Map of street alignments in Philadelphia
Penn's grid, by design

Philadelphia

Pennsylvania, United States

William Penn laid out Philadelphia's Center City grid in 1682, and the cardinal-aligned streets still produce reliable sun corridors today. Market Street and the cross-streets between the rivers are the classic alignment spots, with Independence Hall and City Hall providing instantly recognisable foreground.

28489+ Alignment spots · next 14 days
March-April & September-October Best viewing times

Top Alignment Spots

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

  • Sunrise alignment 100

    Thompson Avenue

    Aligned 26 Oct - 1 Nov, best Thu 29 Oct

    Thu, 29 Oct · 7:24am Facing E Street View
  • Sunset alignment 100

    Washington Street

    Aligned 27 Oct - 2 Nov, best Fri 30 Oct

    Fri, 30 Oct · arrive 5:28pm Facing W Street View
  • Moonrise alignment 100

    Euclid Avenue

    Tue, 27 Oct · 6:43pm Facing NE Street View
  • Moonset alignment 100

    Taylor Street

    Tue, 27 Oct · arrive 8:44am 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 Philadelphia, with the best day of each.

  • Moonrise Euclid Avenue Tue 27 Oct · 6:43pm
  • Moonrise Roosevelt Boulevard Tue 27 Oct · 6:45pm
  • Moonrise Hendricks Avenue Tue 27 Oct · 6:45pm
  • Moonrise West Germantown Avenue Tue 27 Oct · 6:45pm
  • Moonrise Arrowhead Drive Tue 27 Oct · 6:45pm
  • Moonset Sumneytown Pike Tue 27 Oct · arrive 8:42am

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