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2. In G the 5th hour probably ends with tagata gagata in Ga1-11, because 484 - 64 = 420 (= 7 * 60), because 484 > 13 * 29½ + 100, and because 484 * 4 = 1936 = 8 * 242 (where 242 = 472 - 230).
 
Furthermore, 5 / 24 * 365.25 = 76 (= 19 * 4) = 484 - 408, where 408 is the glyph number for Rogo in Gb6-26 (where 62 * 6 = 372 = 472 - 100).
 
The 5th hour
Gb8-26 (468) Gb8-27 Gb8-28 Gb8-29 Gb8-30 (472)
 Zaurak (467.9)     Beid (471.2) Hyadum I (472.4)
Gb8-30 Ga1-1 Ga1-2 (475) Ga1-3 Ga1-4 (5)
Hyadum II (473.2)   Ain (474.7)   Aldebaran (477.2)
Ga1-5 Ga1-6
Theemin (477.5)  
Ga1-7 Ga1-8 Ga1-9 Ga1-10 Ga1-11 (484)
      Hassaleh (482.6)  

Orion comes at the beginning of the 6th hour. The first star to rise in Orion, Rigel (also the last star of Eridanus), has already been discussed (cfr at Hassaleh), likewise Elnath in Taurus (also in Auriga).

Cursa (β Eridani) could be the first star of note to rise in the 6th hour:
 

Cursa

β Eridani

2.78

05° 09′ S

05h 05m

77.4

485.4

484¼

Rigel

β Orionis

0.18

08° 15′ S

05h 12m

79.1

487.1

486

Elnath

β Tauri

1.65

28º 34' N

05h 23m

81.9

489.9

488¾

Alnilam

ε Orionis

1.69

01° 14′ S

05h 34m

84.7

492.7

491½

6th hour
Ga1-12 (485) Ga1-13 Ga1-14 Ga1-15 Ga1-16
Cursa (485.4)   Rigel (487.1)    
Ga1-17 Ga1-18 Ga1-19 (492) Ga1-20
Elnath (489.9)     Alnilam (492.7)
Ga1-21 Ga1-22 Ga1-23 Ga1-24 Ga1-25 (*90)

The moe type of glyph gives the impression of a sleepy old bird, with a heavy head and a long beak.

Moe

To sleep, to lie at full length, to dream, to brood, to place, to cohabit; moe atu, to leave off, to desist; moe atu ra, to adjourn, to postpone; moe hakahepo, to talk in the deep; moe aherepo, somnambulist, sleepwalker; moe hakataha, to sleep on the side; moe no, to oversleep, concubinage; moe tahae, to be a light sleeper; moe tahaga, a sleeper; moe vaeahatu, moe hakaroa, to sleep sprawling; rava moe, to sleep sound; ariga moe ki raro, to lie flat on the ground; tae moe, bachelor; hakamoe, to brood, to fold the wings; to reserve, to lay up; to struggle. P Pau.: moe, sleep. Mgv.: moe, sleep, to lie down, coitus, to shut the eyes. Mq.: moe, to sleep, to lie down; haámoe, to set down on the ground. Ta.: moe, to sleep, to lie down. Moea raruga, lying flat. Moeaivi, thin. Mq.: ivi, haáivi, id. Ta.: ivi, id. Moega, mat. Pau.: moehega, bed. Mgv.: moega, a sleeping mat. Mq.: moena, moeka, mat, floor cloth, bed. Ta.: moea, bed. Moemata, to sleep with the eyes open; mea moemata, phantom. Moemoea, a dream, vision; tikeahaga moemoea, apparition by night. T Mgv., Mq., Ta.: moemoea, dream. Churchill.

Mgv. Moemoe, to steal, to purloin at a food distribution. Mq.: moemoe, to seize, to grasp. Churchill.

Ta.: 1.  Moemoe, ambush. Ha.: moemoe, id. 2. Moemoe, Phyllanthus simplex. To.: mohemohe, a tree. Churchill.

Mq.: Moehu, exiled, banished, prisoner of war. Ma.: morehu, a survivor. Churchill.

Presumably moe implies the eyes are shut (which would be fitting for a 'blind' Orion). Otherwise the word evidently should be moemata (to sleep with the eyes open).

But its use in rongorongo seems rather to denote a time of waking up. And the comparatively short neck in Ga1-20 could be a sign of a young one:

Ga1-20 Ga2-3 Ga3-2 Ga6-6
Gb2-13 Gb2-29 Gb3-12

I must take the opportunity to mention a peculiarity. Metoro stated there were 3 (toru) eyes (mata) at a variant of moe where the beak is adorned with 2 additional ones:

Bb5-14 Bb6-25
ko te manu mata e toru etoru mata oona

It can be explained, though, if we assume moe implies there is a single eye (maybe illustrated as the head) which is asleep, which cannot be seen from the outside.