# Light and shadow on the Fajada Butte spirals mark the solstices and equinoxes by the height of the midday sun.

> Light and shadow on the Fajada Butte spirals mark the solstices and equinoxes by the height of the midday sun.

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# Light and shadow on the Fajada Butte spirals mark the solstices and equinoxes by the height of the midday sun.

Light and shadow on the Fajada Butte spirals mark the solstices and equinoxes by the height of the midday sun.

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[The Sun Dagger marks the solstices, equinoxes and lunar standstills, and great houses and shrines are aligned…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/chaco-canyon/answers/ANS0D9KV3CE4EX1/the-sun-dagger-marks-the-solstices-equinoxes-and-lunar)

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Light and shadow on the Fajada Butte spirals mark the solstices and equinoxes by the height of the midday sun. [Evidence EVD0D9KV3M80VE7]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0D9KV3M80VE7
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