The 26th station, Purva Bhādrapadā - ruled primarily by Markab Pegasi (α) - was in line Cb6 and the 27th station, Uttara Bhādrapadā - the 2nd of the blessed feet and ruled primarily by Algenib Pegasi (γ) - came 18 nights later:
| AQUARIUS: |
| 25 |
Shatabisha |
γ Aquarii |
Empty circle, 1000 flowers or stars |
339 = 314 + 25 |
| comprising a hundred physicians |
Sadachbia |
Feb 23(419) |
| PEGASUS: |
| 26 |
Purva Bhādrapadā |
α (Markab) and β Pegasi (Scheat) |
Swords or two front legs of funeral cot, man with two faces |
350 = 339 + 11 |
| the first of the blessed feet |
Markab |
March 5 (430) |
| 27 |
Uttara Bhādrapadā |
γ Pegasi (Algenib) and α Andromedae (Sirrah) |
Twins, back legs of funeral cot, snake in the water |
368 = 350 + 18 |
| the second of the blessed feet |
Algenib |
March 23 (448) |
| PISCES: |
| 28 |
Revati |
ζ Piscium |
Fish or a pair of fish, drum |
384 = 368 + 16 |
| prosperous |
Revati |
Apr 8 (464) |
| August 31 |
September 1 |
2 (245) |
3 |
4 |
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| 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 / Purva Bhādrapadā / A10 |
23h (350.0) |
| Scheat Pegasi, π Piscis Austrini (349.3), MARKAB PEGASI (349.5) |
no star listed |
| September 5 |
6 |
7 (250) |
8 |
9 |
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| Cb6-27 |
Cb6-28 |
Cb6-29 (536) |
Cb7-1 |
Cb7-2 |
| kua tupu te kihikihi |
ku kikiu |
te henua |
Te hokohuki |
te moko |
| no star listed |
Al Zubrah / Purva Phalguni |
Alula (170.5) |
Labrum (170.6) |
λ Crateris (171.6), ε Crateris (171.9), γ Crateris, π Centauri (172.0), κ Crateris (172.5) |
| Al Sharas (168.6), Zosma(169.2), COXA (169.4) |
| March 7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 (436) |
| π Cephei (350.6) |
Simmah (351.7), φ Aquarii (352.0), ψ Aquarii (352.4) |
χ Aquarii (352.6), γ Tucanae (352.8), ο Cephei (353.3) |
Kerb (353.6), κ Piscium (354.2), θ Piscium (354.4) |
υ Pegasi (354.9) |
| September 10 |
11 (254) |
12 |
13 |
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 |
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| Cb7-3 |
Cb7-4 (540) |
Cb7-5 |
Cb7-6 |
| no star listed |
ο¹ Centauri (173.8), ξ Hydrae (174.3) |
ο² Centauri, λ Centauri (174.8), θ Crateris (175.0), ω Virginis (175.3), ι Crateris (175.5) |
ο Hydrae (176.1) |
| March 12 |
13 |
14 (3-14) |
15 (440) |
| no star listed |
ι Phoenicis (357.3), ι Piscium (357.4) |
λ Piscium (358.0), Alrai, θ Phoenicis (358.4) |
ω Aquarii (359.2) |
| September 14 |
15 |
16 (259) |
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| Cb7-7 |
Cb7-8 |
Cb7-9 |
| ζ Crateris, ξ Virginis (177.0), λ Muscae (177.1), ν Virginis (177.2) |
μ Muscae (177.8), 93 Leonis (178.0), DENEBOLA (178.3) |
Alaraph (178.6), Phekda, β Hydrae (179.3) |
| March 16 |
17 (442) |
18 |
| σ Phoenicis (360.4) |
no star listed |
φ Pegasi (361.7), Dzaneb (362.4) |
| September 17 |
18 (261) |
19 |
20 |
21 |
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| 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) |
A12 |
ε Phoenicis (0.8) |
Uttara Bhādrapadā |
| 0h (365.25) |
| Caph, SIRRAH (0.5) |
ALGENIB PEGASI (1.8), χ Pegasi (2.1) |
| September 22 |
23 |
24 |
25 (268) |
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| Cb7-15 |
Cb7-16 |
Cb7-17 |
Cb7-18 |
| Pálida (184.6), Megrez (184.9), GIENAH (185.1), ε Muscae (185.2) |
Zaniah (185.9), Chang Sha (186.3) |
Intrometida (187.4), Acrux (187.5) |
γ Com. Berenicis (188.0), σ Centauri (188.1), Algorab (188.5) |
| March 24 |
25 (450) |
26 |
27 |
| θ Andromedae (2.7), ζ Tucanae (3.5) |
π Tucanae (3.7) |
Ankaa, κ Phoenicis (5.0) |
λ Phoenicis (6.3), β Tucanae (6.4) |
| September 26 |
27 (270) |
28 |
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| Cb7-19 |
Cb7-20 |
Cb7-21 |
| Gacrux (188.7), γ Muscae (189.0), Avis Satyra (189.3), Asterion (189.5) |
Kraz (189.7), α Muscae (190.2), τ Centauri (190.5), |
χ Virginis (190.7), ρ Virginis (191.4), Porrima, γ Centauri (191.5) |
| 28 |
29 (454) |
30 |
| no star listed |
Delta (8.4) |
Schedir (8.6), μ Phoenicis (8.9, ξ Phoenicis (9.0), ρ Tucanae (9.1), Deneb Kaitos, η Phoenicis (9.4) |
| Sept 29 |
30 (273) |
October 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
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| Cb7-22 |
Cb7-23 |
Cb7-24 (560) |
Cb7-25 |
Cb7-26 |
Cb7-27 |
| β Muscae (192.5) |
Mimosa (192.9) |
ψ Virginis (194.5) |
Alioth (194.8), Minelauva (195.1), Cor Caroli (195.3), δ Muscae (196.5) |
Vindemiatrix (196.8), ξ¹ Centauri (197.1) |
13h (197.8) |
| ξ² Centauri (197.9) |
| March 31 |
April 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 (460) |
5 |
| no star listed |
Achird (10.7), ρ Phoenicis (11.2), η Andromedae (11.4) |
Cih, λ Tucanae (12.4) |
no stars listed |
β Phoenicis (15.1) |
| October 5 |
6 |
7 (280) |
8 |
9 |
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| Cb8-1 |
Cb8-2 |
Cb8-3 |
Cb8-4 |
Cb8-5 (568) |
| Apami-Atsa (198.5) |
Diadem (198.9), Al Dafīrah (199.4) |
σ Virginis (200.4) |
ι Centauri (201.4) |
Mizar (202.4) |
| April 6 |
7 (98) |
8 (464) |
9 |
10 |
| υ Phoenicis, ι Tucanae (15.6), ζ Phoenicis (15.7), Mirach (16.0), Anunitum (16.5) |
Revati |
κ Tucanae (17.6) |
no star listed |
Ksora (20.1) |
| REVATI (16.9), ν Phoenicis (17.4) |
Above I have inserted A10 and A12 for Markab Pegasi respectively Sirrah (Alnasir) because Chaucer had these stars in his Astrolabe list. Earlier I used Ch (as in Chaucer) - e.g. Ch 6 for his Proycon (Algomisa) - but this could be misunderstood as Chinese. Therefore I have decided to instead use the letter A.
The pair of Suns at the beginning of line Cb8 could refer to the Revati station (but hardly to October 5-6). Revati (ζ Piscium) lies precisely at the ecliptic and no other (Greek lettered) star in Pisces has this characteristic:
16.9 (Revati) + 80 = 97, but we have to add 81 instead of 80 because of February 29.
16.9 + 365¼ = 382.15 and not 184 which I wrongly thought in my table above. In an ordinary year Revati would have risen with the Sun in day 17 + 80 = 97 = April 7 (462). In a leap year a correction takes place and Revati would have risen with the Sun in day 17 + 81 = 98 = April 7 (463).
Algenib Pegasi rose heliacally in RA day 1.8, which in a leap year becomes Gregorian day 1.8 + 81 = 83 (March 23), i.e. in day 83 + 365 = 448. My table is correct there:
| AQUARIUS: |
| 25 |
Shatabisha |
γ Aquarii |
Empty circle, 1000 flowers or stars |
339 = 314 + 25 |
| comprising a hundred physicians |
Sadachbia |
Feb 23(419) |
| PEGASUS: |
| 26 |
Purva Bhādrapadā |
α (Markab) and β Pegasi (Scheat) |
Swords or two front legs of funeral cot, man with two faces |
350 = 339 + 11 |
| the first of the blessed feet |
Markab |
March 5 (430) |
| 27 |
Uttara Bhādrapadā |
γ Pegasi (Algenib) and α Andromedae (Sirrah) |
Twins, back legs of funeral cot, snake in the water |
368 = 350 + 18 |
| the second of the blessed feet |
Algenib |
March 23 (448) |
| PISCES: |
| 28 |
Revati |
ζ Piscium |
Fish or a pair of fish, drum |
383 = 368 + 15 |
| prosperous |
Revati |
Apr 7 (463) |
The pair of Suns perhaps should be counted as 10 months + 2 'odd tail feathers'.
... Know you not that there are two odd feathers in a bird's tail? Likewise there are two odd months in the year.
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