakota, USA
6:38:27 PM
18:38:27
MST (Mountain Standard Time) · UTC−07:00
America/Denver
Time zone details
Rapid City is currently on standard time; daylight saving time is observed in 2026
Daylight in Rapid City
Location facts
Place
- Country
- USA
- State
- South Dakota
- County
- Pennington County
- Place type
- City or town
- Country currency
- US Dollar (USD)
Practical
- Country languages
- English, Spanish, Hawaiian, French
- Dialing code
- +1
- Population
- 73,569
- Elevation
- 988 m
Geography
- Geographic coordinates
- 44° 04' N / 103° 13' W
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Rapid City follows the same clock and daylight-saving rules as Denver
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All times shown relative to Rapid City local time
Clock changes in Rapid City
2:00 AM MST3:00 AM MDT
Clocks move forward 1 hour
2026
past
Daylight saving time starts
2:00 AM MST3:00 AM MDT
Clocks move forward 1 hour
past
Daylight saving time ends
2:00 AM MDT1:00 AM MST
Clocks move back 1 hour
Future clock changes, 2027–2030
Sun & Moon details
Sun
- Sunrise
- Solar noon
- Sunset
- Daylight duration
- 9 hr 40 min2 min 19 sec shorter than the previous day
Twilight
- Civil twilight
- –
- Nautical twilight
- –
- Astronomical twilight
- –
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Saturday, November 14, 2026
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Sun
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Day length
- 9 hr 40 min2 min 19 sec shorter than the previous day
- Solar noon
- (27.6° altitude)
Civil twilight
- Dawn to dusk
- –
Additional twilight
- Nautical dawn to dusk
- –
- Astronomical dawn to dusk
- –
Moon
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent (25% illuminated)
- Moonrise
- Moonset
- Previous principal phase
- New Moon — Monday, November 9, 2026 at
- Next principal phase
- First Quarter — Tuesday, November 17, 2026 at
Seven-day daylight outlook
| Local date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Daily change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 hr 40 min | 2 min 19 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 9 hr 37 min | 2 min 17 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 9 hr 35 min | 2 min 15 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 9 hr 33 min | 2 min 12 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 9 hr 31 min | 2 min 10 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 9 hr 29 min | 2 min 7 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 9 hr 27 min | 2 min 4 sec shorter than the previous day |
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Upcoming public holidays in South Dakota
- Thanksgiving Day
- Christmas Day
- New Year's Day
Nearby scheduled airports for Rapid City, South Dakota, USA
Rapid City Regional AirportRAPMedium airport14.4 km east-southeast
Source: OurAirports record · RAP / KRAP
About 14.4 km (8.9 mi) east-southeast of Rapid City
Scheduled airline service in source data
Chadron Municipal AirportCDRMedium airport · Serves Chadron139 km south
Source: OurAirports record · CDR / KCDR
About 139 km (86.1 mi) south of Rapid City
Scheduled airline service in source data
Northeast Wyoming Regional AirportGCCMedium airport · Serves Gillette186 km west
Source: OurAirports record · GCC / KGCC
About 186 km (116 mi) west of Rapid City
Scheduled airline service in source data
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Frequently asked questions
- What time zone is Rapid City in?
- Rapid City uses Mountain Standard Time (MST, UTC−7) in winter and Mountain Daylight Time (MDT, UTC−6) in summer. Its IANA time zone is America/Denver.
- When is the next clock change in Rapid City?
- Clocks in Rapid City move forward 1 hour on Sunday, March 14, 2027 at 2:00 AM, changing from MST (UTC−07:00) to MDT (UTC−06:00)
- Does Rapid City observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Rapid City observes daylight saving time: MDT (UTC−6) in summer and MST (UTC−7) in winter.
- What is the UTC offset of Rapid City?
- Rapid City is UTC−7 in winter and UTC−6 in summer