Manhattanhenge
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title:
Manhattanhenge
text:
Manhattanhenge, also called the Manhattan Solstice, is an event during which the setting sun or the rising sun is aligned with the east–west streets of the main street grid of Manhattan, New York City. The astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson claims to have coined the term, by analogy with Stonehenge. The sunsets and sunrises each align twice a year, on dates evenly spaced around the summer solstice and winter solstice. The sunset alignments occur around May 28 and July 13. The sunrise alignments
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Solar phenomenon in Manhattan, New York City
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattanhenge
date created:
2006-05-30T15:08:34Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T18:12:43Z
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