Seasonal & Holidays

'California Henge' Draws Large Crowd To Weekend San Francisco Sunrise

Dozens of people woke up very early over the weekend to witness a San Francisco spectacle that only happens for a brief moment twice a year.

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April 10, 2023

SAN FRANCISCO -- Dozens of people woke up very early over the weekend to witness a San Francisco spectacle that only happens for a brief moment twice a year.

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On April 8th, the sun rises in perfect alignment with San Francisco's off-kilter city street grid. As a result, the sun appears to align as if by design directly down California Street and other east-west tending streets north of Market St.

The climax is the perfect photo opportunity of the sun parked directly over the Bay Bridge and in perfect alignment down California St.

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