Luxor prepares for Solar Alignment phenomenon at Karnak Temple Complex

Luxor is readying to celebrate the unique annual solar alignment phenomenon at the Karnak Temple Complex on Thursday morning, set to last from six to eight am.

The sun aligns with three major temples at the Karnak complex which sees the sun penetrates and enters the Column Hall.

This coincides with the official start of winter, the season of germination for ancient Egyptians.

It also showcases the astrological knowledge of the ancient Egyptians, who calculated the precise movement of the sun, and the movement of celestial bodies.

The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Egyptian Society for Tourism, Cultural and Archaeological Development in Luxor Ayman Abu-Zaid said that the sun alignment is at the farthest angular degree from the level of the equator and is perpendicular to the Tropic of Capricorn.