Manhattanhenge with Neil deGrasse Tyson and Jackie Faherty

In 2001, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Frederick P. Rose Hayden Planetarium Director, first noted and named the phenomenon of Manhattanhenge—four days of the year when the setting Sun aligns perfectly with Manhattan’s street grid. The word was even added to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) in 2019. Today, Curator Jackie Faherty in the Museum's Department of Astrophysics is the official calculator of this unique interaction between sunset and cityscape. How is Manhattanhenge calculated? Is there an equivalent for sunrise or full Moon? Our two experts are your guides to this spectacular solar alignment.

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In 2025, Manhattanhenge occurs on: Wednesday, May 28, at 8:13 pm ET (half Sun) / Thursday, May 29, 8:12 pm ET (full Sun), and Friday, July 11, 8:20 pm ET (full Sun) / Saturday, July 12, 8:22 pm ET (half Sun).

To discover the best spots and times for Manhattanhenge viewing, and to get more details about the phenomenon and its origin story, visit https://www.amnh.org/research/hayden-....