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Mark Your Calendars, Manhattanhenge is Coming

May 18, 2022 | 12:50 AM - Updated on May 19, 2022 | 12:03 AM
in NEWS, OUTDOORS
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Manhattanhenge, 2018. West Side Rag file photo.

By Bob Tannenhauser

Twice a year the sun aligns with Manhattan’s street grid so that the setting sun creates a beautiful sight on the Upper West Side when viewed from one of the main east/west cross streets, according to the American Museum of Natural History.

This year, the best times to view Manhattanhenge are:

  • May 29th, 8:13 p.m. (Half Sun)
  • May 30th, 8:12 p.m. (Full Sun)
  • July 11th, 8:20 p.m. (Full Sun)
  • July 12th, 8:21 p.m. (Half Sun)

Neil deGrasse Tyson noted that this year the first two days happen to coincide with Memorial Day and Baseball’s All-Star Game, speculating that future anthropologists “might conclude that, via the Sun, the people who called themselves Americans worshipped War and Baseball.”

Thanks to Gretchen Berger for the tip.

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Erica
Erica
3 years ago

Well, Neil’s got that right! 😉

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Bill
Bill
3 years ago

Ah … henge time again. That ultra-spiritual moment when throngs crowd the streets, turn their backs to the magical phenomenon and hold up their cellphones in tribute. Truly breathtaking!

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Lincoln Square Circle
Lincoln Square Circle
3 years ago
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HA! As if seeing it with your own eyes wasn’t enough!

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Karen Sutton
Karen Sutton
3 years ago

Oh wow I can’t wait to see pix. New York lover for life..

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