Manhattanhenge 2025 Livewell. Twice annually — weeks before and after the summer solstice — residents and tourists raise their phones to capture manhattan’s sun aligning with the city grid, creating a. Manhattanhenge (also called “manhattan solstice”) is a phenomenon during which the setting sun aligns perfectly with manhattan’s.

This stunning event takes place four times a year: The rectangular grid of manhattan allows the sun to align with the earth exactly between its skyscrapers only four times a year—twice at manhattanhenge sunset, and also two more times at manhattanhenge sunrise or reverse.