| 2,000 AD - Present |
Age of Pisces / Aquarius |
Polaris (Ursa Minor) |
No bright star (Sigma Octantis) |
Kali Yuga: Dense, material age. Polaris sits perfectly as the rigid pivot. |
| 100 BC - 1000 AD |
Age of Pisces |
Polaris / Kochab transition |
No bright star |
The shift into classical antiquity; the sky's pivot becomes faint before finding Polaris. |
| 2,200 BC – 100 BC |
Age of Aries |
Kochab (Ursa Minor) |
No bright star |
Late Vedic / Bronze Age. The pole rests between the "guards" of the Little Dipper. |
| 4,300 BC – 2,200 BC |
Age of Taurus |
Thuban (Draco) |
Alpha Draconis alignment |
Early Dynastic Egypt / Indus Valley. The pole is guarded by the Great Serpent/Dragon. |
| 6,500 BC – 4,300 BC |
Age of Gemini |
No bright star (Hercules) |
Eta Hydri (Hydrus) |
The axis transits through the knees of Hercules; a dim era for northern polar stars. |
| 8,600 BC – 6,500 BC |
Age of Cancer |
Tau Herculis |
Achernar (Eridanus) |
A brilliant southern pole star emerges (Achernar), while the north remains faint. |
| 10,800 BC – 8,600 BC |
Age of Leo |
Vega (Lyra) |
Canopus (Carina) |
The Great Transition: Two of the brightest stars in the sky flank the North and South poles. |
| 13,000 BC – 10,800 BC |
Age of Virgo |
Vega (Approaching) |
Canopus / Miaplacidus |
The polar alignment reaches maximum tilt relative to today's sky. |
| 15,000 BC – 13,000 BC |
Age of Libra |
Deneb (Cygnus) |
Gamma Velorum (Vela) |
Satya Yuga Peak: The "Swan" (Hamsa/Brahma) rules the absolute north celestial pivot. |
| 17,000 BC – 15,000 BC |
Age of Scorpio |
Deneb (Cygnus) |
False Cross (Vela) |
Cygnus remains the northern anchor. |
| 19,000 BC – 17,000 BC |
Age of Sagittarius |
Delta Cygni (Cygnus) |
Suhail (Vela) |
The pivot shifts through the wingtip of the Swan. |
| 21,000 BC – 19,000 BC |
Age of Capricorn |
Alderamin (Cepheus) |
Aspidiske (Carina) |
The kingly constellation Cepheus anchors the north. |
| 23,000 BC – 21,000 BC |
Age of Aquarius |
Alderamin (Cepheus) |
Avior (Carina) |
Completing the first full precessional loop backward. |
| 26,000 BC – 23,000 BC |
Age of Pisces |
Alfirk (Cepheus) |
Canopus |
The Loop Repeats: The axis aligns similarly to our modern era's prior cycle. |
| 38,000 BC – 26,000 BC |
Previous Cycle Ages |
Thuban down to Vega |
Alpha Draconis to Canopus |
The previous descent from the Serpent to the Lyre. |
| 41,000 BC – 38,000 BC |
Previous Cycle Ages |
Deneb (Cygnus) |
Gamma Velorum |
Prior Satya Yuga Peak: The alignment aligns perfectly with Cygnus once more. |
| 50,000 BC – 41,000 BC |
Previous Cycle Ages |
Alderamin to Deneb |
Avior to Suhail |
Deep paleolithic era; the sky rolls backward into the Crown of Cepheus. |