Today's Sunrise & Sunset in Golden

Sunrise in Golden today is at 05:31:02 AM (local time). Sunset will be at 08:52:35 PM, giving Golden 15h 21min of daylight today. Civil twilight begins at 04:50:23 AM and ends at 09:33:30 PM. Plan your day with the UV index for Golden or find the best light for photos during the golden hour in Golden. Get a full year of light data with the printable Golden Photography Planner 2026.

Golden lies in the temperate zone at 51.1° latitude, with dramatic daylight variation between summer and winter. On the longest day of the year (June 21), Golden receives 16.5 hours of daylight, with sunrise at 05:00 AM and sunset at 09:33 PM. On the shortest day (December 21), this drops to 7.9 hours — a difference of 8.7 hours between summer and winter. The earliest sunrise of the year occurs around June 15 at 04:59, while the latest sunset falls around June 25 at 21:33. The evening golden hour in Golden lasts about 81 minutes in summer and 85 minutes in winter — unusually long at this latitude, great for photography.