Friday, July 11, 2014

Sunset now: Manhattanhenge returns this weekend


[Via @AcademyRecords]

Yes. As the Daily News reports:

New Yorkers will get their last chance this year to see Manhattanhenge on Friday, when the setting sun aligns precisely with Manhattan’s river-to-river street grid.

The twice-a-year phenomenon is set to occur at 8:24 p.m. — the time when the full sun will be framed by the east-west concrete canyons. New Yorkers are in for an extra treat on Saturday, when a perfect half-sun will align with the grid at 8:25 p.m.

So head up to East 14th Street (hint: look to the West!). Maybe have a bite to eat outside IHOP. Make a night of it.

As for the above photo ... it's actually Ninthhenge via our friends at Academy Records from July 4.

4 comments:

Terry at Blue Kitchen said...

I love that this is a thing.

pinhead said...

And it's 7-Eleven day to boot! I'll be henge-gazing with my free Slurpee!

Giovanni said...

How many more of these picture-perfect sunsets are we expected to be able to handle? Back when we had smog and coal ash falling from the sky, we never had to put up with all these technicolor Kodak moments. Now it seems like these afternoon mini-events are happening almost every day. Sunsets. Beautiful glowing skies. Who knew?

Anonymous said...

Actually, pretty awesome, given that Saturday night is also a "Supermoon".

http://www.amny.com/news/supermoon-in-nyc-this-weekend-1.8772841