Brighton, Colorado
Sunrise and sunset in Brighton, Colorado
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Brighton, Colorado, in local time. At 40° N, the day lasts from 9 h 20 min at the winter solstice to 15 h 01 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Thursday, October 22: sunrise at 07:17, sunset at 18:09.
Day length 10 h 52 min, 2 min 28 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 12:43, with the Sun 39° above the horizon.
Times are Brighton, Colorado time (MDT).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 05:46 | 19:39 |
| Nautical twilight | 06:18 | 19:08 |
| Civil twilight | 06:49 | 18:36 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 07:17 | 18:09 |
| Golden hour | 07:17–07:54 | 17:32–18:09 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Brighton, Colorado
- Longest day: June 21, 15 h 01 min, from sunrise at 05:30 to sunset at 20:31.
- Shortest day: December 21, 9 h 20 min, from sunrise at 07:17 to sunset at 16:37.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 07:16 | 17:05 | 9 h 49 min |
| February 21 | 06:43 | 17:42 | 10 h 58 min |
| March 21 | 07:00 | 19:12 | 12 h 12 min |
| April 21 | 06:12 | 19:44 | 13 h 32 min |
| May 21 | 05:38 | 20:13 | 14 h 34 min |
| June 21 | 05:30 | 20:31 | 15 h 01 min |
| July 21 | 05:48 | 20:22 | 14 h 35 min |
| August 21 | 06:16 | 19:47 | 13 h 30 min |
| September 21 | 06:46 | 18:57 | 12 h 12 min |
| October 21 | 07:16 | 18:10 | 10 h 55 min |
| November 21 | 06:51 | 16:38 | 9 h 47 min |
| December 21 | 07:17 | 16:37 | 9 h 20 min |
Good to know
- Sunrise and sunset are when the top of the Sun meets a level horizon, allowing for the usual bending of light by the air. Hills, buildings and height shift what you see by a few minutes.
- Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight end when the Sun is 6°, 12° and 18° below the horizon. Golden hour here is the photographers’ usual definition: the Sun less than 6° above it.
- Worked out when the page loads from NOAA’s solar equations, for 40° N, 104.8° W, and accurate to about a minute.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Day and night, live, The Sun, Moon and planets
Other places nearby
- DenverColorado · Transit, Cameras, Flock cameras, Flights, Weather, ISS passes, Sunrise and sunset, Hiking routes
- BoulderColorado · Transit, Cameras, Flock cameras, Weather, ISS passes, Sunrise and sunset
- GreeleyColorado · Cameras, Flock cameras, Weather, ISS passes, Sunrise and sunset
- Castle RockColorado · Cameras, Flock cameras, Weather, Sunrise and sunset
- Fort CollinsColorado · Cameras, Flock cameras, Weather, ISS passes, Sunrise and sunset
- Colorado SpringsColorado · Transit, Cameras, Flock cameras, Flights, Weather, ISS passes, Sunrise and sunset, Hiking routes
- CheyenneWyoming · Cameras, Flock cameras, Weather, Sunrise and sunset
- PuebloColorado · Cameras, Flock cameras, Flights, Weather, ISS passes, Sunrise and sunset