Cow Creek, South Dakota Sunset Time Today
Cow Creek sunset and sunrise times, golden hour, blue hour, and how your daylight is changing
Cow Creek, SD · Sunset & sunrise today
Sunset 5:19 PM Sunrise 7:31 AM
9h 48m of daylight, −3m shorter than yesterday.
Tomorrow in Cow Creek · Wed, Nov 11
Sunrise tomorrow: 7:33 AM · Sunset tomorrow: 5:18 PM
Sunrise 2 minutes later than today · sunset 1 minute earlier than today
In Cow Creek, the sun rises at 7:33 AM tomorrow and sets at 5:18 PM.
Golden hour & blue hour today
Morning
Golden hour7:31 AM – 8:16 AM
Blue hour7:01 AM – 7:31 AM
Evening
Golden hour4:38 PM – 5:19 PM
Blue hour5:19 PM – 5:52 PM
Golden hour: the sun between the horizon and 6° up. Blue hour: civil twilight, down to 6° below the horizon.
Sunrise time in Cow Creek
The sun rises in Cow Creek at 7:31 AM today and at 7:33 AM tomorrow (2 minutes later than today).
First light comes before the sun itself: civil twilight — the blue-hour glow already bright enough to see by — begins at 7:01 AM.
For photographers, the morning golden hour — the warm, low-angle light until the sun climbs 6° — runs from 7:31 AM to 8:16 AM.
Sunrise & sunset this week
| Day | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 7:31 AM | 5:19 PM | 9h 48m |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 7:33 AM | 5:18 PM | 9h 45m |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 7:34 AM | 5:17 PM | 9h 43m |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 7:35 AM | 5:16 PM | 9h 41m |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 7:37 AM | 5:15 PM | 9h 38m |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 7:38 AM | 5:14 PM | 9h 36m |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 7:39 AM | 5:13 PM | 9h 34m |
Cow Creek daylight month by month
The 1st of each month in 2026, in local time.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8:19 AM | 5:13 PM | 8h 54m |
| Feb | 8:01 AM | 5:51 PM | 9h 50m |
| Mar | 7:20 AM | 6:30 PM | 11h 10m |
| Apr | 7:24 AM | 8:09 PM | 12h 46m |
| May | 6:33 AM | 8:46 PM | 14h 13m |
| Jun | 6:01 AM | 9:20 PM | 15h 19m |
| Jul | 6:01 AM | 9:31 PM | 15h 30m |
| Aug | 6:29 AM | 9:09 PM | 14h 40m |
| Sep | 7:05 AM | 8:20 PM | 13h 15m |
| Oct | 7:40 AM | 7:24 PM | 11h 44m |
| Nov | 7:20 AM | 5:32 PM | 10h 12m |
| Dec | 7:59 AM | 5:05 PM | 9h 5m |
Cow Creek’s longest and shortest days
From 15h 33m of daylight on June 21, 2026 to 8h 49m on December 21, 2026.
| Solar landmark | Date (2026) | Daylight |
|---|---|---|
| Longest day | Jun 21 | 15h 33m |
| Spring equinox | Mar 20 | 12h 8m |
| Fall equinox | Sep 22 | 12h 11m |
| Shortest day | Dec 21 | 8h 49m |
How fast Cow Creek gains and loses daylight
Daily rate at mid-month; net change across the month.
| Month | Daily rate | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | gaining 1m 47s a day | +56m |
| Feb | gaining 2m 53s a day | +1h 20m |
| Mar | gaining 3m 7s a day | +1h 36m |
| Apr | gaining 2m 58s a day | +1h 28m |
| May | gaining 2m 14s a day | +1h 6m |
| Jun | gaining 26s a day | +11m |
| Jul | losing 1m 35s a day | −50m |
| Aug | losing 2m 44s a day | −1h 24m |
| Sep | losing 3m 3s a day | −1h 31m |
| Oct | losing 3m a day | −1h 32m |
| Nov | losing 2m 20s a day | −1h 7m |
| Dec | losing 31s a day | −12m |
Cow Creek golden hour & blue hour by season
The same altitude-based windows as today’s card, at each solstice and equinox.
| Season | Evening gold | Evening blue | Morning gold | Morning blue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring equinox | 7:16–7:54 PM | 7:54–8:23 PM | 7:46–8:24 AM | 7:17–7:46 AM |
| Summer solstice | 8:46–9:31 PM | 9:31–10:08 PM | 5:58–6:43 AM | 5:21–5:58 AM |
| Fall equinox | 7:03–7:41 PM | 7:41–8:10 PM | 7:30–8:08 AM | 7:01–7:30 AM |
| Winter solstice | 4:17–5:05 PM | 5:05–5:39 PM | 8:16–9:04 AM | 7:43–8:16 AM |
Daylight saving time in Cow Creek
Clocks move an hour; the daylight doesn’t change.
| Clock change | Date (2026) | UTC offset |
|---|---|---|
| Spring forward | Sun, Mar 8 | UTC−5 |
| Fall back | Sun, Nov 1 | UTC−6 |
Why sunset time shifts in Cow Creek
Sunset drifts through the year with Earth’s ~23.4° axial tilt — see the full daylight explainer.
In Cow Creek, the longest day carries about 15h 33m of daylight and the shortest just 8h 49m — a swing of roughly 6h 44m between the June and December solstices. The farther a place sits from the equator, the wider that gap; the pace also isn’t steady, moving fastest near the equinoxes and barely at all near the solstices. Every figure here is computed from the sun’s position for Cow Creek’s exact coordinates, in local time.
Frequently asked
- When is the earliest and latest sunset in Cow Creek?
- Cow Creek's earliest sunset in 2026 is 5:03 PM around December 10, 11 days before the shortest day. The latest is 9:32 PM around June 26, 5 days after the longest day. Both are local clock times.
- How much daylight does Cow Creek get on the longest and shortest days?
- Cow Creek gets about 15h 33m of daylight on the longest day, June 21, 2026, and 8h 49m on the shortest, December 21, 2026: a swing of 6h 44m.
- When is golden hour in Cow Creek?
- Near the June solstice, Cow Creek's evening golden hour runs 8:46–9:31 PM and the morning one 5:58–6:43 AM. Near the December solstice they run 4:17–5:05 PM and 8:16–9:04 AM. Golden hour here is the time the sun spends between the horizon and 6° up.
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