ɪf ðə stɹˈiːts ɔnðə ɡɹˈɪd wɜː ɹˈɪɡɚɹəsli nˈɔːɹθsˈaʊθ ænd ˈiːstwˈɛst, ðˈɛn bˈoʊθ sˈʌnɹaɪz ænd sˈʌnsɛt wʊd biː ɐlˈaɪnd ɔnðə dˈeɪz ʌvðə vˈɜːnəl ænd ˈɔːɾʌmnəl ˈɛkwɪnˌɑːksᵻz wˌɪtʃ əkˈɜːɹ ɚɹˈaʊnd mˈɑːɹtʃ twˈɛnti ænd sɛptˈɛmbɚ twˈɛnti θɹˈiː ɹᵻspˈɛktɪvli.
If the streets on the grid were rigorously north-south and east-west, then both sunrise and sunset would be aligned on the days of the vernal and autumnal equinoxes (which occur around March 20 and September 23 respectively).