The Great Palace at Sayil is the largest single Maya structure in the northern Yucatan — a three-story colonnaded palace containing 94 rooms spread across 85 meters of frontage. Built in the Puuc architectural style (800-1000 CE), its middle level features the famous descending god figure and elaborate mosaic facades. Sayil supported a population of 10,000 using chultuns (underground cisterns) in this waterless landscape. The palace's 50.11° Giza bearing places it squarely in the Puuc Hills alignment corridor, where five major Maya cities share nearly identical geometric relationships to the Giza meridian.
WikipediaStellar Alignments (89 stars)
| Star ▴ | Rise Az ▴ | Rise Δ ▴ | Set Az ▴ | Set Δ ▴ | Tradition ▴ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleiades (Alcyone) | 87.0° | — | 272.9° | — | |
| Orion's Belt (Alnilam) | 105.5° | — | 254.5° | — | |
| Sirius | 112.2° | — | 247.8° | — | |
| Thuban | — | — | — | — | |
| Vega | 43.8° | — | 316.2° | — | |
| Regulus | 64.3° | — | 295.7° | — | |
| Aldebaran | 92.0° | — | 267.9° | — | |
| Antares | 97.5° | — | 262.5° | — | |
| Fomalhaut | 138.0° | — | 222.0° | — | |
| Arcturus | 40.8° | — | 319.2° | — | |
| Galactic Center (Sgr A*) | 105.6° | — | 254.4° | — | |
| Galactic Anti-Center | 74.4° | — | 285.6° | — | |
| Deneb | 50.7° | — | 309.3° | — | |
| Capella | 58.9° | — | 301.1° | — | |
| Castor | 61.0° | — | 299.0° | — | |
| Pollux | 63.5° | — | 296.5° | — | |
| Procyon | 85.1° | — | 274.9° | — | |
| Betelgeuse | 95.2° | — | 264.8° | — | |
| Rigel | 114.5° | — | 245.4° | — | |
| Bellatrix | 98.9° | — | 261.1° | — | |
| Achernar | — | — | — | — | |
| Acrux | 133.5° | — | 226.5° | — | |
| Mimosa | 129.3° | — | 230.7° | — | |
| Altair | 80.9° | — | 279.1° | — | |
| Kochab | — | — | — | — | |
| Dubhe | — | — | — | — | |
| Alkaid | — | — | — | — | |
| Mizar | — | — | — | — | |
| Hamal | 90.2° | — | 269.8° | — | |
| Zubenelgenubi | 82.3° | — | 277.7° | — | |
| Alnitak | 105.8° | — | 254.2° | — | |
| Mintaka | 105.0° | — | 255.0° | — | |
| Saiph | 112.9° | — | 247.1° | — | |
| Peacock | 147.6° | — | 212.4° | — | |
| Miaplacidus | 149.9° | — | 210.1° | — | |
| Rigil Kentaurus | 131.5° | — | 228.5° | — | |
| Hadar | 129.4° | — | 230.6° | — | |
| Gacrux | 126.6° | — | 233.4° | — | |
| Naos | 128.0° | — | 232.0° | — | |
| Suhail | 125.0° | — | 235.0° | — | |
| Avior | 144.6° | — | 215.4° | — | |
| Atria | 142.8° | — | 217.2° | — | |
| Regor | 134.4° | — | 225.6° | — | |
| Alsephina | 138.0° | — | 222.0° | — | |
| Shaula | 112.8° | — | 247.2° | — | |
| Ankaa | 161.0° | — | 199.0° | — | |
| Menkent | 102.7° | — | 257.3° | — | |
| Alpheratz | 81.8° | — | 278.2° | — | |
| Eltanin | 26.3° | — | 333.7° | — | |
| Kornephoros | 48.0° | — | 312.0° | — | |
| Rasalhague | 62.6° | — | 297.4° | — | |
| Denebola | 52.9° | — | 307.1° | — | |
| Alhena | 82.1° | — | 277.9° | — | |
| Alphard | 89.0° | — | 271.0° | — | |
| Bharani | 93.1° | — | 266.9° | — | |
| Pushya | 66.8° | — | 293.2° | — | |
| Adhara | 124.5° | — | 235.5° | — | |
| Wezen | 120.9° | — | 239.1° | — | |
| Navi | 49.7° | — | 310.3° | — | |
| Schedar | 53.9° | — | 306.1° | — | |
| Nunki | 109.2° | — | 250.8° | — | |
| Canopus | 151.4° | — | 208.6° | — | |
| Kaus Australis | 114.2° | — | 245.8° | — | |
| Sabik | 89.5° | — | 270.5° | — | |
| Scheat | 79.6° | — | 280.4° | — | |
| Enif | 91.4° | — | 268.6° | — | |
| Diphda | 133.6° | — | 226.4° | — | |
| Alphecca | 37.9° | — | 322.1° | — | |
| Rasalgethi | 59.2° | — | 300.8° | — | |
| Spica | 76.7° | — | 283.3° | — | |
| Zubeneschamali | 76.1° | — | 283.9° | — | |
| Unukalhai | 60.7° | — | 299.3° | — | |
| Murzim | 117.6° | — | 242.4° | — | |
| Phact | 138.2° | — | 221.8° | — | |
| Mirfak | 60.8° | — | 299.2° | — | |
| Vindemiatrix | 53.4° | — | 306.6° | — | |
| Markab | 92.7° | — | 267.3° | — | |
| Algol | 70.7° | — | 289.3° | — | |
| Sadalmelik | 103.6° | — | 256.4° | — | |
| Sadalsuud | 105.5° | — | 254.5° | — | |
| Sun (Summer Solstice) | 64.9° | — | 295.1° | — | |
| Sun (Winter Solstice) | 115.1° | — | 244.9° | — | |
| Sun (Equinox) | 90.0° | — | 270.0° | — | |
| Sun (Northern Cross-Quarter) | 72.4° | — | 287.6° | — | |
| Sun (Southern Cross-Quarter) | 107.6° | — | 252.4° | — | |
| Moon (N Major Standstill) | 59.2° | — | 300.8° | — | |
| Moon (S Major Standstill) | 120.8° | — | 239.2° | — | |
| Moon (N Minor Standstill) | 70.0° | — | 290.0° | — | |
| Moon (S Minor Standstill) | 110.0° | — | 250.0° | — |
Convergence Events (1)
48.1°
Vega Rise
Japanese (Orihime/Tanabata), Chinese (Weaver Girl), pole star ~12000 BCE
Δ 2.0°
Reference Bearings (20 landmarks)
| Landmark | Bearing | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| giza | 50.11° | 11,577 km |
| angkor wat | 337.31° | 15,998 km |
| nazca | 156.45° | 4,199 km |
| teotihuacan | 268.39° | 962 km |
| stonehenge | 40.90° | 8,126 km |
| gobekli tepe | 40.11° | 11,666 km |
| machu picchu | 151.82° | 4,152 km |
| easter island | 202.71° | 5,670 km |
| cahokia | 359.00° | 2,055 km |
| sedona | 311.64° | 2,713 km |
| mecca | 52.72° | 12,837 km |
| jerusalem | 46.51° | 11,780 km |
| vatican | 46.91° | 9,473 km |
| lhasa | 359.12° | 14,473 km |
| kailash | 9.83° | 14,236 km |
| uluru | 254.31° | 15,819 km |
| tiwanaku | 149.22° | 4,683 km |
| chaco canyon | 318.58° | 2,510 km |
| mt shasta | 314.73° | 3,868 km |
| levis stadium | 308.57° | 3,658 km |
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