Map of street alignments in San Diego
West-facing perfection

San Diego

California, United States

San Diego's downtown grid is rotated about 45° off cardinal, so streets line up with the sun on a different schedule from most other US cities. Combined with the long Pacific horizon to the west and the Mediterranean climate, it's one of the most reliable cities in the country to actually catch a planned alignment.

1015+ Alignment spots · next 14 days
March-April & September-October Best viewing times

Top Alignment Spots

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

  • Sunrise alignment 100

    Pomerado Road

    Fri, 31 July · 6:02am Facing E Street View
  • Sunset alignment 100

    Clairemont Mesa Boulevard

    Mon, 27 July · arrive 7:20pm Facing NW Street View
  • Moonrise alignment 100

    Scripps Poway Parkway

    Thu, 30 July · 8:40pm Facing E Street View
  • Moonset alignment 100

    El Cajon Boulevard

    Tue, 28 July · arrive 4:26am Facing SW Street View

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