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Probably we should perceive a division, defined by 10h, of the 4th glyph sequence:

An Nathra 3 4
August 19 20
Ca6-11 (151) Ca6-12
te heheu ke - te niu kua huri ki te vai
π Leonis (150.6) 10h (152.2)
An Nathra 5 6 7 8 (100)
August 21 22 23 24 (236)
Ca6-13 Ca6-14 Ca6-15 Ca6-16
manu teketeke ki ruga takaure kua aha te takaure i te henua ma te rima
Sadalmelik (334.6)      
 Regulus (152.7), λ Hydrae (153.2)   Simiram, Adhafera, Tania Borealis (154.7), Algieba (155.5) Tania Australis(156.0) 

The last 4 glyphs before the arrival of the Moon calendar are strange.

Teke

Occiput. Teketeke, short (not tall); also: teke. Vanaga.

Teke ki nei, as far as, until (? tehe 1). Teketeke, crest, ridge. Churchill.

The 'bird' in Ca6-13 has a hole where his eye should have been, which could have motivated Metoro to use the word teke (occiput) doubled. In the picture we can see the occipital bone is at the back and at bottom - it is similar to the 'cup shell' (the 'Venus half'). As such it is connected with 'birth' (*). But my rule for double words means teketeke then will correspond to the opposite, to 'death' (which ageees with the absent eye).

And consequently Metoro added ki ruga:

Ruga

Upper part, higher part; when used as a locative adverb, it is preceded by a preposition: i ruga, above, on; ki ruga, upwards, mai ruga, from above. When used with a noun the same preposition is repeated: he-ea te vî'e Vakai, he-iri ki ruga ki te Ahu ruga, the woman Vakai went, she climbed Ahu Runga. Ruga nui, high, elevated, lofty: kona ruga nui, high place, elevated position, high office; mana'u ruga nui, elevated thoughts. Vanaga.

High up; a ruga, above; ki ruga, on, above, upon; ma ruga, above; o ruga, upper; kahu o ruga, royal (sail); ruga iho, celestial. Hakaruga, to accumulate, to draw up. P Pau., Mgv.: ruga, above. Mq.: úna, úka, id. Ta.: nua, nia, id. Churchill.