Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for Denver, 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 Denver is the hour before sunset — and sunset here runs from 4:35 PM in December to 8:32 PM in June. The table below gives the exact window for every month, in Denver's own time zone.
Use the live times above for today's exact window. As a rule, evening golden hour in Denver starts about 40 minutes before sunset and ends at sunset. In June that is 7:49 PM – 8:29 PM; in December it is 3:53 PM – 4:36 PM.
Sunset in Denver is earliest at 4:35 PM on December 1 and latest at 8:32 PM on June 25, a swing of about 4 hours across the year.
Golden hour lasts about 40 minutes in midsummer and 43 minutes in midwinter. The longest evening golden hour falls in December at about 43 minutes; the shortest is in March at about 36 minutes.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:19 AM | 5:00 PM | 4:18 PM – 5:00 PM | 42 min | 9h 41m |
| February | 6:52 AM | 5:36 PM | 4:58 PM – 5:36 PM | 38 min | 10h 44m |
| March | 7:11 AM | 7:07 PM | 6:31 PM – 7:07 PM | 36 min | 11h 56m |
| April | 6:22 AM | 7:38 PM | 7:02 PM – 7:38 PM | 36 min | 13h 16m |
| May | 5:45 AM | 8:07 PM | 7:29 PM – 8:07 PM | 38 min | 14h 23m |
| June | 5:31 AM | 8:29 PM | 7:49 PM – 8:29 PM | 40 min | 14h 58m |
| July | 5:44 AM | 8:26 PM | 7:47 PM – 8:26 PM | 39 min | 14h 42m |
| August | 6:12 AM | 7:55 PM | 7:19 PM – 7:55 PM | 36 min | 13h 44m |
| September | 6:41 AM | 7:08 PM | 6:32 PM – 7:08 PM | 36 min | 12h 27m |
| October | 7:10 AM | 6:20 PM | 5:43 PM – 6:20 PM | 37 min | 11h 10m |
| November | 6:44 AM | 4:44 PM | 4:04 PM – 4:44 PM | 40 min | 9h 59m |
| December | 7:13 AM | 4:36 PM | 3:53 PM – 4:36 PM | 43 min | 9h 22m |
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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