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On Easter Island Sun time may have began anew with day 274 (Tagaroa Uri 1), because correctly aligned stars and dates appear to point at the 9th day beyond viri at the spring equinox in Hora Nui 22.

265 (equinox) + 8 = 273 = a completed old cycle of Sun light measuring 3 * 91 days:

 
    Delta δ Andromedae 8.4 March 29 (88) - -
      η Phoenicis 9.4 March 30 (89) - -
0 - Zero η Andromedae 11.4 April 1 (91) - 0
    Whip Cih (γ Cassiopeiai) 12.4 April 2 (92) - 1
1 Al Sharatain Pair of Signs β Arietis (Sheratan), γ (Mesarthim) 27.4 April 17 (107) 16 16
    Musca Borealis 35 (Head of the Fly), 39 (Kaffaljidhma), and 41 Arietis (Bharani) 41.4 May 1 (121) 14 30
Ga5-10 Ga5-11 (121)
Pálida (184.6), Megrez (184.9) Hasta-13 / Chariot-28
GIENAH (185.1), ε Muscae (185.2), ζ Crucis (185.4), Zaniah (185.9)
Hora Nui 21 (*184) Equinox (265)
ºSeptember 17 (*180) 18 (261)
'August 25 (237) 26 (*158)
"August 11 (*143) 12 (224)
Uttara Bhādrapadā-27 / Wall-14 χ Pegasi (2.1), θ Andromedae (2.7)
ALGENIB PEGASI (1.8)
Tarahao 22 (81 = 31 + 28 + 22) 23 (448 = 366 + 82)
ºMarch 19 (78 = 443 - 365) 20 (444 = 365 + 31 + 28 + 20)
Bissextum (55 = *340 + 80 - 365) 'Feburary 25 (55 = 22 * 5 / 2)
"February 10 (*326) 11 (42 = *327 + 80 - 365)
Ga5-12 Ga5-13 Ga5-14 (124) Ga5-15 Ga5-16
Chang Sha (186.3) Intrometida (187.4), Acrux (187.5) γ Com. Berenicis (188.0), σ Centauri (188.1), Algorab (188.5), Gacrux (188.7) γ Muscae (189.0), Avis Satyra (189.3), Asterion (189.5), Kraz (189.7)  α Muscae (190.2), τ Centauri (190.5), χ Virginis (190.7)

Alderamin

Hora Nui 23 24 25 (268) 26 27
ºSept 19 20 21 (*184) Equinox 23 (266)
'August 27 28 (240) 29 30 31 (*163)
"August 13 14 15 (227) 16 (*148) 17
σ Andromedae (3.0), ζ Tucanae (3.5), ρ Andromedae, π Tucanae (3.7) no star listed (4) Ankaa, κ Phoenicis (5.0)

Alphard

λ Phoenicis (6.3), β Tucanae (6.4) π Andromedae, Andromeda Galaxy (7.7)
Tarahao 24 25 (84) 26 (451) 27 (*372) 28
Equinox (445) ºMarch 22 (81) 23 24 (*368) 25
'Febr 26 (*342) 27 28 (59) 29 'March 1
"Febr 12 (408) 13 14 (45) 15 16 (*332)
Ga5-17 Ga5-18 (128) Ga5-19
Al Áwwā'-11 ι Crucis (192.2), β Muscae (192.5), Mimosa (192.9) no star listed (193)
Sombrero Galaxy (191.1), ρ Virginis (191.4), PORRIMA, γ Centauri (191.5)
Hora Nui 28 29 30 (273)
ºSeptember 24 (267) 25 (*188) 26
'September 1 (244) 2 (*165) 3
"August 18 (230) 19 20 (*152)
ε Andromedae (8.2), Delta (8.4), Schedir (8.6), ζ Andromedae, μ Phoenicis (8.9) ξ Phoenicis (9.0), ρ Tucanae (9.1), Deneb Kaitos, η Phoenicis (9.4) Achird (10.7)
Tarahao 29 (454) 30 31 (90)
ºMarch 26 (85) 27 28 (*7)
'March 2 (427) 3 (*348) 4 (64)
"February 17 (413) 18 (*334) 19 (50)
Ga5-20 (130) Ga5-21 Ga5-22 Ga5-23
κ Crucis (194.4), ψ Virginis (194.5), μ Crucis, λ Crucis (194.6), Alioth (194.8) Minelauva (195.1), Cor Caroli (195.3) δ Muscae (196.5), Vindemiatrix (196.8) 13h (197.8)
ξ¹ Centauri (197.1), ξ² Centauri (197.9)
Tagaroa Uri 1 2 3 4 (277)
ºSeptember 27 28 29 (*192) 30 (273)
'September 4 5 (*168) 6 7 (250)
"August 21 22 (*154) 23 24 (236)
Legs-15 Cih, λ Tucanae (12.4), μ Andromedae (12.8) no star listed (13) no star listed (14)
ν Andromedae (11.0), ρ Phoenicis (11.2), η ANDROMEDAE (11.4)
Vaitu Nui 1 (91) 2 3 4 (460)
ºMarch 29 (*8) 30 31 ºApril 1 (91)
'March 5 (*350) 6 7 (432) 8 (68)
"February 20 (*336) 21 22 (418) 23 (54)
Ga5-24 Ga5-25 Ga5-26 (136) Ga5-27 Ga5-28
Apami-Atsa, ψ Hydrae (198.5) Al Dafīrah (199.4) σ Virginis (200.4) γ Hydrae (201.0), ι Centauri (201.4) Al Simāk-12 / Chitra-14 / Horn-1

ANA-ROTO

Mizar (202.4), SPICA, Alcor (202.7)

Sadalmelik

Tagaroa Uri 5 6 7 (280) 8 9
ºOctober 1 2 (*195) 3 4 (277) 5
'September 8 9 (*172) 10 11 (254) 12
"August 25 (*157) 26 27 28 (240) 29
1h (15.2) Al Batn Al Hūt-26 / Revati-28 ν Phoenicis (17.4), κ Tucanae (17.6) no star listed (18) Adhil (19.3)
β Phoenicis (15.1), υ Phoenicis, ι Tucanae (15.6), ζ Phoenicis (15.7) MIRACH, Keun Nan Mun (16.0), Anunitum (16.5), REVATI (16.9)

Regulus

Vaitu Nui 5 6 7 8 (464) 9 (99)
ºApril 2 3 (*378) 4 (459) 5 6 (96)
'March 9 10 (*355) 11 (436) 12 13 (73)
"February 24 25 (*341) 26 (422) 27 28 (59)
Ga5-29 Ga5-30 Ga6-1 Ga6-2 (142)
71 Virginis (203.6) no star listed (204)

Alnair

Heze (205.0), Southern Pinwheel Galaxy (205.7) ε Centauri (206.3)
Tagaroa Uri 10 11 (284) 12 13
ºOctober 6 7 (*200) 8 9 (282)
'September 13 (256) 14 (*177) 15 16
"August 30 (242) 31 (*163) "September 1 2
Ksora (20.1), ω Andromedae (20.6), γ Phoenicis (20.8) δ Phoenicis (21.5) υ Andromedae (22.9) Achernar (23.3), χ Andromedae (23.6), τ Andromedae (23.9)
Vaitu Nui 10 (466) 11 (101) 12 13
ºApril 7 8 (*18) 9 10 (100)
'March 14 (*359) 15 (*360) 16 (441) 17 (77)
"February 29 (60) "March 1 (*346) 2 (427) 3 (*348)

According to the calendar of Julius Caesar - when read as referring to star dates - Ga5-30 corresponded to nakshatra night 'March 15, i.e. to a position 360 nights after the previous spring equinox.

Beyond this open henua is the beginning of a new glyph line, and nakshatra night 364 (= 4 * 91) counted from the previous spring equinox coincided with the position where the Sun King was said to reach Easter Island, i.e. in Tagaroa Uri 15:

Ga6-3 Ga6-4 (144) Ga6-5
no star listed (207) τ Bootis (208.2), Benetnash (208.5), ν Centauri (208.7), μ Centauri, υ Bootis (208.8) no star listed (209)
Tagaroa Uri 14 15 (288) 16
ºOctober 10 11 (*204) 12 (285)
'September 17 (260) 18 19 (*182)
"September 3 (246) 4 5 (*168)
no star listed (24) no star listed (25) ANA-NIA
POLARIS, Baten Kaitos (26.6), Metallah (26.9)
Vaitu Nui 14 15 16 (472)
ºApril 11 (101) 12 13 (468)
'March 18 (78) 19 (*364) 20 (445)
"March 4 (64) 5 (*350) 6 (431)

Tangaroa Uri 15 was, it appears, defined from the very tip of the tail of Ursa Major, where Benetnash once had been visible close to the Full Moon at day 364 counted from the previous March equinox.  RA day 208 + 183 = 391 = 364 + 27 (the precessional difference from Al Sharatain to rongorongo times).

"The canoes of Ava Rei Pua and of Hotu were seen near the (off-shore) islets. On the fifteenth day of the month of October (tangaroa uri) the canoe of Hotu and the canoe of Ava Rei Pua landed." (The Eighth Island)

Pua

Pua. 1. A zingiberacea (plant of which few specimens are left on the island). 2. Flower: pua ti, ti flower, pua taro, taro flower, pua maúku pasture flower; pua nakonako, a plant which grows on steep slopes and produce red, edible berries. 3. Pua tariga (or perhaps pu'a tariga), anciently, hoops put in earlobes. 4. The nanue fish when young and tender. Puapua, summit, top, upper part; te puapua o te maúga, the top of the mountain; te puapua kupega, the upper part of a fishing net. Vanaga.

Pu'a. 1. (Modern form of pu'o), to cover up something or oneself, to put on; ka-pu'a te ha'u, put on your hat; ka-pu'a-mai te nua, cover me up with a blanket. 2. To respond to the song of the first group of singers; to sing the antistrophe; he-pu'a te tai. 3. To help; ka-pu'a toou rima ki a Timo ite aga, help Timothy with the work. 4. Pu'a-hare, to help a relative in war or in any need; ka-oho, ka-pu'a-hare korua, ko ga kope, go, give your relative a hand, lads. 5. To speak out in someone's favour; e pu'a-mai toou re'o kia au, speak in my favour, intercede for me. Pu'apu'a, to hit, to beat. Vanaga.

1. Flower, ginger, soap; pua mouku, grass. 2. To grease, to coat with tar, to pitch; pua ei meamea, to make yellow. Puapua, a piece of cloth. Mgv.: pua, a flower, turmeric, starchy matter of the turmeric and hence soap. Mq.: pua, a flower, soap. Ta.: pua, id. Ma.: puapua, cloth wrapped about the arm. Churchill.