Manhattanhenge 2015: What It Is and How to Watch | The Weather Channel - The Weather Channel
The setting sun this Friday and Saturday will offer a special sight to anyone in Manhattan, as it lines up perfectly with the city’s east-west grid in a phenomenon known as Manhattanhenge . On Friday, May 29, at 8:12 p. m. EDT, the sun offers a... First popularized by Neil deGrasse Tyson, who runs New York’s Hayden Planetarium and is a life-long New Yorker, Manhattanhenge offers anyone in the city the chance to see the sun set squarely between the buildings lining the island’s streets. This rare sunset event happens one other time this summer, on Sunday, July 12 and Monday, July 13. If you’re in Manhattan, go as far east as possible, making sure you can still see New Jersey when looking west down the avenues. The best views are 34th and 42nd streets, accented by the Empire State building and the Chrysler building. Other clear-viewing streets are 14th, 23rd and 57th. (MORE: 8 Amazing Facts about the Sun ). In Queens, the nonprofit Hunters Point Parks Conservancy recommends heading to Long Island City. But Manhattanhenge doesn’t fall on a solstice, according to The New York Times , because the city’s grid is turned 30 degrees east instead of running true north-south. This map highlights viewing areas in red across all five boroughs so all New Yorkers. Source: www.weather.com
