Sun & moon over

Denver

Friday, May 15 · It's 5:26 PM in Denver (MDT · GMT-6)

Sunrise

5:46 AM

Day length

14h 22m

Sunset

8:08 PM

Waning Crescent

1% illuminated

Late afternoon — the golden hour.

Sun today
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Sunset
8:08 PM
Solar noon
12:57 PM
Day length
14h 22m

+1m 52s vs. yesterday

Civil

5:16 AM8:39 PM

Outdoor activities still possible without lights.

Nautical

4:38 AM9:16 PM

Horizon visible at sea; navigation by stars.

Astronomical

3:56 AM9:58 PM

Full astronomical darkness ends/begins.

Moon today

Waning Crescent · 1% illuminated

The moon is currently waning — shrinking toward new.

Moonrise
4:33 AM
Moonset
6:08 PM

Moonrise and moonset shift roughly 50 minutes later each day, so on some calendar days the moon does not rise (or does not set) before midnight local time — those cells appear as "—" in the monthly table below.

Sun & moon calendar — May 2026

Daily sunrise, sunset, day length, moonrise, moonset, and moon illumination for Denver.

DaySunriseSunsetLengthMoonriseMoonsetMoon
16:01 AM7:54 PM13h 53m7:25 PM5:42 AMFull Moon · 100%
26:00 AM7:55 PM13h 55m8:29 PM6:10 AMWaning Gibbous · 99%
35:59 AM7:56 PM13h 58m9:31 PM6:45 AMWaning Gibbous · 97%
45:58 AM7:57 PM14h 00m10:30 PM7:26 AMWaning Gibbous · 92%
55:56 AM7:58 PM14h 02m11:25 PM8:15 AMWaning Gibbous · 87%
65:55 AM7:59 PM14h 04m12:13 AM9:11 AMWaning Gibbous · 80%
75:54 AM8:00 PM14h 06m12:55 AM10:12 AMWaning Gibbous · 72%
85:53 AM8:01 PM14h 08m1:30 AM11:17 AMWaning Gibbous · 63%
95:52 AM8:02 PM14h 10m1:59 AM12:23 PMLast Quarter · 53%
105:51 AM8:03 PM14h 12m2:27 AM1:29 PMLast Quarter · 43%
115:50 AM8:04 PM14h 14m2:50 AM2:36 PMWaning Crescent · 32%
125:49 AM8:05 PM14h 16m3:13 AM3:45 PMWaning Crescent · 23%
135:48 AM8:06 PM14h 18m3:38 AM4:55 PMWaning Crescent · 14%
145:47 AM8:07 PM14h 20m4:03 AMWaning Crescent · 7%
155:46 AM8:08 PM14h 22m4:33 AM6:08 PMWaning Crescent · 3%
165:45 AM8:09 PM14h 24m5:08 AM7:23 PMNew Moon · 0%
175:45 AM8:10 PM14h 26m5:52 AM8:41 PMNew Moon · 1%
185:44 AM8:11 PM14h 27m6:47 AM9:57 PMWaxing Crescent · 4%
195:43 AM8:12 PM14h 29m7:53 AM11:04 PMWaxing Crescent · 10%
205:42 AM8:13 PM14h 31m9:06 AM12:00 AMWaxing Crescent · 18%
215:41 AM8:14 PM14h 32m10:24 AM12:44 AMWaxing Crescent · 28%
225:41 AM8:15 PM14h 34m11:39 AM1:19 AMWaxing Crescent · 39%
235:40 AM8:15 PM14h 35m12:50 PM1:49 AMFirst Quarter · 50%
245:39 AM8:16 PM14h 37m1:58 PM2:13 AMWaxing Gibbous · 61%
255:39 AM8:17 PM14h 39m3:05 PM2:36 AMWaxing Gibbous · 71%
265:38 AM8:18 PM14h 40m4:09 PM2:58 AMWaxing Gibbous · 80%
275:37 AM8:19 PM14h 41m5:13 PM3:20 AMWaxing Gibbous · 87%
285:37 AM8:20 PM14h 43m3:44 AMWaxing Gibbous · 93%
295:36 AM8:20 PM14h 44m6:17 PM4:11 AMWaxing Gibbous · 97%
305:36 AM8:21 PM14h 45m7:20 PM4:44 AMFull Moon · 99%
315:35 AM8:22 PM14h 46m8:21 PM5:22 AMFull Moon · 100%

About these times

Sunrise and sunset mark the moments the upper limb of the sun crosses the horizon at sea level for Denver's coordinates. The actual perceived sunrise can vary slightly depending on local elevation, terrain, and atmospheric refraction.

Civil twilight is the period before sunrise and after sunset when the sun is between 0° and 6° below the horizon — there's still enough light for outdoor activities without artificial lighting. Nautical twilight runs to 12° below; the horizon is still visible at sea for navigation. Astronomical twilight runs to 18° below, after which the sky is fully dark for astronomical observation.

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