The Sphinx is located in a special position relative to the sun at a particular astronomical moment during the spring equinox. It seems that the ancient Egyptians deliberately placed the Sphinx in this position.
In this moment that occurs on March 19 every year, when the sun shines most brightly is also when the sun is at the position on the shoulder of the half-man, half-lion statue . This information is provided by the Ministry of Antiquities Ai Supply. This phenomenon only occurs twice a year, in March when spring comes and September in autumn weather.
The sun sets on the shoulders of the Sphinx at the time of the spring equinox this year.
At equinox, Earth’s axis is neither toward nor away from the sun, meaning that the southern and northern hemispheres receive equal amounts of sunlight. In other words, day and night are of equal length.
In the animal kingdom, cats love to bask in the sun, and the 74-meter-tall Sphinx is no exception . This legendary half-man, half-lion figure was carved out of limestone. The Sphinx’s face resembles that of Pharaoh Khafre, the fourth king of the 4th dynasty of ancient Egypt (2575 BC to 2465 BC) who built the Second and Third Pyramids of Giza.
The Sphinx is also arranged to match the weather of the summer solstice in June, when the sun sets between the two pyramids of Pharaoh Khufu and Pharaoh Khafre.
The location of the Sphinx on the equinoxes and summer solstices suggests that the ancient Egyptians placed the statue there intentionally. The Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities’ Facebook page states that “this phenomenon proves that archaeologists are wrong in thinking that the ancient Egyptians accidentally found an ancient stone block and carved it into a statue with a human face.” and the body is not a human body.”
Other ancient cultures also have large monuments that can capture moments during the equinox and summer solstice, including Stonehenge in England, the calendar rock in Sicily, Italy, the circle. Neolithic stone in Germany, and Maya city in Mexico.