United States · Colorado
Current local time in Denver
Denver keeps time on the America/Denver zone, currently UTC−6. The offset shifts twice a year with daylight saving, and the clock below always reflects the rule in force today. The clock runs live in your browser; nothing about your location is sent anywhere.
Current local time
Denver, Colorado
Denver time zone at a glance
- IANA time zone
- America/Denver
- Current UTC offset
- UTC−6
- Daylight saving
- Observed
- Next clock change
- Sun, Nov 1, 2026 → UTC−7
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Colorado
- Coordinates
- 39.74°, -104.98°
- Population
- 729,019
- Local date
- Tue, Sep 1, 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Denver today
Computed from Denver's latitude and longitude for the current local date. Times shift by a minute or two either side depending on elevation and the horizon you actually see.
- Sunrise
- 6:32 AM
- Sunset
- 7:26 PM
- Solar noon
- 1:00 PM
- Day length
- 12h 54m
- Civil dawn
- 6:00 AM
- Civil dusk
- 7:58 PM
- Golden hour ends
- 7:04 AM
- Golden hour begins
- 6:54 PM
Denver time difference from major cities
| City | Local time now | Denver is |
|---|---|---|
| Los AngelesUnited States | 03:06 PM | 1h ahead |
| LondonUnited Kingdom | 11:06 PM | 7h behind |
| DubaiUnited Arab Emirates | 02:06 AM | 10h behind |
| TokyoJapan | 07:06 AM | 15h behind |
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Denvertime — questions & answers
- What time is it in Denver right now?
- Denver is on America/Denver, currently UTC−6. The clock at the top of this page shows the live local time and updates every second in your browser.
- What time zone is Denver in?
- Denver uses the IANA time zone America/Denver, which is UTC−6 at the moment. The offset shifts across the year because the zone observes daylight saving time.
- Does Denver observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. The next change is on Sun, Nov 1, 2026, shifting the offset to UTC−7.
- What time do the sun rise and set in Denver today?
- Today the sun rises at about 6:32 AM and sets at about 7:26 PM local time in Denver, giving roughly 12h 54m of daylight. Solar noon falls at 1:00 PM.
Working with Denver time
Scheduling across America/Denver is where most calendar mistakes start — a meeting agreed in one zone drifts by an hour the moment either side changes its clocks. These tools each handle a piece of that problem.