A 277-mile wound in the Earth's surface exposing 1.8 billion years of geological history — nearly half the age of the planet itself. The Vishnu Basement Rocks at the bottom are 1.7-1.8 billion years old, among the oldest exposed rock on Earth's surface. The Hopi believe the Sipapu — the emergence point where humanity climbed from the Third World into the Fourth — lies within the Canyon, near the confluence of the Colorado and Little Colorado rivers. The Canyon sits on the Nazca-Angkor great circle (0.21° deviation) at 32.53° to Giza. In 1909, the Arizona Gazette reported the discovery of Egyptian-style artifacts in a cave system within the Canyon — a story never confirmed but never debunked. The Canyon's acoustic properties are extraordinary: sounds carry for miles through the layered sandstone amphitheater.
Wikipedia| Star ▴ | Rise Az ▴ | Rise Δ ▴ | Set Az ▴ | Set Δ ▴ | Tradition ▴ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleiades (Alcyone) | 86.6° | — | 273.4° | — | |
| Orion's Belt (Alnilam) | 108.1° | — | 251.9° | — | |
| Sirius | 116.0° | — | 244.0° | — | |
| Thuban | — | — | — | — | |
| Vega | 33.0° | — | 327.0° | — | |
| Regulus | 59.8° | — | 300.2° | — | |
| Aldebaran | 92.4° | — | 267.6° | — | |
| Antares | 98.7° | — | 261.3° | — | |
| Fomalhaut | 149.7° | — | 210.3° | — | |
| Arcturus | 28.4° | — | 331.6° | — | |
| Galactic Center (Sgr A*) | 108.2° | — | 251.8° | — | |
| Galactic Anti-Center | 71.8° | — | 288.2° | — | |
| Deneb | 42.6° | — | 317.4° | — | |
| Capella | 53.1° | — | 306.9° | — | |
| Castor | 55.7° | — | 304.3° | — | |
| Pollux | 58.8° | — | 301.2° | — | |
| Procyon | 84.3° | — | 275.7° | — | |
| Betelgeuse | 96.0° | — | 264.0° | — | |
| Rigel | 118.9° | — | 241.1° | — | |
| Bellatrix | 100.3° | — | 259.7° | — | |
| Achernar | — | — | — | — | |
| Acrux | 143.2° | — | 216.8° | — | |
| Mimosa | 137.4° | — | 222.6° | — | |
| Altair | 79.4° | — | 280.6° | — | |
| Kochab | — | — | — | — | |
| Dubhe | — | — | — | — | |
| Alkaid | — | — | — | — | |
| Mizar | — | — | — | — | |
| Hamal | 90.2° | — | 269.8° | — | |
| Zubenelgenubi | 81.0° | — | 278.9° | — | |
| Alnitak | 108.5° | — | 251.5° | — | |
| Mintaka | 107.5° | — | 252.5° | — | |
| Saiph | 116.9° | — | 243.1° | — | |
| Peacock | 168.7° | — | 191.3° | — | |
| Miaplacidus | — | — | — | — | |
| Rigil Kentaurus | 140.3° | — | 219.7° | — | |
| Hadar | 137.5° | — | 222.5° | — | |
| Gacrux | 133.8° | — | 226.2° | — | |
| Naos | 135.7° | — | 224.3° | — | |
| Suhail | 131.8° | — | 228.2° | — | |
| Avior | 161.3° | — | 198.7° | — | |
| Atria | 157.8° | — | 202.2° | — | |
| Regor | 144.4° | — | 215.6° | — | |
| Alsephina | 149.7° | — | 210.3° | — | |
| Shaula | 116.7° | — | 243.3° | — | |
| Ankaa | — | — | — | — | |
| Menkent | 104.8° | — | 255.2° | — | |
| Alpheratz | 80.4° | — | 279.6° | — | |
| Eltanin | — | — | — | — | |
| Kornephoros | 38.9° | — | 321.1° | — | |
| Rasalhague | 57.7° | — | 302.3° | — | |
| Denebola | 45.5° | — | 314.5° | — | |
| Alhena | 80.8° | — | 279.2° | — | |
| Alphard | 88.8° | — | 271.2° | — | |
| Bharani | 93.6° | — | 266.4° | — | |
| Pushya | 62.8° | — | 297.2° | — | |
| Adhara | 131.1° | — | 228.9° | — | |
| Wezen | 126.6° | — | 233.4° | — | |
| Navi | 41.3° | — | 318.7° | — | |
| Schedar | 46.8° | — | 313.2° | — | |
| Nunki | 112.5° | — | 247.5° | — | |
| Canopus | — | — | — | — | |
| Kaus Australis | 118.4° | — | 241.6° | — | |
| Sabik | 89.4° | — | 270.6° | — | |
| Scheat | 77.9° | — | 282.1° | — | |
| Enif | 91.6° | — | 268.4° | — | |
| Diphda | 143.2° | — | 216.8° | — | |
| Alphecca | 23.5° | — | 336.5° | — | |
| Rasalgethi | 53.5° | — | 306.5° | — | |
| Spica | 74.5° | — | 285.5° | — | |
| Zubeneschamali | 73.8° | — | 286.2° | — | |
| Unukalhai | 55.3° | — | 304.7° | — | |
| Murzim | 122.5° | — | 237.4° | — | |
| Phact | 150.1° | — | 209.9° | — | |
| Mirfak | 55.4° | — | 304.6° | — | |
| Vindemiatrix | 46.2° | — | 313.8° | — | |
| Markab | 93.1° | — | 266.9° | — | |
| Algol | 67.5° | — | 292.5° | — | |
| Sadalmelik | 105.9° | — | 254.1° | — | |
| Sadalsuud | 108.1° | — | 251.9° | — | |
| Sun (Summer Solstice) | 60.5° | — | 299.5° | — | |
| Sun (Winter Solstice) | 119.5° | — | 240.5° | — | |
| Sun (Equinox) | 90.0° | — | 270.0° | — | |
| Sun (Northern Cross-Quarter) | 69.4° | — | 290.6° | — | |
| Sun (Southern Cross-Quarter) | 110.6° | — | 249.4° | — | |
| Moon (N Major Standstill) | 53.5° | — | 306.5° | — | |
| Moon (S Major Standstill) | 126.5° | — | 233.5° | — | |
| Moon (N Minor Standstill) | 66.6° | — | 293.4° | — | |
| Moon (S Minor Standstill) | 113.4° | — | 246.6° | — |
| Landmark | Bearing | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| giza | 32.53° | 11,725 km |
| angkor wat | 318.73° | 13,338 km |
| nazca | 138.52° | 6,867 km |
| teotihuacan | 141.10° | 2,238 km |
| stonehenge | 37.82° | 8,176 km |
| gobekli tepe | 23.21° | 11,332 km |
| machu picchu | 135.28° | 6,874 km |
| easter island | 177.25° | 7,036 km |
| cahokia | 75.08° | 1,964 km |
| sedona | 166.86° | 141 km |
| mecca | 29.34° | 12,970 km |
| jerusalem | 28.45° | 11,736 km |
| vatican | 37.86° | 9,673 km |
| lhasa | 338.51° | 12,310 km |
| kailash | 347.64° | 12,416 km |
| uluru | 262.56° | 13,965 km |
| tiwanaku | 134.17° | 7,425 km |
| chaco canyon | 89.57° | 373 km |
| mt shasta | 306.30° | 1,056 km |
| levis stadium | 282.24° | 889 km |