Manhattanhenge
Solar phenomenon in Manhattan, New York City
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Manhattanhenge, also called the Manhattan Solstice, is an event, including in 2024, during which the setting sun or the rising sun is aligned with the eastโwest streets of the main street grid of Manhattan, 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.
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