By Alexandra Klausner and Jessica Jerreat New York is home to many stars, but it's only four times a year that its biggest sets right between the east-west streets of Manhattan's grid and turns almost all who cross its path into a paparazzi. Manhattanhenge, sometimes referred to as the Manhattan Solstice,  was scheduled to occur at 8:16 on Thursday night and a group of disappointed New Yorkers gathered to take a photo of the glistening sun. But while the sun and the grid system were perfectly aligned, the weather was not - with clouds blocking out the event. It wasn't until Friday night that onlookers were able to experience the magical moment where cosmopolitan meets cosmos at 8:19 p.m.
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Manhattanhenge happens only four times a year and is when the sunset is perfectly aligned with the New York grid
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Thursday night clouds blocked the spectacle
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Friday night hundreds gathered to capture a photo of the rare occurrence
Hundreds of people gathered all over @placeholder to witness the Manhattanhenge on Friday night
Fading fast: As the time of the sunset came and went, those who had gathered for @placeholder-henge realized they had missed it