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Of central interest should be the headless Rogo figure with Castor at the Full Moon:

NOVEMBER 6 7 (*231) 8 9 10 (314)
Gb1-1 (230) Gb1-2 Gb1-3 Gb1-4 Gb1-5
DENEB OKAB = δ Aquilae (Ant.) (294.0), α Vulpeculae (294.9) ν Aquilae (Ant.) (295.0), ALBIREO = β Cygni (295.5) ALSAFI = σ Draconis (296.0), μ Aquilae (296.3), ι Aquilae (Ant.) (296.8), κ Aquilae (Ant.) (296.9) ε Sagittae (297.1), σ Aquilae (Ant.) (297.4), SHAM = α Sagittae (297.8) β Sagittae (298.0), χ Aquilae (298.3), ψ Aquilae (298.8)
January 9 10 (*295) 11 12 13 (378)
°January 5 6 (*291) 7 8 9 (374)
'December 13 14 (*268) 15 16 (350) 17
"November 29 30 (*254) "December 1 2 (336) 3
Side a

according to the heliacal Gregorian calendar SIRIUS was at °June 30 when NUNKI was close to the Full Moon (cfr Ga2-11).

NAKSHATRA DATES
MAY 8 (493) 9 (*49) 10 (130) 11
Ghost-23 (?) Al Dhirā'-5 / Punarvasu-7 / Mash-mashu-Mahrū-10 (Western One of the Twins) ANA-TAHUA-VAHINE-O-TOA-TE-MANAVA-7 (Pillar for elocution) α MONOCEROTIS (115.4), σ Gemini (115.7)
Side b

at the time of Julius Caesar SIRIUS was at 'June 30 when ROTTEN MELON was close to the Full Moon (cfr Gb1-18).

ρ Gemini (?) (112.1), Eskimo Nebula = NGC2392 Gemini (112.2)

ANTARES (α Scorpii)

CASTOR = α Gemini (113.4) υ Gemini (114.0), MARKAB PUPPIS = κ Puppis (114.7), ο Gemini (114.8), PROCYON = α Canis Minoris (114.9)
July 11 12 (193) 13 14 (*480)
°July 7 (188) 8 9 10 (*111)
'June 14 15 (166) 16 17 (*88)
"May 31 "June 1 (152) 2 3 (*64)
Ga2-17 Ga2-18 Ga2-19 Ga2-20 (50) Ga2-21

Ptolemaios defined 48 constellations. Later astronomers decided the number had to be increased to 88.

MAY 28 - 64 days later among the stars than May 28 when Aldebaran rose with the Sun - was day 148 counted from JANUARY 1:

MAY 25 (145) 26 (*66) 27 28
Ga3-6 Ga3-7 Ga3-8 Ga3-9 (68)
Āshleshā-9 / Willow-24 Al Nathrah-6 Extended Net-26a / Arkū-sha-nangaru-sha-shūtu-12 (Southeast Star in the Crab) ι Cancri (132.0), ρ Hydrae (132.4)
π¹ Ursa Majoris, δ Hydrae (129.6), AL MINHAR AL SHUJĀ = σ Hydrae, MUSEIDA = π² Ursae Majoris (129.9)

RAS ALHAGUE (α Ophiuchi)

BEEHIVE = ε Cancri, η Pyxidis (130.4), XESTUS = ο Velorum (130.5), ζ Pyxidis (130.7), ASCELLUS BOREALIS = γ Cancri, β Pyxidis (130.9) η Hydrae (131.0), ASCELLUS AUSTRALIS = δ Cancri (131.4), KOO SHE (Bow and Arrow) = δ Velorum (131.6), α Pyxidis (131.8), ε Hydrae (131.9)
July 28 29 (*130) 30 31 (212)
°July 24 25 26 (*127) 27 (208)
'July 1 2 3 (*104) 4 (185)
"June 17 18 19 (*90) 20 (171)
NAKSHATRA DATES:
NOVEMBER 24 25 26 (*250) 27 (331)
ROTANEV = β Delphini, ι Delphini (312.3), τ Capricorni (312.6), κ Delphini (312.7), SVALOCIN = α Delphini, υ Capricorni, υ Pavonis (312.8) μ², μ¹ Oct. (313.2), DENEB CYGNI = α Cygni (313.5), β Pavonis (313.6), δ Delphini (313.8) Al Sa’d al Bula'-21 / Dhanishta-24 / Girl-10 BATEN ALGIEDI = ω Capricorni (315.8)
YUE (Battle-Axe) = ψ Capricorni (314.3), GIENAH CYGNI = ε Cygni, η Cephei (314.5), γ Delphini (314.6), σ Pavonis (314.7), ALBALI = ε Aquarii (314.8)

BETELGEUZE (α Orionis)

January 27 (392) 28 29 (*314) 30
°January 23 24 25 (*310) 26
'December 31 'January 1 2 3 (*288)
"December 17 18 19 (*273) 20 (354)
25 (145 = 290 / 2) MAY 26 27 187 DECEMBER 1 2 (336)
Ga3-6 (65) Ga3-7 Ga3-8 Gb1-26 Gb2-1 (256)
RAS ALHAGUE July 29 (210) ALBALI BETELGEUZE February 3 (399) DRAMASA
°July 24 25 (*126) 26 °January 30 (*315) 31
'July 1 2 (183) 3 (*104) 'January 7 (*292) 8
"June 17 (168) 18 19 (*90) X-MAS  EVE "Dec 25 (359)
192 = 4 * 48

But should we instead count from APRIL 10 (100), then the day number for MAY 28 would be 48.

APRIL 9 (*19) 10 (100) 11
Ga1-19 Ga1-20 Ga1-21
KHAFRE MENKAURE ο Aurigae (85.8), γ Leporis (85.9)

YANG MUN (α Lupi)

Al Hak'ah-3 / Mrigashīrsha-5 / Turtle-20 / Mas-tab-ba-tur-tur (Little Twins) Three Stars-21 / Shur-narkabti-sha-shūtū-6 (Star in the Bull towards the south) / ANA-IVA-9 (Pillar of exit)
ARNEB = α Leporis, Crab Nebula = M1 Tauri (83.0, φ¹ Orionis (83.1), HEKA = λ Orionis, Orion Nebula = M42 (83.2), φ² Orionis (83.6), ALNILAM = ε Orionis (83.7) HEAVENLY GATE = ζ Tauri, ν Columbae (84.0), ω Orionis (84.2),  ALNITAK = ζ Orionis, PHAKT (Phaet) = α Columbae (84.7)
June 12 13 (*84) 14 (165)
°June 8 9 (*80) 10 (161)
'May 16 (136) 17 18 (*58)
"May 2 3 (133) 4 (*54)
NAKSHATRA DATES:
OCTOBER 9 (*202) 10 11 (284)
RAS ALHAGUE = α Ophiuchi (266.1), SARGAS = θ Scorpii  (266.3), μ Ophiuchi, π Arae (266.5), NAN HAE (Southern Sea) = ξ Serpentis (266.6),  ι Herculis (266.7) λ Arae (267.1), GIRTAB = κ Scorpii, ο Serpentis (267.6), AL DHĪLI = ω Draconis (266.7), DSIBAN = ψ Draconis (267.9) KELB ALRAI = β Ophiuchi, μ Arae (268.1), KEW HO (Nine Rivers) = μ Herculis (268.6), η Pavonis (268.7), APOLLYON = ι Scorpii (268.9)
December 12 LUCIA 14 (348)
°December 8 9 (*263) 10 (344)
'November 15 16 (*240) 17 (321)
"November 1 2 (306) 3 (*227)

And APRIL 25 (115) would be day 15:

... Later on in this series of rituals, the Chorti go through a ceremony they call raising the sky. This ritual takes place at midnight on the twenty-fifth of April and continues each night until the rains arrive. In this ceremony two diviners and their wives sit on benches so that they occupy the corner positions of the cosmic square. They take their seats in the same order as the stones were placed, with the men on the eastern side and the women on the west. The ritual actions of sitting down and lifting upward are done with great precision and care, because they are directly related to the actions done by the gods at Creation. The people represent the gods of the four corners and the clouds that cover the earth. As they rise from their seats, they metaphorically lift the sky. If their lifting motion is uneven, the rains will be irregular and harmful ...

The Explorers left Hiva in the 25th day of the first month (Vaitu Nui) and arrived in Maro 1. Probably these dates referred to the time when Bharani was at 0h, and then "April 25 would have been when the Sun reached Cursa (β Eridani) and "June 1 where Castor rose with the Sun:

APRIL 1 (91) 2 3 (*13)
Ga1-11 Ga1-12 Ga1-13
HAEDUS II CURSA RAS ALGETHI
°May 31 °June 1 2 (*73)
'May 8 9 10 (*50)
"April 24 25 (115) 26 (*36)

 

MAY 8 9 10 (130) 11 12 13 (*53)
Ga2-18 Ga2-19 Ga2-20 (50) Ga2-21 Ga2-22 Ga2-23
Ghost-23 (?) Al Dhirā'-5 / Punarvasu-7 / Mash-mashu-Mahrū-10 (Western One of the Twins) ANA-TAHUA-VAHINE-O-TOA-TE-MANAVA-7 (Pillar for elocution) α Monocerotis (115.4), σ Gemini (115.7) Mash-mashu-arkū-11 (Eastern One of the Twins) AZMIDISKE = ξ Puppis (117.4)
ρ Gemini (?) (112.1), Eskimo Nebula = NGC2392 Gemini (112.2)

ANTARES (α Scorpii)

CASTOR = α Gemini (113.4) υ Gemini (114.0), MARKAB PUPPIS = κ Puppis (114.7), ο Gemini (114.8), PROCYON = α Canis Minoris (114.9) κ Gemini (116.1), POLLUX = β Gemini (116.2), π Gemini (116.9)
July 11 12 (193) 13 14 (*115) 15 16
°July 7 8 9 10 (*111) 11 12 (193)
'June 14 15 16 17 (168) 18 19 (*90)
"May 31 "June 1 (*72) 2 3 4 5 (156)
NAKSHATRA DATES:
NOVEMBER 7 8 9 10 (314) 11 12 (*236)
ν Aquilae (Ant.) (295.0), ALBIREO = β Cygni (295.5) ALSAFI = σ Draconis (296.0), μ Aquilae (296.3), ι Aquilae (Ant.) (296.8), κ Aquilae (Ant.) (296.9) ε Sagittae (297.1), σ Aquilae (Ant.) (297.4), SHAM = α Sagittae (297.8) β Sagittae (298.0), χ Aquilae (298.3), ψ Aquilae (298.8) υ Aquilae (299.1), TARAZED = γ Aquilae (299.3), δ Sagittae (299.6), π Aquilae (299.9) Sravana-23
TYL = ε Draconis (300.0), ζ Sagittae (300.1), ALTAIR = α Aquilae (300.3), ο Aquilae (300.5), BEZEK = η Aquilae (Ant.) (300.8)
January 10 11 12 (377) 13 14 15 (*300)
°January 6 7 (372) 8 9 10 (*295) 11
'December 14 15 16 (350) 17 18 19 (*273)
"November 30 "December 1 2 (336) 3 4 5 (*259)

Hotu Matua came to the island in the 15th day of the month Tagaroa Uri, which can be translated into "October 15.

SEPTEMBER 7 (250) 8 (*171) 9
Ga7-1 Ga7-2 Ga7-3 (172)
NUSAKAN = β Cor. Bor. (234.0), κ¹ Apodis (234.3), ν Bootis (234.7) θ Cor. Borealis (235.3), γ Lupi (235.6), GEMMA = α Cor. Bor., ZUBEN ELAKRAB = γ Librae, QIN = δ Serpentis, ε Tr. Austr. (235.7), μ Cor. Borealis (235.8)

SIRRAH (α Andromedae)

φ Bootis (236.2), ω Lupi (236.3), ψ¹ Lupi (236.7), ζ Cor. Borealis (236.9)
November 10 (314) 11 (*235) 12
°November 6 (310) 7 (*231) 8
'October 14 (287) 15 (*208) 16
"September 30 (273) "October 1 2 (*195)
NAKSHATRA DATES:
MARCH 9 (68) 10 (*354) 11
no star listed (52) ψ Persei (53.1)

ACRUX (α Crucis)

δ Persei (54.7)
May 12 (132) 13 (*53) 14
°May 8 (128) 9 (*49) 10
'April 15 16 (471) 17 (107)
"April 1 (91) 2 (*377) 3
SEPTEMBER 10 (*173) 11 (254)
Ga7-4 (173) Ga7-5
 ι Serpentis (237.4), ψ² Lupi, ρ Oct. (237.5), γ Cor. Borealis (237.7),  COR SERPENTIS = α Serpentis (237.9) π Cor. Borealis, UNUK ELHAIA = λ Serpentis (238.1), CHOW = β Serpentis (238.6)
November 13 (*237) 14 (318)
°November 9 (*233) 10 (314)
'October 17 (290) 18 (*211)
"October 3 (*196) 4 (277)
NAKSHATRA DATES:
MARCH 12 (436) 13 (*357)
Al Thurayya-27 / Krittikā-3 / Hairy Head-18
TAU-ONO (6 stones) Temennu-3 (Foundation Stone)
ATIKS = ο Persei, RANA = δ Eridani (55.1), CELAENO (16 Tauri), ELECTRA (17), TAYGETA (19), ν Persei (55.3), MAIA (20), ASTEROPE (21), MEROPE (23) (55.6)  ALCYONE (56.1), PLEIONE (28 Tauri), ATLAS (27) (56.3)
May 15 (500) 16 (136)
°March 11 (131) 12 (*52)
'April 18 (*393) 19 (474)
"April 4 (94) 5 (460)
SEPTEMBER 12 13 (256) 14 (*177) 15 16
Ga7-6 Ga7-7 Ga7-8 (177) Ga7-9 Ga7-10
κ Serpentis (239.3), δ Cor. Borealis, TIĀNRŪ = μ Serpentis (239.5), χ Lupi, (239.6), ω Serpentis (239.7), BA = ε Serpentis, χ Herculis (239.8). κ Cor. Borealis, ρ Serpentis (239.9) β Tr. Austr. (240.3), κ Tr. Austr. (240.4), ρ Scorpii (240.8) Iklīl al Jabhah-15 / Anuradha-17 / Room-4 υ Herculis (242.3), ρ Cor. Borealis (242.4), ι Cor. Borealis (242.5), θ Draconis (242.6), ξ Scorpii (242.7)

SCHEDIRr (α Cassiopeiae)

16h (243.5)
ξ Lupi, λ Cor. Bor.(241.1), ZHENG = γ Serpentis (241.2), VRISCHIKA = π Scorpii (241.3), ε Cor. Borealis (241.5),  DSCHUBBA = δ Scorpii (241.7), η Lupi (241.9) ACRAB = β Scorpii, JABHAT AL ACRAB = ω Scorpii (243.3), θ Lupi, RUTILICUS = β Herculis (243.5), MARFIK = κ Herculis (243.7), φ Herculis (243.8)
November 15 16 (320) 17 18 (*242) 19
°November 11 12 (*236) 13 14 (318) 15
'October 19 20 21 (*214) 22 (295) 23
"October 5 6 (*199) 7 (280) 8 9
NAKSHATRA DATES:
3-14 (73) MARCH 15 16 (*360) 17 18 (442)
MENKHIB = ζ Persei (57.6)

PORRIMA (γ Virginis)

ε Persei (58.5), ξ Persei (58.5), ZAURAK = γ Eridani (58.9) λ Tauri (59.3), ν Tauri (59.9) 4h (60.9) υ Persei (61.2)
JĪSHUĬ = λ Persei (60.7)

COR CAROLI (α Canum Ven.)

May 17 18 19 20 (140) 21 (*61)
°May 13 14 15 (500) 16 (136) 17 (*57)
'April 20 21 (111) 22 (*32) 23 (478) 24 (*399)
"April 6 7 8 (*383) 9 (464) 10 (100)
SEPTEMBER 17 (260) 18 19 (*182)
Ga7-11 (180) Ga7-12 Ga7-13
ψ Scorpii (244.6), LESATH = ν Scorpii (244.8) χ Scorpii (245.1), YED PRIOR = δ Ophiuchi, δ Tr. Austr. (245.5) YED POSTERIOR = ε Ophiuchi, RUKBALGETHI SHEMALI = τ Herculis (246.6). δ Apodis (246.7), ο Scorpii (246.8)
November 20 (324) 21 (*245) 22
°November 16 (320) 17 18 (*242)
'October 24 25 (*218) 26 (299)
"October 10 11 (*204) 12 (285)
NAKSHATRA DATES:
MARCH 19 (78) 20 (*364) 0h
BEID = ο¹ Eridani (62.2), μ Persei (62.8)

VINDEMIATRIX ( ε Virginis)

Al Dabarān-2 HYADUM II = δ¹ Tauri (64.2)
HYADUM I = γ Tauri (63.4)
May 22 23 (*63) 24 (144)
°May 18 19 (*59) 20 (140)
'April 25 (*400) 26 (*36) 27 (117)
"April 11 (101) 12 (*22) 13
SEPTEMBER 20 21 (*184) EQUINOX 23 24 25 (268)
Ga7-14 Ga7-15 (184) Ga7-16 Ga7-17 Ga7-18 Ga7-19
Heart-5 ρ Ophiuchi (248.1), KAJAM = ω Herculis (248.3), χ Ophiuchi (248.5), SHE LOW (Market Tower) = υ Ophiuchi, Tr. Austr. (248.7), ζ Tr. Austr. (248.8) Al Kalb-16 / Jyeshtha-18 / ANA-MUA-1 (Entrance pillar) γ Apodis (250.1), σ Herculis (250.3), θ Tr. Austr. (250.6), τ Scorpii (250.7) HAN = ζ Ophiuchi (251.0) ζ Herculis, η Tr. Austr. (252.1), η Herculis, β Apodis (252.5)
σ Scorpii (247.0), HEJIAN = γ Herculis (247.2), ψ Ophiuchi (247.7) ANTARES = α Scorpii (249.1), MARFIK = λ Ophiuchi, φ Ophiuchi (249.5),  ω Ophiuchi (249.8)
November 23 (327) 24 25 26 (*250) 27 28
°November 19 20 (324) 21 22 (*246) 23 24
'October 27 (300) 28 29 (*222) 30 31 'November 1
"October 13 14 15 (*208) 16 17 (290) 18
NAKSHATRA DATES:
MARCH 22 23 24 (*368) EQUINOX 26 (85) 27
Net-19 no star listed (66) no star listed (67) Rohini-4 / Pidnu-sha-Shame-4 (Furrow of Heaven) / ANA-MURI-2 (Rear pillar - at the foot of which was the place for tattooing) no star listed (69) no star listed (70)
AIN (Eye) = ε Tauri, θ¹ Tauri, θ² Tauri (65.7) ALDEBARAN = α Tauri (68.2), THEEMIN = υ² Eridani (68.5)
May 25 (*65) 26 27 (*432) 28 (513) 29 30 (150)
°May 21 22 23 (*428) 24 25 26 (146)
'April 28 (*403) 29 30 (*40) 'May 1 2 3 (123)
"April 14 (104) 15 16 (*26) 17 (*392) 18 (473) 19
Ga1-1 Ga1-2 Ga1-3 Ga1-4 Ga1-5 Ga1-6

Probably Hotu Matua corresponded to Antares. The headless Rogo was placed in the day after the midnight culmination of Antares, when Castor was at the Full Moon, when "June 1 was at the Full Moon.

10 36
Ga1-11 Ga1-12
HAEDUS II CURSA
"April 24 25 (115)
Vaitu Nui 24 25
48
105 45
Ga2-19 (49) Ga7-16 (185) Gb1-2 Gb1-3 (232) Gb1-4
CASTOR ANTARES ALBIREO CASTOR SHAM
"June 1 (*72) "October 15 (*208) "November 30 (*254) "December 1 2 (336)
Maro 1 Tagaroa Uri 15 Ko Ruti 30 Ko Koro 1 2
107 48