The 8th
Hindu
lunar
station
Pushya
was
connected
with θ
Cancri,
which
together
with γ
(Ascellus
Borealis)
and δ
(Ascellus
Australis)
defined
a
triangle
with the
Beehive
open
star
cluster
(M44) in
its
middle.
It was
also
the
place
for
the star
ε Cancri
(Beehive),
but
since
its
visibility
was only
6.29 -
to be
compared
with 3.7
for the
assembly
of the stars
in the
whole
cluster
- the
hive of
bees
should
have
referred
to M44
rather
than to
the single
little
star.
| CANCER: |
| 8 |
Pushya |
γ, δ, and θ Cancri |
Cow's udder, lotus, arrow and circle |
128 = 113 + 15 |
| the nourisher |
Beehive |
July 27 (208) |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Ga3-2 (61) |
Ga3-3 |
Ga3-4 |
Ga3-5 |
| χ Cancri (125.2), Bright Fire (125.4) |
Avior (126.4), φ Cancri (126.8) |
ο Ursa Majoris (127.4) |
Pushya-8 |
| υ Cancri (128.1), θ CANCRI (128.2), η Cancri (128.5) |
| July 24 (*125) |
25 |
26 |
27 (208) |
|
ºJuly 20 (*121) |
21 |
22 |
23 (204) |
| 'June 27 |
28 (*465) |
29 (*100) |
30 (181) |
|
"June 13 (*84) |
14 (165) |
15 |
16 |
| Al Sa’d al Dhabih-20 / Ox Herd Boy-9 |
Okul (309.6), Bos (309.9) Arneb
|
Okul (309.6), Bos (309.9) Alnilam
|
Rotten Melon, φ Pavonis (311.2), η Delphini (311.4), ζ Delphini, ρ Pavonis (311.7) Phakt
|
| DABIH (308.0), κ Sagittarii (308.1), Sadir (308.4), Peacock (308.7) |
|
January 23 (388) |
24 |
25 (*310) |
26 |
|
ºJanuary 19 (*304) |
20 (385) |
21 |
22 |
| 'December 27 |
28 |
29 (*283) |
30 (364) |
|
"December 13 (*267) |
14 |
15 |
16 (350) |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Ga3-6 |
Ga3-7 |
Ga3-8 |
Ga3-9 (68) |
|
Āshleshā-9 /
Willow-24 |
Al Nathrah-6 |
Extended Net-26a |
ι
Cancri (132.0),
ρ Hydrae
(132.4) |
|
π¹
Ursa Majoris,
δ HYDRAE (129.6),
Al Minhar al
Shujā,
Museida (129.9) |
BEEHIVE
and
M44
(130.4),
Xestus (130.5),
Ascellus Borealis
(130.9) |
η Hydrae
(131.0),
Ascellus
Australis
(131.4), Koo She (131.6),
ε HYDRAE
(131.9) |
|
July 28 |
29 (*130) |
30 |
31 (212) |
|
ºJuly
24 (*125) |
25 |
26 |
27 (208) |
|
'July 1 |
2 |
3 (*104) |
4 (185) |
|
"June 17
(168) |
18 |
19 |
20 (*91) |
|
Rotanev, ι
Delphini (312.3), τ Capricorni (312.6), κ Delphini (312.7),
SVALOCIN, υ Capricorni, υ Pavonis
(312.8) |
Deneb Cygni (313.5), β Pavonis (313.6),
δ Delphini (313.8) |
Al Sa’d al Bula'-21 /
Dhanishta-24 /
Girl-10 |
Baten Algiedi (315.8) |
| Yue
(314.3), Gienah Cygni, η Cephei (314.5), γ
Delphini (314.6), σ Pavonis (314.7),
ALBALI (314.8)
Betelgeuze
|
|
January
27 (392) |
28 |
29 (*314) |
30 |
|
ºJanuary
23 |
24 |
25
(*310) |
26 |
|
'December 31
(*285) |
'January
1 (366) |
2 |
3 |
|
"December 17 |
18 |
19 (*273) |
20 (354) |
This
region
of the
sky, the
center
of the
upper
shell (Ç) of
Cancer,
was
evidently
of
importance
and it
marked
the
opposite
side of
the year
compared
to
Dhanista
-
the
Dolphin
out at
sea
(È):
| DELPHINUS: |
| 24 |
Dhanishta |
α, β, γ, and δ Delphini |
Drum or flute |
314 = 300 + 14 |
| most famous (or swiftest) |
Dolphin |
Jan 29 (394) |
Another
name
for
the
Beehive
region
was
Praesaepe
(Manger
or
Crib),
a
natural
name
considering
the
Donkeys
(Ascelli).
Here
they
could
find
shelter
and
nourishment:
|