According to the calendar of ancient Egypt, the basis of the Coptic calendar, Tout is the beginning of the new year. This is the calendar that was used in Pharaonic Egypt. It is mostly associated with ...

In 2024, archaeologists uncovered a scene on the ceiling of the Temple of Khnum in Upper Egypt that may depict a mythological representation of the New Year when the star Sirius rises. According to ...

Our modern calendar is the Gregorian calendar, named for Pope Gregory XIII, who reformed it in 1582 to correct some errors in the older Julian calendar. The Julian calendar was named for Julius Caesar ...

Archaeologists uncovered a massive observatory in Egypt they say is the largest ever found from the sixth century BC. The site included multiple sun dial stones and inscriptions tied to astronomy.

Republished - Egypt: Three calendars of identity Dina Ezzat , Thursday 11 Sep 2025 This feature, republished for the Coptic New Year, explores Egypt’s Pharaonic, Coptic, and Islamic calendars as ...