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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National Trails Day
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National Hummingbird Day
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A meerkat stands alone
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Río Arazas in Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park, Spain
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Behold the mighty Aldeyjarfoss
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Happy birthday to the Peak!
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Uredd Rest Area, Norway
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World Turtle Day
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Walruses in Svalbard, Norway
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First Cliff Walk
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Venice by night
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Summer Olympics begin in Paris
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Scotts Bluff National Monument, Gering, Nebraska
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Arrone in Umbria, Italy
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Vacuum Chamber 5 at Glenn Research Center
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A castle fit for a count
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Gujō Hachiman Castle, Gifu prefecture, Japan
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Virgin Islands National Park established
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A night of art and culture
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Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness, New Mexico
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Legacy mural in Philadelphia
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Wild lupines
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Mount Logan in Yukon, Canada
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Glendurgan Garden hedge maze is 186 years old
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Overseas Highway, Florida Keys
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At the shore of an inland sea
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Celebrating the Day of the Dead
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SantaPark, Lapland, Finland
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Best fronds forever
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Lionfish off the coast of Indonesia
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