This analysis computes identity latitude adjustments over time, indicating significant historical celestial shifts.
The companion paper (Sennfelt 2026d) established that the identity relationship — φ + |δ_Sirius| = δ_standstill — holds uniquely at latitude 11.87°N in the current epoch, placing the identity latitude within the Afar Depression of Ethiopia. However, Sirius's declination changes substantially under precession: at 11,800 BCE it was approximately −54.6°, placing the identity latitude at approximately −24.6°S. This paper computes the position of the identity latitude from 15,000 BCE to the present at 500-year intervals and proposes a two-phase model: a Sadr-circumpolar founding phase (approximately 15,685–12,310 BCE) followed by an identity-latitude codification phase (approximately 4,500 BCE onward) as Sirius's declination drifted northward to bring the identity condition to bear at Afar latitudes.
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Diogo Azevedo Oliveira Sennfelt (2026) studied this question.
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