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The setting sun appears over West Monroe Street on the first evening of autumn, Sept. 22, 2022, in Chicago. The term "Chicagohenge" is used to describe the setting sun between buildings during the vernal and autumnal equinox.
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The setting sun appears over West Monroe Street on the first evening of autumn, Sept. 22, 2022, in Chicago. The term “Chicagohenge” is used to describe the setting sun between buildings during the vernal and autumnal equinox.

Chicagohenge through the years

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The setting sun appears over West Monroe Street on the first evening of autumn, Sept. 22, 2022, in Chicago. The term “Chicagohenge” is used to describe the setting sun between buildings during the vernal and autumnal equinox.
People stand and take pictures on Washington Street in downtown Chicago to document the sunset during Chicagohenge on the autumnal equinox on Sept. 22, 2022.
People stand and take pictures on Washington Street in downtown Chicago to document the sunset during Chicagohenge on the autumnal equinox on Sept. 22, 2022.
People watch during the phenomenon known as “Chicagohenge” occurs as the sun sets over East Madison Street on Sept. 22, 2022, in Chicago.
People watch from a CTA platform as a phenomenon known as “Chicagohenge,” occurs as the sun sets over East Madison Street during the fall equinox on Sept. 22, 2022.
People watch from the Washington/Wabash CTA platform as a phenomenon known as “Chicagohenge,” occurs as the sun sets over East Madison Street during the fall equinox on Sept. 22, 2022.
The setting sun appears over West Monroe Street on the first evening of autumn on Sept. 22, 2022, in Chicago. The term “Chicagohenge” is used to describe the setting sun between buildings during the vernal and autumnal equinox.
A woman stands in the middle of West Monroe Street to look at the setting sun on the first evening of autumn, Sept. 22, 2022, in Chicago. The term “Chicagohenge” is used to describe the setting sun between buildings during the vernal and autumnal equinox.
In a phenomenon known as “Chicagohenge,” the sun sets over West Madison Street on the final day of winter, March 19, 2021, in Chicago. Twice a year, during the spring and fall equinoxes, the rising and setting sun lines up with Chicago’s east-west street grid as the sun is framed within Chicago’s skyline. The spring equinox is March 20, 2021.
Long shadows are cast as the “Chicagohenge” sun sets over West Madison Street on the final day of winter, March 19, 2021, in Chicago’s Loop.
The sun sets over West Madison Street on the final day of winter, March 19, 2021, in Chicago's Loop.
The sun sets over West Madison Street on the final day of winter, March 19, 2021, in Chicago’s Loop.
The sun sets over West Madison Street on the autumnal equinox on Sept. 22, 2020, in Chicago.
The sun sets over West Madison Street on the autumnal equinox on Sept. 22, 2020, in Chicago.
The sun sets over West Madison Street on the autumnal equinox on Sept. 22, 2020, in Chicago.
The sun sets over West Madison Street on the autumnal equinox on Sept. 22, 2020, in Chicago.
Leaves are silhouetted against the setting sun in Chicago on Sept. 21, 2020, the day before the fall equinox.
Leaves are silhouetted against the setting sun in Chicago on Sept. 21, 2020, the day before the fall equinox.
The sun sets between buildings looking west down Randolph Street in Chicago on Sept. 21, 2020, the evening before the fall equinox.
The sun sets between buildings looking west down Randolph Street in Chicago on Sept. 21, 2020, the evening before the fall equinox.
The sun sets along East Madison Street in Chicago on Sept. 21, 2020, the day before the fall equinox.
The sun sets along East Madison Street in Chicago on Sept. 21, 2020, the day before the fall equinox.
Pedestrians take photos as the sun sets along East Madison Street in Chicago on Sept. 21, 2020, the day before the fall equinox.
Pedestrians take photos as the sun sets along East Madison Street in Chicago on Sept. 21, 2020, the day before the fall equinox.
The sun sets along East Madison Street in Chicago on Sept. 21, 2020, the day before the fall equinox.
The sun sets along East Madison Street in Chicago on Sept. 21, 2020, the day before the fall equinox.
A jet ascends from O'Hare International Airport in front of the setting sun on Sept. 21, 2020, the day before the fall equinox.
A jet ascends from O’Hare International Airport in front of the setting sun on Sept. 21, 2020, the day before the fall equinox.
The setting sun is seen looking west on Randolph Street in Chicago on Sept.20, 2019, just days before the autumnal equinox.
The setting sun is seen looking west on Randolph Street in Chicago on Sept.20, 2019, just days before the autumnal equinox.
The setting sun is seen looking west on Randolph Street in Chicago on Sept.20, 2019, just days before the autumnal equinox.
The setting sun is seen looking west on Randolph Street in Chicago on Sept.20, 2019, just days before the autumnal equinox.
The sun sets nearly due west Sept. 21, 2017 over Madison Street, one day before the autumnal equinox.
The sun sets nearly due west Sept. 21, 2017 over Madison Street, one day before the autumnal equinox.
The sun sets nearly due west Sept. 21, 2017 over Madison Street, one day before the autumnal equinox.
The sun sets nearly due west Sept. 21, 2017 over Madison Street, one day before the autumnal equinox.
Photographers in Millennium Park try to capture the sun setting along Washington Street in the Loop Sept. 22, 2015 during the autumnal equinox.
Photographers in Millennium Park try to capture the sun setting along Washington Street in the Loop Sept. 22, 2015 during the autumnal equinox.
The sun sets along Washington Street in the Loop on Sept. 22, 2015 during the autumnal equinox.
The sun sets along Washington Street in the Loop on Sept. 22, 2015 during the autumnal equinox.

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