Chicago
Illinois, United States
Chicago's near-perfect cardinal grid — laid out around the Public Land Survey — produces what locals sometimes call Chicagohenge: the moment each spring and autumn equinox when the sun sits squarely down every east-west street. The Loop's deep canyons make it one of the most dramatic alignment experiences in North America.
Top Alignment Spots
The top sunrise, sunset, moonrise, and moonset alignment in Chicago for the next 7 days, pulled live from the app's forecast.
- Sunrise alignment 100
East 5th Avenue
Aligned 24-29 Oct, best Tue 27 Oct
- Sunset alignment 100
Euclid Avenue
Aligned 25-30 Oct, best Tue 27 Oct
- Moonrise alignment 100
Archer Avenue
- Moonset alignment 100
North Caldwell Avenue
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 Chicago, with the best day of each.
- Sunrise East 5th Avenue 24-29 Oct, best Tue 27 Oct · 7:15am
- Moonrise Archer Avenue Tue 27 Oct · 6:31pm
- Moonset North Caldwell Avenue Tue 27 Oct · arrive 8:46am
- Moonset North Ionia Avenue Tue 27 Oct · arrive 8:46am
- Moonset North Leoti Avenue Tue 27 Oct · arrive 8:46am
- Moonset North Hiawatha Avenue Tue 27 Oct · arrive 8:46am
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