Map of street alignments in Glasgow
Mackintosh's grid city

Glasgow

Scotland, United Kingdom

Glasgow's Victorian-era grid — laid down during the city's 19th-century commercial boom — is one of the most regular street plans in the UK. The high latitude means dramatically long golden hours in spring and autumn, and the surviving sandstone architecture turns warm-honey when the sun aligns.

5597+ Alignment spots · next 14 days
April & September Best viewing times

Top Alignment Spots

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

  • Sunrise alignment 100

    Langbar Crescent

    Aligned 25-29 Oct, best Tue 27 Oct

    Tue, 27 Oct · 7:17am Facing SE Street View
  • Sunset alignment 100

    Main Street

    Aligned 26-30 Oct, best Wed 28 Oct

    Wed, 28 Oct · arrive 4:07pm Facing SW Street View
  • Moonrise alignment 100

    Pollokshaws Road

    Tue, 27 Oct · 4:40pm Facing NE Street View
  • Moonset alignment 94

    Shields Road

    Tue, 27 Oct · arrive 8:59am 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 Glasgow, with the best day of each.

  • Sunrise Langbar Crescent 25-29 Oct, best Tue 27 Oct · 7:17am
  • Moonrise Pollokshaws Road Tue 27 Oct · 4:40pm
  • Sunrise Edinburgh Road 26-30 Oct, best Wed 28 Oct · 7:18am
  • Sunset Main Street 26-30 Oct, best Wed 28 Oct · arrive 4:07pm
  • Sunrise Esplanade 27-31 Oct, best Thu 29 Oct · 7:25am
  • Sunrise Dundrennan Road 27-31 Oct, best Thu 29 Oct · 7:29am

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