The distance from the heliacal beginning of side b in April 17 (107) to the Girdle of Andromeda (the star Mirach) at the heliacal date seen in the night of October 5 is 462 (April 6) - 107 = 355 (= 12 * 29½ + 1):
| 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-1 / Ashvini-1 / Bond-16 |
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-13 / Svāti-15 / Neck-2 / A3 / 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 |
| 160 |
October 5 |
6 |
7 (280) |
8 |
9 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Cb8-1 (564) |
Cb8-2 |
Cb8-3 |
Cb8-4 |
Cb8-5 |
| Apami-Atsa (198.5) |
Diadem (198.9), Al Dafīrah (199.4) |
σ Virginis (200.4) |
ι Centauri (201.4) |
Mizar (202.4) |
| April 6 (462) |
7 |
8 (99) |
9 |
10 |
| Al Batn Al Hūt-26 |
Revati-28 |
κ Tucanae (17.6) |
no star listed |
Ksora (20.1) |
| υ Phoenicis, ι Tucanae (15.6), ζ Phoenicis (15.7), MIRACH (16.0), Anunitum (16.5) |
REVATI (16.9), ν Phoenicis (17.4) |
However, counted in glyphs this distance is only 355 - 184 = 171 = 278 - 107 (= 364 - 193).
The Chinese system has Sheratan as the leading star their Bond station, but not as number 1 but as number 16:
| 1 |
Horn |
α Virginis |
Crocodile |
| 2 |
Neck |
κ Virginis |
Dragon |
| 7 stations |
| 10 |
Girl |
ε Aquarii (Albali) |
Bat |
| 11 |
Emptiness |
β Aquarii (Sadalsud) |
Rat |
| 12 |
Rooftop |
α Aquarii (Sadalmelik) |
Swallow |
| End in February |
| 13 |
House |
α Pegasi (Markab) |
Pig |
| March equinox |
| 14 |
Wall |
γ Pegasi (Algenib) |
Porcupine |
| 15 |
Legs |
η Andromedae (?) |
Wolf |
| 16 |
Bond |
β Arietis (Sheratan) |
Dog |
| 12 stations |
The distance ahead from Revati to Sheratan is only 107 (April 17) - April 7 (97) = 10 days.
From Markab Pegasi to Algenib Pegasi at the other side of the point of Aries (the navel of the mare) there were 18 days (= March 23 - March 5):
| August 31 |
September 1 |
2 (245) |
3 |
4 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Cb6-22 |
Cb6-23 (530) |
Cb6-24 |
Cb6-25 |
Cb6-26 |
| kotia hia |
te kava tu |
kiore |
tu te ika |
te moko e te hokohuki |
| Peregrini, η Carinae (162.6), ν Hydrae (163.1) |
no stars listed |
Alkes (165.6), Merak (166.2) |
11h (167.4) |
| Dubhe (166.7) |
| March 2 |
3 |
4 (429) |
5 |
6 |
| τ Aquarii (345.7), μ Pegasi (345.9), ι Cephei (346.0), λ Aquarii, γ Piscis Austrini, σ Pegasi (346.5) |
Scheat Aquarii (347.0), ρ Pegasi (347.2), δ Piscis Austrini (347.4) |
Fomalhaut (347.8), Fum al Samakah (348.3) |
Al Fargh al Mukdim-24 / Purva Bhādrapadā-26 / House-13 / A10 |
23h (350.0) |
| Scheat Pegasi, π Piscis Austrini (349.3), MARKAB PEGASI (349.5) |
no star listed |
| 12 |
September 17 |
18 (261) |
19 |
20 |
21 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Cb7-10 |
Cb7-11 |
Cb7-12 (548) |
Cb7-13 |
Cb7-14 |
| η Crateris (179.9) |
π Virginis (181.0) |
ο Virginis (182.1) |
12h (182.6) |
Minkar (183.7), ρ Centauri (183.9) |
| Alchita, Ma Wei (183.1) |
| March 19 |
20 (445) |
21 |
22 |
23 |
| η Tucanae (363.0), ψ Pegasi (363.1), 32 Piscium (363.2), π Phoenicis (363.4) |
ε Tucanae (363.6), τ Phoenicis (363.9) |
Al Fargh al Thāni-25 / A12 |
ε Phoenicis (0.8) |
Uttara Bhādrapadā-27 / Wall-14 |
| 0h (365.25) |
| Caph, SIRRAH (0.5) |
ALGENIB PEGASI (1.8), χ Pegasi (2.1) |
For easier comparisons of structure I have added the station numbers, e.g. Wall-14, which in the Chinese structure is 13 positions less than the Hindu Uttara Bhādrapadā.
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