With Daylight Saving Time Over, When Will The Sun Set?

It's official... we've hit the time of year where many people go to work and come home from work in the dark. It's a sad chapter each and every year in the State of Colorado.

Did you know that from now until March 8, 2026, we are officially in "standard time?" "Daylight Saving Time" exists in those summer months, not the other way around, so the best way to remember it is that we "spring forward" into Daylight Saving Time but "fall back" to standard time.

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As a result, we will not see another sunset in the rockies after 5:00 PM until - get ready for it - January 16th. Brutal, right?

The shortest daylight period of the year is the Winter Solstice, which this year occurs on December 21. So our days will continue to get shorter until then, with sunset occurring that day roughly around 4:40 PM.

From that point forward, the sun will begin to rise earlier and earlier, and set later and later, until we finally see a sunset at 5:01 PM on January 16, 2026.

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By the time we get to the beginning of Daylight Saving Time again on March 8, sunset will be around 6:00 then magically start occurring after 7:00, signaling longer, warmer days and summer being on the horizon. Seems crazy to already be dreaming about next summer before we've even made it to Thanksgiving, doesn't it?

Also, now that Daylight Saving Time has officially ended, hopefully you didn't show up for work an hour early today. Here's a reminder for you... your microwave and stove - likely the only two clocks you still have to manually set - are probably wrong when you get home today.