Skip to main content

Saturday, October 17, 2026

Sunrise, Sunset & Golden Hour in Denver, CO

Sunrise in Denver today is 7:12 AM and sunset is 6:17 PM, giving 11 h 05 min of daylight.

Sun times for Denver, CO in local time (America/Denver), calculated from its coordinates (39.74°, -104.99°).

Sunrise

7:12 AM
QUIET

Sunset

6:17 PM
QUIET

Daylight

11 h 05 min
QUIET

Golden hour and twilight today

Morning golden hour
7:12 AM to 7:49 AM
Evening golden hour
5:40 PM to 6:17 PM
Civil dawn begins
6:45 AM
Civil dusk ends
6:44 PM
Solar noon
12:45 PM
Change from yesterday
-3.0 min

Golden hour here means the Sun is within 6° of the horizon. Civil twilight is the Sun's centre 6° below it.

Next 7 days in Denver

Sunrise and sunset in Denver for the next 7 days
DateSunriseSunsetDaylight
Sat, Oct 177:12 AM6:17 PM11 h 05 min
Sun, Oct 187:13 AM6:16 PM11 h 03 min
Mon, Oct 197:14 AM6:14 PM11 h 00 min
Tue, Oct 207:15 AM6:13 PM10 h 58 min
Wed, Oct 217:16 AM6:11 PM10 h 55 min
Thu, Oct 227:17 AM6:10 PM10 h 53 min
Fri, Oct 237:18 AM6:09 PM10 h 50 min

Sunrise and sunset through the year

Sunrise and sunset in Denver on the first of each month
DateSunriseSunsetDaylight
January 17:21 AM4:46 PM9 h 25 min
February 17:07 AM5:19 PM10 h 12 min
March 16:32 AM5:52 PM11 h 19 min
April 16:43 AM7:24 PM12 h 40 min
May 16:00 AM7:54 PM13 h 54 min
June 15:33 AM8:22 PM14 h 48 min
July 15:35 AM8:31 PM14 h 56 min
August 15:59 AM8:12 PM14 h 14 min
September 16:28 AM7:30 PM13 h 03 min
October 16:56 AM6:42 PM11 h 46 min
November 16:28 AM4:57 PM10 h 29 min
December 17:01 AM4:35 PM9 h 34 min

More for Denver

Nearby places

Sunrise and sunset in Denver: common questions

What time is sunrise and sunset in Denver today?

On Saturday, October 17, 2026 the Sun rises at 7:12 AM and sets at 6:17 PM in Denver, CO (America/Denver). Solar noon is 12:45 PM and daylight lasts 11 h 05 min. Days are getting shorter by about 3 minutes per day.

When is golden hour in Denver today?

Golden hour, when the Sun is within 6° of the horizon, runs 7:12 AM to 7:49 AM in the morning and 5:40 PM to 6:17 PM in the evening at Denver, CO.

When does it get dark in Denver?

Civil twilight, the Sun 6° below the horizon, ends at 6:44 PM in Denver, CO; after that the sky is dark enough to see the brightest stars. Civil twilight begins at 6:45 AM.