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Half Dome in April 2027: sunset glow by day

Short answer: On 15 April 2027: Golden then red light on Half Dome from about 19:15 until last light at 19:43. Be at Sentinel Bridge or Glacier Point by 18:45. Every day of April is in the table.

Half Dome's sheer north-west face glows orange and pink at sunset, reflected in the Merced River at Sentinel Bridge. The face only gets the evening sun from spring to autumn, when the sun sets far enough north.

DateLast lightGlowArrive by
Thu 1 Apr19:3019:02–19:3018:32
Fri 2 Apr19:3119:03–19:3118:33
Sat 3 Apr19:3219:04–19:3218:34
Sun 4 Apr19:3219:05–19:3218:35
Mon 5 Apr19:3319:06–19:3318:36
Tue 6 Apr19:3419:07–19:3418:37
Wed 7 Apr19:3519:08–19:3518:38
Thu 8 Apr19:3619:09–19:3618:39
Fri 9 Apr19:3719:09–19:3718:39
Sat 10 Apr19:3819:10–19:3818:40
Sun 11 Apr19:3919:11–19:3918:41
Mon 12 Apr19:4019:12–19:4018:42
Tue 13 Apr19:4119:13–19:4118:43
Wed 14 Apr19:4219:14–19:4218:44
Thu 15 Apr19:4319:15–19:4318:45
Fri 16 Apr19:4419:16–19:4418:46
Sat 17 Apr19:4519:17–19:4518:47
Sun 18 Apr19:4519:17–19:4518:47
Mon 19 Apr19:4619:18–19:4618:48
Tue 20 Apr19:4719:19–19:4718:49
Wed 21 Apr19:4819:20–19:4818:50
Thu 22 Apr19:4919:21–19:4918:51
Fri 23 Apr19:5019:22–19:5018:52
Sat 24 Apr19:5119:23–19:5118:53
Sun 25 Apr19:5219:24–19:5218:54
Mon 26 Apr19:5319:24–19:5318:54
Tue 27 Apr19:5419:25–19:5418:55
Wed 28 Apr19:5519:26–19:5518:56
Thu 29 Apr19:5619:27–19:5618:57
Fri 30 Apr19:5719:28–19:5718:58

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What time is the sunset glow on Half Dome in April 2027?

On 15 April 2027: Golden then red light on Half Dome from about 19:15 until last light at 19:43. Be at Sentinel Bridge or Glacier Point by 18:45. Every day of April is in the table.