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Telling time. Day time sunrise = morning, sunset =evening, Nighttime =stars.

The Ancient Egyptians used Star risings to segment the year.

Later the Egyptians used Astronomy for Agriculture seasons.

Egyptians used the precession of the equinox to represent Ages:Gemini,Taurus, Aries, Pisces, etc.

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