Sun & moon times today, Denver, Colorado, USA

Moon: 59.2%

Current Time:	May 5, 2025 at 5:14:14 am
Sunrise Today:	5:55 am↑ 68° East
Sunset Today:	7:58 pm↑ 293° Northwest
Moonrise Today:	1:29 pm↑ 72° East
Moonset Today:	2:50 am↑ 291° Northwest
Daylight Hours:	14 hours, 3 minutes (+2m 8s)

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Where is the Sun directly overhead right now?

Time:	5:14 am
Altitude:	-7.9°
Direction:	61° NE
Phase:	Nautical Twilight

Day length today: 14h 3m 14s (May 5, 2025)

2 minutes, 8 seconds longer than yesterday (May 4, 2025)

4 hours, 41 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

56 minutes, 1 second shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

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Night	12:00 am – 4:10 am
Astro. Twilight	4:10 am – 4:49 am
Nautical Twilight	4:49 am – 5:25 am
Civil Twilight	5:25 am – 5:55 am
Daylight	5:55 am – 7:58 pm
Civil Twilight	7:58 pm – 8:28 pm
Nautical Twilight	8:28 pm – 9:04 pm
Astro. Twilight	9:04 pm – 9:43 pm
Night	9:43 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Denver - Next 7 Days

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2025	Sunrise/Sunset		Daylength		Solar Noon
May	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. mi
May	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. mi
May 5	5:55 am	7:58 pm	14:03:14	+2:08	12:56 pm (66.7°)	93.761
May 6	5:54 am	7:59 pm	14:05:21	+2:06	12:56 pm (67.0°)	93.783
May 7	5:53 am	8:00 pm	14:07:27	+2:05	12:56 pm (67.3°)	93.805
May 8	5:51 am	8:01 pm	14:09:31	+2:03	12:56 pm (67.6°)	93.826
May 9	5:50 am	8:02 pm	14:11:33	+2:02	12:56 pm (67.8°)	93.848
May 10	5:49 am	8:03 pm	14:13:33	+2:00	12:56 pm (68.1°)	93.869
May 11	5:48 am	8:04 pm	14:15:32	+1:58	12:56 pm (68.4°)	93.890
* All times are local time for Denver. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2025

March equinox	Mar 20	3:01 am
June solstice	Jun 20	8:42 pm
September equinox	Sep 22	12:19 pm
December solstice	Dec 21	8:03 am
* All times are local Denver time.

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Percent Illuminated:

59.2%

Time:	5:14 am
Altitude:	-23.4°
Direction:	316° NW
Position:	Waxing Gibbous

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Moon in Denver - Next 7 days

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2025	Moonrise/Moonset			Meridian Passing
May	Moonrise	Moonset	Moonrise	Time		Distance (mi)	Illumination
May 5	-	2:50 am	1:29 pm	8:27 pm	(61.9°)	245,976	65.3%
May 6	-	3:14 am	2:32 pm	9:09 pm	(56.1°)	248,477	74.5%
May 7	-	3:35 am	3:32 pm	9:48 pm	(50.2°)	250,349	82.6%
May 8	-	3:54 am	4:32 pm	10:27 pm	(44.3°)	251,599	89.3%
May 9	-	4:14 am	5:31 pm	11:07 pm	(38.6°)	252,271	94.5%
May 10	-	4:34 am	6:31 pm	11:48 pm	(33.4°)	252,418	98.0%
May 11	-	4:57 am	7:33 pm	Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Denver. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Denver This Coming Night

	Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, May 5, 2025
Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Comment
Mercury	Mon 5:08 am	Mon 5:56 pm	Mon 11:31 am	Difficult to see
Venus	Mon 4:09 am	Mon 4:25 pm	Mon 10:17 am	Great visibility
Mars	Mon 11:33 am	Tue 2:00 am	Mon 6:46 pm	Average visibility
Jupiter	Mon 8:05 am	Mon 10:55 pm	Mon 3:30 pm	Fairly good visibility
Saturn	Mon 4:08 am	Mon 3:55 pm	Mon 10:01 am	Average visibility
Uranus	Mon 6:32 am	Mon 8:51 pm	Mon 1:41 pm	Extremely difficult to see
Neptune	Mon 4:11 am	Mon 4:11 pm	Mon 10:11 am	Very difficult to see
* All times are local time for Denver.

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