Huaca de la Luna ("Temple of the Moon") is a masterwork of Moche ceremonial architecture — seven superimposed temples built one atop another over six centuries (100-650 CE), each generation sealing the previous temple intact beneath a new layer of adobe and polychrome murals. The most famous murals depict the fearsome Ai Apaec ("Decapitator God") in vivid red, yellow, black, and white. Preserved because the Spanish, focused on looting Huaca del Sol, overlooked this temple entirely. At 60.90° Giza bearing, the seven nested temples form a temporal stratigraphy — each layer a geometric frame enclosing the sacred memory of its predecessor.
Stellar Alignments (89 stars)
| Star ▴ | Rise Az ▴ | Rise Δ ▴ | Set Az ▴ | Set Δ ▴ | Tradition ▴ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleiades (Alcyone) | 87.2° | — | 272.8° | — | |
| Orion's Belt (Alnilam) | 104.7° | — | 255.3° | — | |
| Sirius | 111.0° | — | 249.0° | — | |
| Thuban | — | — | — | — | |
| Vega | 46.8° | — | 313.2° | — | |
| Regulus | 65.8° | — | 294.2° | — | |
| Aldebaran | 91.9° | — | 268.1° | — | |
| Antares | 97.1° | — | 262.9° | — | |
| Fomalhaut | 134.8° | — | 225.2° | — | |
| Arcturus | 44.1° | — | 315.9° | — | |
| Galactic Center (Sgr A*) | 104.8° | — | 255.2° | — | |
| Galactic Anti-Center | 75.3° | — | 284.7° | — | |
| Deneb | 53.1° | — | 306.9° | — | |
| Capella | 60.7° | — | 299.3° | — | |
| Castor | 62.6° | — | 297.4° | — | |
| Pollux | 65.0° | — | 295.0° | — | |
| Procyon | 85.4° | — | 274.6° | — | |
| Betelgeuse | 94.9° | — | 265.1° | — | |
| Rigel | 113.2° | — | 246.8° | — | |
| Bellatrix | 98.4° | — | 261.6° | — | |
| Achernar | 175.5° | — | 184.5° | — | |
| Acrux | 130.8° | — | 229.2° | — | |
| Mimosa | 126.9° | — | 233.1° | — | |
| Altair | 81.4° | — | 278.6° | — | |
| Kochab | 4.3° | — | 355.7° | — | |
| Dubhe | 17.1° | — | 342.9° | — | |
| Alkaid | 14.9° | — | 345.1° | — | |
| Mizar | 8.8° | — | 351.2° | — | |
| Hamal | 90.2° | — | 269.8° | — | |
| Zubenelgenubi | 82.7° | — | 277.3° | — | |
| Alnitak | 105.0° | — | 255.0° | — | |
| Mintaka | 104.2° | — | 255.8° | — | |
| Saiph | 111.7° | — | 248.3° | — | |
| Peacock | 143.2° | — | 216.8° | — | |
| Miaplacidus | 145.1° | — | 214.9° | — | |
| Rigil Kentaurus | 128.9° | — | 231.1° | — | |
| Hadar | 127.0° | — | 233.0° | — | |
| Gacrux | 124.4° | — | 235.6° | — | |
| Naos | 125.8° | — | 234.3° | — | |
| Suhail | 123.0° | — | 237.0° | — | |
| Avior | 140.6° | — | 219.4° | — | |
| Atria | 139.1° | — | 220.9° | — | |
| Regor | 131.6° | — | 228.4° | — | |
| Alsephina | 134.8° | — | 225.2° | — | |
| Shaula | 111.5° | — | 248.5° | — | |
| Ankaa | 153.7° | — | 206.3° | — | |
| Menkent | 102.1° | — | 257.9° | — | |
| Alpheratz | 82.2° | — | 277.8° | — | |
| Eltanin | 31.8° | — | 328.2° | — | |
| Kornephoros | 50.6° | — | 309.4° | — | |
| Rasalhague | 64.1° | — | 295.9° | — | |
| Denebola | 55.1° | — | 304.9° | — | |
| Alhena | 82.5° | — | 277.5° | — | |
| Alphard | 89.0° | — | 270.9° | — | |
| Bharani | 92.9° | — | 267.1° | — | |
| Pushya | 68.1° | — | 291.9° | — | |
| Adhara | 122.5° | — | 237.5° | — | |
| Wezen | 119.1° | — | 240.9° | — | |
| Navi | 52.2° | — | 307.8° | — | |
| Schedar | 56.0° | — | 304.0° | — | |
| Nunki | 108.2° | — | 251.8° | — | |
| Canopus | 146.3° | — | 213.7° | — | |
| Kaus Australis | 112.8° | — | 247.2° | — | |
| Sabik | 89.5° | — | 270.5° | — | |
| Scheat | 80.2° | — | 279.8° | — | |
| Enif | 91.3° | — | 268.7° | — | |
| Diphda | 130.8° | — | 229.2° | — | |
| Alphecca | 41.5° | — | 318.5° | — | |
| Rasalgethi | 61.0° | — | 299.0° | — | |
| Spica | 77.4° | — | 282.6° | — | |
| Zubeneschamali | 76.9° | — | 283.1° | — | |
| Unukalhai | 62.3° | — | 297.7° | — | |
| Murzim | 116.0° | — | 243.9° | — | |
| Phact | 135.0° | — | 225.0° | — | |
| Mirfak | 62.4° | — | 297.6° | — | |
| Vindemiatrix | 55.6° | — | 304.4° | — | |
| Markab | 92.6° | — | 267.4° | — | |
| Algol | 71.8° | — | 288.2° | — | |
| Sadalmelik | 102.9° | — | 257.1° | — | |
| Sadalsuud | 104.7° | — | 255.3° | — | |
| Sun (Summer Solstice) | 66.3° | — | 293.7° | — | |
| Sun (Winter Solstice) | 113.7° | — | 246.3° | — | |
| Sun (Equinox) | 90.0° | — | 270.0° | — | |
| Sun (Northern Cross-Quarter) | 73.3° | — | 286.7° | — | |
| Sun (Southern Cross-Quarter) | 106.7° | — | 253.3° | — | |
| Moon (N Major Standstill) | 61.0° | — | 299.0° | — | |
| Moon (S Major Standstill) | 119.0° | — | 241.0° | — | |
| Moon (N Minor Standstill) | 71.1° | — | 288.9° | — | |
| Moon (S Minor Standstill) | 108.9° | — | 251.1° | — |
Convergence Events (5)
60.6°
Alpheratz Rise
Chinese (Wall/Bi mansion), Arabic, Hindu
Δ 0.3°
61.6°
Scheat Rise
Hindu (Purva Bhadrapada), Arabic, Chinese, Persian
Δ 0.7°
61.7°
Pollux Rise
Greek (Dioscuri), Hindu (Punarvasu), Chinese, Arabic
Δ 0.8°
62.4°
Bharani (41 Arietis) Rise
Hindu/Vedic (death/rebirth nakshatra), IAU named
Δ 1.5°
63.0°
Alphecca Rise
Celtic (Caer Arianrhod), Arabic, Aboriginal, Pawnee (council ring)
Δ 2.1°
Reference Bearings (20 landmarks)
| Landmark | Bearing | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| giza | 60.90° | 12,396 km |
| angkor wat | 331.97° | 19,345 km |
| nazca | 149.52° | 859 km |
| teotihuacan | 325.17° | 3,775 km |
| stonehenge | 37.70° | 9,832 km |
| gobekli tepe | 52.16° | 13,017 km |
| machu picchu | 128.96° | 906 km |
| easter island | 232.65° | 3,826 km |
| cahokia | 348.39° | 5,323 km |
| sedona | 326.23° | 5,886 km |
| mecca | 69.91° | 13,317 km |
| jerusalem | 58.66° | 12,769 km |
| vatican | 48.49° | 10,731 km |
| lhasa | 21.92° | 17,408 km |
| kailash | 35.95° | 16,748 km |
| uluru | 220.30° | 15,073 km |
| tiwanaku | 130.85° | 1,466 km |
| chaco canyon | 330.20° | 5,767 km |
| mt shasta | 324.83° | 7,045 km |
| levis stadium | 321.63° | 6,743 km |
Related Sites — Pleiades Exchange