Manhattanhenge

Event in which the rising or setting sun aligns with the east–west streets of the main grid of Manhattan in New York City

Manhattanhenge, also called the Manhattan Solstice, is an event during which the setting sun or the rising sun is aligned with the east–west streets of the main street grid of the Manhattan borough of New York City. The astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson claims to have coined the term, by analogy with Stonehenge.

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Manhattanhenge

Event in which the rising or setting sun aligns with the east–west streets of the main grid of Manhattan in New York City

Manhattanhenge, also called the Manhattan Solstice, is an event during which the setting sun or the rising sun is aligned with the east–west streets of the main street grid of the Manhattan borough of New York City. The astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson claims to have coined the term, by analogy with Stonehenge.

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Manhattanhenge, also called the Manhattan Solstice, is an event during which the setting sun or the rising sun is aligned with the east–west streets of the main street grid of the Manhattan borough of New York City. The astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson claims to have coined the term, by analogy with Stonehenge. The sunsets and sunrises each align twice a year, on dates evenly spaced around the summer solstice and winter solstice. The sunset alignments occur around May 28 and July 13. The sunrise alignments occur around December 5 and January 8. Manhattan has a phenomenon of this kind due to its extensive urban canyons and its rectilinear street grid that is rotated 29° clockwise from the orthogonal. Many numbered streets align with the view of the Manhattanhenge including 14th, 23rd, 34th, 42nd, and 57th Streets.

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