Sky Wonders
The Sunrise
A sunrise over a place you choose, on the day you choose.
$4.99
Dedicate a sunriseHow it is confirmed
Sunrise is the moment the upper edge of the sun crosses the horizon at your exact point, with standard atmospheric refraction (0.833°) — the definition used by the NOAA Solar Calculator and almanacs.
- The nearest sunrise after your payment, or the sunrise of the day you choose, at the pinned point.
- Shown in the local time of the place, wherever the recipient opens it.
- Not sold for a day when the sun does not rise there (polar night): you see this before paying.
Calculated astronomically for the exact point on the map. The nearest one, or any day up to two years ahead.The rules are versioned; the version in force when you pay is recorded with your gift. How it works
What the recipient gets
- A private gift page with your dedication, the place on the map and a countdown.
- A notification when the moment happens, if they ask for one.
- A certificate with the exact time of the moment and the sky above the place.
A commemorative dedication recorded in the private Resthe registry — not ownership of the sky, weather or land.
Read in the Journal
- A birthday gift: the sunrise over the place they were born
The birthday sunrise over someone’s birthplace links their birthday to where they began. How to choose the point and the right morning.
- Goraiko: watching sunrise from the summit of Mount Fuji
Climbers time their ascent of Mount Fuji to reach the summit for sunrise, about 04:53 in early August. The season, the timing and what the view is like.
- Hatsuhinode: watching the first sunrise of the year in Japan
In Japan the first sunrise of the year is a tradition. Tokyo’s 2027 hatsuhinode is at about 06:51, Cape Inubō’s a little earlier. Where people watch.