Map of street alignments in New York
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New York, United States

Manhattan's tilted street grid is the most famous example of urban sun alignment on the planet. The east-west cross streets line up with sunset twice each year (and sunrise twice more), and CityHenge tracks every aligning street in the five boroughs — not just the days the crowds gather for.

6297+ Alignment spots · next 14 days
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Top Alignment Spots

The top sunrise, sunset, moonrise, and moonset alignment in New York for the next 7 days, pulled live from the app's forecast.

  • Sunrise alignment 100

    Emmons Avenue

    Mon, 14 Sept · 6:35am Facing E Street View
  • Sunset alignment 100

    Cross Island Parkway Service Road

    Mon, 14 Sept · arrive 6:36pm Facing W Street View
  • Moonrise alignment 67

    73rd Street

    Fri, 18 Sept · 2:31pm Facing SE Street View
  • Moonset alignment 63

    New England Thruway

    Fri, 18 Sept · arrive 10:40pm Facing SW Street View

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