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Virginia Museum of Fine Arts: henge days
20 henge days a year on 2 walls. Next: sunrise square to the ESE wall, Nov 13, 2026 to Nov 17, 2026, best Tue, Nov 17, 2026 at 06:54.
The WNW front faces the sculpture garden and Arthur Ashe Boulevard. Head-on sunsets come in mid-May and late July. The ESE side gets head-on sunrises in mid-November and late January.
Open it in Henge DaysComputed on Oct 13, 2026 for the 12 months to Oct 13, 2027, from the OpenStreetMap outline (way/146689449). Times are local to Richmond (America/New_York).
WNW wall faces 294°, 161 m
Days of head-on light under 15°: 10 henge, 33 golden, 38 low sun.
| Light | When | Dates | Days | Best day | Time | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henge | Sunset | May 12, 2027 to May 16, 2027 | 5 | Wed, May 12, 2027 | 20:06 | 0.2° |
| Golden | Sunset | May 12, 2027 to Jun 1, 2027 | 21 | Wed, May 12, 2027 | 20:06 | 0.2° |
| Low sun | Sunset | May 12, 2027 to Jul 31, 2027 | 81 | Sat, Jul 31, 2027 | 20:17 | 0° |
| Golden | Sunset | Jul 10, 2027 to Jul 31, 2027 | 22 | Sat, Jul 31, 2027 | 20:17 | 0° |
| Henge | Sunset | Jul 27, 2027 to Jul 31, 2027 | 5 | Sat, Jul 31, 2027 | 20:17 | 0° |
ESE wall faces 114°, 162 m
Days of head-on light under 15°: 10 henge, 21 golden, 35 low sun.
| Light | When | Dates | Days | Best day | Time | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low sun | Sunrise | Oct 16, 2026 to Nov 17, 2026 | 33 | Tue, Nov 17, 2026 | 06:54 | 0.1° |
| Golden | Sunrise | Nov 3, 2026 to Nov 17, 2026 | 15 | Tue, Nov 17, 2026 | 06:54 | 0.1° |
| Henge | Sunrise | Nov 13, 2026 to Nov 17, 2026 | 5 | Tue, Nov 17, 2026 | 06:54 | 0.1° |
| Henge | Sunrise | Jan 24, 2027 to Jan 28, 2027 | 5 | Sun, Jan 24, 2027 | 07:20 | 0° |
| Golden | Sunrise | Jan 24, 2027 to Feb 8, 2027 | 16 | Sun, Jan 24, 2027 | 07:20 | 0° |
| Low sun | Sunrise | Jan 24, 2027 to Feb 25, 2027 | 33 | Sun, Jan 24, 2027 | 07:20 | 0° |
NNE wall faces 24°, 103 m
The sun never strikes this wall head-on under 15°; it gets only high sun.
SSW wall faces 204°, 103 m
The sun never strikes this wall head-on under 15°; it gets only high sun.
About these dates
A henge day has the sun on the horizon, under 1.5° up, square to the wall. Golden is under 6°, low sun under 15°. A window of several days has a best day, when the sun is lowest, and that day's time. Every date and time here is computed from the building outline in OpenStreetMap and the position of the sun, never checked on the ground. An outline a degree off moves the head-on minute by about four minutes. Hills, trees and other buildings can block a low sun. Treat each date as a plan to confirm before you travel. See Terms and accuracy.