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Mount Fuji at dawn (Red Fuji) in August 2027: sunrise glow by day

Short answer: On 15 August 2027: First light on Mount Fuji at 04:57; the red-to-gold glow lasts until about 05:25. Be at Lake Kawaguchi or Lake Yamanaka by 04:27. Every day of August is in the table.

At dawn the first sun turns Fuji's summit pink and red ("Akafuji"), most strongly in late summer and autumn when there is little snow. It is the scene of Hokusai's famous print.

DateFirst lightGlowArrive by
Sun 1 Aug04:4604:46–05:1404:16
Mon 2 Aug04:4704:47–05:1504:17
Tue 3 Aug04:4704:47–05:1604:17
Wed 4 Aug04:4804:48–05:1704:18
Thu 5 Aug04:4904:49–05:1704:19
Fri 6 Aug04:5004:50–05:1804:20
Sat 7 Aug04:5104:51–05:1904:21
Sun 8 Aug04:5104:51–05:1904:21
Mon 9 Aug04:5204:52–05:2004:22
Tue 10 Aug04:5304:53–05:2104:23
Wed 11 Aug04:5404:54–05:2204:24
Thu 12 Aug04:5504:55–05:2204:25
Fri 13 Aug04:5504:55–05:2304:25
Sat 14 Aug04:5604:56–05:2404:26
Sun 15 Aug04:5704:57–05:2504:27
Mon 16 Aug04:5804:58–05:2504:28
Tue 17 Aug04:5904:59–05:2604:29
Wed 18 Aug04:5904:59–05:2704:29
Thu 19 Aug05:0005:00–05:2704:30
Fri 20 Aug05:0105:01–05:2804:31
Sat 21 Aug05:0205:02–05:2904:32
Sun 22 Aug05:0205:02–05:3004:32
Mon 23 Aug05:0305:03–05:3004:33
Tue 24 Aug05:0405:04–05:3104:34
Wed 25 Aug05:0505:05–05:3204:35
Thu 26 Aug05:0605:06–05:3304:36
Fri 27 Aug05:0605:06–05:3304:36
Sat 28 Aug05:0705:07–05:3404:37
Sun 29 Aug05:0805:08–05:3504:38
Mon 30 Aug05:0905:09–05:3504:39
Tue 31 Aug05:0905:09–05:3604:39

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Questions

What time is the sunrise glow on Mount Fuji in August 2027?

On 15 August 2027: First light on Mount Fuji at 04:57; the red-to-gold glow lasts until about 05:25. Be at Lake Kawaguchi or Lake Yamanaka by 04:27. Every day of August is in the table.