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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Arches National Park, Utah
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National Hummingbird Day
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National Cherry Blossom Festival, Washington, DC
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Nature Photography Day
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American bison
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Wildebeests in Maasai Mara, Kenya
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Pasadena Chalk Festival supports local arts education
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On a Healing Field for Veterans Day
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The Elbe in Dresden, Germany
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National Park Service Founders Day
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A century since Tut s tomb was discovered
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Antarctica Day
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Frankenstein Friday
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On the wings of the Wright brothers
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International Day of Forests
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Up in the Highlands
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The Millennium at 20
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An iris garden in Tokyo, Japan
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It s fair season
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Mount Logan in Yukon, Canada
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World Poetry Day
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Khao Sok National Park in Thailand
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Happy Thanksgiving
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Peña Roya beech forest, Moncayo Natural Park, Aragon, Spain
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Cecil Brewer Staircase, London
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Did it see its shadow?
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A Eurasian lynx in Siberia
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The Spirit of Harlem by Louis Delsarte
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