{"id":245299,"date":"2026-05-27T16:57:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T16:57:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/245299\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T16:57:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T16:57:07","slug":"manhattanhenge-returns-for-2026-best-places-to-view-it-on-and-near-the-uws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/245299\/","title":{"rendered":"Manhattanhenge Returns for 2026: Best Places to View it On and Near the UWS"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Manhattanhenge on the Upper West Side. Courtesy photo.<\/p>\n

By West Side Rag<\/p>\n

New Yorkers will have their first chance to see Manhattanhenge in 2026, starting this week.<\/p>\n

Manhattanhenge is the phenomenon in New York City where the setting sun aligns with the city\u2019s grid.<\/p>\n

Specifically, on Thursday, the half-sun will align perfectly with the city\u2019s grid at 8:14 p.m. For those who miss that, the full sun will then align on Friday at 8:13 p.m.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor Manhattan, a place where evening matters more than morning, that special day comes twice a year, when the setting Sun aligns precisely with the Manhattan street grid, creating a radiant glow of light across Manhattan\u2019s brick and steel canyons, simultaneously illuminating both the north and south sides of every cross street of the borough\u2019s grid,\u201d wrote scientist Neil deGrasse Tyson. \u201cA rare and beautiful sight.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Manhattanhenge effect will take place daily between May 28 and July 12, but the half-sun and full-sun will only align perfectly with the grid on two additional dates besides this Thursday and Friday.<\/p>\n

Those dates are Saturday, July 11, at 8:20 p.m. for the full-sun, and Sunday, July 12, at 8:21 p.m. for the half-sun.<\/p>\n

In terms of best places to see the phenomena on the Upper West Side, you\u2019ll want to look west on any of the neighborhood\u2019s central intersections: 110th Street, 96th Street, 86th Street, or 72nd Street.<\/p>\n

The New York City Parks Department recommends the following streets as the best to take in the Manhattanhenge effect.<\/p>\n

57th Street
\n42nd\u00a0Street
\n34th Street
\n23rd Street
\n14th Street
\nTudor City Overpass, Manhattan
\nHunter\u2019s Point South Park<\/a>\u00a0in Long Island City, Queens.<\/p>\n

The effect only lasts a few minutes, so you\u2019ll want to arrive at your viewing destination early.<\/p>\n

You can find out more about Manhattanhenge \u2014 HERE.<\/a><\/p>\n

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