Kawa's Temple of Amun complex, founded by Amenhotep III and massively expanded by the 25th Dynasty pharaoh Taharqa, stands between the Third and Fourth Cataracts on the Nile's east bank. Taharqa's temple contained inscriptions detailing his coronation journey from Nubia to Memphis and the miraculous rain that fell during construction. The Kawa stelae are among the most important historical documents of the Napatan period. At 2.93° bearing to Giza across 1,209 km, Kawa sits on the Nile corridor alignment, linking the Napatan religious heartland directly to Egypt's pyramidal center.
WikipediaStellar Alignments (76 stars)
| Star ▴ | Rise Az ▴ | Rise Δ ▴ | Set Az ▴ | Set Δ ▴ | Tradition ▴ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thuban | 17.4° | 14.4° | 342.6° | 20.3° | |
| Dubhe | 21.2° | 18.3° | 338.8° | 24.1° | |
| Schedar | 28.0° | 25.1° | 332.0° | 30.9° | |
| Mizar | 30.0° | 27.1° | 330.0° | 32.9° | |
| Eltanin | 34.1° | 31.2° | 325.9° | 37.0° | |
| Mirfak | 36.0° | 33.1° | 324.0° | 38.9° | |
| Alkaid | 36.6° | 33.7° | 323.4° | 39.5° | |
| Capella | 40.4° | 37.5° | 319.6° | 43.3° | |
| Deneb | 41.2° | 38.3° | 318.8° | 44.2° | |
| Algol | 46.1° | 43.1° | 313.9° | 49.0° | |
| Vega | 48.5° | 45.5° | 311.5° | 51.4° | |
| Castor | 56.0° | 53.1° | 304.0° | 58.9° | |
| Alpheratz | 59.0° | 56.1° | 301.0° | 62.0° | |
| Scheat | 60.1° | 57.2° | 299.9° | 63.0° | |
| Pollux | 60.2° | 57.3° | 299.8° | 63.1° | |
| Bharani (41 Arietis) | 61.0° | 58.1° | 299.0° | 63.9° | |
| Alphecca | 61.6° | 58.6° | 298.4° | 64.5° | |
| Pleiades (Alcyone) | 64.4° | 61.5° | 295.6° | 67.3° | |
| Hamal | 65.1° | 62.1° | 294.9° | 68.0° | |
| Kornephoros | 67.2° | 64.3° | 292.8° | 70.1° | |
| Pushya (Gamma Cancri) | 67.2° | 64.3° | 292.8° | 70.1° | |
| Arcturus | 69.7° | 66.7° | 290.4° | 72.6° | |
| Aldebaran | 72.5° | 69.6° | 287.5° | 75.4° | |
| Alhena | 72.6° | 69.7° | 287.4° | 75.5° | |
| Markab | 73.9° | 71.0° | 286.1° | 76.8° | |
| Denebola | 74.6° | 71.6° | 285.4° | 77.5° | |
| Rasalgethi | 74.8° | 71.8° | 285.3° | 77.7° | |
| Rasalhague | 76.7° | 73.8° | 283.3° | 79.6° | |
| Regulus | 77.3° | 74.4° | 282.7° | 80.3° | |
| Vindemiatrix | 78.4° | 75.5° | 281.6° | 81.3° | |
| Enif | 79.5° | 76.6° | 280.5° | 82.5° | |
| Altair | 80.6° | 77.7° | 279.4° | 83.5° | |
| Betelgeuse | 82.2° | 79.2° | 277.9° | 85.1° | |
| Unukalhai | 83.2° | 80.3° | 276.8° | 86.1° | |
| Bellatrix | 83.3° | 80.3° | 276.7° | 86.2° | |
| Procyon | 84.5° | 81.5° | 275.5° | 87.4° | |
| Mintaka | 90.3° | 87.4° | 269.7° | 93.3° | |
| Sadalmelik | 90.3° | 87.4° | 269.7° | 93.3° | |
| Orion Belt (Alnilam) | 91.3° | 88.3° | 268.7° | 94.2° | |
| Alnitak | 92.0° | 89.1° | 267.9° | 95.0° | |
| Sadalsuud | 95.9° | 93.0° | 264.1° | 98.8° | |
| Rigel | 98.7° | 95.8° | 261.3° | 101.6° | |
| Alphard | 99.2° | 96.2° | 260.8° | 102.1° | |
| Zubeneschamali | 99.9° | 97.0° | 260.1° | 102.9° | |
| Saiph | 100.2° | 97.3° | 259.8° | 103.2° | |
| Spica | 101.8° | 98.9° | 258.2° | 104.8° | |
| Sabik | 106.7° | 103.8° | 253.3° | 109.6° | |
| Zubenelgenubi | 107.0° | 104.1° | 253.0° | 109.9° | |
| Sirius | 107.7° | 104.8° | 252.3° | 110.7° | |
| Murzim | 109.0° | 106.1° | 250.9° | 112.0° | |
| Diphda | 109.1° | 106.2° | 250.9° | 112.0° | |
| Nunki | 118.0° | 115.0° | 242.0° | 120.9° | |
| Wezen | 118.1° | 115.1° | 241.9° | 121.0° | |
| Antares | 118.1° | 115.2° | 241.9° | 121.0° | |
| Adhara | 120.8° | 117.9° | 239.2° | 123.8° | |
| Fomalhaut | 121.5° | 118.6° | 238.5° | 124.5° | |
| Phact | 126.4° | 123.4° | 233.6° | 129.3° | |
| Kaus Australis | 126.7° | 123.8° | 233.3° | 129.6° | |
| Menkent | 128.9° | 126.0° | 231.1° | 131.8° | |
| Shaula | 129.7° | 126.8° | 230.3° | 132.6° | |
| Naos | 132.9° | 129.9° | 227.1° | 135.8° | |
| Ankaa | 135.4° | 132.5° | 224.6° | 138.4° | |
| Suhail | 136.7° | 133.8° | 223.3° | 139.6° | |
| Regor | 141.1° | 138.2° | 218.9° | 144.0° | |
| Canopus | 147.3° | 144.4° | 212.7° | 150.3° | |
| Alsephina | 149.8° | 146.8° | 210.2° | 152.7° | |
| Peacock | 152.3° | 149.3° | 207.7° | 155.2° | |
| Gacrux | 152.7° | 149.8° | 207.3° | 155.7° | |
| Achernar | 152.9° | 149.9° | 207.1° | 155.8° | |
| Avior | 155.8° | 152.9° | 204.2° | 158.7° | |
| Mimosa (Becrux) | 156.0° | 153.1° | 204.0° | 158.9° | |
| Hadar | 156.9° | 154.0° | 203.1° | 159.8° | |
| Rigil Kentaurus | 157.6° | 154.6° | 202.4° | 160.5° | |
| Acrux | 160.7° | 157.8° | 199.3° | 163.6° | |
| Atria | 171.2° | 168.3° | 188.8° | 174.2° | |
| Miaplacidus | 173.1° | 170.2° | 186.9° | 176.1° |
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