Orion's declinations
Orion's declinations:
01. Bellatrix.........6°22'28" N.... ......: 21°18'52" Gemini
02. Betelgeuse ....7°24'47" N ......... 29° 7'20" Gemini
03. Meissa .........9°57' 9" N ............. 24° 4'28" Gemini
04. Mintaka ........0°16'42" S ........... 22°43'49" Gemini
05. Alnilam .........1°11' 1" S ............ 23°49'54" Gemini
06. Alnitak........... 1°55'38" S............ 25° 2'58" Gemini
Rigel ...................−8° 12′ 06″S...........17° 11' 11" Gemini
Saiph ...................−9° 40′ 10″S..........26° 45' 18" Gemini
Here are the commonly accepted distances from Earth to
- Bellatrix: ~250 ly
- Betelgeuse: ~550 ly
- Mintaka: ~1,200 ly
- Alnitak: ~1,260 ly
- Meissa: ~1,100 ly
- Alnilam: ~2,000 ly
Current degrees - these will change due to precession:
Bellatrix (γ Orionis), a bright star in Orion, is projected onto the zodiac sign of Gemini in astrology. Its tropical ecliptic longitude for 2025 is approximately 21°18' Gemini.
Meissa (λ Orionis), the star marking the head of Orion, projects onto the zodiac at approximately 24°03' Gemini in the tropical system for 2025.
Betelgeuse (α Orionis), the bright red supergiant in Orion, projects onto the zodiac at approximately 29°06' Gemini in the tropical system for 2025.
Capella (α Aurigae), the brightest star in Auriga, projects onto the zodiac at approximately 22°12' Gemini in the tropical system for 2025.
Menkalinan (also called Menkalinan, β Aurigae) projects onto the zodiac at approximately 0°15' Cancer in the tropical system for 2025 (very close to the Gemini-Cancer cusp).
Due to precession, these positions advance slowly over time (about 50 arcseconds per year).
51° of precession ago = 1500 + 2147
1500 years ago = the Great Alignment (Bellatrix conjunct Bellatrix, Gemini 0).
The aspect started c 2147 years ago (Dendera depicts its beginning - see entry on temple geometry)
DENDERA = ATENA ATENA Ra, Aries conjunct Aries = the Great Alignment.
33.10 = the Great Alignment
Dendera ends its timeline with Ati conjunct Virgo 3, c. 3650 years ago = the star that signals the GREAT ALIGNMENT = ATENA ATENA > TEN TEN > DEN DE +Ra.
The temple can therefore be dated accurately. It depicts Great Year 33.9 as its end of timeline, thus star Ati/Spica on Virgo 3 = the end of 33.9 => 33.10 TEN TEN > DEN DE RA started.
So the Temple of Dendera is c. 3,650 years old. 51° of precession ago.
The Great Alignment was perfected 1,500 years ago,then it ended as Bellatrix moved past Gemini 0°. That is what signaled the Dark Ages.