Wednesday, July 12, 2023 at 8:20 p.m. Thursday, July 13, 8:21 at 8:21 p.m. If you want to get a shot worthy of the occasion, follow these tips from AccuWeather: Plan ahead: Be sure to check the weather and stake out your spot well before the sunset.
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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!
Reverse Manhattanhenge, or Winter Manhattanhenge, is a lesser-known phenomenon where the sun aligns with New York City's east-west grid during sunrises.
Frederick P. Rose Hayden Planetarium Director Neil deGrasse Tyson first noted the phenomenon more than a decade ago and coined the term Manhattanhenge.