A few times each year, the rising and setting suns align with the east-west streets of Manhattan. It’s a phenomenon commonly referred to as "Manhattanhenge." While the exact timing varies slightly from one year to the next, it usually occurs a few weeks before and after the summer and winter solstices. Tonight’s sunset will find the full sun’s golden rays streaming directly through Manhattan"s major cross streets.
A day to celebrate the sun
Today in History
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Desert rose of Qatar
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Reflecting on fall
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Step into the dark
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Bringing together history and technology
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J.R.R. Tolkien Day
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Happy New Year! (Again!)
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Glenfinnan Viaduct
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Joan charges Riverside Park
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Native American Heritage Day
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Preservation Hall in New Orleans, Louisiana
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Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
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Winter Olympics in Beijing
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Happy New Years Eve!
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It’s Penguin Awareness Day
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Wind Cave National Park celebrates 120 years
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Our Lady of the Rocks
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Staircase of turquoise pools
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Infrared Jupiter, erupting Io
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The buzz about bees
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Hemakuta Hill, Hampi, India
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The mighty, mighty mushroom
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Yabba-Dabba-Doo!
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Classical music takes center stage
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Wychwood Forest, Oxfordshire, England
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Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act marks 42 years
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Falling for Rioja
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Martin Luther King Day
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Green fields of grain
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A day to celebrate teachers
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Looking back at Yellowstone, 30 years after the fires