Spectacular ‘Manhattanhenge’ descends on NYC streets at sunset tonight — here’s how to see it

Source: New York Post

The first Manhattanhenge of 2026 returns this week to New York City. “Manhattanhenge,” coined by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, is a phenomenon where the sun perfectly aligns with Manhattan’s street grid, allowing it to be seen directly between the city’s skyscrapers. The bi-annual occurrence, happening in May and July, is a “unique urban phenomenon in the world, if not the universe,” the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) said on their website.