New Yorkers can watch a setting sun between skyscrapers from May through July.
Its the ultimate natural urban phenomenon.
Here’s everything you oughta know about where, when, and how to see this year’s Manhattanhenge.
The day after of the Manhattanhenge. The setting sun is aligned with the 42nnd street Midtown and illuminates the traffic and buildings on the grid of Manhattan, New York City on June 01, 2017.Toshi Sasaki/Getty Images
What is Manhattanhenge?
Arrive an hour early so you’re free to watch the sun descend.
But after the summer solstice, it will once again move north.
What is the Manhattanhenge Effect?
However, you dont just have to be in position at those specific times.
Why is it called Manhattanhenge?
However, Manhattanhenge is nowhere near as historic as that monument.
