The world's largest sandstone monolith — 348 meters high, 9.4 kilometers in circumference — rising from the flat desert of Australia's Red Centre. Its 550-million-year-old arkose sandstone is saturated with iron oxide, giving it the same deep red chemistry as Sedona's formations. The Anangu people have maintained continuous custodianship for at least 30,000 years, making it one of the oldest sites of continuous human-sacred relationship on Earth. In Anangu tradition, the Pleiades are called Kungkarungkara — the ancestral women. Aboriginal songlines connecting Uluru to distant sacred sites form an oral-geographic network that predates writing by tens of thousands of years. The rock changes color throughout the day — from deep ochre to blazing crimson to violet — as iron oxide interacts with shifting sunlight angles.
WikipediaStellar Alignments (89 stars)
| Star ▴ | Rise Az ▴ | Rise Δ ▴ | Set Az ▴ | Set Δ ▴ | Tradition ▴ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleiades (Alcyone) | 86.9° | — | 273.1° | — | |
| Orion's Belt (Alnilam) | 106.1° | — | 253.9° | — | |
| Sirius | 113.1° | — | 246.9° | — | |
| Thuban | — | — | — | — | |
| Vega | 41.4° | — | 318.6° | — | |
| Regulus | 63.3° | — | 296.7° | — | |
| Aldebaran | 92.1° | — | 267.9° | — | |
| Antares | 97.8° | — | 262.2° | — | |
| Fomalhaut | 140.5° | — | 219.5° | — | |
| Arcturus | 38.1° | — | 321.9° | — | |
| Galactic Center (Sgr A*) | 106.3° | — | 253.8° | — | |
| Galactic Anti-Center | 73.8° | — | 286.2° | — | |
| Deneb | 48.9° | — | 311.1° | — | |
| Capella | 57.5° | — | 302.5° | — | |
| Castor | 59.8° | — | 300.2° | — | |
| Pollux | 62.4° | — | 297.6° | — | |
| Procyon | 84.9° | — | 275.1° | — | |
| Betelgeuse | 95.4° | — | 264.6° | — | |
| Rigel | 115.6° | — | 244.4° | — | |
| Bellatrix | 99.2° | — | 260.8° | — | |
| Achernar | — | — | — | — | |
| Acrux | 135.7° | — | 224.3° | — | |
| Mimosa | 131.2° | — | 228.8° | — | |
| Altair | 80.6° | — | 279.4° | — | |
| Kochab | — | — | — | — | |
| Dubhe | — | — | — | — | |
| Alkaid | — | — | — | — | |
| Mizar | — | — | — | — | |
| Hamal | 90.2° | — | 269.8° | — | |
| Zubenelgenubi | 82.0° | — | 278.0° | — | |
| Alnitak | 106.5° | — | 253.5° | — | |
| Mintaka | 105.6° | — | 254.4° | — | |
| Saiph | 113.9° | — | 246.1° | — | |
| Peacock | 151.2° | — | 208.8° | — | |
| Miaplacidus | 153.9° | — | 206.1° | — | |
| Rigil Kentaurus | 133.5° | — | 226.5° | — | |
| Hadar | 131.2° | — | 228.8° | — | |
| Gacrux | 128.2° | — | 231.8° | — | |
| Naos | 129.8° | — | 230.2° | — | |
| Suhail | 126.6° | — | 233.4° | — | |
| Avior | 147.8° | — | 212.2° | — | |
| Atria | 145.9° | — | 214.1° | — | |
| Regor | 136.6° | — | 223.4° | — | |
| Alsephina | 140.5° | — | 219.5° | — | |
| Shaula | 113.7° | — | 246.3° | — | |
| Ankaa | 169.1° | — | 190.9° | — | |
| Menkent | 103.2° | — | 256.8° | — | |
| Alpheratz | 81.5° | — | 278.6° | — | |
| Eltanin | 21.4° | — | 338.6° | — | |
| Kornephoros | 45.9° | — | 314.1° | — | |
| Rasalhague | 61.5° | — | 298.6° | — | |
| Denebola | 51.2° | — | 308.8° | — | |
| Alhena | 81.8° | — | 278.2° | — | |
| Alphard | 89.0° | — | 271.0° | — | |
| Bharani | 93.2° | — | 266.8° | — | |
| Pushya | 65.9° | — | 294.1° | — | |
| Adhara | 126.0° | — | 234.0° | — | |
| Wezen | 122.2° | — | 237.8° | — | |
| Navi | 47.8° | — | 312.2° | — | |
| Schedar | 52.2° | — | 307.8° | — | |
| Nunki | 110.0° | — | 250.0° | — | |
| Canopus | 155.8° | — | 204.2° | — | |
| Kaus Australis | 115.2° | — | 244.8° | — | |
| Sabik | 89.5° | — | 270.5° | — | |
| Scheat | 79.2° | — | 280.8° | — | |
| Enif | 91.5° | — | 268.5° | — | |
| Diphda | 135.7° | — | 224.3° | — | |
| Alphecca | 34.9° | — | 325.1° | — | |
| Rasalgethi | 57.9° | — | 302.1° | — | |
| Spica | 76.2° | — | 283.8° | — | |
| Zubeneschamali | 75.6° | — | 284.4° | — | |
| Unukalhai | 59.4° | — | 300.6° | — | |
| Murzim | 118.8° | — | 241.3° | — | |
| Phact | 140.8° | — | 219.2° | — | |
| Mirfak | 59.5° | — | 300.5° | — | |
| Vindemiatrix | 51.8° | — | 308.3° | — | |
| Markab | 92.8° | — | 267.2° | — | |
| Algol | 70.0° | — | 290.0° | — | |
| Sadalmelik | 104.1° | — | 255.9° | — | |
| Sadalsuud | 106.1° | — | 253.9° | — | |
| Sun (Summer Solstice) | 63.9° | — | 296.1° | — | |
| Sun (Winter Solstice) | 116.1° | — | 243.9° | — | |
| Sun (Equinox) | 90.0° | — | 270.0° | — | |
| Sun (Northern Cross-Quarter) | 71.7° | — | 288.3° | — | |
| Sun (Southern Cross-Quarter) | 108.3° | — | 251.7° | — | |
| Moon (N Major Standstill) | 57.9° | — | 302.1° | — | |
| Moon (S Major Standstill) | 122.1° | — | 237.9° | — | |
| Moon (N Minor Standstill) | 69.2° | — | 290.8° | — | |
| Moon (S Minor Standstill) | 110.8° | — | 249.2° | — |
Convergence Events (5)
293.9°
Kornephoros Set
Chinese (Tianshi/Heavenly Market), Sumerian, Arabic
Δ 0.5°
293.9°
Pushya (Gamma Cancri) Set
Hindu/Vedic (most auspicious nakshatra), Chinese (Gui), Babylonian
Δ 0.6°
296.1°
Summer Solstice Sunset
Universal
Δ 1.7°
296.1°
Hamal Set
Babylonian, Arabic (the ram), Hindu, Chinese
Δ 1.7°
296.9°
Pleiades (Alcyone) Set
Maya, Greek, Aboriginal, Hindu (Krittika), Japanese (Subaru)
Δ 2.4°
Reference Bearings (20 landmarks)
| Landmark | Bearing | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| giza | 294.44° | 12,276 km |
| angkor wat | 322.56° | 5,219 km |
| nazca | 144.80° | 14,741 km |
| teotihuacan | 86.44° | 14,881 km |
| stonehenge | 318.62° | 15,118 km |
| gobekli tepe | 303.87° | 11,852 km |
| machu picchu | 146.47° | 15,029 km |
| easter island | 127.80° | 11,306 km |
| cahokia | 58.66° | 15,907 km |
| sedona | 63.99° | 13,978 km |
| mecca | 289.07° | 11,123 km |
| jerusalem | 297.43° | 11,971 km |
| vatican | 304.62° | 14,169 km |
| lhasa | 322.72° | 7,452 km |
| kailash | 317.11° | 8,203 km |
| uluru | 0.00° | 0 km |
| tiwanaku | 153.34° | 14,890 km |
| chaco canyon | 62.95° | 14,336 km |
| mt shasta | 54.97° | 13,176 km |
| levis stadium | 59.39° | 13,124 km |
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