Denver
Colorado, United States
Wednesday, 12th August 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC-6
- Time zone
- America/DenverMDT
- Sunrise
- 12:09 pm
- Sunset
- 2:00 am
- Daylight
- 13 hours 50 minutes133 seconds shorter than yesterday
- Daylight saving
- OnNext change in 80 days
Daylight saving in Denver
Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 1st November 2026, at 1:59 am local time (1:00 am after the change).
Right now Denver is on MDT, UTC-6 — daylight saving time. That is 80 days away.
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Time difference between Denver and major cities
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PDT | 5:15 pm | 17:15 | 1 hour behind |
| Mexico City CST | 6:15 pm | 18:15 | the same time |
| Chicago CDT | 7:15 pm | 19:15 | 1 hour ahead |
| New York City EDT | 8:15 pm | 20:15 | 2 hours ahead |
| Toronto EDT | 8:15 pm | 20:15 | 2 hours ahead |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 9:15 pm | 21:15 | 3 hours ahead |
| London BST | 1:15 am Thu | 01:15 | 7 hours ahead |
| Paris CEST | 2:15 am Thu | 02:15 | 8 hours ahead |
| Berlin CEST | 2:15 am Thu | 02:15 | 8 hours ahead |
| Johannesburg SAST | 2:15 am Thu | 02:15 | 8 hours ahead |
| Moscow MSK | 3:15 am Thu | 03:15 | 9 hours ahead |
| Cairo EEST | 3:15 am Thu | 03:15 | 9 hours ahead |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 4:15 am Thu | 04:15 | 10 hours ahead |
| Delhi IST | 5:45 am Thu | 05:45 | 11 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Shanghai CST | 8:15 am Thu | 08:15 | 14 hours ahead |
| Tokyo JST | 9:15 am Thu | 09:15 | 15 hours ahead |
| Sydney AEST | 10:15 am Thu | 10:15 | 16 hours ahead |
| Auckland NZST | 12:15 pm Thu | 12:15 | 18 hours ahead |
About Denver
- Population
- 729019
- Coordinates
- 39.739, -104.985
- Region
- Colorado, United States
- IANA zone
- America/Denver
- Solar noon
- 7:04 pm
Sunrise and sunset above are computed from these coordinates with the NOAA solar equations — not looked up from a table, and not the same as the neighbouring city's.
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Questions people ask
What time is it in Denver right now?
It is 6:15 pm (18:15 on a 24-hour clock) on Wednesday, 12th August 2026 in Denver. The clock on this page updates every second and is set from the server, not from your device, so it stays right even if your own clock has drifted.
What time zone is Denver in?
Denver uses the America/Denver time zone, currently MDT (UTC-6). That IANA identifier is the one to put in a calendar invite or a database column — abbreviations like MDT are ambiguous, IANA identifiers are not.
Is Denver on daylight saving time right now?
Yes — Denver is currently observing daylight saving time as MDT. Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 1st November 2026, at 1:59 am local time (1:00 am after the change).
When do the clocks change in Denver?
The next change is on Sunday, 1st November 2026. Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 1st November 2026, at 1:59 am local time (1:00 am after the change). After that the offset becomes UTC-7.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Denver today?
The sun rises at 6:09 am and sets at 8:00 pm today, giving 13 hours 50 minutes of daylight. That is 133 seconds shorter than yesterday.
How many hours ahead is Denver of Los Angeles?
Denver is 1 hour ahead of Los Angeles. When it is 6:15 pm in Denver, it is 5:15 pm in Los Angeles. The full comparison table on this page covers twenty major cities and recalculates itself whenever either end changes its clocks.
Where exactly is Denver?
Denver is in Colorado, United States, at 39.74° N, 104.98° W, with a population of about 729,019. Those coordinates are what the sunrise and sunset times above are calculated from.