From μ Arae to the last
(Greek lettered) star (θ)
in the constellation there are 6 days:
Rohini 15 |
Mrigashīrsha 1 |
2 (58) |
Pleione 12 |
13 (27) |
Albatain 1 |
June 11 |
12 |
13 (164) |
|
|
|
Cb3-7 (448) |
Cb3-8 |
Cb3-9 |
ko te maro - ko te
tagata |
kua hua te tagata |
ko te tagata |
Nihal (81.7),
Mintaka (82.4) |
ε Columbae (82.6), Arneb (83.0, φ¹
Orionis (83.1),
Heka (83.2)
|
Hatysa (83.5), φ² Orionis (83.6),
Alnilam (83.7), Heavenly Gate (84.0) |
December 12 |
St Lucia |
14 (348) |
Akleel 1 (210) |
2 |
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) |
Mrigashīrsha 3 |
4 (60) |
5 |
Albatain 2 |
3 (30) |
4 |
June 14 |
15 (166) |
16 |
|
|
|
Cb3-10 |
Cb3-11
(452) |
Cb3-12 |
te taketake |
henua |
kiore - henua |
Alnitak, Phakt (Phaet), (84.7) |
γ Leporis (85.9), Saiph (86.5) |
ζ Leporis (86.6) |
December 15 |
16 (350) |
17 |
Akleel 4 |
5 (214) |
6 |
Kew Ho
(268.6), η Pavonis (268.7), Apollyon
(268.9), Muliphen (269.0),
Basanismus (269.5) |
Pherkard
(269.9) |
Rukbalgethi Genubi (271.1), ξ
Herculis (271.5) |
Mrigashīrsha 6 |
7 |
8 (64) |
Albatain 5 |
6 (33) |
7 |
June 17 |
18 |
19 (170) |
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|
|
Cb3-13 |
Cb3-14 |
Cb3-15 (456) |
manu rere |
tagata - hanau
hia |
kiore - henua |
Wezn (87.6), δ Leporis (87.7),
Betelgeuze (88.3) |
η Leporis (89.0),
Praja-pāti, Menkalinan, Mahashim,
and γ Columbae (89.3)
|
η Columbae (89.7), μ Orionis
(90.3) |
December 18 |
19 |
20 (354) |
Akleel
7 (216) |
8 |
9 |
Etamin, ν Herculis (271.7), ν
Ophiuchi (271.8), ζ Serpentis
(272.4) |
τ
Ophiuchi (272.9) |
Nash (273.7),
θ Arae
(273.8), Zhōngshān
(274.0) |
The day after the
heliacal rising of θ Arae coincided
with the
December solstice. At the other end of
the year, in June 18, was the 'whip' of the Charioteer, formed by Praja-pāti
(δ),
Menkalinan, and Mahashim (θ):
It seems likely the
creator of the C text has placed the heliacal
rising of these important stars at 3-14
(π)
to indicate the position halfway through
the year.
In my arrangement of
opposite night stars in parallel with
the heliacal
stars my method has basically been to use the key
numbers 181 and 184. From a heliacal
star to its nakshatra star there should
be around 181 days. E.g. Praja-pāti
(89.3) + 181 = ca 270 and Praja-pāti
(89.3) + 184 = ca 273.
Date |
Heliacal star |
RA distance |
Nakshatra star |
March 26 (85) |
Ankaa (5.0) |
181.3 |
Chang Sha (186.3) |
κ Phoenicis (5.0) |
April 1 (91) |
η Andromedae (11.4) |
181.5 |
Mimosa (192.9) |
April 13 (103) |
Achernar (23.3) |
181.7 |
Heze (205.0) |
April 17 (107) |
Sheratan (27.4) |
181.1 |
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) |
June 7 (158) |
Rigel (78.1) |
181.8 |
η Scorpii (259.9) |
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 |
Fom-al-haut (347.8) |
181.6 |
Fum al Samakah (348.3) |
Although my table over
important star pairs - first
the heliacal star and then the other ca 181 days later
- in principle is beginning at 0h, I
have recently chosen to add 184 instead
of 181 to find the star close to the
Full Moon in the night, e.g. with Thuban
(212.8) - Alrisha (29.2) = ca 184:
1. Ashvini |
|
Almuqaddam 12 |
13 (337) |
Al Muakhar 1 |
April 17 (107) |
18 |
19 |
|
|
|
Cb1-1 (393) |
Cb1-2 |
Cb1-3 |
E tupu - ki roto |
o te hau tea |
Polaris,
Baten Kaitos (26.6), Metallah
(26.9), Segin,
Mesarthim,
ψ Phoenicis (27.2),
Sheratan,
φ Phoenicis (27.4) |
no star listed |
Alrisha,
χ Phoenicis (29.2) |
October
18 |
19 |
20 (293) |
Assarfa
11 |
12 (156) |
13 |
φ
Centauri (211.0), υ¹ Centauri
(211.1) |
υ²
Centauri (211.8), τ Virginis
(211.9), Agena (212.1) |
14h (213.1) |
Thuban
(212.8), χ Centauri (213.0),
Menkent (213.1) |
Alrisha (29.2) + 365¼
- 212.8 = 181.65 = ca 181. By counting
past the end of the Gregorian year my
rule for finding the nakshatra star by adding 181 will lead to Thuban
(α Draconis) at the other side of the sky
compared to Alrisha. The glyph number 395
(> 365) indicates we maybe should add 184 instead
of 181.
Earlier I have used another
method, viz. to add 365¼
/ 2. This method would have resulted in
a night-side star for Praja-pāti at
position 89.3 + 182.625 = 271.925.
Although θ Arae would still be
close to the Full Moon in the
night before the December solstice its
position in my interpretation of the C
text
would be pushed ahead to a mirror date 2
days after June 19, i.e. it would
be in the night sky of the June
solstice.
My
earlier method thus seems to be more in
harmony with the time of the December solstice and
therefore
I possibly ought to rearrange the beginning of
side b into:
1. Ashvini |
|
Almuqaddam 12 |
13 (337) |
Al Muakhar 1 |
April 17 (107) |
18 |
19 |
|
|
|
Cb1-1 (393) |
Cb1-2 |
Cb1-3 |
E
tupu - ki roto |
o te hau tea |
Polaris,
Baten Kaitos (26.6), Metallah (26.9), Segin,
Mesarthim,
ψ Phoenicis (27.2),
Sheratan,
φ Phoenicis (27.4) |
no star listed |
Alrisha,
χ Phoenicis (29.2) |
October 16 |
17 (290) |
18 |
Assarfa 9 |
10 (154) |
11 |
ν
Centauri (208.7), μ Centauri, υ Bootis (208.8) |
Muphrid (210.1), ζ Centauri (210.3) |
φ
Centauri (211.0), υ¹ Centauri (211.1) |
These night-side
stars seem quite uninteresting. However, due to my method of arranging
stars according to their heliacal positions Benetnash (η
Ursae Majoris) at 208.5 has been - rather arbitrarily - located in October 15 (288), i.e. not in
the night sky of April 17 but in the night sky of April 16.
On side a glyph 3-14 was possibly
referring to how Antares was
visible close to the full Moon in the
night sky of May 25 - because November 25
(when Antares rose heliacally) ís 6
months earlier (or later) than May 25.
However, according to my discussion
above we maybe should arrange the night-side
stars 182.625 days later than the
heliacal stars:
Sheratan 9 |
10 |
11 |
May 25
(145) |
26 |
27 |
|
|
|
Ca3-14 |
Ca3-15 |
Ca3-16 |
tapamea - tagata
hoi hatu |
ki te ariki |
kiore i te henua |
no star listed |
Ain, θ¹ Tauri, θ² Tauri
(65.7) |
no
star listed |
Yed
Posterior, Rukbalgethi Shemali (246.6).
δ Apodis (246.7), ο Scorpii (246.8), σ Scorpii
(247.0), Hejian (247.2) |
ψ
Ophiuchi (247.7), ρ Ophiuchi (248.1), Kajam (248.3), χ Ophiuchi
(248.5) |
She
Low, ι Tr. Austr. (248.7), ζ Tr. Austr. (248.8),
Antares (249.1),
Marfik Ophiuchi, φ Ophiuchi (249.5) |
Ain (65.7) + 182.625 = 248.325. The reason for 3-14 at May 25
could therefore be e.g. that 5-25 was meant to be read as 52 * 5 =
260 (= 20 * 13).
Another
- and better - idea is that 3-14 refers to σ Scorpii (247.0). In the
Chinese list this star is connected with the idea of a 'heart':
1 |
Horn |
α
Virginis |
Crocodile |
2 |
Neck |
κ
Virginis |
Dragon |
3 |
Root |
α²
Librae |
Badger |
4 |
Room |
π
Scorpii |
Hare |
5 |
Heart |
σ
Scorpii |
Fox |
The
Hindu list has σ Scorpii in its 18th station:
14 |
Chitra |
α Virginis |
Bright jewel or pearl |
15 |
Svāti |
α Bootis |
Shoot of plant, coral |
16 |
Visakha |
α, β, γ and ι Librae |
Triumphal arch, potter's wheel |
17 |
Anuradha |
β, δ, and π Scorpii |
Triumphal archway, lotus |
18 |
Jyeshtha |
α, σ, and τ Scorpii |
Circular amulet, umbrella, earring |
19 |
Mula |
ε, ζ, η, θ, ι, κ, λ, and μ Scorpii |
Bunch of roots tied together, elephant goad |
At the bottom of a plumb-line there
is a 'heart' (of lead, the metal of Saturn).
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