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
-
‘The memory of Abraham Lincoln is enshrined forever’
-
Meandering through Patagonia
-
Who s hiding in the kelp?
-
Memorial Day
-
Playa del Amor, Marietas Islands, Mexico
-
Everglades National Park marks 90 years
-
Little Pigeon River, Great Smoky Mountains, Tennessee
-
Plains zebra foal in Etosha National Park, Namibia
More Desktop Wallpapers:
-
A snuggling ball of cute
-
Sequoia National Parks 134th anniversary
-
Enter the magical world of Livraria Lello
-
East River crossing
-
Busy building wetlands
-
A plot was afoot
-
National Fossil Day
-
International Day of the Tropics
-
European river otter, Netherlands
-
The Kelpies statues in Falkirk, Scotland
-
Hay, what s up?
-
A water loch-ed castle
-
Plitvice Lakes National Park in Croatia
-
International Day for Monuments and Sites
-
Life in the slow lane
-
Great Barrier Reef from above, Queensland, Australia
-
Yi Peng lantern festival, Chiang Mai, Thailand
-
Party like it’s 5779
-
National Park Week: Wind Cave National Park
-
An ancient sailing tradition takes to the water
-
Walking among the giants
-
International Literacy Day
-
A temple, preserved
-
Regional Park of Migliarino, San Rossore, Massaciuccoli, Italy
-
Can you see the family resemblance?
-
A circular celebration
-
Alstrom Point, Lake Powell, Utah
-
Clouds over the River of Grass
-
Milky Way over Zabriskie Point, California
-
Ah Shi Sle Pah Wilderness, New Mexico
Bing Wallpaper Gallery

