Day 350 (December 16) could once have
been the final of the regular calendar. (I am as
always using our own Gregorian calendar as a frame
of reference.)
... Thus the
regular old Roman year ended with Februarius 23 and
it was 350 nights long, 25 fortnights. Then followed
5 extra nights, or as the Romans saw it 5 + 1 = 6
nights in order to include March 1, the first day of
the new regular year ...
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Ga7-31 (200) |
Ga7-32
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Ga7-33 |
Ga7-34 |
Ga8-1 |
Ga8-2 |
Ga8-3 |
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OCTOBER 7 |
8 |
9 |
10 (283) |
11 |
12 |
13 |
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Lesath, δ Arae (264.7), Choo (264.9) |
Al Shaula |
Ras Alhague (266.1),
Sargas
(266.3), μ Ophiuchi, π Arae (266.5), Nan Hae
(266.6), ι Herculis (266.7) |
λ Arae (267.1),
Girtab,
ο Serpentis (267.6) |
Kelb Alrai, μ Arae (268.1), Kew Ho (268.6),
η Pavonis (268.7),
Apollyon
(268.9) |
Muliphen (269.0), Basanismus (269.5),
Pherkard (269.9) |
Ptolemy Cluster
(270.5) |
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Alwaid, Maasym (265.1),
Shaula
(265.3), Kuma (265.6), σ Arae (265.9)
Hamal
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December 10 |
11 |
12 |
LUCIA |
14 |
15 |
16 (350) |
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NAKSHATRA DATES: |
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APRIL 8 |
9 |
10 (100) |
11 (466) |
12 |
13 |
14 |
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Mintaka, υ
Orionis (82.4), χ Aurigae (82.5), ε Columbae
(82.6) |
Al Hak'ah-3 /
Mrigashīrsha-5 /
Turtle-20 |
Three
Stars-21 /
Shur-narkabti-sha-shūtū-7
ANA-IVA |
ο Aurigae
(85.8), γ Leporis (85.9)
Yang Mun
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μ Columbae
(86.1), Saiph (86.5), ζ Leporis, τ Aurigae
(86.6) |
υ Aurigae
(87.1), ν Aurigae (87.2), Wezn (87.6),
δ Leporis (87.7), Tze (87.9) |
Ardra-6
ANA-VARU |
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Arneb, Crab
Nebula (83.0, φ¹
Orionis (83.1),
HEKA,
Orion Nebula (83.2),
Hatysa (83.5), φ²
Orionis (83.6), Alnilam (83.7) |
HEAVENLY GATE,
ν
Columbae (84.0), ω Orionis (84.2),
ALNITAK,
PHAKT (Phaet)
(84.7) |
ξ Aurigae, χ¹
Orionis (88.1),
BETELGEUZE (88.3), ξ Columbae (88.5),
σ Columbae (88.7)
Zuben Elgenubi
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June
11 |
12 |
13 (164) |
14 (530) |
15 (3 * 177) |
16 (364 + 168) |
17 (13 * 41) |
(M7 Scorpii, the Ptolemy Cluster)
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Ga8-4 |
Ga8-5 |
Ga8-6 (209) |
Ga8-7 |
Ga8-8 |
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OCTOBER 14 |
15 |
16 |
17 (290) |
18 |
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Rukbalgethi Genubi (271.1), ξ Herculis
(271.5), Etamin, ν Herculis (271.7), ν
Ophiuchi (271.8) |
ζ Serpentis (272.4), τ Ophiuchi (272.9) |
Winnowing Basket-7 |
Zhōngshān (274.0), π Pavonis (274.6) |
ι Pavonis (275.1),
Polis
(275.9)
Menkar
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18h (273.4) |
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NASH
(273.7), θ Arae (273.8) |
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December 17 |
18 |
19 |
20 (354) |
Solstice |
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NAKSHATRA DATES: |
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APRIL 15 |
16 (471) |
17 (107) |
18 |
19 |
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η Leporis
(89.0), Praja-pāti, Menkalinan, Mahashim,
and γ Columbae (89.3), π Aurigae (89.4), η
Columbae (89.7) |
μ Orionis
(90.3), χ² Orionis (90.5) |
6h (91.3) |
ξ Orionis
(92.5) |
Al Han'ah-4 /
Maru-sha-pu-u-mash-mashu-8 |
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ν Orionis
(91.4), θ Columbae (91.5), π Columbae (91.6) |
TEJAT PRIOR
(93.4), γ Monocerotis (93.5), κ Aurigae
(93.6), κ Columbae (93.8) |
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June
18 |
19 |
20 (536) |
Solstice |
22 (173) |
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5 |
Pidnu-sha-Shame |
Furrow of Heaven |
α (Aldebaran)
Tauri |
68.2 |
May 28 (148) |
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6 |
Shur-narkabti-sha-iltanu |
Star in the Bull towards the north |
β (El Nath)
Tauri |
80.9 |
June 9 (160) |
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7 |
Shur-narkabti-sha-shūtū |
Star in the Bull towards the south |
ζ (Heavenly Gate)
Tauri |
84.0 |
June 13 (164) |
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8 |
Maru-sha-pu-u-mash-mashu |
Front of the Mouth of the Twins |
η (Tejat Prior)
Gemini |
93.4 |
June 22 (173 |
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Ga8-9 |
Ga8-10 |
Ga8-11 |
Ga8-12 (215) |
Ga8-13 |
Ga8-14 |
Ga8-15 |
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OCTOBER 19 |
20 |
21 |
22 (295) |
23 |
24 |
25 |
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η Sagittarii
(276.9) |
Purva Ashadha-20 |
Kaus Borealis (279.3) |
ν Pavonis (280.4), κ Cor. Austr. (280.9) |
Abhijit-22 |
no star listed (282) |
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KAUS MEDIUS,
κ Lyrae (277.5), Tung Hae (277.7) |
KAUS
AUSTRALIS
(278.3), ξ Pavonis (278.4), Al Athfar
(278.6) |
θ Cor. Austr. (281.0),
VEGA
(281.8) |
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December 22 |
23 |
Christmas Eve |
25 |
26 (360) |
27 |
28 |
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NAKSHATRA DATES: |
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APRIL 20 |
21 (111) |
22 (477) |
23 |
24 |
25 |
26 |
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Furud (94.9) |
Well-22 |
no star
listed (96) |
ν Gemini, β
Monocerotis (97.0) |
no star
listed (98) |
ν Puppis
(99.2), ψ3 Aurigae (99.4), ψ2 Aurigae (99.5)
Gemma
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ψ4 Aurigae
(100.5), Mebsuta (100.7) |
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δ Columbae
(95.2), TEJAT
POSTERIOR, Mirzam (95.4),
CANOPUS
(95.6), ε Monocerotis (95.7), ψ1 Aurigae
(95.9) |
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June
23 |
St John's Eve |
25 |
26 |
27 |
28 (544) |
29 (180) |
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20 |
Purva Ashadha |
δ and ε Sagittarii |
Elephant tusk, fan, winnowing basket |
278 = 260
+ 18 |
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first of the ashādhā (the
invincible one, the name of a constellation) |
Kaus |
Dec 24 (358) |
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LYRA: |
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22 |
Abhijit |
α, ε, and ζ Lyrae |
- |
282 = 278
+ 4 |
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victorious |
Vega |
Dec
28 (362) |
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SAGITTARIUS: |
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21 |
Uttara Ashadha |
ζ and σ Sagittarii |
Elephant tusk, small bed |
288 = 282
+ 6 |
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second
of the ashādhā |
Nunki |
Jan 3 (368) |
Possibly the end station was at Vega,
once a star at the pole. With Polaris rising
heliacally in the day before the First Point of
Aries the star at the pole may have been identified
with the star which was rising with the Sun in the
last day of the old year.
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Ga8-16 |
Ga8-17 (220) |
Ga8-18 |
Ga8-19 |
Ga8-20 |
Ga8-21 |
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OCTOBER
26 |
27 (300) |
28 |
29 |
30 |
31 |
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ζ Pavonis (283.4), λ Cor. Austr. (283.6),
Double
Double
(283.7),
ζ Lyrae
(283.8) |
South Dipper-8 |
Sheliak, ν Lyrae (285.1), λ Pavonis (285.7) |
Ain al Rami (286.2), δ Lyrae (286.3), κ
Pavonis (286.5), Alya (286.6) |
ξ Sagittarii (287.1), ω Pavonis (287.3), ε
Aquilae, ε Cor. Austr., Sulaphat (287.4), λ
Lyrae (287.7),
Ascella,
Bered (Ant.) (287.9) |
Al Na'ām-18 /
Uttara Ashadha-21 |
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Φ SAGITTARII
(284.0), μ Cor. Austr. (284.6), η Cor.
Austr., θ Pavonis (284.8) |
NUNKI
(288.4), ζ Cor. Austr. (288.5), Manubrium
(288.8), ζ Aquilae (288.9) |
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December 29 |
30 (364) |
31 |
January 1 |
2 |
3 |
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NAKSHATRA DATES: |
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APRIL 27 (482) |
28 |
29 |
30 (120) |
MAY 1 |
2 |
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SIRIUS (101.2),
ψ5 Aurigae (101.4), ν Gemini (101.6), ψ6
Aurigae (101.7) |
τ Puppis
(102.2), ψ7 Aurigae (102.4) |
θ Gemini
(103.0), ψ8 Aurigae (103.2), Alhena (103.8),
ψ9 Aurigae (103.9) |
Adara (104.8) |
ω Gemini
(105.4), Alzirr (105.7), Muliphein,
Mekbuda (105.8) |
7h (106.5) |
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no star listed
(106) |
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June
30 |
July 1 (182) |
2 (548) |
3 |
4 |
5 |
Ascella and Nunki (ζ and σ
Sagittarii) were announcing the beginning of the Sea
and Land would disappear. Ga8-22 seems to illustrate
how now only the Sky was visible.
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Ga8-22 |
Ga8-23 |
Ga8-24 (227) |
Ga8-25 |
Ga8-26 |
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NOVEMBER 1 |
2 (306) |
3 |
4 |
5 |
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19h (289.2) |
Al Baldah-19 |
Aladfar (291.1), Nodus II (291.5), ψ
Sagittarii (291.6), θ Lyrae (291.8) |
ω Aquilae (292.1), ρ Sagittarii (292.6), υ
Sagittarii (292.7) |
Arkab Prior (293.0), Arkab Posterior, Alrami
(293.2),
χ Sagittarii
(293.6) |
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λ Aquilae (Ant.) (289.1), γ Cor. Austr
(289.3),
τ Sagittarii
(289.4), ι Lyrae (289.5), δ Cor. Austr.
(289.8) |
AL BALDAH,
Alphekka Meridiana (290.1), β Cor. Austr.
(290.2) |
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January 4 |
5 (370) |
6 |
7 |
8 |
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NAKSHATRA DATES: |
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MAY 3 |
4 |
5 (125) |
6 |
7 (492) |
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WEZEN (107.1),
τ Gemini (107.7), δ Monocerotis (107.9) |
no star listed
(108) |
λ Gemini
(109.4), Wasat (109.8) |
no star listed
(110) |
Aludra (111.1),
Propus (111.4), Gomeisa (111.6) |
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July 6 |
7 |
8 |
9 (190) |
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... As one of the primary facts there was the
position of the heavy lode star Wezen (δ)
at the back bone of Canis Major, rising with the Sun
in July 6, 107 days after March 21 (0h) and 6 days
after Sirius (α)
at the nose of the Great Dog:
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