It's that time of the year again when you can experience "Manhattanhenge" - where the sun sets precisely within the alignment of the streets of New York City. New York City is known for its neat straight grid of streets and residents can view the sun setting within the gap of the buildings. These celestial alignments occur twice a year.


The term "Manhattanhenge," also known as the Manhattan solstice, was coined by astrophysicist Neil deGrass Tyson. It is supposed to be a modern day Stonehenge, with the city's huge sky scrapers set like the stones in England.


The Manhattan solstice will occur tonight at precisely 8:17p.m. ET where half the sun will be seen at the horizon in the gap between the buildings. Tomorrow at 8:16, the full sun will touch the horizon in the gap at 8:16p.m. ET.


The summer solstice is set to occur at 8:24p.m. on July 11with a full sun. A half-sun will be seen at 8:25p.m. July 12.


According to Tyson, who is the director of the Hayden Planetarium at New York City's Museum of Natural History, says Manhattan is ideal because it has a "clear view to the horizon.. across the Hudson River to New Jersey," according to CBS News.