Day 21 in the Gregorian months are evidently marking cardinal points.
The very fine henua in Ka5-9 must have a profound meaning. Counting 59 days backwards we will arrive at St John's Eve:
From the convex henua in 'June 21 to the straight henua in 'August 21 there are 233 - 172 = 61 days. To the lack-lustre Rei in Ka5-14 there are 61 + 5 = 66 days. From Rei in Ka2-10 to Rei in Ka5-14 there are 63 days. The pair of tagata figures, one on each side of St John's Day, have flattened broad heads, a sign which could mean 'horizontal' as a sign for summer solstice (north of the equator) - 'broad daylight'. The G text has its odd Rei at the beginning of line a5. The position is 20 glyphs later than the lack-lustre Rei in K (112 - 92 = 20):
From September 12 to December 21 (solstice) there are 355 - 255 = 100 days. From August 26 - the day of the lack-lustre Rei - there are 355 - 238 = 117 days (not 120 days). In K we have to add 66 to the glyph numbers in order to find the right ascension day, not 63 as in G. To go from the glyph number in K to the corresponding glyph number in G we have to add 3. Therefore the glyph number at Ga5-1 corresponds to glyph number 112 - 3 = 109 in K, and the distance in days from the lack-lustre Rei in Ka5-14 will be 109 - 92 = 17, corresponding to 'August 26 (238) to 'September 12 (255). I imagine the 17 day time difference could be due not only to the longer text lines but also to the opportunity to see the tip of the Lion's tail (Denebola, β) as the definite final of Sun - of 'life' (Deneb-ora):
September 15 is Gregorian day 258 and right ascension day 158 is the position of the lack-lustre Rei in Ka5-14. 80 + 158 + 20 = 258. Perhaps the basic idea is the day after 'half π' (= 157), used both at Ka5-14 and in a modified way in Gregorian day 258. The descending 'roof' of henua in Ga4-27 (where 42 * 7 = 294) probably indicates how Sun is gradually sinking lower and how his light is gradually declining. In Ga5-3 the top of henua is no longer visible and we can sense the season of Sun (the ruler at the top) has vanished into the past. Similarly could we perhaps be able to read the opposite sign - where the bottom of henua is invisible - as an indication of the invisibility of the season prior to high summer:
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