Utah Flag Status — Is the Flag at Half-Staff Today?
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Who lowers the flag in Utah
In Utah, flags are lowered by the Governor and announced through the Governor’s office. Utah orders typically specify the period and whether state facilities or the whole state are covered, and the announcement is the authoritative text.
The flag of Utah
Utah’s 2024-adopted state flag features a stylized beehive (symbolizing industry) on a deep blue panel, framed by a red mountain silhouette and a white star — replacing the previous seal-on-blue flag.
Utah on the American flag
Utah’s star joined the national flag on July 4, 1896 — the Fourth of July after admission, as the Flag Act of 1818 provides.
Adopted July 4, 1896, to recognize Utah. This flag flew during the Spanish–American War and the turn of the twentieth century.
Sunrise and sunset in Salt Lake City
The flag is raised at sunrise and lowered at sunset. Today at the state capital:
How Utah became a state
Settled by Latter-day Saints fleeing persecution beginning in 1847, the Utah Territory waited nearly half a century — and a formal renunciation of polygamy in 1890 — before being admitted to the Union on January 4, 1896 as the 45th state.
Admitted January 4, 1896 — the 45th state.
Utah at a glance
Did you know
- Utah is home to five national parks — “The Mighty Five.”
- Great Salt Lake is the largest saltwater lake in the Western Hemisphere.
- The Bonneville Salt Flats host world land-speed record attempts.
- Salt Lake City’s street grid radiates outward from Temple Square in 660-foot blocks.
Born or raised here: Brigham Young (LDS leader; settled in Utah) · Butch Cassidy (outlaw; Beaver) · J. Willard Marriott (hotelier; Marriott Settlement) · Roseanne Barr (comedian; Salt Lake City) · Donny and Marie Osmond (entertainers; Ogden) · Philo Farnsworth (television inventor; Beaver)
Utah in the American Record
Moments from the daily edition that happened in Utah.
Official source
Orders are announced by the Governor’s office.
Common questions.
Is the flag at half-staff in Utah today?+
The status above answers that for today. A national half-staff order applies in Utah as it does everywhere else; the Governor can also lower flags within the state independently.
Who orders flags to half-staff in Utah?+
In Utah, flags are lowered by the Governor and announced through the Governor’s office. Utah orders typically specify the period and whether state facilities or the whole state are covered, and the announcement is the authoritative text.
Does a county order mean the whole of Utah lowers its flags?+
No. A county or single-facility order (the State Capitol, for instance) applies only where it says it does. This page shows those separately from the statewide status precisely so the two are never confused — if the status above reads full-staff, Utah has no statewide order in effect regardless of any local one.
When should the flag be raised and lowered in Utah?+
The flag flies from sunrise to sunset. Today at the state capital, Salt Lake City, those times are shown above. On the final day of a half-staff order that runs "until sunset", the flag returns to full height at the local sunset — which is why the West Coast stays lowered a few hours after the East.
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