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Timezone Insight

The timezone in Denver is America/Denver (MDT).

Its current offset is GMT-06:00 (GMT-6).

What is the Timezone of Denver?

Detailed facts, current offset, DST status, and real-time data for the America/Denver timezone used by Denver, USA.

IANA Name
America/Denver
Current Offset
GMT-06:00
Standard time
Country
USA
America region
Abbreviation
MDT
39.74°, -104.99°

IANA Timezone Data

RegionUSA
Database NameAmerica/Denver
Standard AbbreviationMDT
UTC OffsetGMT-06:00
DST StatusInactive
Coordinates39.7392°, -104.9903°

How to convert from America/Denver to UTC

Converting a time from America/Denver to UTC is straightforward:

UTC = Denver time − -6 hours

For example, if it is 12:00 in Denver, it is 18:00 UTC.

To convert the other way (UTC to Denver), add -6 hours to the UTC time. The offset changes by ±1 hour during daylight saving transitions in spring and fall.

About the America/Denver timezone

America/Denver is an IANA time zone identifier — the canonical, globally unique name for the civil time observed in Denver, USA. Every operating system, programming language, and calendar product that supports time zones recognises this string and uses it to compute the correct local time for any given moment.

IANA time zones are maintained by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) and track the historical, current, and planned future civil time of every region — including daylight saving time (DST) transitions, country-level changes, and historical anomalies. This is why software like macOS, Linux, Windows, and major cloud services all use the same identifiers.

Related time zones in the America region

  • America/New_York
  • America/Chicago
  • America/Los_Angeles
  • America/Toronto
  • America/Mexico_City
  • America/Sao_Paulo

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