Sun & moon times today, Boulder, Colorado, USA

Moon: 57.1%

Where is the Sun directly overhead right now?

Day length today: 14h 10m 13s (May 8, 2026)

2 minutes, 5 seconds longer than yesterday (May 7, 2026)

4 hours, 50 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

50 minutes, 47 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

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Sun in Boulder - Next 7 Days

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2026	Sunrise/Sunset		Daylength		Solar Noon
May	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. mi
May	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. mi
May 8	5:52 am	8:02 pm	14:10:13	+2:05	12:57 pm (67.2°)	93.822
May 9	5:51 am	8:03 pm	14:12:17	+2:03	12:57 pm (67.5°)	93.845
May 10	5:50 am	8:04 pm	14:14:20	+2:02	12:57 pm (67.8°)	93.867
May 11	5:49 am	8:05 pm	14:16:20	+2:00	12:57 pm (68.0°)	93.889
May 12	5:48 am	8:06 pm	14:18:18	+1:58	12:57 pm (68.3°)	93.910
May 13	5:47 am	8:07 pm	14:20:15	+1:56	12:57 pm (68.5°)	93.931
May 14	5:46 am	8:08 pm	14:22:10	+1:54	12:57 pm (68.8°)	93.952
* All times are local time for Boulder. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

March equinox	Mar 20	8:46 am
June solstice	Jun 21	2:25 am
September equinox	Sep 22	6:05 pm
December solstice	Dec 21	1:50 pm
* All times are local Boulder time.

Percent Illuminated:

57.1%

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2026	Moonrise/Moonset			Meridian Passing
May	Moonrise	Moonset	Moonrise	Time		Distance (mi)	Illumination
May 8	1:32 am	11:08 am	-	6:17 am	(26.9°)	248,189	63.5%
May 9	2:02 am	12:13 pm	-	7:03 am	(31.2°)	245,464	53.5%
May 10	2:28 am	1:18 pm	-	7:49 am	(36.4°)	242,137	43.1%
May 11	2:52 am	2:25 pm	-	8:33 am	(42.4°)	238,360	32.7%
May 12	3:15 am	3:33 pm	-	9:18 am	(48.9°)	234,385	22.8%
May 13	3:38 am	4:44 pm	-	10:05 am	(55.7°)	230,506	13.9%
May 14	4:03 am	5:59 pm	-	10:55 am	(62.4°)	227,080	6.7%
* All times are local time for Boulder. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

	Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, May 8, 2026
Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Comment
Mercury	Sat 5:39 am	Sat 7:33 pm	Sat 12:35 pm	Difficult to see
Venus	Fri 7:27 am	Fri 10:32 pm	Fri 2:59 pm	Good visibility
Mars	Sat 4:47 am	Sat 5:48 pm	Sat 11:17 am	Slightly difficult to see
Jupiter	Fri 9:57 am	Sat 12:44 am	Fri 5:21 pm	Fairly good visibility
Saturn	Sat 4:22 am	Sat 4:40 pm	Sat 10:31 am	Average visibility
Uranus	Sat 6:31 am	Sat 8:59 pm	Sat 1:45 pm	Extremely difficult to see
Neptune	Sat 4:03 am	Sat 4:08 pm	Sat 10:06 am	Very difficult to see
* All times are local time for Boulder.