Current local time in Denver, United States

Denver is on Mountain Standard Time (UTC−7), moving to UTC−6 for daylight saving time. The clock below is live and uses your browser’s time zone database.

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Key facts

Time zone
Mountain Standard TimeIANA: America/Denver
UTC offset
UTC−7 / UTC−6standard / daylight saving
Next clock change
1 November 2026Back 1 hour, 02:00 → 01:00
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Country
United StatesNorth America
Population
729,000city proper, GeoNames
Dialling code
+1currency: Dollar (USD)
Coordinates
39.74° N, 104.98° WNorthern Hemisphere

The sun in Denver today

 

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Times are for the city centre, calculated with the NOAA solar formulas (accurate to about a minute; hills and tall buildings can change what you see). How we calculate

Time difference from Denver

Live · office hours 9:00–18:00

CityLocal timevs DenverOffice hours overlap
GB London--:-- 7h ahead2h (09:00–11:00 in Denver)
US New York--:-- 2h ahead7h (09:00–16:00 in Denver)
US Los Angeles--:-- 1h behind8h (10:00–18:00 in Denver)
FR Paris--:-- 8h ahead1h (09:00–10:00 in Denver)
AE Dubai--:-- 10h aheadNone
IN New Delhi--:-- 11h 30m aheadNone
SG Singapore--:-- 14h aheadNone
CN Shanghai--:-- 14h aheadNone
JP Tokyo--:-- 15h aheadNone
KR Seoul--:-- 15h aheadNone
AU Sydney--:-- 16h ahead1h (17:00–18:00 in Denver)
BR São Paulo--:-- 3h ahead6h (09:00–15:00 in Denver)

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Each row is the same moment. Blue cells are working hours (9:00–18:00) in that city; solid blue means everyone is at work.

Daylight saving time in Denver

Denver switches between Mountain Standard Time (UTC−7) and Mountain Daylight Time (UTC−6). Upcoming changes:

  • Sunday, 1 November 2026: clocks go back 1 hour at 02:00, to 01:00 (UTC−6 → UTC−7)
  • Sunday, 14 March 2027: clocks go forward 1 hour at 02:00, to 03:00 (UTC−7 → UTC−6)
  • Sunday, 7 November 2027: clocks go back 1 hour at 02:00, to 01:00 (UTC−6 → UTC−7)
  • Sunday, 12 March 2028: clocks go forward 1 hour at 02:00, to 03:00 (UTC−7 → UTC−6)

Dates come from the IANA time zone database. Governments occasionally change the rules at short notice; your browser picks up updates automatically.

About time in Denver

United States is wide enough to use 6 different standard times, from UTC−10 to UTC−5; Denver uses UTC−7.

Other cities on the same clock (America/Denver): Salt Lake City.

Sunrise and sunset in Denver, 2026

On the 1st of each month, local time

MonthSunriseSunsetDay length
January07:2016:459h 25m
February07:0717:1910h 11m
March06:3317:5111h 18m
April06:4319:2312h 39m
May06:0019:5313h 53m
June05:3420:2114h 48m
July05:3520:3114h 56m
August05:5820:1314h 15m
September06:2819:3213h 04m
October06:5518:4311h 47m
November06:2816:5810h 30m
December07:0216:369h 34m

Longest day: around 21 June 2026, 14h 59m of daylight (sunrise 05:32, sunset 20:31). Shortest day: around 21 December 2026, 9h 21m.

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Questions about time in Denver

What time zone is Denver in?

Denver uses the America/Denver time zone (Mountain Standard Time, MST), UTC−7, and Mountain Daylight Time (MDT), UTC−6, in summer.

Does Denver observe daylight saving time?

Yes. The next change is on Sunday, 1 November 2026, when clocks go back 1 hour.

What is the time difference between Denver and New York?

Right now New York is 2h ahead of Denver. The gap can change by an hour for a few weeks a year, because the two places switch daylight saving time on different dates.

What is the time difference between Denver and London?

London is 7h ahead of Denver right now. Office hours overlap for about 2 hours a day.

When is sunrise and sunset in Denver?

It depends on the season. Around 21 June 2026 the sun rises about 05:32 and sets about 20:31 (14h 59m of daylight); around 21 December 2026 it rises about 07:17 and sets about 16:38 (9h 21m).

Answers reflect the rules in force when this page was built; the live clock and next change above always use the current rules in your browser.