Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for Aurora, CO. Select a date to view the calculated light times.
The month-by-month table below is in this city's own local time. The live times above follow your device's timezone. Mountains, ridgelines and buildings can shorten the usable window — scout your horizon.
Terrain, buildings and weather can affect visible light. Check the horizon and conditions at the selected location.
Golden hour in Aurora is the hour before sunset — and sunset here runs from 4:34 PM in December to 8:31 PM in June. The table below gives the exact window for every month, in Aurora's own time zone.
Use the live times above for today's exact window. As a rule, evening golden hour in Aurora starts about 41 minutes before sunset and ends at sunset. In June that is 7:48 PM – 8:29 PM; in December it is 3:53 PM – 4:35 PM.
Sunset in Aurora is earliest at 4:34 PM on December 3 and latest at 8:31 PM on June 22, a swing of about 4 hours across the year.
Golden hour lasts about 41 minutes in midsummer and 42 minutes in midwinter. The longest evening golden hour falls in December at about 42 minutes; the shortest is in September at about 35 minutes.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:18 AM | 4:59 PM | 4:18 PM – 4:59 PM | 41 min | 9h 41m |
| February | 6:51 AM | 5:35 PM | 4:58 PM – 5:35 PM | 37 min | 10h 44m |
| March | 7:10 AM | 7:06 PM | 6:30 PM – 7:06 PM | 36 min | 11h 56m |
| April | 6:21 AM | 7:37 PM | 7:01 PM – 7:37 PM | 36 min | 13h 16m |
| May | 5:44 AM | 8:07 PM | 7:28 PM – 8:07 PM | 39 min | 14h 23m |
| June | 5:30 AM | 8:29 PM | 7:48 PM – 8:29 PM | 41 min | 14h 58m |
| July | 5:44 AM | 8:26 PM | 7:46 PM – 8:26 PM | 40 min | 14h 42m |
| August | 6:11 AM | 7:55 PM | 7:18 PM – 7:55 PM | 37 min | 13h 44m |
| September | 6:40 AM | 7:07 PM | 6:32 PM – 7:07 PM | 35 min | 12h 27m |
| October | 7:09 AM | 6:19 PM | 5:43 PM – 6:19 PM | 36 min | 11h 10m |
| November | 6:44 AM | 4:43 PM | 4:03 PM – 4:43 PM | 40 min | 9h 59m |
| December | 7:13 AM | 4:35 PM | 3:53 PM – 4:35 PM | 42 min | 9h 23m |
Golden hour is the period near sunrise and sunset when the sun is low. Blue hour occurs before sunrise and after sunset. Calculated times vary with location and date; weather, terrain and buildings can affect visible light.
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