Aurora in numbers
- Coordinates
- 44.2841, -96.6856
- Elevation
- 495 m above sea level
- Population
- 650
- Region
- South Dakota
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1735 km away
- Same name
- 115 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Aurora, South Dakota, United States
Local time in Aurora, South Dakota, United States is shown on this page, based on the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Aurora, United States
Thursday, 15 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Aurora
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Aurora.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:43 AM Solar noon 1:14 PM Sunset 6:45 PM Daylight 11 h 02 min Night 12 h 58 min Civil twilight 7:13 AM – 7:14 PM
Weather in Aurora right now
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Aurora and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 04408
- 13026
- 26705
- 27806
- 44202
- 47001
- 50607
- 55705
- 57002
- 60502
- 60503
- 60504
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in South Dakota
- Sioux Falls 171 544
- Rapid City 73 569
- Aberdeen 28 102
- Brookings 23 657
- Watertown 22 073
- Mitchell 15 669
Other places named Aurora
- Aurora Colorado, United States
- Aurora Illinois, United States
- Aurora Ontario, Canada
- Aurora Ceará, Brazil
- Aurora Piedmont, Italy
Same time zone — America/Chicago
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- Austin United States
Nearby places
- Bushnell — 6.0 km
- Brookings — 9.5 km
- Sundahl Trailer Court — 9.7 km
- Roland Colony — 9.9 km
- Sunnyview — 10.4 km
- Sheldon Trailor Town — 10.5 km
Local time details for Aurora
Aurora shares its time with neighbouring Bushnell and Brookings.
12 distinct postal codes apply to Aurora.
Aurora reads its time from America/Chicago, placed at UTC−5. Whether daylight saving time is observed: Yes.
In Aurora, first light arrives at 7:43 AM and the sun goes down at 6:45 PM. The day holds 11 h 02 min of light.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone applies to Aurora?
- The time zone that applies to Aurora is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does the local time in Aurora include a summer time period?
- Yes.
- When does light arrive in Aurora?
- Light arrives at 7:43 AM.