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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Visiting the Mamanuca Islands for Fiji Day
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On a Healing Field for Veterans Day
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
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National Moon Day
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Northern coast of Colombia
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Tigh Mor Trossachs on Loch Achray, Scotland
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Rocks on the move
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Ruins of St. Dwynwens Church, Ynys Llanddwyn, Wales
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Museum Night in Berlin
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Wind Cave National Park celebrates 120 years
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Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act anniversary
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Native American Heritage Day
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Womens History Month
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Badlands National Park turns 44
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Tower Bridge, London, England
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Groundhog Day
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Defying gravity on a swing ride
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World Jellyfish Day
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Milky Way over Zabriskie Point, California
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Tree of many colors
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In praise of bogs, swamps, and marshes
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Winter solstice
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Angkor, Cambodia
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World Migratory Bird Day
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Heavens Gate Cave, Tianmen Mountain National Park, China
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Gray days ahead in Monterey
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International Day for Monuments and Sites
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Provence blooms with lavender at Sénanque Abbey
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A bridge comes full circle
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Cherry blossom season in Tokyo
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