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... Sternforward Argō by the Great Dog's tail // Is drawn; for hers is not a usual course, // But backward turned she comes, as vessels do // When sailors have transposed the crooked stern // On entering harbour; all the ship reverse, // And gliding backward on the beach it grounds. // Sternforward thus is Jason's Argō drawn ...

DECEMBER 2 (336)
Gb2-1 (256)
DRAMASA = σ Oct., χ Capricorni (320.0), ν Aquarii (320.3), γ Equulei (320.6), ο Pavonis (320.8)
February 4 (400)
°January 31 (396)
'January 8 (373)
"December 25 (359)
NAKSHATRA DATES:
JUNE 2 (153)
9h (137.0)
σ¹ Ursa Majoris (137.0), κ Cancri (137.3), τ Cancri (137.4), ALSUHAIL = λ Velorum (137.5), σ² Ursa Majoris (137.6), τ Ursa Majoris (137.7), ξ Cancri (137.8)
August 5 (217)
°August 1 (213)
'July 9 (190)
"June 25 (176)
Ga3-14 (73)

DECEMBER 3 4 5 (339) 6 (*260)
Gb2-2 Gb2-3 (29) Gb2-4 Gb2-5 (260)
α Oct. (321.5), δ Equulei (321.7), φ Capricorni (321.8) KITALPHA = α Equulei (322.0), ALDERAMIN = α Cephei (322.9) DAI = ι Capricorni (323.5), β Equulei (323.8) γ Pavonis (324.1), YAN = ζ Capricorni (324.6)
February 5 6 7 (403) 8 (*324)
°February 1 2 3 (399) 4 (*320)
'January 9 10 (*295) 11 12 (377)
"December 25 (*280) 26 27 28 (363)
NAKSHATRA DATES:
JUNE 3 4 5 (156) 6 (*77)
κ Pyxidis (138.0), ε Pyxidis (138.5) π Cancri (139.2), MIAPLACIDUS = β Carinae (139.3), TUREIS = ι Carinae (139.8) no star listed (140) θ Pyxidis (141.5), MARKAB VELORUM = κ Velorum (141.5), AL MINHAR AL ASAD = κ Leonis (141.6), λ Pyxidis (141.9)
August 6 7 8 (220) 9 (*141)
°August 2 3 4 (216) 6
'July 10 11 12 (193) 13 (*114)
"June 25 (177) 26 27 28 (*100)
Ga3-15 Ga3-16 Ga3-17 Ga3-18 (77)

 

 
DECEMBER 7 8 9 10 11 (345) 12 (*266)
Gb2-6 Gb2-7 Gb2-8 Gb2-9 (35) Gb2-10 Gb2-11 (266)
BUNDA (Foundation) / KAKKAB NAMMAΧ (Star of Mighty Destiny) θ Piscis Austrini (330.1), λ Oct. (330.7)
Al Sa'd al Su'ud-22 / Emptiness-11 no star listed (326) CASTRA = ε Capricorni (327.2), BUNDA = ξ Aquarii (327.5)

SIRIUS (α Canis Majoris)

Mahar sha hi-na Shahū-26 (Western One in the Tail of the Goat) Arkat sha hi-na Shahū-27 (Eastern One in the Tail of the Goat)
TSIN = 36 Capricorni (325.2), ALPHIRK = β Cephei (325.7), SADALSUD = β Aquarii, ξ Gruis (325.9) NASHIRA = γ Capricorni (328.0), ν Oct. (328.3),  AZELFAFAGE = π¹ Cygni, κ Capricorni (328.7) ENIF = ε Pegasi, ERAKIS = μ Cephei (329.2), 46 CAPRICORNI, JIH (the Sun) = κ Pegasi (329.3), ι Piscis Austrini (329.4), λ Capricorni (329.6), ν Cephei (329.7), DENEB ALGIEDI =  δ Capricorni (329.8)
February 9 (40) 10 11 (407) 12 13 All Hearts' Day
°February 5 6 7 8 (*324) 9 (40) 10
'January 13 (378) 14 15 (*300) 16 17 18 (383)
"December 30 31 "January 1 2 3 (368) 4
NAKSHATRA DATES:
JUNE 7 (*78) 8 9 10 (161) 11 12
The Knot (Ukdah) Rishu A.-13 (Head of the Lion) VATHORZ PRIOR = υ Carinae (147.9)
Star-25 / ANA-HEU-HEU-PO-5 (Pillar where debates were held) Al Tarf-7 A Hydrae (144.1)

VEGA (α Lyrae)

UKDAH = ι Hydrae (145.4), κ Hydrae (145.5), SUBRA = ο Leonis (145.8) ψ Leonis (146.4), RAS ELASET AUSTRALIS = ε Leonis (146.6)
ALPHARD = α Hydrae (142.3), ω Leonis (142.6), τ¹ Hydrae (142.7) ψ Velorum (143.3), ALTERF = λ Leonis, τ² Hydrae (143.4), ξ Leonis (143.5)
August 10 11 12 13 (*145) 14 15 (227)
°August 6 7 8 (220) 9 10 11 (*143)
'July 14 15 16 17 (*118) 18 19 (200)
SIRIUS "July 1 2 3 (*104) 4 5 (186)
Ga3-19 (78) Ga3-20 Ga3-21 Ga3-22 Ga3-23 Ga3-24

JUNE 11 (162) 182 DECEMBER 11 (345) 12 (*266)
Ga3-23 (82) Gb2-10 Gb2-11 (266)
Ras Elaset Australis (*146) Deneb Algiedi (*329) θ Piscis Austrini
Head of the Lion Tail of the Goat All Hearts' Day
August 14 (226) February 13 2-14 (45)

 

DECEMBER 13 14 (*268) 15 16 (350) 17
Gb2-12 Gb2-13 Gb2-14 (40) Gb2-15 (270) Gb2-16
KUH (Weeping) = μ Capricorni (331.4), γ Gruis (331.5) no star listed (332) η Piscis Austrini (333.4) 22h (334.8) ι Pegasi (335.0), ALNAIR = α Gruis (335.1), μ Piscis Austrini, υ Piscis Austrini (335.3), WOO (Pestle) = π Pegasi (335.7), BAHAM = θ Pegasi, τ Piscis Austrini (335.8)
KAE UH (Roof) = ο Aquarii (334.0), AL KURHAH = ξ Cephei (334.4), SADALMELIK, AL DHANAB = λ Gruis (334.6), ι Aquarii, ν Pegasi (334.7)
February 15 16 17 (413) 18 19 (50)
°February 11 12 (408) 13 2-14 15 (46)
'January 19 (384) 20 21 22 23 (*308)
"January 5 6 7 (372) 8 (*293) 9
NAKSHATRA DATES:
JUNE 13 (*84) 14 15 16 17 (168)
υ¹ Hydrae (148.4), RAS ELASET BOREALIS = μ Leonis (148.7) TSEEN KE (Heaven's Record) = φ Velorum (149.9) ν Leonis (150.1), π Leonis (150.6) υ² Hydrae (151.8) Al Jabhah-8 / Maghā-10 / Sharru-14 (King)
10h (152.2)
AL JABHAH = η Leonis (152.4), REGULUS = α Leonis (152.7)
August 16 (*148) 17 18 (230) 19 20
°August 12 13 (225) 14 15 16 (*148)
'July 20 (*121) 21 22-7 23 (204) 24
"July 6 (*107) 7 8 9 (190) 10
Ga4-1 Ga4-2 Ga4-3 Ga4-4 Ga4-5 (88)

DECEMBER 18 19 (*273) 20 (354) SOLSTICE
Gb2-17 Gb2-18 Gb2-19 (45) Gb2-20 (275)
ζ Cephei (336.2), λ Cephei (336.3), -/270 Lac. (336.7), λ Piscis Austrini (336.8) μ Gruis (337.0), ε Cephei (337.2), 1/325 Lac. (337.3), ANCHA = θ Aquarii (337.4), ψ Oct. (337.5), α Tucanae (337.9) Al Sa'ad al Ahbiyah-23 / Shatabisha-25 β/172 Lac. (339.2), 4/1100 Lac. (339.4), π Aquarii (339.5)

CASTOR (α Gemini)

 ε Oct. (338.1), ρ Aquarii (338.2), 2/365 Lac. (338.5), SADACHBIA = γ Aquarii (338.6), π Gruis (338.9)
February 20 (*336) 21 (52) 22 (418) Terminalia
°February 16 (*332) 17 (48) 18 (414) 19
'January 24 25 (*310) 26 27 (392)
"January 10 (*295) 11 12 13 (378)
NAKSHATRA DATES:
JUNE 18 19 (*90) 20 (171) SOLSTICE
λ Hydrae (153.2) ADHAFERA = ζ Leonis, TANIA BOREALIS = λ Ursae Majoris, SIMIRAM = ω Carinae (154.7) ALGIEBA = γ Leonis, q CARINAE (155.5) TANIA AUSTRALIS = μ Ursae Majoris (156.0), GHOST OF JUPITER = NGC3242 Hydrae (156.8)
August 21 (*153) 22 23 24 (236)
°August 17 18 (*150) 19 20 (232)
'July 25 26 (*127) 27 (208) 28
"July 11 12 (193) 13 (*114) 14
Ga4-6 Ga4-7 (90) Ga4-8 Ga4-9

 

DECEMBER 22 23 (*277) CHRISTMAS EVE 25 26 (360) 27
Gb2-21 Gb2-22 Gb2-23 Gb2-24 (50) Gb2-25 (280) Gb2-26
δ Tucanae (340.1), ρ Cephei (340.2),  ν Gruis (340.3), ζ Aquarii, δ Gruis (340.4), 5/1100 Lac. (340.7), σ Aquarii, 6/650 Lac. (340.9)

PROCYON (α Canis Minoris)

υ Oct. (341.0), α/91 Lac. (341.1), HOMAN = ζ Pegasi, β Piscis Austrini (341.2), ν Tucanae (341.5), υ Aquarii (341.9) η Aquarii (342.1), σ Gruis (340.4), SITULA = κ Aquarii (342.7) ε Piscis Austrini (343.5), ο Pegasi, β Gruis (343.8) ρ Gruis (344.0), MATAR = η Pegasi (344.2), η Gruis (344.6), β Oct. (344.7) λ Pegasi (345.0), ξ Pegasi (345.1), ε Gruis (345.3), τ Aquarii (345.7), ξ Oct. (345.8), μ Pegasi (345.9)
February 24 25 (*341) 26 27 (58) 28 (424) March 1 (*345)
°February 20 21 (52) 22 Terminalia 24 (420) 25 (*341)
'January 28 (393) 29 (*314) 30 31 'February 1 2 (33)
"January 14 15 (*300) 16 17 18 (383) 19
NAKSHATRA DATES:
JUNE 22 23 ST JOHN'S DAY 25 (*96) 26 (177) 27
Extended Net-26b Maru-sha-arkat-Sharru-15 (4th Son behind the King) p Carinae (159.3) φ Hydrae (160.3) no star listed (161) VATHORZ POSTERIOR = θ Carinae (162.1), PEREGRINI = μ Velorum, η Carinae (162.6)
μ Hydrae (157.1) SHIR = ρ Leonis (158.9)
August 25 (237) 26 27 28 29 (*161) 30
°August 21 (233) 22 23 24 25 (*157) 26
'July 29 (*130) 30 31 'August 1 2 (214) 3
"July 15 16 17 (*118) 18 19 (200) 20
Ga4-10 Ga4-11 Ga4-12 Ga4-13 (96) Ga4-14 Ga4-15

 

7 Al Tarf End ξ Cancri, λ Leonis (Alterf) 143.4 Aug 11 (223) 13 132
MAY 20 (*60) 43  JULY 3 (*104)
Al Tarf Ga4-21 (104)
β Cancri (*124) β Crateris (*168)
Ga3-20 (79)
λ Leonis (*143)
ALTERF
"July 1
JUNE 2 (*73) 7 JUNE 10 ('81)
Ga3-14 (73) The Knot
ξ Cancri (*137) ι Hydrae (*145)
DECEMBER 18 (*272) 7 DECEMBER 26 (360)
Gb2-17 (272) Gb2-25 (280)
2 * 136 MATAR
ζ and λ Cephei (*336) η Pegasi (*59)

DECEMBER 28 29 30 (364) 31 (*285) JANUARY 1
Gb2-27 Gb2-28 (54) Gb2-29 Gb2-30 (285) Gb2-31
ι Cephei (346.0), λ Aquarii, γ Piscis Austrini, σ Pegasi (346.5) SCHEAT AQUARII =  δ Aquarii (347.0), ρ Pegasi (347.2), δ Piscis Austrini (347.4), FOMALHAUT = α Piscis Austrini, τ Gruis (347.8) FUM AL SAMAKAH = β Piscium (348.3), ζ Gruis (348.5), ο ANDROMEDAE (348.9) Al Fargh al Mukdim-24 / Purva Bhādrapadā-26 / House-13 23h (350.0)
SCHEAT PEGASI = β Pegasi, π Piscis Austrini (349.3), κ Gruis (349.4), MARKAB PEGASI = α Pegasi (349.5) υ, θ Gruis (350.0), π Cephei (350.6), ι Gruis (350.9)
March 2 3 4 (*348) 5 (64) 6 (430)
°February 26 27 28 (*344) °March 1 (60) 2
'February 3 4 5 (36) 6 (*322) 7 (403)
"January 20 21 22 23 (388) 24 (*309)
NAKSHATRA DATES:
JUNE 28 29 (*100) SIRIUS JULY 1 (182) 2
ν Hydrae (163.1) no star listed (164)

ALTAIR (α Aquilae)

Wings-27 ANA-TIPU-4 (Upper-side-pillar - where the guards stood) 11h (167.4)
η Oct. (165.4), ALKES = α Crateris (165.6) MERAK = β Ursae Majoris (166.2), DUBHE = α Ursae Majoris (166.7) χ Leonis, χ¹ Hydrae (167.1), χ² Hydrae (167.3)
August 31 September 1 (*164) 2 (245) 3 4
°August 27 28 29 (*161) 30 (242) 31
'August 4 (216) 'August 5 6 7 8 (*140)
"July 21 7-22 23 (204) 24 (*125) 25
Ga4-16 Ga4-17 (100) Ga4-18 Ga4-19 Ga4-20

JANUARY 2 3 4 5 (370)
Gb2-32 Gb2-33 Gb2-34 (60) Gb2-35 (290)
SIMMAH = γ Piscium (351.7) φ AQUARII (352.0), ψ AQUARII (352.4), χ AQUARII (352.6), γ Tucanae, φ Gruis (352.8) CROSS-BARS
ο Cephei (353.3), KERB = τ Pegasi (353.6) κ Piscium (354.2), θ Piscium (354.4), υ PEGASI (354.9)
March 7 8 (432) 9 (68) 10 (*354)
°March 3 4 5 (64) 6 (*350)
'February 8 9 (40) 10 (*326) 11 (407)
"January 25 26 27 (*312) 28 (393)
NAKSHATRA DATES:
JULY 3 (184) 4 5 6 (*107)
AL SHARAS = β Crateris (168.6) Al Zubrah-9 / Purva Phalguni-11 φ Leonis (170.0), ALULA = ξ, ν Ursae Majoris (170.5), LABRUM = δ Crateris (170.6) σ Leonis (171.1), λ Crateris (171.6), ι Leonis, ε Crateris (171.9)
ZOSMA = δ Leonis (169.2), COXA = θ Leonis (169.4)
September 5 (248) 6 7 8 (*171)
°September 1 (244) 2 3 4 (*168)
'August 9 (221) 10 11 12 (*144)
"July 26 (207) 27 28 29 (*130)
Ga4-21 (104) Ga4-22 Ga4-23 Ga4-24