Matterhorn alpenglow in December 2026: sunrise times by day

Matterhorn in December 2026: sunrise glow by day

Short answer: On 15 December 2026: First light on the Matterhorn at 08:05; the red-to-gold glow lasts until about 08:45. Be at the Zermatt village bridge or Riffelsee by 07:35. Every day of December is in the table.

At sunrise the very tip of the Matterhorn turns red first, then the light runs down the east face while Zermatt is still in shadow. Monte Rosa and the Mischabel peaks stand to the east, so the summit catches the sun only a few minutes before a flat-horizon sunrise.

Date	First light	Glow	Arrive by
Tue 1 Dec	07:51	07:51–08:30	07:21
Wed 2 Dec	07:53	07:53–08:31	07:23
Thu 3 Dec	07:54	07:54–08:32	07:24
Fri 4 Dec	07:55	07:55–08:33	07:25
Sat 5 Dec	07:56	07:56–08:35	07:26
Sun 6 Dec	07:57	07:57–08:36	07:27
Mon 7 Dec	07:58	07:58–08:37	07:28
Tue 8 Dec	07:59	07:59–08:38	07:29
Wed 9 Dec	08:00	08:00–08:39	07:30
Thu 10 Dec	08:01	08:01–08:40	07:31
Fri 11 Dec	08:02	08:02–08:41	07:32
Sat 12 Dec	08:03	08:03–08:42	07:33
Sun 13 Dec	08:04	08:04–08:43	07:34
Mon 14 Dec	08:04	08:04–08:44	07:34
Tue 15 Dec	08:05	08:05–08:45	07:35
Wed 16 Dec	08:06	08:06–08:45	07:36
Thu 17 Dec	08:07	08:07–08:46	07:37
Fri 18 Dec	08:07	08:07–08:47	07:37
Sat 19 Dec	08:08	08:08–08:47	07:38
Sun 20 Dec	08:09	08:09–08:48	07:39
Mon 21 Dec	08:09	08:09–08:49	07:39
Tue 22 Dec	08:10	08:10–08:49	07:40
Wed 23 Dec	08:10	08:10–08:50	07:40
Thu 24 Dec	08:10	08:10–08:50	07:40
Fri 25 Dec	08:11	08:11–08:50	07:41
Sat 26 Dec	08:11	08:11–08:51	07:41
Sun 27 Dec	08:11	08:11–08:51	07:41
Mon 28 Dec	08:12	08:12–08:51	07:42
Tue 29 Dec	08:12	08:12–08:51	07:42
Wed 30 Dec	08:12	08:12–08:51	07:42
Thu 31 Dec	08:12	08:12–08:51	07:42

Date

First light

Glow

Arrive by

Tue 1 Dec