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

Short answer: On 15 May 2027: First light on Mount Fuji at 04:34; the red-to-gold glow lasts until about 05:03. Be at Lake Kawaguchi or Lake Yamanaka by 04:04. Every day of May 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
Sat 1 May04:4704:47–05:1504:17
Sun 2 May04:4604:46–05:1404:16
Mon 3 May04:4504:45–05:1304:15
Tue 4 May04:4404:44–05:1204:14
Wed 5 May04:4304:43–05:1104:13
Thu 6 May04:4204:42–05:1004:12
Fri 7 May04:4104:41–05:0904:11
Sat 8 May04:4004:40–05:0804:10
Sun 9 May04:3904:39–05:0704:09
Mon 10 May04:3804:38–05:0704:08
Tue 11 May04:3704:37–05:0604:07
Wed 12 May04:3604:36–05:0504:06
Thu 13 May04:3604:36–05:0404:06
Fri 14 May04:3504:35–05:0304:05
Sat 15 May04:3404:34–05:0304:04
Sun 16 May04:3304:33–05:0204:03
Mon 17 May04:3204:32–05:0104:02
Tue 18 May04:3204:32–05:0004:02
Wed 19 May04:3104:31–05:0004:01
Thu 20 May04:3004:30–04:5904:00
Fri 21 May04:3004:30–04:5904:00
Sat 22 May04:2904:29–04:5803:59
Sun 23 May04:2804:28–04:5703:58
Mon 24 May04:2804:28–04:5703:58
Tue 25 May04:2704:27–04:5603:57
Wed 26 May04:2704:27–04:5603:57
Thu 27 May04:2604:26–04:5503:56
Fri 28 May04:2604:26–04:5503:56
Sat 29 May04:2504:25–04:5503:55
Sun 30 May04:2504:25–04:5403:55
Mon 31 May04:2404:24–04:5403:54

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Questions

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

On 15 May 2027: First light on Mount Fuji at 04:34; the red-to-gold glow lasts until about 05:03. Be at Lake Kawaguchi or Lake Yamanaka by 04:04. Every day of May is in the table.