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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‘The memory of Abraham Lincoln is enshrined forever’
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Meandering through Patagonia
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Who s hiding in the kelp?
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Memorial Day
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Playa del Amor, Marietas Islands, Mexico
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Everglades National Park marks 90 years
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Little Pigeon River, Great Smoky Mountains, Tennessee
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Plains zebra foal in Etosha National Park, Namibia
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Happy World Whale Day!
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World Wildlife Day
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Sea Otter Awareness Week
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Sitka shines on Alaska Day
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Mexican giant cardon cactus
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Celebrating the first day of spring
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Love on ice
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Poinsettia Day
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Summer solstice
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Mountain goats
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The Battle of the Bulge 75 years later
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Ocracoke Lighthouse on Ocracoke Island, North Carolina
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Row, row, row your gondola
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It s only Wednesday
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Bavljenac Island
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It s International Jazz Day
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World Maritime Day
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International Whale Shark Day
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Look before you leap
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Fibonacci Day
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Vancouver Coastal Sea wolves, Great Bear Rainforest, Canada
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The smoke before the bonfire
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Happy International Beaver Day!
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On the Route of the Waterfalls
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The party’s just starting
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Grand Canyon National Park anniversary
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Arbor Day
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It s Bermuda s big day
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A big birthday for Big Bend
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Village of Zahara de la Sierra, Cadiz, Spain
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