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Half Dome in October 2027: sunset glow by day

Short answer: On 15 October 2027: Golden then red light on Half Dome from about 18:02 until last light at 18:30. Be at Sentinel Bridge or Glacier Point by 17:32. Every day of October 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
Fri 1 Oct18:5018:23–18:5017:53
Sat 2 Oct18:4818:21–18:4817:51
Sun 3 Oct18:4718:20–18:4717:50
Mon 4 Oct18:4518:18–18:4517:48
Tue 5 Oct18:4418:17–18:4417:47
Wed 6 Oct18:4218:15–18:4217:45
Thu 7 Oct18:4118:14–18:4117:44
Fri 8 Oct18:3918:12–18:3917:42
Sat 9 Oct18:3818:11–18:3817:41
Sun 10 Oct18:3718:09–18:3717:39
Mon 11 Oct18:3518:08–18:3517:38
Tue 12 Oct18:3418:06–18:3417:36
Wed 13 Oct18:3218:05–18:3217:35
Thu 14 Oct18:3118:03–18:3117:33
Fri 15 Oct18:3018:02–18:3017:32
Sat 16 Oct18:2818:00–18:2817:30
Sun 17 Oct18:2717:59–18:2717:29
Mon 18 Oct18:2517:58–18:2517:28
Tue 19 Oct18:2417:56–18:2417:26
Wed 20 Oct18:2317:55–18:2317:25
Thu 21 Oct18:2217:53–18:2217:23
Fri 22 Oct18:2017:52–18:2017:22
Sat 23 Oct18:1917:51–18:1917:21
Sun 24 Oct18:1817:50–18:1817:20
Mon 25 Oct18:1717:48–18:1717:18
Tue 26 Oct18:1517:47–18:1517:17
Wed 27 Oct18:1417:46–18:1417:16
Thu 28 Oct18:1317:44–18:1317:14
Fri 29 Oct18:1217:43–18:1217:13
Sat 30 Oct18:1117:42–18:1117:12
Sun 31 Oct18:1017:41–18:1017:11

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

On 15 October 2027: Golden then red light on Half Dome from about 18:02 until last light at 18:30. Be at Sentinel Bridge or Glacier Point by 17:32. Every day of October is in the table.