Kyoto
Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Kyoto has one of the clearest historic grids in Asia, set inside a basin of mountains and temple districts. Straight central streets create clean sun corridors, while the surrounding hills add a distinct horizon and seasonal color to sunrise and sunset alignments.
Top Alignment Spots
The top sunrise, sunset, moonrise, and moonset alignment in Kyoto for the next 7 days, pulled live from the app's forecast.
- Sunrise alignment 100
とうかえでの道
Aligned 29 Oct - 4 Nov, best Sun 1 Nov
- Sunset alignment 100
八幡宇治線
Aligned 25-31 Oct, best Wed 28 Oct
- Moonrise alignment 100
大阪高槻京都線
- Moonset alignment 100
国道1号
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 Kyoto, with the best day of each.
- Moonset 国道1号 Tue 27 Oct · arrive 6:34am
- Sunset 八幡宇治線 25-31 Oct, best Wed 28 Oct · arrive 4:26pm
- Moonrise 大阪高槻京都線 Wed 28 Oct · 6:20pm
- Sunrise とうかえでの道 29 Oct - 4 Nov, best Sun 1 Nov · 6:23am
- Sunrise 国道372号 30 Oct - 5 Nov, best Mon 2 Nov · 6:24am
- Sunset 小野原豊中線 30 Oct - 6 Nov, best Mon 2 Nov · arrive 4:26pm
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