We missed it already this year, but I think it’s cool anyway. Not that I live in New York or anything.
At Stonehenge, the special day is the summer solstice, the first day of summer, when the Sun rises in perfect alignment with several of the stones.
Manhattan has two such special days: May 28 and July 12. On these days, the Sun fully illuminates every single cross street during the last fifteen minutes of daylight and sets exactly on the street’s centerline.
Check out the nifty picture. H/T Chowflap.
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