Winter Solstice Karnak to Hatshepsut

Winter Solstice at the Precinct of Amun Ra – Karnak Temple, Luxor

Karnak Temple is dedicated to the sun god Amun Ra. 

At Winter Solstice every year the sun illuminates the sanctuary of Amun Ra at Karnak, and then moves towards the temple gates and illumines Hatshepsut’s temple on the West Bank of the Nile. 

The religious complex of Karnak, in Luxor, is the largest ancient religious site in the world. The solar alignment at the God Amun Holy of Holies at Karnak Temple also coincides with the illumination of his Holy of Holies at the Hatshepsut's temple on the West Bank of the Nile.

Ancient Egyptians believed that the solstice was a time of rejuvenation and revitalization.  From June 25 to Dec 24 the earth goes through a time when seeds are created in the darkness of the earth. The earth stops moving from Dec. 21 to Dec. 24…