When does the sun rise and set in Denver after Daylight Saving Time ends?

DENVER (KDVR) — Temperature in Denver weather and the days get shorter by a couple of minutes every day. Next week the sun will set before 17:00.

The sun sets earlier each day as autumn ends and winter approaches.

Wednesday is the last day the sun will set at 6pm this year. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. In fact, the sun won’t set after 6:00 pm until March 2025.

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On Thursday, Halloween, the sun will rise at 7:28 a.m. and set at 5:58 p.m. Daylight saving time will then end at the weekends, after which the sun will set before 5pm every day until mid-January.

At 2 a.m. on Sunday, November 3, daylight saving time will end this year and clocks will be set back one hour. The sun will rise at 6:32 a.m. and set at 4:55 p.m. that day, leaving Denver with 10 hours and 23 minutes of daylight, according to NOAA.

The sun will set about a minute earlier each day. By the end of November, the sun will rise for approximately 9 hours and 36 minutes, rising at 7 a.m. and setting at 4:36 p.m.

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The days will get shorter until the winter solstice on December 21st. This will be the shortest day of the year with 9 hours and 21 minutes of daylight. The sun will rise at 7:18 a.m. and set at 4:39 p.m.

The earliest sunsets will occur from December 3 to December 10, when the sun is expected to set at 4:35 p.m. After this, the sun will set about a minute later every other day. On New Year’s Eve, the sun will set at 4:46 p.m.

The last sunrises of the season will begin on December 29, when the sun is expected to rise at 7:21 a.m. and will last until January 10.

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The first sunset after 17:00 will occur on January 15, 2025, and the first sunset after 18:00 will occur on March 8. according to NOAA. This will be the only sunset at 6:00 pm as Daylight Saving Time begins again on March 9th. After this, the sun will set later than 19:00.

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