On the other hand, we have evidence which seems to indicate the contrary - that Moon is 'waking up' before Sun. Because at rau hei it was shown where winter solstice and spring equinox probably are located, and after a slight adjustment in order to put 5 * 5 (the square of Saturn) at the end of the old season the picture is:

		240
Ga6-24	Ga6-25	240	Gb6-24	Gb6-25	Gb6-26 (1)
		240
Gb1-24	Gb1-25	240	Ga1-24	Ga1-25	Ga1-26 (91)

I have here blackmarked in order to bring number 242 into focus, it is the number of glyphs on side b of G and as such suitable for the duration of 'absent Sun'. At rau hei the following table was assembled:

winter solstice	moon		242
		Ga6-22		Gb6-23
	sun		242
		Ga6-25		Gb6-26 (409)
spring equinox	moon		242
		Gb1-22		Ga1-22
	sun		242
		Gb1-25		Ga1-25 (26)

If we trust in numbers we can rearrange the glyphs for 'moon' into the following structure:

	239
Ga6-22	239	Gb6-20	Gb6-21	Gb6-22	Gb6-23	Gb6-24	Gb6-25
	239
Gb1-22	239	Ga1-19	Ga1-20	Ga1-21	Ga1-22	Ga1-23	Ga1-24	Ga1-25


Gb6-26 (1)	Gb6-27	Gb6-28	Gb7-1	Gb7-2 (413)

Ga1-26 (91)	Ga1-27	Ga1-28	Ga1-29	Ga1-30

Rei in Ga1-30 is number 59 + 31 = 90 counted from tamaiti. Counted from the 'Janus' hau tea (Gb7-2) it is number 91. At spring equinox Moon once again evidently arrives 4 days beyond Sun (in Ga1-26).

The number of nights in the interval beyond rau hei (Ga6-22 and Gb1-22) is 239 + 1 + 5 + 4 = 249 respectively 239 + 2 + 5 + 4 = 250. What does it mean? I do not know. Possibly, though, there should be 2 glyphs (Ga1-19--20) instead of 1 (Gb6-20) because the counting begins on the back side of the tablet.

Ga1-19 has been discussed at tara, and although G has no clear tara glyph this marama glyph seems to have a tara sign at bottom right:


Ga1-19	Ga1-20	Ga1-21

Eb7-36	Eb7-37	Eb7-38

My explanation in the summary, that tara indicates a 'point of return', seems to be justified. There is also a 'tara' in front in rau hei in Ga6-25, which probably refers to Spring Sun with his single 'limb in front'.

Judging from its form also rau hei in Ga6-22 should refer to Sun rather than Moon, I think. It has 'limbs' pointing Janus fashion in both directions, and 22 can be thought of as 7 * π.

Furthermore, haú ke in Gb6-23 has 15 feathers at its back, and this should refer to Sun rather than to Moon. I have consequently changed my mind since writing about rau hei:

Janus		242
	Ga6-22 (163)		Gb6-23 (406)
	163 + 59 = 222		406 + 59 = 464
Spring Sun		242
	Ga6-25 (166)		Gb6-26 (409)
	166 + 64 = 230		409 + 64 = 472 + 1

A sense of order will demand that Moon (without any limbs) should be depicted in the remaining pair of rau hei, and therefore also in the corresponding pair of tao glyphs. This idea agrees with moving from rau hei on side a to rau hei on side b.

Without using much effort several new numerical relationships can immediately be perceived:

Moon		242
	Gb1-22 (252)		Ga1-22 (495)	Ga1-23 (496)
	*252 = 7 36**		*495 = 5 99**	*4 96 = 384 = 2 * 192**
Moon		242
	Gb1-25 (255)		Ga1-25 (498)	Ga1-26
	255 - 230 = 25		498 - 230 = 268	90 + 1

As for 7 * 36 = 252 for rau hei in Gb1-22 the number evidently is related to that of tara in Eb7-36.