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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National Take a Hike Day
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Siblings Day
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Lantern Festival
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Fish River Canyon, Namibia
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National Moon Day
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Bathing in the light of Pride
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Cousins Day
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Flooded crypt, Basilica of San Francesco, Ravenna, Italy
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An orca near the Chilkat Mountains, Lynn Canal, Alaska
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Summer’s in home stretch
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International Tea Day
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Azaleas blooming on Hwangmaesan Mountain, South Korea
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Shadows on the solstice
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Lake Peipus, Estonia
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Craters of the Moon centennial
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Mount Segla, Senja Island, Norway
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Little Pigeon River, Great Smoky Mountains, Tennessee
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Islands of the Salish Sea
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Kirkilai lakes, Biržai Regional Park, Lithuania
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A big place to shop small
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Fiesta at Siesta
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Reindeer, Lapland, Finland
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Independence Day
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Halfway Day
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A bridge of Madison County
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International Cheetah Day
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World Turtle Day
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In orbit for Yuri s Night
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Plains zebra foal in Etosha National Park, Namibia
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Gateway to America
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