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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Plum blossoms in China
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And the skies filled with bats…
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Wat Sri Sawai in Sukhothai Historical Park, Thailand
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Dashing through the snow
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The roots of invention
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International Dark Sky Week
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Tambopata National Reserve, Peru
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Goats don t grow on trees
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Indigenous living
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Champaka Sarasi, Shivamogga, Karnataka, India
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Oh, to sleep under the northern lights
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World Oceans Day
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World Book Day
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European beech forest, Belgium
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March of the flowers
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National Frog Month
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Rainbow River, Rainbow Springs State Park, Florida
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World Parrot Day
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Here we honor the women who ve served
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Dubrovnik, Croatia
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National Napping Day
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Kelimutu, Flores, Indonesia
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Great gray owls in their nest, Finland
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Barracudas at Shark Reef, Ras Mohammed National Park, Sinai Peninsula, Egypt
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Racers pushing past sunflowers in the 2018 Tour de France
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The ‘Night of Nights’
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National Park Week begins
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International Rock Day
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Winter solstice
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How green is my valley
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