In the 12th period of the E calendar, in the middle of the year, hônu also appears:

12
	Eb4-7	Eb4-8	Eb4-9	Eb4-10	Eb4-11	Eb4-12

Given that there are two 'years' in a year, it is not surprising to find hônu also at midsummer, another point where logically new fire must be alighted. The central 'fire' in summer illuminates Eb4-10 more heavily on its left side than at right, and we can compare with the opposite situation in period 10:

10
	Eb3-32	Eb3-33	Eb3-34	Eb3-35	Eb3-36	Eb3-37	Eb3-38	Eb4-1