Precession of the equinox is the phenomenon whereby the Sun, on the day of the equinox (the day when the day and night are of equal length), rises in different constellations and changes about 50 arc seconds per year. At that rate, it takes almost 26,000 years to “precess” or move backwards through all twelve signs of the ancient zodiac. This 26,000 year precession cycle is broken up into 12 divisions of 2,155 years and is called an “age”. These ages coincided with the same 12 zodiacs that we travel through each month except in reverse. Therefore, the Earth’s axis would point to the sign of Cancer in 8640 B.C. and this would last for 2,155 years in the Age of Cancer, then in 6485 B.C. it would move into the Age of Gemini and 2,155 years after that the Age would move into Taurus and so on.

Ancient civilizations and Precession

Right now we have left the Piscean Age and are entering the Age of Aquarius. Megalithic structures, like the pyramids of Giza with its massive fixed stones, are an ideal vantage point for observing this slow movement of the stars from year to year, nevertheless, it would have taken generations and careful record keeping to notice a movement great enough to be sure that the equinox was actually precessing through the constellations.

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