Current time in Denver
Live local time, date and time zone information for Denver, Colorado, United States.
Current time in Denver
08:12:22
America/Denver · UTC-06:00
Time zone in Denver
Denver is in Colorado, United States and uses the America/Denver time zone. Denver observes daylight saving time. It uses Mountain Standard Time (UTC-07:00) in the standard-time part of the year and Mountain Daylight Time (UTC-06:00) during summer time.
Sunrise and sunset in Denver
Sun and clock in Denver
Denver sits almost exactly on the meridian its time zone is built around, so the clock and the sun agree here about as closely as they do anywhere: averaged over the year, solar noon falls at 12:00 by the standard clock, within 0 minutes of twelve. Summer time moves that an hour later still, to about 13:00.
Daylight through the year in Denver
At 39.7°N latitude, Denver sees its longest day around the June solstice, when the sun is above the horizon for about 14 h 59 m. The shortest day comes six months later at roughly 9 h 21 m, a swing of about 5 h 38 m between midsummer and midwinter.
Mid-latitude cities like Denver get the full seasonal cycle, with the longest and shortest days 5 h 38 m apart.
On the June solstice the sun rises in Denver at about 05:32 and sets at about 20:31; on the December solstice it rises at about 07:17 and sets at about 16:38.
When the clocks change in Denver
Denver follows the North American rule: clocks go forward on the second Sunday in March and back on the first Sunday in November, at 02:00 local time in each zone.
The next two changes in Denver:
| Date | Change | New offset |
|---|---|---|
| November 1, 2026 | Clocks go back one hour on Nov 1, 2026 at 01:15, moving from UTC-06:00 to UTC-07:00. | UTC-07:00 |
| March 14, 2027 | Clocks go forward one hour on Mar 14, 2027 at 03:00, moving from UTC-07:00 to UTC-06:00. | UTC-06:00 |
Of the cities compared further down this page, New York, London and Sydney do change their clocks, so their difference from Denver moves by an hour twice a year; Dubai, New Delhi, Singapore and Tokyo do not, so those differences never change.
Calling Denver from another time zone
A working day of roughly 09:00 to 17:00 in Denver corresponds to 16:00–00:00 UTC. To find the equivalent window where you are, add your own offset to those hours: somewhere on UTC+00:00 would be looking at 16:00–00:00.
Taking a working day as 09:00 to 17:00 in each place:
- New York’s working day overlaps with Denver’s for 6 hours, from 09:00 to 15:00 Denver time.
- London overlaps for only 1 hours, from 09:00 to 10:00 Denver time — late in the day at one end and early at the other.
- Tokyo has no overlap at all: when it is 09:00 there, it is already 18:00 in Denver, so a call means an early start or a late finish for someone.
These windows use the offsets in force on 2026-10-09; where one side observes daylight saving and the other does not, they move by an hour twice a year.
Time difference from your location
Denver is currently on UTC-06:00. Once the page has loaded, this section compares it with the time zone your browser reports.
Denver compared with other cities
| City | Local time | Date | UTC offset | Difference from Denver |
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Nearby cities
Denver is the only place in this directory on America/Denver; the nearby cities listed below all keep different zones. The nearest listed city on a different zone is Phoenix, about 940 km away on America/Phoenix, currently 1 h behind Denver.
Time zone rules: IANA tz database release 2026c, applied when this page was generated on 2026-10-09. Sun times: NOAA solar equations for 39.74°N, 104.99°W, flat horizon at sea level.
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Denver in?
Denver uses the America/Denver time zone — Mountain Standard Time, UTC-07:00, moving to Mountain Daylight Time (UTC-06:00) during summer time.
Does Denver use daylight saving time?
Denver observes daylight saving time. It uses Mountain Standard Time (UTC-07:00) in the standard-time part of the year and Mountain Daylight Time (UTC-06:00) during summer time.
What is the UTC offset for Denver?
The standard offset is UTC-07:00, and UTC-06:00 while summer time is in effect. The clock at the top of this page shows the offset that applies right now.
What is the time difference between Denver and my location?
The section above compares Denver with your own time zone as detected by your browser, and the table lists the difference against major cities worldwide.