United States
Time now in Denver
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:19Sunset 07:45Time zone UTC −6
Time zone
America/Denver
UTC offset
UTC −6
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
—
Sunrise
06:19
Sunset
07:45
Day length
13h 26m
Coordinates
39.76, -104.88
Time difference from Denver
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Denver right now.
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About the time in Denver
Denver runs on America/Denver, which puts the city UTC −6 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Denver is on daylight saving time at the moment, which is why the offset reads UTC −6 instead of its winter value. Clocks go back on 1 November 2026, and anything scheduled across that date shifts by an hour.
Denver sits at latitude 39.76, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 13h 26m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Frequently asked questions about time in Denver
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Denver?
- Denver is UTC −6 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- Does Denver change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
- When do the sun rise and set in Denver today?
- Sunrise is at 06:19 and sunset at 07:45, giving 13h 26m of daylight.
- What time is it in Denver right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Denver, updating every second from America/Denver (UTC −6).
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