It's the time of year when the setting sun lines up perfectly with New York City's street grid, creating a stupendous solar ...

July 11 is the last opportunity to see the 'Manhattanhenge' phenomenon light up New York City's iconic thoroughfares, as the ...

NEW YORK– "Manhattanhenge" is back this weekend for the second and final time this year at sunset. Manhattanhenge happens when the sun aligns with New York City's street grid as it sets. This means ...

In New York, the spectacle is made possible by the city’s grid and flat terrain. The grid is not perfectly oriented east to west and north to south, but rather rotated 29 degrees from true north.

If you’re in New York tonight, Tyson recommends viewing the sunset from a few of the city’s major cross streets running east to west, such as 14th, 23rd, 34th, 42nd or 57th streets.

New York City’s skyline has dazzled viewers for around a century now. But for four days a year, the sun aligns perfectly through spaces between buildings to cast an amazing beam of light at ...

New York City residents and tourists can see the phenomenon known as Manhattanhenge on Memorial Day 2023. ... Memorial Day is the first time the sunset will appear in NYC this year.

The sun sets between buildings along 42nd St. in New York during a phenomenon known as Manhattanhenge on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. People look at the sunset at 42nd St. in Times Square on one of the f… ...