New York City’s Manhattanhenge is back—here’s how to see it ^26.6%

Scientific American - By Sanidhya Sharma - 7/7/2026, 10:00 AM

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New York City loves an exclusive. And on just four evenings every year, Manhattan is treated to an iconic sunset display: Manhattanhenge. On these special days, the sun’s light lines up perfectly with Manhattan’s East-West grid streets as it drops towards the horizon, causing it to appear centered among the corridors of skyscrapers. The... more