The Teotihuacan Pyramid of the Moon is said to coincide with the solstice

2024-08-03 18:00:00

After many years of training, we The Mexican team is the researcher who just decided that a thousand years “The Pyramid of the Moon“of Teotihuacan –the old city is close to the present one Mexico City-, It is aligned with the sun during the summer and winter solstices.

As scientists have explained, this statement, which causes great debate among experts, depends on both detailed measurements, as well as, in the data get from the plane as well drones that they do in the area.

“The pyramid’s alignment with the solstice sun seems to have influenced the orientation of the entire city of Teotihuacan which, among other things, stands out for its magnificent reticular design. If you have solar orientation of the Pyramid of the Moon determines the orientation of the city, the rest the monuments comparable to this great building will be tracking and correcting the east direction of the same star”he said, Aarón González Benítez, archaeo-astronomer at the National School of Anthropology and History of Mexico, through a press release issued by the aforementioned company.

Pyramid of the Moon: its relationship with the solstice

The researchers discovered that north-east corner of the Moon Pyramid se aligns with the sun on the last summer – which took place between June 20 and 21 -, when south-west corner of fraud aligns with the sun on the winter solsticewhich occurs between December 21 and December 22. This alignment with the end of summer is particularly important because of the proximity of the Xihuingo volcanowhich would have served as an astronomical observatory.

“On the slopes of the Xihuingo volcano Xihuingo local doctorwhere they are found petroglyphs that could have worked as astronomical markers. This evidence suggests that The volcano played a role in astronomical observations for the ancient inhabitants of Teotihuacán.“; added the expert.

In addition, scientists believe that the possible alignment of the Pyramid of the Moon with the solstices can hhas influenced the design of the entire citywhile The reticular shape of Teotihuacán may have been determined by the sun orientation of the pyramid.

Teotihuacán, who reached him glory between 100 BC. C. and 800 AD. c., that is around 100,000 inhabitantswhile youa “Pyramid of the Moon”, which was built in stages from 1 to 350 AD. C., is at the end of the “Calzada de los Muertos”the main road that runs through the center of the old city.