The ancient Chinese saw this star as a heavenly wolf. Many ancient cultures describe Sirius as a dog or wolf. The term “the dog days of summer” comes to us from different cultures that recognized the time when the Sun was with Sirius, also known as the “Dog Star”. The Earth is also furthest from the Sun during this time. “Contrary to other rivers, begins its annual swelling in the hottest time of the year, at the beginning of the Dog Days, that is, at the moment when Sirius rises at the same time as the Sun, a date which during the third millennium BC coincided with the summer solstice.” ~ Lucy Lamie, Egyptian Mysteries Sirius was one of the most important stars to the Egyptians because when it rose in the morning sky before the Sun it signaled the annual rise of the Nile river. See table below showing the dates Sirius rises as morning star in different latitudes This is due to precession that shifts the seasonal dates through the constellations moving one degree every 72 years. Sirius rises before the Sun around August 7 in many locations on the August Cross-Quarter. The dog days of summer are linked with the Star Sirius and currently begin around May 25 and last until August 11 with the exact Sun conjunction to Sirius happening on July 5 or 6. Scroll to the bottom to see important dates when planets are with Sirius at the end of this article. Sirius (currently at 14 Cancer 22 in 2021) is the Brightest Star in our Night Sky and is prominent as we Ring in each New Year – check out this link – and it is also significantly linked with The Dog Days of Summer.
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