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Half Dome in August 2027: sunset glow by day

Short answer: On 15 August 2027: Golden then red light on Half Dome from about 19:32 until last light at 20:00. Be at Sentinel Bridge or Glacier Point by 19:02. Every day of August 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
Sun 1 Aug20:1619:47–20:1619:17
Mon 2 Aug20:1519:46–20:1519:16
Tue 3 Aug20:1419:45–20:1419:15
Wed 4 Aug20:1319:44–20:1319:14
Thu 5 Aug20:1219:43–20:1219:13
Fri 6 Aug20:1119:42–20:1119:12
Sat 7 Aug20:1019:41–20:1019:11
Sun 8 Aug20:0919:40–20:0919:10
Mon 9 Aug20:0719:39–20:0719:09
Tue 10 Aug20:0619:37–20:0619:07
Wed 11 Aug20:0519:36–20:0519:06
Thu 12 Aug20:0419:35–20:0419:05
Fri 13 Aug20:0319:34–20:0319:04
Sat 14 Aug20:0119:33–20:0119:03
Sun 15 Aug20:0019:32–20:0019:02
Mon 16 Aug19:5919:30–19:5919:00
Tue 17 Aug19:5719:29–19:5718:59
Wed 18 Aug19:5619:28–19:5618:58
Thu 19 Aug19:5519:27–19:5518:57
Fri 20 Aug19:5319:25–19:5318:55
Sat 21 Aug19:5219:24–19:5218:54
Sun 22 Aug19:5119:23–19:5118:53
Mon 23 Aug19:4919:21–19:4918:51
Tue 24 Aug19:4819:20–19:4818:50
Wed 25 Aug19:4619:19–19:4618:49
Thu 26 Aug19:4519:17–19:4518:47
Fri 27 Aug19:4419:16–19:4418:46
Sat 28 Aug19:4219:14–19:4218:44
Sun 29 Aug19:4119:13–19:4118:43
Mon 30 Aug19:3919:12–19:3918:42
Tue 31 Aug19:3819:10–19:3818:40

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

On 15 August 2027: Golden then red light on Half Dome from about 19:32 until last light at 20:00. Be at Sentinel Bridge or Glacier Point by 19:02. Every day of August is in the table.