Green Grass, South Dakota Sunset Time Today
Green Grass sunset and sunrise times, golden hour, blue hour, and how your daylight is changing
Green Grass, SD · Sunset & sunrise today
Sunset today at 8:29 PM · Sunrise 4:58 AM
Sunset is at 8:29 PM — 15h 31m of daylight, +2m 0s longer than yesterday.
+2m 0s longer than yesterday
Golden hour & blue hour today
Morning
Golden hour4:58 AM – 5:58 AM
Blue hour4:28 AM – 4:58 AM
Evening
Golden hour7:29 PM – 8:29 PM
Blue hour8:29 PM – 8:59 PM
Golden hour is the soft, warm light when the sun sits low — the hour after sunrise and before sunset. Blue hour is the cooler twilight that brackets it. Both windows are rules of thumb; they run longer at high latitudes and shorter near the equator.
Sunrise & sunset this week
| Day | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 4:58 AM | 8:29 PM | 15h 31m |
| Mon, Jun 8 | 4:57 AM | 8:30 PM | 15h 33m |
| Tue, Jun 9 | 4:57 AM | 8:31 PM | 15h 34m |
| Wed, Jun 10 | 4:57 AM | 8:31 PM | 15h 34m |
| Thu, Jun 11 | 4:57 AM | 8:32 PM | 15h 35m |
| Fri, Jun 12 | 4:57 AM | 8:32 PM | 15h 35m |
| Sat, Jun 13 | 4:57 AM | 8:33 PM | 15h 36m |
Why sunset time shifts in Green Grass
Sunset drifts through the year because Earth’s axis is tilted about 23.4° relative to its orbit. As the planet circles the sun, the Northern Hemisphere leans toward the sun in summer and away from it in winter, which changes how high the midday sun climbs and how long it stays above the horizon. Around the June solstice the sun sets at its latest and the day is longest; around the December solstice it sets earliest and the day is shortest. The two equinoxes in March and September fall in between, with near-equal day and night.
The pace of change is not steady. Near the solstices, the sunset time barely moves from one day to the next; near the equinoxes it shifts fastest — well over a minute a day at mid-latitudes. Green Grass’s latitude sets the size of the swing: the farther a place is from the equator, the more dramatic the summer-to-winter difference in both sunset time and total daylight. The figures above are computed from the sun’s position for Green Grass’s exact coordinates, in local time.
Golden-hour gear
- Manfrotto Befree Advanced Travel Tripod
A compact carbon-light travel tripod that folds to packbag size. Golden- and blue-hour light is dim enough that handheld shots blur — a tripod is the single biggest upgrade to sunset photos.
View on Amazon → - K&F Concept Graduated ND & ND Filter Kit
Graduated neutral-density filters darken a bright sky without underexposing the foreground — the classic fix for a blown-out sunset horizon over a dark landscape.
View on Amazon → - MagicFiber Microfiber Lens Cleaning Cloths (6-Pack)
Sea spray, dew, and fingerprints scatter low-angle sunset light into ugly flare. A clean front element is free image quality — keep a cloth in the bag.
View on Amazon → - Nikon Aculon A211 10x42 Compact Binoculars
Bright 10x42 optics for watching the sun touch a far ridgeline or horizon, and for the planets and first stars that emerge through the blue hour.
View on Amazon → - Philips SmartSleep Wake-Up Light Sunrise Alarm
A sunrise-simulating alarm that brightens gradually before your set time — useful for catching an early sunrise shoot, and for resetting your clock as daylight shifts through the year.
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Frequently asked
- What time is sunset in Green Grass today?
- Today's sunset time for Green Grass is shown at the top of this page in local time, updated daily from astronomical sun-position data. Sunset is the moment the upper edge of the sun dips below the horizon; the warm light lingers for a golden hour beforehand and a blue hour just after.
- When is golden hour in Green Grass?
- Golden hour in Green Grass is roughly the hour just after sunrise and the hour just before sunset, when the sun sits low and the light turns warm and soft — the favorite window for photographers. The exact start and end times for today are listed above; the window is shorter near the equator and longer at high latitudes.
- What time is sunrise in Green Grass?
- Today's sunrise time for Green Grass is listed above in local time. Sunrise is the moment the upper edge of the sun first appears over the horizon. Because Earth's tilt changes the sun's path through the year, sunrise drifts earlier through spring and later through autumn.
- Is the day getting longer or shorter in Green Grass?
- The day-length change for Green Grass — how many minutes and seconds of daylight you're gaining or losing compared with yesterday — is shown above. Days lengthen from the winter solstice in late December to the summer solstice in late June, then shorten again through to December.
- What is blue hour?
- Blue hour is the short stretch of twilight just before sunrise and just after sunset, when the sun is below the horizon but still lights the sky a deep, even blue. It typically lasts about 20 to 30 minutes and is prized for cool, soft light with no harsh shadows.
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