Chicagohenge 2023 will treat us to a special alignment of the sunrise and sunset with Chicago's skyscrapers around the Fall Equinox.
Chicagohenge 2021 will treat us to a special alignment of the sunrise and sunset with Chicago's skyscrapers around the Fall Equinox on Sept. 22.What is Chicagohenge? It happens twice a year when we are treated to a special alignment of the sun and our beautiful city buildings.
For a week or so around the Spring and Fall Equinox , you can see the sunrise and sunset looking down the east-west streets of downtown Chicago. The spring equinox arrives Monday, March 20, 2023. The sun is framed perfectly between the buildings on each side of the road.Throughout the year, the sun sets and rises at different points on the horizon. In the winter, it is a little farther to the north and during summer it is a little farther to the south.
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