The Pyramid of Ahmose at Abydos, built around 1550 BCE, is the last royal pyramid ever constructed in Egypt — and it was never intended as a tomb. This cenotaph (memorial monument) was built by Ahmose I, founder of the New Kingdom and the 18th Dynasty, who expelled the Hyksos invaders and reunified Egypt. The small, steep-sided pyramid (approximately 50 meters base, now ruined) anchored a larger memorial complex that included a temple, a terraced temple for his grandmother Tetisheri, and massive mudbrick enclosure walls. At Giza bearing 349.63° and 430 km from the Great Pyramid, Ahmose's choice of Abydos — the sacred city of Osiris — over the traditional Memphite cemeteries signaled that the pyramid tradition was ending. His actual burial was in the Valley of the Kings at Thebes, inaugurating the rock-cut tomb tradition that replaced pyramids. The Pyramid of Ahmose is the final echo of a 1,100-year architectural tradition.
Wikipedia| Star ▴ | Rise Az ▴ | Rise Δ ▴ | Set Az ▴ | Set Δ ▴ | Tradition ▴ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleiades (Alcyone) | 86.9° | — | 273.1° | — | |
| Orion's Belt (Alnilam) | 106.2° | — | 253.8° | — | |
| Sirius | 113.3° | — | 246.7° | — | |
| Thuban | — | — | — | — | |
| Vega | 41.0° | — | 319.1° | — | |
| Regulus | 63.1° | — | 296.9° | — | |
| Aldebaran | 92.1° | — | 267.9° | — | |
| Antares | 97.9° | — | 262.1° | — | |
| Fomalhaut | 141.0° | — | 219.0° | — | |
| Arcturus | 37.6° | — | 322.4° | — | |
| Galactic Center (Sgr A*) | 106.4° | — | 253.6° | — | |
| Galactic Anti-Center | 73.7° | — | 286.3° | — | |
| Deneb | 48.5° | — | 311.5° | — | |
| Capella | 57.3° | — | 302.7° | — | |
| Castor | 59.5° | — | 300.4° | — | |
| Pollux | 62.2° | — | 297.8° | — | |
| Procyon | 84.9° | — | 275.1° | — | |
| Betelgeuse | 95.4° | — | 264.6° | — | |
| Rigel | 115.8° | — | 244.3° | — | |
| Bellatrix | 99.3° | — | 260.7° | — | |
| Achernar | — | — | — | — | |
| Acrux | 136.1° | — | 223.9° | — | |
| Mimosa | 131.5° | — | 228.5° | — | |
| Altair | 80.5° | — | 279.5° | — | |
| Kochab | — | — | — | — | |
| Dubhe | — | — | — | — | |
| Alkaid | — | — | — | — | |
| Mizar | — | — | — | — | |
| Hamal | 90.2° | — | 269.8° | — | |
| Zubenelgenubi | 82.0° | — | 278.1° | — | |
| Alnitak | 106.6° | — | 253.4° | — | |
| Mintaka | 105.7° | — | 254.3° | — | |
| Saiph | 114.0° | — | 246.0° | — | |
| Peacock | 152.0° | — | 208.0° | — | |
| Miaplacidus | 154.8° | — | 205.2° | — | |
| Rigil Kentaurus | 133.9° | — | 226.1° | — | |
| Hadar | 131.6° | — | 228.4° | — | |
| Gacrux | 128.6° | — | 231.4° | — | |
| Naos | 130.1° | — | 229.9° | — | |
| Suhail | 126.9° | — | 233.1° | — | |
| Avior | 148.5° | — | 211.5° | — | |
| Atria | 146.5° | — | 213.5° | — | |
| Regor | 137.1° | — | 222.9° | — | |
| Alsephina | 141.0° | — | 219.0° | — | |
| Shaula | 113.9° | — | 246.1° | — | |
| Ankaa | 171.5° | — | 188.5° | — | |
| Menkent | 103.3° | — | 256.7° | — | |
| Alpheratz | 81.4° | — | 278.6° | — | |
| Eltanin | 20.3° | — | 339.7° | — | |
| Kornephoros | 45.5° | — | 314.5° | — | |
| Rasalhague | 61.2° | — | 298.8° | — | |
| Denebola | 50.9° | — | 309.1° | — | |
| Alhena | 81.7° | — | 278.3° | — | |
| Alphard | 89.0° | — | 271.0° | — | |
| Bharani | 93.2° | — | 266.8° | — | |
| Pushya | 65.7° | — | 294.3° | — | |
| Adhara | 126.3° | — | 233.7° | — | |
| Wezen | 122.5° | — | 237.5° | — | |
| Navi | 47.4° | — | 312.6° | — | |
| Schedar | 51.9° | — | 308.1° | — | |
| Nunki | 110.1° | — | 249.9° | — | |
| Canopus | 156.7° | — | 203.3° | — | |
| Kaus Australis | 115.3° | — | 244.7° | — | |
| Sabik | 89.5° | — | 270.5° | — | |
| Scheat | 79.1° | — | 280.9° | — | |
| Enif | 91.5° | — | 268.5° | — | |
| Diphda | 136.2° | — | 223.8° | — | |
| Alphecca | 34.3° | — | 325.7° | — | |
| Rasalgethi | 57.6° | — | 302.4° | — | |
| Spica | 76.1° | — | 283.9° | — | |
| Zubeneschamali | 75.5° | — | 284.5° | — | |
| Unukalhai | 59.2° | — | 300.8° | — | |
| Murzim | 119.0° | — | 241.0° | — | |
| Phact | 141.3° | — | 218.7° | — | |
| Mirfak | 59.3° | — | 300.7° | — | |
| Vindemiatrix | 51.4° | — | 308.6° | — | |
| Markab | 92.8° | — | 267.2° | — | |
| Algol | 69.8° | — | 290.2° | — | |
| Sadalmelik | 104.2° | — | 255.8° | — | |
| Sadalsuud | 106.2° | — | 253.8° | — | |
| Sun (Summer Solstice) | 63.7° | — | 296.3° | — | |
| Sun (Winter Solstice) | 116.3° | — | 243.7° | — | |
| Sun (Equinox) | 90.0° | — | 270.0° | — | |
| Sun (Northern Cross-Quarter) | 71.5° | — | 288.4° | — | |
| Sun (Southern Cross-Quarter) | 108.5° | — | 251.6° | — | |
| Moon (N Major Standstill) | 57.6° | — | 302.4° | — | |
| Moon (S Major Standstill) | 122.4° | — | 237.6° | — | |
| Moon (N Minor Standstill) | 69.0° | — | 290.9° | — | |
| Moon (S Minor Standstill) | 111.0° | — | 249.1° | — |
| Landmark | Bearing | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| giza | 349.63° | 430 km |
| angkor wat | 85.36° | 7,572 km |
| nazca | 263.59° | 12,388 km |
| teotihuacan | 308.82° | 12,652 km |
| stonehenge | 323.41° | 3,977 km |
| gobekli tepe | 26.50° | 1,394 km |
| machu picchu | 264.13° | 12,076 km |
| easter island | 259.55° | 16,181 km |
| cahokia | 318.29° | 10,619 km |
| sedona | 328.89° | 12,226 km |
| mecca | 121.72° | 961 km |
| jerusalem | 26.35° | 699 km |
| vatican | 319.42° | 2,495 km |
| lhasa | 71.64° | 5,764 km |
| kailash | 71.53° | 4,811 km |
| uluru | 109.79° | 12,063 km |
| tiwanaku | 259.31° | 11,843 km |
| chaco canyon | 326.97° | 11,917 km |
| mt shasta | 339.88° | 12,056 km |
| levis stadium | 337.88° | 12,438 km |