Manhattanhenge 2022: Sun Sets In Times Square In Line With New York's Street Grid | See PICS
In this image, two birds fly through the middle of the street as people gather to watch the Sun set during Manhattanhenge in Times Square, New York City on July 11, 2022 (local time). Manhattanhenge is the phenomenon in which the sunset lines up between certain blocks in New York City. (Image: Getty)
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View In AppPeople can be seen clicking pictures of the Sun setting along 42nd Street from Park Avenue during the summer Manhattanhenge in New York City on July 11, 2022. The summer solstice is the special day for Stonehenge, because the Sun rises in perfect alignment with several stones. For Manhattan, the special day comes twice a year, when the setting Sun aligns perfectly with the Manhattan street grid. (Image: Getty)
People can be seen clicking pictures of the Sun setting along 42nd Street in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, during the summer Manhattanhenge on July 11, 2022. During Manhattanhenge, a radiant glow of light is created across Manhattan's brick and steel crayons, simultaneously illuminating both the north and south sides of every cross street of the borough's grid. This is a rare and beautiful sight. (Image: Getty)
In this image, people are seen clicking pictures of the Sun setting along 42nd Street from Park Avenue, New York City, during the summer Manhattanhenge on July 11, 2022. Manhattanhenge occurs twice a year. (Image: Getty)
Hundreds of people gathered to watch the Sun set during Manhattanhenge in Times Square, New York City, on July 11, 2022. Manhattanhenge is the phenomenon during which the sunset lines up between certain blocks in New York City. As the Sun sets on the grid, half the disc sits above and half below the horizon. (Image: Getty)
In this image, a person is seen holding up a phone to take a photo of the Sun set during Manhattanhenge in Times Square, New York City, on July 11, 2022. The sunset point moves northward until the first day of summer. Then, it starts returning southward until the first day of winter. The Manhattanhenge Effect occurs between May 29 and July 12. The Sun appears between the grid of the city as it is low in the sky and setting. (Image: Getty)
The Sun sets on 42nd Street in Midtown during the Manhattanhenge Effect on July 11, 2022. The Manhattanhenge Effect occurs between May 29 and July 12. The Sun appears between the grid of the city as it is low in the sky and setting. (Image: Getty)
The Moon is seen behind people who gathered to take pictures of the Sun setting over Manhattan on 42nd Street during the Manhattanhenge Effect in New York on July 11, 2022. The Manhattanhenge is an event in which the sunset or sunrise is aligned on the east-west grid of main streets in Manhattan, New York. (Image: AFP)
The days of Manhattanhenge do not coincide with the equinoxes (first day of the astronomical spring and first day of astronomical autumn) because Manhattan's grid is not perfectly aligned with the geographic north-south line, but is rotated 30 degrees east from geographic north. (Image: AFP)