According to my model with
adding 181 days from the heliacal rising to
find the simultaneous nakshatra position we ought to
search a
suitable star for Ankaa (α
Phoenicis)
close to RA day 5.0 + 181 = 186.0. In my star list I find
Chang Sha, inside
the 'square' of Corvus, which seems to be the best fit:
"ζ, a
6th magnitude double, almost on the limit of
invisibility, strangely seems to have borne
a name in China, - Chang Sha, a Long
Sand-bank." (Allen).
| Date |
Heliacal star |
RA distance |
Nakshatra star |
| March 26 (85) |
Ankaa (5.0) |
181.3 |
Chang Sha (186.3) |
| April 1 (91) |
η Andromedae (11.4) |
181.5 |
Mimosa (192.9) |
| April 17 (107) |
Polaris (26.6) |
181.9 |
Benetnash (208.5) |
| April 24 (114) |
Mira (33.7) |
181.1 |
κ Virginis (214.8) |
| May 26 (146) |
Ain (65.7) |
181.3 |
Heart (247.0) |
| May 28 (148) |
Aldebaran (68.2) |
180.9 |
Antares (249.1) |
| July 6 (187) |
Wezen (107.1) |
181.3 |
Nunki (288.4) |
| July 26 (206) |
Avior (126.4) |
180.8 |
Gredi (307.2) |
| August 21 (233) |
Regulus (152.7) |
181.9 |
Sadalmelik (334.6) |
| September 4 (247) |
Dubhe (166.7) |
181.1 |
Fomalhaut (347.8) |
Perhaps we should understand that Dubhe and Fomalhaut (α Piscis Austrini) form the last pair of important stars. 348 (Fomalhaut) - 186 (Chang Sha) = 162 = 167 (Dubhe) - 5 (Ankaa).
The river emitted at Phoenix can be contrasted with the river from Aquarius flowing down into the mouth of the upside down Southern Fish, into the mouth of the fish (Fom-al-haut).
| 3 |
Dschuba 2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 (124) |
| September 13 |
14 |
15 |
16 (259) |
17 |
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 |
 |
| Ca7-8 |
Ca7-9 (177) |
Ca7-10 |
Ca7-11 |
Ca7-12 |
| koia ki te marama |
tagata |
marama |
kua moe |
ki te ahi - e rima rave i te ika |
| ο Hydrae (176.1) |
ζ Crateris, ξ Virginis (177.0), λ Muscae (177.1), ν Virginis (177.2) |
μ Muscae (177.8), 93 Leonis (178.0), Denebola (178.3) |
Alaraph (178.6), Phekda, β Hydrae (179.3) |
η Crateris (179.9) |
| March 15 |
16 (75) |
17 |
18 |
19 |
| ω Aquarii (359.2) |
σ Phoenicis (360.4) |
no stars listed |
π Phoenicis (363.4) |
| Dschuba 7 |
8 |
9 |
10 (128) |
| September 18 |
19 |
20 |
21 (264) |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Ca7-13 |
Ca7-14 |
Ca7-15 |
Ca7-16 (184) |
| marama |
kua hua - ki te marama |
kua hahaú hia |
te marama noho i te nohoga |
| π Virginis (181.0) |
ο Virginis (182.1) |
12h (182.6) |
Minkar (183.7), ρ Centauri (183.9) |
| Alchita, Ma Wei (183.1) |
| March 20 |
21 (80) |
22 |
23 |
| τ Phoenicis (363.9) |
Caph, Sirrah (0.5) |
ε Phoenicis (0.8) |
Algenib Pegasi (1.8) |
It might be significant that ρ Centauri (183.9) was rising its 'head' heliacally just after 12h.
And the September equinox was followed by the heliacal rising of Chang Sha (inside Corvus). In the next night Ankaa could be seen close the full moon:
| 4 |
Dschuba 11 |
12 |
13 |
Azzubra 1 (132) |
| September 22 |
23 |
24 |
25 (268) |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Ca7-17 |
Ca7-18 |
Ca7-19 |
Ca7-20 (188) |
| tagata - marama |
tagata |
kua moe |
puhi te ahi - rave i te ika |
| Pálida (184.6), Megrez (184.9), Gienah (185.1), ε Muscae (185.2) |
Zaniah (185.9), Chang Sha (186.3) |
Intrometida (187.4), Acrux (187.5) |
γ Com. Berenicis (188.0), σ Centauri (188.1), Algorab (188.5) |
| March 24 (83) |
25 |
26 |
27 |
| no star listed |
θ Andromedae (2.7) |
Ankaa, κ Phoenicis (5.0) |
no star listed |
| Azzubra 2 |
3 |
4 |
5 (136) |
| September 26 |
27 |
28 |
29 (272) |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Ca7-21 |
Ca7-22 |
Ca7-23 |
Ca7-24 (192) |
| te kava - erua marama |
e marama noho i tona nohoga |
te hare pure e tagata noho ki roto |
| 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), ρ Virginis (191.4), Porrima, γ Centauri (191.5) |
β Muscae (192.5) |
| March 28 |
29 |
30 |
31 (90) |
| no star listed |
Delta (8.4) |
Schedir (8.6), μ Phoenicis (8.9), ξ Phoenicis (9.0), Deneb Kaitos, η Phoenicis (9.4) |
no star listed |
Ankaa rose heliacally at the beginning of the right ascension year when in the night and at the opposite end of the sky Raven could be seen.
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