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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Leap day
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Ring of fire solar eclipse
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Aprils full moon
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To the 155th on the 155th
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Sea Slug Day
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A triumph of light
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A day to celebrate the sun
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World Rivers Day
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National Park Week begins
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New Years Eve
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Mount Sopris, Colorado
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European hedgehog in Sussex, England
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Point Reyes National Seashore
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Satellite image of sand and seaweed in the Bahamas
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Borrego Badlands
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Pollinators: not to be sneezed at
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FOR FOREST by Klaus Littmann
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Ceiling of the Temple of Esna, Egypt
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Great gray owls in their nest, Finland
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Happy World Laughter Day
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The mighty, mighty mushroom
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Happy Independence Day!
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My my, it s Syttende Mai
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Oymyakon, Russia
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Manatee Awareness Month
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Casting a vote for women s history
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What s going on in this sky?
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Salzburg, Austria
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Pantaleu
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National Lighthouse Day
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