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.

6192+ 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

    Newkirk Avenue

    Wed, 17 June · 5:24am Facing NE Street View
  • Sunset alignment 100

    11th Street

    Wed, 17 June · arrive 7:59pm Facing NW Street View
  • Moonrise alignment 92

    Merrick Boulevard

    Wed, 24 June · 4:00pm Facing SE Street View
  • Moonset alignment 83

    Atlantic Avenue

    Wed, 24 June · arrive 1:04am Facing W Street View

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