<p>I am trying to match up a detail of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronomical_ceiling_of_Senemut_Tomb" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Senemut ceiling</a> to the time of the year it might involve. In the detail (shown below), the belt of Orion is slanted upwards from right to left:</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/M2Y4z.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/M2Y4z.png" alt="senmut"></a></p>

<p>Notice that the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orion_Nebula" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Orion Nebula</a> is to the right. When I try to duplicate this in Stellarium, I can only get the belt to slant left to right, going up as shown below:</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/KKCVp.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/KKCVp.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

<p>Is there some particular time of the year when the belt of Orion is visible from Egypt (Banî Suwayf) and slants upward going right to left, as in the Egyptian ceiling?</p>

<p>One answer below suggested that Orion's belt is like this when it rises, but I cannot duplicate it:</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/TPqv1.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/TPqv1.jpg" alt="orion rising"></a></p>

<p>In Stellarium, I found by experimentation that Orion seems to rise on the morning of July 18th at the latitude in question and date range in question. However, as can be seen in the screen shot the belt still goes left to right.</p>

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2015-09-19T16:16:41.480Z
Is it possible that they are not drawing the position of the stars relative to the horizon, but relative to (for example) a line through Sirus and Rigel. When the stars are higher in the sky, it may be the relative positions that were seen as more important.
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When is the belt of Orion slanted from right to left, going up? (Egypt)
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# When is the belt of Orion slanted from right to left, going up? (Egypt)

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-09-18)

I am trying to match up a detail of the [Senemut ceiling](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronomical_ceiling_of_Senemut_Tomb) to the time of the year it might involve. In the detail (shown below), the belt of Orion is slanted upwards from right to left:

[![senmut](https://i.sstatic.net/M2Y4z.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/M2Y4z.png)

Notice that the [Orion Nebula](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orion_Nebula) is to the right. When I try to duplicate this in Stellarium, I can only get the belt to slant left to right, going up as shown below:

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/KKCVp.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/KKCVp.jpg)

Is there some particular time of the year when the belt of Orion is visible from Egypt (Banî Suwayf) and slants upward going right to left, as in the Egyptian ceiling?

One answer below suggested that Orion's belt is like this when it rises, but I cannot duplicate it:

[![orion rising](https://i.sstatic.net/TPqv1.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/TPqv1.jpg)

In Stellarium, I found by experimentation that Orion seems to rise on the morning of July 18th at the latitude in question and date range in question. However, as can be seen in the screen shot the belt still goes left to right.

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Is it possible that they are not drawing the position of the stars relative to the horizon, but relative to (for example) a line through Sirus and Rigel. When the stars are higher in the sky, it may be the relative positions that were seen as more important.  

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