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Half Dome in March 2027: sunset glow by day

Short answer: On 15 March 2027: Golden then red light on Half Dome from about 18:47 until last light at 19:14. Be at Sentinel Bridge or Glacier Point by 18:17. Every day of March 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
Mon 1 Mar18:0017:33–18:0017:03
Tue 2 Mar18:0117:34–18:0117:04
Wed 3 Mar18:0217:35–18:0217:05
Thu 4 Mar18:0317:36–18:0317:06
Fri 5 Mar18:0417:37–18:0417:07
Sat 6 Mar18:0517:38–18:0517:08
Sun 7 Mar18:0617:39–18:0617:09
Mon 8 Mar18:0717:40–18:0717:10
Tue 9 Mar18:0817:41–18:0817:11
Wed 10 Mar18:0917:42–18:0917:12
Thu 11 Mar18:1017:43–18:1017:13
Fri 12 Mar18:1117:44–18:1117:14
Sat 13 Mar18:1217:45–18:1217:15
Sun 14 Mar19:1318:46–19:1318:16
Mon 15 Mar19:1418:47–19:1418:17
Tue 16 Mar19:1518:48–19:1518:18
Wed 17 Mar19:1618:49–19:1618:19
Thu 18 Mar19:1718:50–19:1718:20
Fri 19 Mar19:1818:50–19:1818:20
Sat 20 Mar19:1918:51–19:1918:21
Sun 21 Mar19:2018:52–19:2018:22
Mon 22 Mar19:2118:53–19:2118:23
Tue 23 Mar19:2118:54–19:2118:24
Wed 24 Mar19:2218:55–19:2218:25
Thu 25 Mar19:2318:56–19:2318:26
Fri 26 Mar19:2418:57–19:2418:27
Sat 27 Mar19:2518:58–19:2518:28
Sun 28 Mar19:2618:59–19:2618:29
Mon 29 Mar19:2719:00–19:2718:30
Tue 30 Mar19:2819:01–19:2818:31
Wed 31 Mar19:2919:01–19:2918:31

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

On 15 March 2027: Golden then red light on Half Dome from about 18:47 until last light at 19:14. Be at Sentinel Bridge or Glacier Point by 18:17. Every day of March is in the table.