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Aoraki / Mount Cook in August 2027: sunrise glow by day

Short answer: On 15 August 2027: First light on Aoraki at 07:27; the red-to-gold glow lasts until about 07:59. Be at Hooker Lake or Mount Cook Village by 06:57. Every day of August is in the table.

New Zealand's highest peak lights up pink at dawn above the Hooker Valley. The summit sees the sun several minutes before the village because it looks out over the low Mackenzie Basin.

DateFirst lightGlowArrive by
Sun 1 Aug07:4507:45–08:1807:15
Mon 2 Aug07:4407:44–08:1707:14
Tue 3 Aug07:4307:43–08:1607:13
Wed 4 Aug07:4207:42–08:1407:12
Thu 5 Aug07:4107:41–08:1307:11
Fri 6 Aug07:3907:39–08:1207:09
Sat 7 Aug07:3807:38–08:1007:08
Sun 8 Aug07:3707:37–08:0907:07
Mon 9 Aug07:3507:35–08:0807:05
Tue 10 Aug07:3407:34–08:0607:04
Wed 11 Aug07:3307:33–08:0507:03
Thu 12 Aug07:3107:31–08:0307:01
Fri 13 Aug07:3007:30–08:0207:00
Sat 14 Aug07:2907:29–08:0006:59
Sun 15 Aug07:2707:27–07:5906:57
Mon 16 Aug07:2607:26–07:5706:56
Tue 17 Aug07:2407:24–07:5606:54
Wed 18 Aug07:2307:23–07:5406:53
Thu 19 Aug07:2107:21–07:5206:51
Fri 20 Aug07:2007:20–07:5106:50
Sat 21 Aug07:1807:18–07:4906:48
Sun 22 Aug07:1707:17–07:4806:47
Mon 23 Aug07:1507:15–07:4606:45
Tue 24 Aug07:1307:13–07:4406:43
Wed 25 Aug07:1207:12–07:4306:42
Thu 26 Aug07:1007:10–07:4106:40
Fri 27 Aug07:0907:09–07:3906:39
Sat 28 Aug07:0707:07–07:3706:37
Sun 29 Aug07:0507:05–07:3606:35
Mon 30 Aug07:0407:04–07:3406:34
Tue 31 Aug07:0207:02–07:3206:32

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What time is the sunrise glow on Aoraki in August 2027?

On 15 August 2027: First light on Aoraki at 07:27; the red-to-gold glow lasts until about 07:59. Be at Hooker Lake or Mount Cook Village by 06:57. Every day of August is in the table.