Celebrate Manhattanhenge

Friday, July 11, 2025

7 pm

A salsa band performing in a street festival, with dancers enjoying a wide, blocked-off city avenue.
Alvaro Keding/© AMNH
The Museum’s Manhattanhenge program returns, with a lecture and viewing event celebrating the last opportunity to see the Manhattanhenge effect in 2025.

Join Museum Senior Research Scientist Jackie Faherty for a 3D presentation about the science and history behind Manhattanhenge, the phenomenon when the setting Sun perfectly aligns with the cross streets of the Manhattan grid to create a stunning visual spectacle, using the Museum’s powerful OpenSpace visualization software.  

After the program in Museum’s LeFrak Theater, join us for a spectacular Manhattanhenge viewing event outdoors! Experience the mesmerizing alignment of the setting Sun with the city's grid as you groove to the vibrant sounds of the Williamsburg Salsa Orchestra. Celebrate the summer with this unforgettable celebration of an iconic New York City phenomenon.    

This program utilizes OpenSpace software supported by NASA under award No NNX16AB93A. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.