Today's Sunrise & Sunset in Aurora

Sunrise in Aurora today is at 06:00:26 AM (local time). Sunset will be at 08:51:30 PM, giving Aurora 14h 51min of daylight today. Civil twilight begins at 05:25:32 AM and ends at 09:26:33 PM. Plan your day with the UV index for Aurora or find the best light for photos during the golden hour in Aurora. Get a full year of light data with the printable Aurora Photography Planner 2026.

Aurora is in the warm temperate zone, with noticeable seasonal shifts — long summer evenings and shorter winter days. On the longest day of the year (June 21), Aurora receives 15.6 hours of daylight, with sunrise at 05:42 AM and sunset at 09:19 PM. On the shortest day (December 21), this drops to 8.7 hours — a difference of 6.9 hours between summer and winter. The earliest sunrise of the year occurs around June 15 at 05:41, while the latest sunset falls around June 25 at 21:20. The evening golden hour in Aurora lasts about 68 minutes in summer and 69 minutes in winter — typical for this latitude.