Teotihuacan's Pyramid of the Moon is Actually Aligned with the Solstice Sun
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https://www.ancient-origins.net/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/The-Sun-rises-behind-the-El-Xihuingo-volcano-during-the-summer-solstice.jpg?itok=7BLb0KsE" width="610" height="344" alt="The Sun rises behind the El Xihuingo volcano during the summer solstice. Source: Rafael Morales Orozco, retouching by Arturo Montero/ INAH" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="schema:description content:encoded"><p>A new study reveals that the Pyramid of the Moon at Teotihuacan, Mexico, marks the astronomical orientation axis of the ancient city. The research team, coordinated by Ismael Arturo Montero García, has verified that the vertices of the pyramid align to the northeast with the summer solstice sunrise and to the southwest with the winter solstice sunset. This groundbreaking discovery suggests that the Teotihuacans intentionally designed the city to highlight these significant solar events.</p>
<p>The archaeoastronomy specialists from the University of Tepeyac (UT) and the National School of Anthropology and History (ENAH) found that on the longest day of the year, the sun rises over the Xihuingo volcano, which functioned as an observatory to calibrate the calendar, and sets behind Maninal Hill to the west, <a href="
https://www.inah.gob.mx/boletines/la-piramide-de-la-luna-debio-marcar-el-eje-de-orientacion-astronomica-de-la-antigua-ciudad-de-teotihuacan" rel="nofollow">states an INAH report.[/url]</p>
<p>This alignment indicates the Teotihuacans' advanced understanding of celestial mechanics and their integration of natural landscape features into their urban planning.</p>
<p>The Pyramid of the Moon, located at the end of the Causeway of the Dead, served as the focal point of this astronomical axis.</p>
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