Map of street alignments in Madrid
Gran Vía golden light

Madrid

Comunidad de Madrid, Spain

Madrid's extraordinary number of clear-sky days makes it one of the highest-yield alignment cities in Europe. The Gran Vía cuts a diagonal through the older city and produces dramatic asymmetric alignments; the cardinal-grid extensions to the north add classic east-west sun corridors.

14502+ Alignment spots · next 14 days
March-April & September-October Best viewing times

Top Alignment Spots

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

  • Sunrise alignment 100

    Calle del Océano Atlántico

    Aligned 24-30 Oct, best Tue 27 Oct

    Tue, 27 Oct · 7:39am Facing E Street View
  • Sunset alignment 100

    Calle de Eduardo Mazón

    Aligned 25-31 Oct, best Wed 28 Oct

    Wed, 28 Oct · arrive 5:34pm Facing W Street View
  • Moonrise alignment 100

    Carretera de acceso al Parque Tecnológico de Valdemingómez

    Tue, 27 Oct · 6:51pm Facing NE Street View
  • Moonset alignment 100

    Calle Lobo

    Tue, 27 Oct · arrive 8:35am 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 Madrid, with the best day of each.

  • Sunrise Calle del Océano Atlántico 24-30 Oct, best Tue 27 Oct · 7:39am
  • Moonrise Carretera de acceso al Parque Tecnológico de Valdemingómez Tue 27 Oct · 6:51pm
  • Moonrise Calle del Arroyo Tue 27 Oct · 7:01pm
  • Moonset Calle Lobo Tue 27 Oct · arrive 8:35am
  • Moonset Calle Sierra de Ayllón Tue 27 Oct · arrive 8:40am
  • Moonset Calle Fernández López Tue 27 Oct · arrive 8:47am

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