Crowds gathered on the streets of Manhattan on Monday, May 29, as a Manhattanhenge sunset glowed on Memorial Day.
NEW YORK CITY – Manhattanhenge is returning to New York City this weekend, but whether New Yorkers and tourists get a front-row seat to the iconic sunset spectacle will depend on one key factor: the weather.
This weekend, with both a full and half Manhattanhenge show set to take center stage in the Big Apple, the FOX Forecast Center is calling for a favorable viewing experience on both Saturday and Sunday.
Hundreds of people gather around to watch the sun set during Manhattanhenge in Times Square on July 11, 2022 in New York City.
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The “full Sun” Manhattanhenge — the main event of the July spectacle — takes place Saturday evening. Sunset is at 8:28 p.m. ET, with partly cloudy skies and temperatures in the upper 70s.
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The clouds are associated with a cold front pushing southeast through the region. As the front moves away, skies are expected to gradually clear, improving viewing conditions around sunset.
Manhattanhenge Weekend Forecast in New York City.
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By Sunday evening, skies should be mostly clear, providing even better viewing conditions for the “half sun” phase.
Sunset is at 8:27 p.m. ET, with comfortable temperatures expected as the weekend comes to a close.
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Manhattanhenge is a phenomenon in which the setting sun perfectly aligns with Manhattan’s east-west street grid. It occurs twice each year—once in late May and again in mid-July—and can be viewed during either the “full sun” or “half sun” phase as the sun aligns with the New York streets at sunset.
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Inspired by a visit to Stonehenge as a teenager, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson coined the term in a 1997 article in the magazine Natural History.
Thousands of New Yorkers and tourists flooded the streets of Manhattan to capture the sunset during the ‘Manhattanhenge’ in New York on May 29, 2023.
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The best viewing locations include:
- 57th Street
- 42nd Street
- 34th Street
- 23rd Street
- 14th Street
- Tudor City Overpass, Manhattan
- Hunter’s Point South Park in Long Island City, Queens
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