April 27 (117) is day 118 (= 4 * 29½) counted from December 31 and by adding another 118 days we will reach day 117 + 118 = 235 in the Gregorian calendar at Cb6-14:
| April 17 (107) |
18 |
19 |
20 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Cb1-1 (393) |
Cb1-2 |
Cb1-3 |
Cb1-4 |
| E tupu - ki roto |
o te hau tea |
ki te henua - te maro |
| Al Sharatain / Ashvini |
ι Arietis (28.0), λ Arietis (28.2) |
Alrisha, χ Phoenicis (29.2) |
2h (30.4) |
| Polaris, Baten Kaitos (26.6), Metallah (26.9), Segin, Mesarthim, ψ Phoenicis (27.2), SHERATAN, φ Phoenicis (27.4) |
Alamak (29.7), κ Arietis (30.3), Hamal (30.5) |
| October 18 (291) |
19 |
20 |
21 |
| φ Centauri (211.0), υ¹ Centauri (211.1) |
υ² Centauri (211.8), τ Virginis (211.9), Agena (212.1), θ Apodis (212.5) |
14h (213.1) |
no star listed |
| Thuban (212.8), χ Centauri (213.0), Menkent (213.1) |
| April 21 (111) |
22 |
23 |
 |
 |
 |
| Cb1-5 |
Cb1-6 |
Cb1-7 (399) |
| no star listed |
η Arietis (31.9) |
θ Arietis (33.3) |
Mira (33.7) |
| October 22 (295) |
23 |
24 |
| Al Ghafr / Svāti / Neck / Ch3 / T6 |
Syrma, λ Bootis (215.6), η Apodis (215.8), ι Lupi, 18 Bootis (216.3), Khambalia (216.4), υ Virginis (216.5) |
ψ Centauri (216.6), ε Apodis (216.8) |
| Asellus Tertius, κ Virginis, 14 Bootis (214.8), 15 Bootis (215.2, ARCTURUS (215.4), Asellus Secundus (215.5) |
| April 24 |
25 |
26 (116) |
27 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Cb1-8 |
Cb1-9 |
Cb1-10 |
Cb1-11 (403) |
| ξ Arietis (35.0) |
no stars listed |
ν Arietis (38.5) |
| October 25 |
26 |
27 (300) |
28 |
| Asellus Primus (217.8), τ Lupi (218.1) |
φ Virginis (218.7), σ Lupi (219.1), ρ Bootis (219.5) |
Haris (219.7). σ Bootis (220.2), η Centauri (220.4) |
ρ Lupi (221.0), Toliman (221.2) |
| rutua - te pahu - rutua te maeva - atua rerorero - atua hiko ura - hiko o tea - ka higa te ao ko te henua ra ma te hoi atua |
| 104 |
August 10 |
11 |
12 |
13 (225) |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Cb6-1 (508) |
Cb6-2 |
Cb6-3 |
Cb6-4 |
| E haga o tere hia - te manu |
manu gutu pao hia - tagata |
te marama |
| Al Minhar al Asad (141.6), Alphard (142.3) |
ω Leonis (142.6), τ¹ Hydrae (142.7), ψ Velorum (143.3), Alterf, τ² Hydrae (143.4), ξ Leonis (143.5) |
A Hydrae (144.1) |
Ukdah (145.4), κ Hydrae (145.5) |
| February 10 |
11 |
12 (408) |
13 |
| Alphirk (325.7), Sadalsud (325.9) |
Castra (327.2), Bunda (327.5) |
Nashira (328.0) |
Azelfafage, κ Capricorni (328.7), Enif, Erakis (329.2), Jih, 46 Capricorni (329.3), ι Piscis Austrini (329.4) |
| August 14 |
15 |
16 (228) |
 |
 |
 |
| Cb6-5 |
Cb6-6 |
Cb6-7 |
| ihe tamaiti |
kotia - te hokohuki |
kava haati |
| Subra (145.8), ψ Leonis (146.4) |
Ras Elaset Australis (146.6) |
Vathorz Prior (147.9), υ¹ Hydrae (148.4) |
| February 14 |
15 |
16 (412) |
| λ Capricorni (329.6), ν Cephei (329.7), Deneb Algiedi (329.8), θ Piscis Austrini (330.1) |
Kuh (331.4) |
no star listed |
| August 17 |
18 (230) |
19 |
20 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Cb6-8 |
Cb6-9 |
Cb6-10 |
Cb6-11 |
| kiore |
te hokohuki |
kua tu te rau hei |
te moko - te hokohuki |
| Ras Elaset Borealis (148.7) |
Tseen Ke (149.9), ν Leonis (150.1) |
π Leonis (150.6) |
10h (152.2) |
| υ² Hydrae (151.8), Al Jabhah (152.4) |
| February 17 |
18 |
19 |
20 (416) |
| η Piscis Austrini (333.4) |
Kae Uh (334.0), Al Kurhah (334.4) |
22h (334.8) |
Woo (335.7), Baham, τ Piscis Austrini (335.8), ζ Cephei (336.2), λ Cephei (336.3) |
| Sadalmelik (334.6), ι Aquarii, ν Pegasi (334.7), ι Pegasi (335.0), Alnair (335.1), μ Piscis Austrini, υ Piscis Austrini (335.3) |
| August 21 |
22 |
23 (235) |
 |
 |
 |
| Cb6-12 |
Cb6-13 (520) |
Cb6-14 |
| tu te rau hei |
ku hakahonui raua |
| Regulus (152.7), λ Hydrae (153.2) |
no star listed |
Adhafera, Tania Borealis, Simiram (154.7), Algieba, q Carinae (155.5) |
| February 21 |
22 (418) |
23 |
| -/270 Lac. (336.7), λ Piscis Austrini (336.8), ε Cephei (337.2), 1/325 Lac. (337.3), Ancha (337.4) |
α Tucanae (337.9), ρ Aquarii (338.2), 2/365 Lac. (338.5) |
Sadachbia (338.6), β/172 Lac. (339.2), 4/1100 Lac. (339.4), π Aquarii (339.5) |
| August 24 |
25 (237) |
26 |
27 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Cb6-15 |
Cb6-16 |
Cb6-17 |
Cb6-18 (525) |
| kiore |
hokohuki |
te rau hei |
te moko e te hokohuki |
| Tania Australis (156.0) |
μ Hydrae (157.1) |
no star listed |
Shir (158.9), p Carinae (159.3) |
| February 24 |
25 |
26 (422) |
27 |
| , δ Tucanae (340.1), ρ Cephei (340.2), ζ Aquarii (340.4), Alrediph (340.5) |
σ Aquarii, 6/650 Lac. (340.9), α/91 Lac. (341.1), Homan, β Piscis Austrini (341.2), ν Tucanae (341.5) |
υ Aquarii (341.9), η Aquarii (342.1) |
Situla (342.7) |
Lunar synodic counting implies avoiding 3 months because this would lead to count with fractions:
| December 31 (365) |
1 |
| April 27 (117) |
118 |
| August 23 (235) |
236 |
| December 20 (353) |
354 |
| April 16 (471) |
472 |
| August 12 (589) |
590 = 20 * 29½ |
When side b is beginning with April 17 it seems to be an adaptation of the Gregorian calendar to a structure with 'quarters' of 118 days. 5 * 118 = 20 lunar synodic months.
Al Sharatain / Ashvini at Cb1-1 corresponds to the heliacal rising of SHERATAN, the first leading star both in the Arabic system and according to the Hindu. In rongorongo times this was in April 17 (107). 365 + 107 = 472 = 16 * 29½.
Another 118 days were then needed to reach 20 * 29½ = 590, which was in August 12 (Cb6-3). In the night of August 12 was the star Nashira (328.0), because 144 (= 12 * 12) + 184 = 328 = February 12 (408) - 80. But Nashira, γ Capricorni, was no star pillar.
Counting from Al Ghafr / Svāti / Neck / Ch3 / T6 (ARCTURUS) at Cb1-5 in the night of April 21 (111) to Gregorian day 111 + 118 = 229 (August 17) is another alternative. In the night of August 17 they could have seen what stars Sun would rise with in February 17 and this date was number 365 + 48 = 413 = 14 * 29½.
The first moko glyph on side b (Cb6-11) comes 3 days later, in February 20, when Sun was at 10h (August 20). 413 + 3 = 416 = 16 * 26.
Beyond 10h the Lacerta constellation would have been close to the Full Moon in the night. The curious star names, e.g. 2/365 Lac., are obviously intended to indicate calendar counting and the Moko season may have begun at 10h.
We need to complete line Cb6 and also insert star pillars.
|