Twice a year – around May 29 and 30, and again around July 11, 12 or 13 – people in New York City look for Manhattanhenge. It's a phenomenon where the sunset aligns perfectly on east-west oriented streets and avenues of Manhattan. So cool!

Manhattanhenge, the spectacular phenomenon where the setting sun aligns perfectly with the east-west street grid of Manhattan, officially occurs four times a year across two separate windows. These windows typically fall around late May and mid-July. During each window, there are two types of views: the "Full Sun" Manhattanhenge, where the entire solar disk sits on the horizon between the skyscrapers, and the "Half Sun" Manhattanhenge, where the top half of the sun is visible above the horizon. The dates usually land around May 29-30 and July 11-12. This alignment is famous for turning the cross-streets of New York City (especially 14th, 34th, 42nd, and 57th Streets) into golden corridors of light. While the sunset version is the most famous, there is also a "Reverse Manhattanhenge" that occurs during sunrise in the winter months (around November and January), though it is less popular due to the early hour and colder weather.