# Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond: 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.

Computed 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). Open it in the app: https://hengedays.com/?example=vmfa-richmond. Machine-readable: https://hengedays.com/henge/virginia-museum-of-fine-arts-richmond.json.

## WNW wall (faces 294°, 161 m)

| Light | When | Dates | Days | Best day | Time | Sun height |
|---|---|---|---:|---|---:|---:|
| 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)

| Light | When | Dates | Days | Best day | Time | Sun height |
|---|---|---|---:|---|---:|---:|
| 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°. 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 https://hengedays.com/terms.md.