NYC cosmic event that makes New Yorkers stop and stare is happening 4 times in 2026

The American Museum of Natural History has announced the dates for next year’s Manhattanhenge, when the setting sun will align perfectly with Manhattan’s street grid during four evenings in late May and July.

The phenomenon will occur on four evenings: two in late May and two in mid-July.

During these events, the sun will appear low on the horizon between the city’s buildings as it sets. On May 29 at 8:13 p.m. and July 11 at 8:20 p.m., spectators will see the full solar disk just above the horizon…

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