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From Rigel (β Orionis) at the beginning (or end) of Eridanus to Ras Alhague (α Ophiuchi, at the head of the Serpent Carrier) there were 266 - 78 = 188 days:

     187    
 
EQUINOX ●MARCH 22 23 24 25 26 (85) 3 * 59
APRIL 1 2 (92) 3 4 (*14) 5 6 (96)
Ga1-11 Ga1-12 Ga1-13 Ga1-14 Ga1-15 Ga1-16
HAEDUS II (75.9) 5h (76.1) μ AURIGAE, μ LEPORIS (77.6)  ĸ Leporis (78.0), RIGEL (78.1), Flaming Star (78.2), Capella (78.4), ο Columbae, τ Orionis (78.8)

Thuban

λ Aurigae (79.0), λ Leporis (79.6), ρ Aurigae (79.7)

Arcturus

σ Aurigae (80.4), Bellatrix, Saif al Jabbar (80.7), ELNATH (80.9)
ε Leporis (76.0), CURSA (76.4), λ Eridani (76.7)
June 4 5 6 (157 = 314 / 2) 7 8 9 (2 * 80)
'May 8 (128) 9 10 (*50) 11 12 (2 * 66) 13
"April 24 (*34) 25 26 (116 = 4 * 29) 27 28 (2 * 59) 29
●SEPTEMBER 20 21 EQUINOX 23 (266) 24 25 (*188)
OCTOBER 1 2 3 4 (277) 5 6 (*199)
Ga7-25 Ga7-26 Ga7-27 (196) Ga7-28 Ga7-29 Ga7-30
17h (258.7) Mula-19 NODUS I (260.0), π Herculis (260.7), Ras Algethi (260.8) Sarin (261.0), ο Ophiuchi (261.4)

Alrisha

ξ Ophiuchi (262.2), θ Ophiuchi, ν Serpentis, ζ, ι Apodis (262.4), ι Arae (262.8), ρ Herculis (262.9) β, γ Arae (263.3), κ Arae (263.5), σ Ophiuchi (263.6)
no star listed (258) Sabik (259.7), η SCORPII (259.9)
December 4 5 6 (340) 7 (*261) 8 9
'November 7 8 9 (*233) 10 (314) 11 12
"October 24 25 26 27 (300) 28 29 (*222)
●SEPTEMBER 26 27 28 29 (272) 30 (*193) OCTOBER 1 2
OCTOBER 7 8 9 10 (283) 11 12 13
Ga7-31 (200) Ga7-32 Ga7-33 Ga7-34 Ga8-1 Ga8-2 Ga8-3
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)
 Alwaid, Maasym (265.1), Shaula (265.3), Kuma (265.6), σ Arae (265.9)

Hamal

December 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 (350)
'November13 14 15 16 (320) 17 18 19
"October 30 31 "November 1 2 3 (*227) 4 5

But from the left foot of Orion to the left foot of Ophiuchus (ψ) there were 247 - 78 = 169 days (which happened to the same as the distance from 0h to Coxa, θ Leonis), and this was immediately after the Yed Door (δ and ε) at the left hand of the Serpent Carrier, where the figure was beginning:

EQUINOX ●MARCH 22 23 24 25 26 (85)
APRIL 1 (*11) 2 3 (93) 4 5 6 (96)
Ga1-11 Ga1-12 Ga1-13 Ga1-14 Ga1-15 Ga1-16
HAEDUS II (75.9) 5h (76.1) μ AURIGAE, μ LEPORIS (77.6)  ĸ Leporis (78.0), RIGEL (78.1), Flaming Star (78.2), Capella (78.4), ο Columbae, τ Orionis (78.8)

Thuban

λ Aurigae (79.0), λ Leporis (79.6), ρ Aurigae (79.7)

Arcturus

σ Aurigae (80.4), Bellatrix, Saif al Jabbar (80.7), ELNATH (80.9)
ε Leporis (76.0), CURSA (76.4), λ Eridani (76.7)
June 4 5 6 (157 = 314 / 2) 7 8 9 (2 * 80)
'May 8 (128) 9 10 (*50) 11 12 (2 * 66) 13
"April 24 (*34) 25 26 (116 = 4 * 29) 27 28 (2 * 59) 29
Beginning (or end) of Eridanus
163 ●SEPTEMBER 6 (249) 7 0h + 9 * 19 9 (*172)
SEPTEMBER 17 (260) 18 19 (*182) 20
Ga7-11 (180) Ga7-12 (181) Ga7-13 (182 = 118 + 64) Ga7-14 (183)
ψ Scorpii (244.6), Lesath (244.8) χ Scorpii (245.1), YED PRIOR, δ Tr. Austr. (245.5) YED POSTERIOR, Rukbalgethi Shemali (246.6). δ Apodis (246.7), ο Scorpii (246.8) Heart-5
σ SCORPII (247.0), Hejian (247.2), ψ OPHIUCHI (247.7)
November 20 (324) 21 22 (*246) 23
'October 24 25 (*218) 26 27 (300)
"October 10 11 (*204) 12 (285) 13

●SEPTEMBER 10 11 12 (255) (4 * 64) 14
SEPTEMBER 21 EQUINOX 23 (266) 24 25
Ga7-15 Ga7-16 (185) Ga7-17 Ga7-18 Ga7-19
ρ Ophiuchi (248.1), Kajam (248.3), χ Ophiuchi (248.5), She Low, ι Tr. Austr. (248.7), ζ Tr. Austr. (248.8) Al Kalb-16 / Jyeshtha-18

ANA-MUA

γ Apodis (250.1), σ Herculis (250.3), θ Tr. Austr. (250.6), τ Scorpii (250.7) Han (251.0) ζ Herculis, η Tr. Austr. (252.1), η Herculis, β Apodis (252.5)
ANTARES (249.1), Marfik, φ Ophiuchi (249.5),  ω Ophiuchi (249.8)
November 24 25 (329) 26 27 28
'October 28 (301) 29 30 31 'November 1
"October 14 15 16 17 (290) 18
●SEPTEMBER 15 16 17 (260) (9 * 29) 19
SEPTEMBER 26 27 28 29 (272) (3 * 91)
Ga7-20 Ga7-21 (190) Ga7-22 Ga7-23 Ga7-24
Atria (253.9) Tail-6 ι Ophiuchi (255.3), Grafias (255.4) κ Ophiuchi (256.2), ζ Arae (256.5), ε Arae (256.8), Cujam (256.9) no star listed (257)
Wei, η Arae (254.3), DENEBAKRAB (254.7)
November 29 30 December 1 (335) 2 (*256) 3
'November 2 2 3 4 (*229) 5 (310)
"October 19 20 21 (*214) 22 (295) 23

The Ophiuchi stars began after half a year counted from the beginning of side a and they ended with τ at his right hand:

●OCTOBER 3 4 5 (278) 6 7 (*200)
OCTOBER 14 15 (*208) 16 17 (290) 18
Ga8-4 Ga8-5 (208) Ga8-6 Ga8-7 Ga8-8
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

18h (273.4)
NASH (273.7), θ Arae (273.8)
December 17 18 19 20 (12 * 29½) SOLSTICE
'November 20 21 (325) 22 23 24 (*248)
"November 6 (*230) 7 8 9 10 (314)

1 Horn α Virginis (Spica) Crocodile (202.7) Oct 9 (282) 282 = 265 + 17
2 Neck κ Virginis Dragon (214.8) Oct 21 (294) 294 = 282 + 12
3 Root α Librae (Zuben Elgenubi) Badger (224.2) Oct 31 (304) 304 = 295 + 9
4 Room π Scorpii (Vrischika) Hare (241.3) Nov 17 (321) 321 = 304 + 17
5 Heart σ Scorpii Fox (247.0) Nov 23 (327) 327 = 321 + 6
6 Tail μ Scorpii (Denebakrab) Tiger (254.7) Nov 30 (334) 334 = 327 + 9
7 Winnowing Basket γ Sagittarii (Nash) Leopard (273.7) Dec 19 (353) 353 = 334 + 19
December solstice