The universal rising and setting sun at equinox: some global hotspots

This list is far from exhaustive; local knowledge will know of (or work out with map and compass) equinoctial photo hotspots…
… and if a flat horizon isn’t available, but your shot adds to the story – go for it!
Photos can be taken on modern smartphones, but a zoom camera will capture the best images, especially if the viewpoint is high on a headland, building, upper deck, etc…
To check timezone approximated (≠ 30 mins of solar or sundial) times of sunrise and sunset Google the information for a nearby city on the same line of longitude to your location or use this website:
https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20240922T1243&msg=September%20equinox%202024

Sunrise due East flat horizon 6am solar time

OCEANIA
Pacific Islands, New Zealand Christchurch, Australia Great Barrier Reef, Brisbane, Sydney
ASIA
Japan, China Shanghai, Hong Kong
SE Asia:  Singapore
S Asia: India Chennai, Sri Lanka Trincomalee
Middle East: Muscat, Doha, Kuwait
EUROPE
Greece, Italy Venice, Rimini, Syracuse, Norway, Sweden, Denmark
UK east-facing coast Dover, Flamborough Head, Aberdeen, John O’Groats (Duncansby Head)
Ireland Dublin, France, Spain Barcelona, Valencia, Gibraltar
AFRICA
Tunisia, Egypt, Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Madagascar, South Africa Durban
AMERICAS
North: Canada Toronto US Boston, Miami, Milwaukee, Chicago
Central, Caribbean: Mexico Cancun
South America: Guyana, Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Santos, Uraguay Montevideo, Argentina Buenos Aires  

Sunset due West flat horizon 6pm solar time

OCEANIA
Pacific Islands Honolulu, New Zealand, Australia Perth, Adelaide
ASIA
Japan Nagasaki bay, China Hong Kong
SE Asia: Philippines Manila, Singapore
S Asia: Bangladesh Chittagong India Mumbai, Goa Pakistan Karachi, Sri Lanka Colombo, Galle
Middle East: Abu Dhabi, Saudi Arabia Jeddah, Gaza, Israel Tel Aviv, Lebanon Beirut
EUROPE
Greece, Croatia Dubrovnik, Italy Trieste, Bay of Naples, Norway, Sweden Gothenburg, Denmark, Netherlands The Hague
UK west-facing coast Land’s End, Gower, Blackpool, Iona
Ireland, France Le Havre, Marseille, Biarritz, Spain Vigo, Cadiz, Portugal Porto, Lisbon (Cascais), Iceland Reykjavik
AFRICA
Morocco Casablanca, Senegal Dakar, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Gabon, Angola, Namibia, South Africa Cape Town
AMERICAS
North: Canada Vancouver, US San Francisco, Los Angeles 
Central America, Caribbean: Barbados Bridgetown, Mexico
South America: Colombia Cartagena, Ecuador, Peru Lima, Chile

Appendix 1: inland lakes and plains with both sunrise and sunset available

 Uganda: Lake Victoria USA Great Lakes, Utah: Great Salt Lake
The plains of East Africa, central Canada & USA, eastern Europe and Russia could produce images of semi-circular setting suns on a flat horizon 
Bonus images: from within the Arctic Circle. Double Bonus: from Antarctica

Appendix 2: Headlands and islands with both sunrise and sunset available

Ecuador Galapagos Islands, Greece Rodos Town, Shetland Sumburgh head, NW Scotland Cape Wrath, SW Scotland Mull of Galloway, S England Isle of Wight (Bembridge-Needles), The Lizard, Portland Bill, Portugal Sagres, S Africa Cape Town (Cape of Good Hope), Mexico Baja California (S tip)
and don’t forget shipping: ferries, cruise liners, yachts could provide an excellent opportunity.
© Martin Nelson. 28th August 2024
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Equinox Earth Days – further information

Thanks for clicking! Please read on for a bit more detail on EQ’s plans for the equinoxes. Feel free to add comments below.

THEN AND NOW

Fifty years ago the Vernal Equinox 1969 was mooted as the first Earth Day. But the next year it was moved to April 22nd, abandoning the natural advantages that attach to a planet event. Equinoxes have been hiding in plain sight ever since. But now, in 2019, we face a climate and biosphere crisis, and environmental calendar events have to step up to the plate.

BUSINESS PLAN

In preparing equinoxes as Earth Days, the limited company Equinoctial Days Ltd. has secured the globally usable letters EQ as a Registered Trade Mark, and the domain name equalunderthesun. Equal Under The Sun has a Shakespearean ring to it, yet curiously it is new-minted. EQ as an umbrella #tag and web portal could not be simpler, and should have great impact and reach in the English-speaking world and beyond.

EQ believes that by engaging with the Big Picture and Long View at equinox, planetary truths and our stewardship responsibilities will clarify. The logo encapsulates this: it is derived from spring and autumn Earth-circles drawn within a Golden Ratio (Phi, or Φ) rectangle, which means it will morph into Fibonacci-generated natural patterns (flowers, shells, etc), and can be home-made easily – a great educational add-on.