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This is the updated line Cb9, which when including the 4 last glyphs in line Cb8 will have not 22 to 26 glyphs:

7 October 23 218 June 1 2 3 4 (155)
Cb1-8 (400) Cb9-27 Cb9-28 (620) Cb9-29 Cb9-30
rutua - te pahu - rutua te maeva ... o te nuku erua nuku tagata oho maitaki
SYRMA, λ Bootis (215.6), ι Lupi, 18 Bootis (216.3), Khambalia (216.4), υ Virginis (216.5) no stars listed Hassaleh (73.6) Almaaz (74.7), Haedus I (74.8)
April 24 (114) November 29 30 December 1 2 (336)
Mira (33.7) no star listed Atria (253.9), Wei (254.3) DENEBAKRAB (254.7), ι Ophiuchi (255.3), Grafias (255.4) κ Ophiuchi (256.2)
8 214

The Gregorian day numbers and the corresponding RA day numbers are always separated by 80 days. But the difference between the heliacal and nakshatra dates is not a constant. October 23 (296) - April 24 (114) = 182, but after having added 222 the difference becomes June 4 (365 + 155) - December 2 (336) = 184, or counted backwards 336 - 155 = 181.

June 5 6 (157) 7 8
Cb10-1 Cb10-2 (624) Cb10-3 Cb10-4
Ku hakaraoa - te inoino hakarava te inoino ku hakaraoa
5h (76.1) λ Eridani (76.7) μ Leporis (77.6), ĸ Leporis (78.0), Rigel (78.1), Capella (78.4) ο Columbae (78.8)
Haedus II (75.9), ε Leporis (76.0), Cursa (76.4) Thuban 523 Arcturus 524
December 3 4 5 6 (340)
Cujam (256.9) no star listed 17h (258.7) Sabik (259.7), η Scorpii (259.9), Nodus I (260.0)
Achernar 703 no star listed
June 9 10 11 12 (163)
Cb10-5 Cb10-6 Cb10-7 Cb10-8 (630)
kua tu tona mea koia kua kake ka moa ki raro kua pu
λ Leporis (79.6) Bellatrix, Saif al Jabbar (80.7), Elnath (80.9) Nihal (81.7), Mintaka (82.4) ε Columbae (82.6), Arneb (83.0, φ¹ Orionis (83.1), HEKA (83.2)
December 7 8 9 10 (344)
π Herculis (260.7), Ras Algethi (260.8), Sarin (261.0), ο Ophiuchi (261.4) ξ Ophiuchi (262.2), θ Ophiuchi, ν Serpentis, ζ, ι Apodis (262.4) ι Arae (262.8), ρ Herculis (262.9), β, γ Arae (263.3), κ Arae (263.5) σ Ophiuchi (263.6)
Alrisha (706)
June 13 14 (165) 15 16
Cb10-9 Cb10-10 Cb10-11 (633) Cb10-12
ka hahaś hia - ko te rima kua oho ku hahaś - kua ka te ahi i ruga e te hau e ka oho te kihikihi o te henua
Hatysa (83.5), φ² Orionis (83.6), Alnilam (83.7), Heavenly Gate, ν Columbae (84.0) ALNITAK, PHAKT (Phaet), (84.7) γ Leporis (85.9), μ Columbae (86.1), Saiph (86.5) ζ Leporis (86.6)
Yang Mun 530
December 11 12 St Lucia 14 (348)
Lesath, δ Arae (264.7), Alwaid, Maasym (265.1), Shaula (265.3) Kuma (265.6), σ Arae (265.9), Ras Alhague (266.1), Sargas (266.3), μ Ophiuchi, π Arae (266.5) Nan Hae (266.6), ι Herculis (266.7) Girtab, ο Serpentis (267.6), Kelb Alrai, μ Arae (268.1)
Hamal 710
June 17 18 (169) 19 20 solstice 22
Cb10-13 Cb10-14 Cb10-15 Cb10-16 Cb10-17 Cb10-18 (640)
te moa nui - kua vaha te hokohuki- te mata te matagi ma te rau hei te hokohuki - te moko te kava - te hokohuki te kihikihi i te rima o te tagata
Wezn (87.6), δ Leporis (87.7), Tze (87.9), BETELGEUZE (88.3), ξ Columbae (88.5) σ Columbae (88.7), η Leporis (89.0), Praja-pāti, Menkalinan, Mahashim, γ Columbae (89.3) η Columbae (89.7), μ Orionis (90.3) 6h (91.3) π Columbae (91.6), ξ Orionis (92.5) Tejat Prior  (93.4)
Zuben Elgenubi 533  ν Orionis (91.4), θ Columbae (91.5)
December 15 16 17 18 19 20 (354)
Kew Ho (268.6), η Pavonis (268.7), Apollyon (268.9), Muliphen (269.0), Basanismus (269.5) Pherkard (269.9), Ptolemy Cluster (270.5) Rukbalgethi Genubi (271.1), ξ Herculis (271.5) Etamin, ν Herculis (271.7), ν Ophiuchi (271.8), ζ Serpentis (272.4) τ Ophiuchi (272.9) 18h (273.9)
NASH (273.7), θ Arae (273.8), Zhōngshān (274.0)

June 18 is day 169 (= 13 * 13), where in rongorongo times was the heliacal time line through the triplet of Auriga stars with Praja-pāti (Lord of Created Beings) at the top.

At that time the Ptolemy Cluster (M7) at the tail of the Scorpion was ideally close to the Full Moon:

If the 4 last glyphs in line Cb10 should be counted as belonging at the beginning of the next line the number of glyphs returns to 22 (= 4 + 18).

Cb10-19 had the December solstice close to the Full Moon and Menkar (the nose of the Sea Beast) culminated at midnight:

St John's Eve St John's day June 25 26 (177)
Cb10-19 Cb10-20 Cb10-21 Cb10-22
te hokohuki - manu rere te kihikihi o te marama te maro o te henua kua vero
 κ Aurigae (93.6), κ Columbae (93.8) Furud (94.9), δ Columbae (95.2), TEJAT POSTERIOR, Mirzam (95.4) Canopus (95.6), ψ1 Aurigae (95.9) no star listed
solstice December 22 23 X-mas Eve (358)
π Pavonis (274.6), ι Pavonis (275.1) Polis (275.9) η Sagittarii (276.9), Kaus Medius, κ Lyrae (277.5) Tung Hae (277.7), KAUS AUSTRALIS (278.3), ξ Pavonis (278.4)
Menkar 720

I am still using green for the Chinese star pillars. Indeed I have decided to paint green these stars even if they are listed elsewhere.

The Chinese list is beginning with Spica (in contrast to all the other lists) and possibly the Chinese list can be useful for understanding side b beyond the great vero in Cb8-6. This is the updated list:

1 Horn α Virginis (Spica) Crocodile (202.7) Oct 10 (283) 283 = 265 + 18
2 Neck κ Virginis Dragon (214.8) Oct 22 (295) 295 = 283 + 12
3 Root α Librae (Zuben Elgenubi) Badger (224.2) Oct 31 (304) 304 = 295 + 9
4 Room π Scorpii (Vrischika) Hare (241.3) Nov 17 (321) 321 = 304 + 17
5 Heart σ Scorpii Fox (247.0) Nov 23 (327) 327 = 321 + 6
6 Tail μ Scorpii (Denebakrab) Tiger (254.7) Dec 1 (335) 335 = 327 + 8
7 Winnowing Basket γ Sagittarii (Nash) Leopard (273.7) Dec 20 (354) 354 = 335 + 19
December solstice
8 South Dipper φ Sagittarii (?) Unicorn (284.0) Dec 30 (364) 364 = 354 + 10
9 Ox / Herd Boy β Capricornii (Dabih) Buffalo (308.0) Jan 23 (388) 388 = 364 + 24
10 Girl ε Aquarii (Albali) Bat (314.8) Jan 30 (395) 395 = 388 + 7
11 Emptiness β Aquarii (Sadalsud) Rat (325.9) Feb 10 (406) 406 = 395 + 11
12 Rooftop α Aquarii (Sadalmelik) Swallow (334.6) Feb 19 (415) 415 = 406 + 9
13 House α Pegasi (Markab) Pig (349.5) Mar 6 (430) 430 = 415 + 15
March equinox
14 Wall γ Pegasi (Algenib) Porcupine (1.8) Mar 23 (82) 82
15 Legs η Andromedae (?) Wolf (11.4) Apr 1 (91)   91 = 82 + 9
16 Bond β Arietis (Sheratan) Dog (27.4) Apr 17 (107) 107 = 91 + 16
17 Stomach 4¹ Arietis (Bharani) Pheasant (41.4) May 1 (121) 121 = 107 + 14
18 Hairy Head η Tauri (Alcyone) (?) Cockerel (56.1) May 16 (136) 136 = 121 + 15
19 Net ε Tauri (Ain) Crow (65.7) May 26 (146) 146 = 136 + 10
20 Turtle λ Orionis (Heka) Monkey (83.2) Jun 12 (163) 163 = 146 + 17
21 Three Stars ζ Orionis (Alnitak) Gibbon (84.7) Jun 14 (165) 165 = 163 + 2
June solstice
22 Well μ Gemini (Tejat Posterior) Tapir (95.4) Jun 24 (175) 175 = 165 + 10
23 Ghost ρ Gemini ? Goat (112.1) Jul 11 (192) 192 = 175 + 7
24 Willow δ Hydrae Stag (129.6) Jul 29 (210) 210 = 192 + 18
25 Star α Hydrae (Alphard) Horse (142.3) Aug 10 (222) 222 = 210 + 12
26 Extended Net ε Hydrae / μ Hydrae Ox (131.9 / 157.1) Jul 31 (212) / Aug 25 (237) 237 = 212 + 25
27 Wings α Crateris (Alkes) Snake (165.6) Sep 3 (246) 246 = 237 + 9
28 Chariot γ Corvi (Gienah) Worm (185.1) Sep 22 (265) 265 = 246 + 19
September equinox

The 7th station (Winnowing Basket) coincided with 18h at Cb10-18 (640). In rongorongo times Nash (γ Sagittarii) was ideally close together with the Full Moon in the night after the June solstice.

The distance from Denebakrab (μ Scorpii) to Nash was 19 days, probably a numerical Sign for the final of the Sun. The same Sign (19) was used at the September equinox (Chariot).