Map of street alignments in Barcelona
Cerdà's perfect grid

Barcelona

Catalonia, Spain

Ildefons Cerdà's 19th-century Eixample is one of the most rigorous geometric grids ever built — a precise rotation off cardinal that produces unusually consistent alignment dates and the famous chamfered intersections that frame the sun head-on. Few cities reward alignment hunters this systematically.

9085+ Alignment spots · next 14 days
March-April & September-October Best viewing times

Top Alignment Spots

The top sunrise, sunset, moonrise, and moonset alignment in Barcelona for the next 7 days, pulled live from the app's forecast.

  • Sunrise alignment 100

    Carrer de Ferran Muñoz

    Aligned 30 Oct - 5 Nov, best Mon 2 Nov

    Mon, 2 Nov · 7:30am Facing E Street View
  • Sunset alignment 100

    Avinguda Diagonal

    Aligned 27 Oct - 1 Nov, best Thu 29 Oct

    Thu, 29 Oct · arrive 5:14pm Facing W Street View
  • Moonrise alignment 100

    Carrer del Camí de Can Major

    Aligned 28-30 Oct, best Wed 28 Oct

    Wed, 28 Oct · 7:09pm Facing NE Street View
  • Moonset alignment 93

    Carrer de la Ciència

    Tue, 27 Oct · arrive 8:12am Facing NW Street View

Upcoming alignment windows

A street lines up for a few days in a row as the sun or moon drifts past it. These are the strongest coming up in Barcelona, with the best day of each.

  • Sunset Carrer Catalunya 24-30 Oct, best Tue 27 Oct · arrive 5:15pm
  • Sunset Carrer dels Gladiols 24-30 Oct, best Tue 27 Oct · arrive 5:16pm
  • Sunset Avinguda de Rivoli 24-30 Oct, best Tue 27 Oct · arrive 5:18pm
  • Sunset N-340 24-30 Oct, best Tue 27 Oct · arrive 5:23pm
  • Moonrise Carrer del Camí de Can Major 28-30 Oct, best Wed 28 Oct · 7:09pm
  • Sunset Avinguda Diagonal 27 Oct - 1 Nov, best Thu 29 Oct · arrive 5:14pm

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