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Cheers, Ralph Bouwmeester

Friday, February 5, 2016

Torontohenge 2016

Torontohenge is the name given for the phenomenon that occurs when the sun rises or sets in line with Toronto's major east-west streets downtown, giving photographers a great opportunity to capture the sun as it perches on the horizon between the canyon walls of buildings on either side of the street. 



Photo: By Sevtibidou (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

 Although Torontohenge technically falls on the dates given below for 2016, great photos can be taken for about a week before the August and October dates and a week after the February and April dates as the sun hovers directly above the street.  Not great for driving, but quite a sight just the same.

The Torontohenge dates for 2016 are:

February 16

Sunset    -   5:48 PM
April 19 Sunrise   -   6:27 AM

August 23   Sunrise   -   6:32 AM

October 25   Sunset    -   6:18 PM

Cheers, Ralph



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