Aurora, Colorado Sunset Time Today
Aurora sunset and sunrise times, golden hour, blue hour, and how your daylight is changing
Aurora, CO · Sunset & sunrise today
Sunset 6:57 PM Sunrise 6:45 AM
12h 12m of daylight, −3m shorter than yesterday.
Tomorrow in Aurora · Tue, Sep 22
Sunrise tomorrow: 6:46 AM · Sunset tomorrow: 6:55 PM
Sunrise 1 minute later than today · sunset 2 minutes earlier than today
In Aurora, the sun rises at 6:46 AM tomorrow and sets at 6:55 PM.
Golden hour & blue hour today
Morning
Golden hour6:45 AM – 7:22 AM
Blue hour6:19 AM – 6:45 AM
Evening
Golden hour6:24 PM – 6:57 PM
Blue hour6:57 PM – 7:26 PM
Golden hour: the sun between the horizon and 6° up. Blue hour: civil twilight, down to 6° below the horizon.
Sunrise time in Aurora
The sun rises in Aurora at 6:45 AM today and at 6:46 AM tomorrow (1 minute later than today).
First light comes before the sun itself: civil twilight — the blue-hour glow already bright enough to see by — begins at 6:19 AM.
For photographers, the morning golden hour — the warm, low-angle light until the sun climbs 6° — runs from 6:45 AM to 7:22 AM.
Sunrise & sunset this week
| Day | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 6:45 AM | 6:57 PM | 12h 12m |
| Tue, Sep 22 | 6:46 AM | 6:55 PM | 12h 9m |
| Wed, Sep 23 | 6:47 AM | 6:54 PM | 12h 7m |
| Thu, Sep 24 | 6:48 AM | 6:52 PM | 12h 4m |
| Fri, Sep 25 | 6:49 AM | 6:50 PM | 12h 1m |
| Sat, Sep 26 | 6:50 AM | 6:49 PM | 11h 59m |
| Sun, Sep 27 | 6:51 AM | 6:47 PM | 11h 56m |
Aurora daylight month by month
The 1st of each month in 2026, in local time.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7:21 AM | 4:46 PM | 9h 25m |
| Feb | 7:08 AM | 5:19 PM | 10h 11m |
| Mar | 6:33 AM | 5:51 PM | 11h 18m |
| Apr | 6:44 AM | 7:23 PM | 12h 39m |
| May | 6:00 AM | 7:53 PM | 13h 53m |
| Jun | 5:34 AM | 8:21 PM | 14h 47m |
| Jul | 5:35 AM | 8:31 PM | 14h 56m |
| Aug | 5:59 AM | 8:13 PM | 14h 15m |
| Sep | 6:28 AM | 7:32 PM | 13h 4m |
| Oct | 6:56 AM | 6:43 PM | 11h 47m |
| Nov | 6:28 AM | 4:58 PM | 10h 30m |
| Dec | 7:02 AM | 4:36 PM | 9h 34m |
Aurora’s longest and shortest days
From 14h 59m of daylight on June 21, 2026 to 9h 21m on December 21, 2026.
| Solar landmark | Date (2026) | Daylight |
|---|---|---|
| Longest day | Jun 21 | 14h 59m |
| Spring equinox | Mar 20 | 12h 8m |
| Fall equinox | Sep 22 | 12h 10m |
| Shortest day | Dec 21 | 9h 21m |
How fast Aurora gains and loses daylight
Daily rate at mid-month; net change across the month.
| Month | Daily rate | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | gaining 1m 28s a day | +46m |
| Feb | gaining 2m 25s a day | +1h 7m |
| Mar | gaining 2m 38s a day | +1h 21m |
| Apr | gaining 2m 29s a day | +1h 14m |
| May | gaining 1m 51s a day | +54m |
| Jun | gaining 21s a day | +9m |
| Jul | losing 1m 18s a day | −41m |
| Aug | losing 2m 17s a day | −1h 11m |
| Sep | losing 2m 34s a day | −1h 17m |
| Oct | losing 2m 31s a day | −1h 17m |
| Nov | losing 1m 56s a day | −56m |
| Dec | losing 25s a day | −10m |
Aurora golden hour & blue hour by season
The same altitude-based windows as today’s card, at each solstice and equinox.
| Season | Evening gold | Evening blue | Morning gold | Morning blue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring equinox | 6:36–7:11 PM | 7:11–7:38 PM | 7:03–7:39 AM | 6:36–7:03 AM |
| Summer solstice | 7:50–8:31 PM | 8:31–9:04 PM | 5:32–6:13 AM | 4:59–5:32 AM |
| Fall equinox | 6:22–6:58 PM | 6:58–7:25 PM | 6:47–7:23 AM | 6:20–6:47 AM |
| Winter solstice | 3:56–4:38 PM | 4:38–5:09 PM | 7:17–8:00 AM | 6:47–7:17 AM |
Daylight saving time in Aurora
Clocks move an hour; the daylight doesn’t change.
| Clock change | Date (2026) | UTC offset |
|---|---|---|
| Spring forward | Sun, Mar 8 | UTC−6 |
| Fall back | Sun, Nov 1 | UTC−7 |
Why sunset time shifts in Aurora
Sunset drifts through the year with Earth’s ~23.4° axial tilt — see the full daylight explainer.
In Aurora, the longest day carries about 14h 59m of daylight and the shortest just 9h 21m — a swing of roughly 5h 38m between the June and December solstices. The farther a place sits from the equator, the wider that gap; the pace also isn’t steady, moving fastest near the equinoxes and barely at all near the solstices. Every figure here is computed from the sun’s position for Aurora’s exact coordinates, in local time.
Frequently asked
- When is the earliest and latest sunset in Aurora?
- Aurora's earliest sunset in 2026 is 4:35 PM around December 7, 14 days before the shortest day. The latest is 8:32 PM around June 27, 6 days after the longest day. Both are local clock times.
- How much daylight does Aurora get on the longest and shortest days?
- Aurora gets about 14h 59m of daylight on the longest day, June 21, 2026, and 9h 21m on the shortest, December 21, 2026: a swing of 5h 38m.
- When is golden hour in Aurora?
- Near the June solstice, Aurora's evening golden hour runs 7:50–8:31 PM and the morning one 5:32–6:13 AM. Near the December solstice they run 3:56–4:38 PM and 7:17–8:00 AM. Golden hour here is the time the sun spends between the horizon and 6° up.
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