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There are 91 - 80 = 11 days from the March 21 equinox to Gregorian day 91 (April 1):

March 22 (81) 23 8 April 1 (91) 4
Ca1-1 Ca1-2 Ca1-11
koia ki te hoea te Rei
April 6 (96) 7 8 April 16 (106)
Ca1-16 Ca1-17 Ca1-26
koia ka hua koia ki te henua kua moe ki te tai.

80 is a number which cannot be divided into weeks. 80 = 11 weeks + 3 days.

The Arabic manzil (moon) calendar is not beginning at equinox but with May 17 (137):

Nawaa Manzil Begins on Number of days Stars
Murabaania Akleel 12 Dec (346) 13 222 Corona Borealis
Qalb al Akraab 25 Dec (359) 9 231 Antares
Shaula 3 Jan (368) 13 244 Shaula
Ash Shabt Al Naam 16 Jan (381) 13 257 Ascella and Nunki
Al Baldaah 29 Jan (394) 13 270  
The Three Saads Saad Al Thabib 11 Febr (407) 15 285 Saad Al Thabih
Saad Balaa 26 Febr (422) 13 298 Saad Balaa
Saad Al Saud 11 March (435) 13 311 Saadalsud
Hameemain Saad Al Akhbia 24 March (448) 13 324 Sadachbia
Almuqaddam 6 April (461) 13 337 Almuqaddam
Al Tharaeen Al Muakhar 19 April (474) 13 350 Pollux
Alrescha 2 May (487) 15 365 Alrescha
Al Thuraya Sheratan 17 May (137) 14 14 Sheratan
Pleione 31 May (151) 13 27 Pleione
Albatain 13 June (164) 13 40 Albatain in the Pleiades

Almuqaddam 1 corresponds to April 6 and Antares rules Qalb al Akraab which has only 9 nights. The last night of Antares is January 2 and the following Shaula manzil is beginning 368 - 355 = 13 days after the December solstice.

Number 13 ought to have a role to play also in line Ca1, and first we have April 13 to consider:

March 22 (81) 23 8 April 1 (91) 4
Ca1-1 Ca1-2 Ca1-11
koia ki te hoea te Rei
April 6 (96) 7 4 April 13 14 (104) 2 16
Ca1-16 Ca1-17 Ca1-23 Ca1-24 Ca1-26
koia ka hua koia ki te henua - - kua moe ki te tai.

At Ca1-23--24 Metoro for once was silent, but the little light reflected from Moon in Ca1-23 suggests the beginning of a Moon calendar.

South of the equator the early face of growing Moon is like that in Ca1-23, while north of the equator it represents the last phase of waning Moon. South of the equator growing Moon has a face open in front, concave, which sign in rongorongo probably implies 'light in front'.

104 = 8 * 13, and the bird with a great hook on his beak could represent the last day in a 'manzil' beginning with Rei in April 1. But there are 7 * 13 = 91 days in the first quarter of the solar year and therefore the 8th 'manzil' could instead begin with April 2:

April 1 (91) 11 13 14 (104) 1 16
Ca1-11 Ca1-23 Ca1-24 Ca1-26
te Rei 13 kua moe ki te tai.

The Arabic lunar manzil Almuqaddam is beginning 4 days later than April 2:

Almuqaddam 1 2 4 8 9 1 11
April 6 (96) 7 April 13 14 (104) 16
Ca1-16 Ca1-17 Ca1-23 Ca1-24 Ca1-26
koia ka hua koia ki te henua - - kua moe ki te tai.

April 13 can be read as 4-13 and 413 = 14 * 29½ (or better 413 = 7 * 59 because 7 + 13 = 20). But then the structure could be:

April 1 (91) 11 13
Ca1-11 Ca1-23
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