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I will now continue to upgrade the Wikipedia manzil structure:

Manzil Ruling star RA day Begins on Number of days
Sheratan β Arietis 27.4 27.4 17 May (137) 14 14
Pleione 28 Tauri 56.3 28.9 31 May (151) 13 27
1 Albatain 27 Tauri (?) 56.3 0.0 13 June (164) 13 40
2 Al Tuwaibe'
α Tauri
68.2 11.9 26 June (177) 13 53
3 Heka
λ Orionis
83.2 15.0 9 July (190) 13 66
4 Alhena γ Gemini 103.8 20.6 22 July (203) 13 79
5 Murzim β Canis Min. (?) 111.6 7.8 4 Aug (216) 13 92
6 An Nathra ε Cancri 130.4 18.8 17 Aug (229) 13 105
7 Alterf λ Leonis 143.4 13.0 30 Aug (242) 13 118
8 Dschuba γ Leonis 155.5 12.1 12 Sept (255) 13 131
9 Azzubra  δ Leonis 169.2 13.7 25 Sept (268) 13 144
10 Assarfa  β Leonis 178.3 9.1 8 Oct (281) 13 157
11 Auva γ Virginis 191.5 13.2 21 Oct (294) 13 170
12 Simak α Virginis 202.7 11.2 3 Nov (307) 13 183
13 Syrma ι Virginis 215.6 12.9 16 Nov (320) 13 196
14 Az Zubana α Librae 224.2 8.6 29 Nov (333) 13 209
15 Akleel α Corona Borealis 235.7 11.5 12 Dec (346) 13 222
16 Qalb al Akraab α Scorpii 249.1 13.4 25 Dec (359) 9 231
17 Shaula λ Scorpii 265.3 16.2 3 Jan (368) 13 244
18 Al Naam ζ, σ Sagittarii 287.9 22.6 16 Jan (381) 13 257
19 Al Baldaah¹ π Sagittarii 290.1 2.2 29 Jan (394) 13 270
20 Saad Al Thabib α Capricorni 307.2 17.1 11 Febr (407) 15 285
21 Saad Balaa ε Aquarii 314.8 7.6 26 Febr (422) 13 298
22 Saad Al Saud β Aquarii 325.9 11.1 11 March (435) 13 311
23 Saad Al Akhbia α Aquarii 334.6 8.7 24 March (448) 13 324
24 Almuqaddam φ Aquarii (?)² 352.0 17.4 6 April (461) 13 337
25 Al Muakhar Pollux     19 April (474) 13 350
26 Alrescha Alrescha     2 May (487) 15 365

¹ "The starless region [in Pegasus] toward Pisces was Al Bīrūnī's Al Baldah, the Fox's Kennel, a term for whose stellar connection I find no explanation." (Allen)

According to Wikipedia the 19th manzil Al Baldaah was beginning in January 29, which in rongorongo times coincided with the nakshatra π RA day:

Pushya 1 2 Āshleshā 1 (104) 2 3
Alhena 6 7 (73) 8 9 10
July 27 28 29 (210) 30 31
Cb5-8 Cb5-9 (495) Cb5-10 Cb5-11 Cb5-12
te hoko huki kua kake te manu  puoko erua E nuku mata te kihikihi o te ariki - te hokohuki te hau tea
θ Cancri (128.2), η Cancri (128.5 no star listed π¹ Ursa Majoris, δ Hydrae (129.6), Al Minhar al Shujā, Museida (129.9), Beehive (130.4), Xestus (130.5) Ascellus Borealis (130.9), η Hydrae (131.0), Ascellus Australis (131.4) Koo She (131.6), ε Hydrae (131.9), ι Cancri (132.0), ρ Hydrae (132.4)
Dhanishta 2 3 4 5 6 (290)
January 27 28 (393) 29 (*314) 30 31
Al Naam 12 13 Al Baldaah 1 2 3 (260)
ζ Delphini, ρ Pavonis (311.7), Rotanev, ι Delphini (312.3) θ Delphini, τ Capricorni (312.6), κ Delphini (312.7),  Svalocin, υ Capricorni, υ Pavonis (312.8), Deneb Cygni (313.5) δ Delphini (313.8), β Pavonis (313.6), Yue (314.3), Gienah Cygni, η Cephei (314.5) γ Delphini (314.6), σ Pavonis (314.7), Albali (314.8) Baten Algiedi (315.8), μ Aquarii (316.0)

January 29 (394) - 184 = 210 (July 29) = 136 + 74 (Alhena 8) = Al Baldaah 1 (258) - 184.

From Ascella (ζ Sagittarii) to π Sagittarii there are only 2.2 days. This short period suggests a similarity in kind with the 2 day Hindu mansion Pushya.

"The 19th manzil lay in the vacant space from the upper part of the figure toward the horns of the Sea-Goat, and was known as Al Baldah, the City, or district, for this region is comparatively untenanted.

It was marked by one scarcely distinguishable star, probably π, and was bounded by six others in the form of a Bow, the Arab's Kaus, which, however, was not our Bow of Sagittarius.

It also was Al Kilāda, the Necklace; and Al Udhiyy, the Ostrich's Nest, marked by our τ, ν, ψ, ω, A, and ζ; while the space between this and the preceding mansions was designated by Al Bīrūnī as 'the head of Saittarius and his two locks'.

In his discussion of this subject, quoting, as he often did, from Arab poets, he compared this 19th manzil to 'the interstice between the two eyebrows which are not connected with each other', - a condition described by the word 'Ablād, somewhat similar to the Baldah generally applied to it." (Allen)

² The ruling stars of Wikipedia are not identical with those of Ibn 'Arabi, as provisionally mapped in my table below:

Manzil Begins on Number of days Stars
22 Al Sa’d al Dhabih, The Fortune of the Slayers January 13 (378) 15 299 Pollux (β Gemini) 116.2
23 Al Sa’d al Bula, The Fortune of the Swallower January 28 (393) 13 312 υ Capricorni 312.9
24 Al Sa'ad al Su'ud, The Fortune of the Fortunate February 12 (406) 13 325 Sadalsud (β Aquarii) 325.9
25 Al Sa'ad al Ahbiyah, The Fortune of the Hidden February 25 (419) 13 338 Sadachbia (γ Aquarii) 338.6
26 Al Fargh al Mukdim, The First Spout March 9 (432) 14 352 φ Aquarii 352.0
Fum al Samakah (β Piscium) - 0º (day 0) = 348.3 (March 4)
27 Al Fargh al Thani, The Second Spout March 16 (75) 3 3 Simmah (γ Piscium) 3.4 = 351.7 - 348.3
Dzaneb al Samkat (ω Piscium) - day 14.1
28 Al Batn al Hut, The Belly of the Fish March 19 (78) 12 15 32 Piscium 14.9 = 363.2 - 348.3

However, I have guessed φ Aquarii could be the Wikipedia star 'Almuqaddam' - although Allen seems to have no supporting information.

To come further we need a separate list for the Arabic manazil data of Allen.