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Spica and Alcor came 15 days after Acrux and Intrometida. 187 + 15 = 202:

oJULY 2 3 4 (185) 5 6 7
●JULY 7 8 9 10 11 12 (193)
JULY 18 (199) 19 20 21 22 23
no glyph
Ca1-1 Ca1-2 Ca1-3 Ca1-4 Ca1-5
koia ki te hoea ki te henua te rima te hau tea haga i te mea ke
ALCHITA, Ma Wei (183.1), MINKAR (183.7), ρ Centauri (183.9) PÁLIDA (184.6), Megrez (184.9) Hasta-13 / Chariot-28 Chang Sha (186.3) INTROMETIDA (187.4), ACRUX (187.5) γ Com. Berenicis (188.0), σ Centauri (188.1), ALGORAB (188.5), GACRUX (188.7)
GIENAH (185.1), ε Muscae (185.2), ζ Crucis (185.4), ZANIAH (185.9)
September 20 (263) 21 EQUINOX 23 24 25
'August 24 (236) 25 26 27 28 29
"August 10 (222) 11 12 13 14 15
NAKSHATRA DATES:
oDECEMBER 31 oJANUARY 1 2 3 (368) 4 5 (*290)
●JANUARY 5 6 7 8 9 (*294) 10 (375)
JANUARY 16 17 18 (383) 19 (*304) 20 21
Al Fargh al Thāni-25 Uttara Bhādrapadā-27 / Wall-14 χ Pegasi (2.1), θ Andromedae (2.7) σ Andromedae (3.0), ι Ceti (3.3),  ζ Tucanae (3.5), ρ Andromedae, π Tucanae (3.7) no star listed (4) ANKAA, κ PHOENICIS (5.0)

Alphard
0h (365.25)
Caph, SIRRAH (0.5), ε Phoenicis, γ³ Oct. (0.8) ο Oct. (1.3), ALGENIB PEGASI (1.8)
EQUINOX March 22 23 24 (*3) 25 (84) 26 (*370)
'February 22 (53) TERMINALIA 24 25 26 27 (*343)
"February 8 (2-8) 9 (40) 10 11 12 13 (*329)
10 oJULY 18 19 20 (*121) 21 (202) 22-7
Ca1-16 Ca1-17 Ca1-18 Ca1-19 Ca1-20
koia ka hua koia ki te henua kiore kikiu - te henua te maitaki - te kihikihi hakaraoa - te henua
Al Dafīrah (199.4) σ Virginis (200.4) γ Hydrae (201.0), ι Centauri (201.4) Al Simāk-12 / Chitra-14 / Horn-1 / Sa-Sha-Shirū-19

ANA-ROTO

 71 VIRGINIS (203.6)
Mizar (202.4), SPICA, ALCOR (202.7)

Sadalmelik
October 6 7 (280) 8 9 10
'September 9 10 11 12 (*175) 13 (256)
NAKSHATRA DATES:
oJANUARY 16 17 18 19 20
Al Batn Al Hūt-26 / Revati-28 / 1-iku ν Phoenicis (17.4), κ Tucanae (17.6) no star listed (18) Adhil (19.3), θ Ceti (19.7) Ksora (20.1), γ Phoenicis (20.8)
MIRACH , Keun Nan Mun (16.0), ANUNITUM (16.5), REVATI (16.9)

Regulus
April 6 7 8 9 (465) 10 (100)
'March 10 11 (436) 12 (71) 13 3-14
56 oSEPTEMBER 17 (260) 18 19
Ca4-1 Ca4-2 (78) Ca4-3
kua tupu te rakau kua tupu - te kihikihi te hau tea
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)
December 6 (340) 7 (*261 = 9 * 29) 8
NAKSHATRA DATES:
oMARCH 18 (77) 19 20
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
June 6 (157 = 314 / 2) 7 8

And from Spica to Nodus I there were 260 - 202 = 314 / 2 (June 6) - 99 (April 9) = oSEPTEMBER 17 (260) - oJULY 21 (202) = 58 = 2 * 29 days:

oJULY 21 (*122) 22-7 56 oSEPTEMBER 17 18 (261 = 9 * 29)
Ca1-19 Ca1-20 Ca4-1 Ca4-2 (78)
SPICA 71 VIRGINIS NODUS I 78 - 19 = 59

Growth in front (horizontal) was followed by growth above (vertical). Virgo was spreading herself out on the equator and the Serpent's Couch was high up in the north.

DAY ZERO oJULY 3 4 (185) 16 oJULY 21 (202) 22-7 56 oSEPTEMBER 17 (261 = 9 * 29)
Ca1-1 Ca1-2 Ca1-19 Ca1-20 Ca4-1 Ca4-2 (78)
September 20 21 EQUINOX (265) October 9 (*202) 10 December 6 (*260) 7
ALCHITA PÁLIDA GIENAH SPICA 71 VIRGINIS NODUS I 78 = 261 - 183
20 59

The right ascension days, counted from March 21 at the time of rongorongo, were equal in measure to the day numbers counted from oJANUARY 1 at the time of Elnath. 0h was not 91 but 80 days from the beginning of the year. 366 (January 1) - (91 - 80) = 355 (December solstice).

The stem of hua po-poro at Spica can be contrasted with the nightside string at 71 Virginis. The path ot the Sun ended with oJULY 21, i.e. 175 (= 350 / 2 = 7 * 25) days counted from the Front of the Head of Ku (Sheratan):

BABYLONIAN ECLIPTIC CONSTELLATIONS:
0  1-iku Field measure  τ (Anunitum) Pisces 16.5 April 6 (96)
 
1 Mahrū-sha-rishu-ku Front of the Head of Ku β (Sheratan), γ (Mesarthim) Arietis 27.4 April 17 (107)
2 Arku-sha-rishu-ku Back of the Head of Ku α (Hamal) Arietis 30.5 April 20 (110)
3 Temennu Foundation Stone η (Alcyone) Tauri 56.1 May 16 (136)
4 Pidnu-sha-Shame Furrow of Heaven α (Aldebaran) Tauri 68.2 May 28 (148)
5 Shur-narkabti-sha-iltanu Star in the Bull towards the north β (El Nath) Tauri 80.9 June 9 (160)
6 Shur-narkabti-sha-shūtū Star in the Bull towards the south ζ (Heavenly Gate) Tauri 84.0 June 13 (164)
7 Maru-sha-pu-u-mash-mashu Front of the Mouth of the Twins η (Tejat Prior) Gemini 93.4 June 22 (173)
8 Arkū-sha-pu-u-mash-mashu Back of the Mouth of the Twins μ (Tejat Posterior) Gemini 95.4 June 24 (175)
9 Mash-mashu-sha-Risū Twins of the Shepherd (?) γ (Alhena) Gemini 103.8 July 2 (183)
10 Mash-mashu-Mahrū Western One of the Twins α (Castor) Gemini 113.4 July 12 (193)
 
11 Mash-mashu-arkū Eastern One of the Twins β (Pollux) Gemini 116.2 July 15 (196)
12 Arkū-sha-nangaru-sha-shūtu Southeast Star in the Crab δ (Ascellus Australis) Cancri 131.4 July 30 (211)
13 Rishu A. Head of the Lion ε (Ras Elaset Australis) Leonis 146.6 Aug 14 (226)
14 Sharru King α (Regulus) Leonis 152.7 Aug 20 (232)
15 Maru-sha-arkat-Sharru 4th Son behind the King ρ (Shir) Leonis 158.9 Aug 26 (238)
16 Zibbat A. Tail of the Lion β (Denebola) Leonis 178.3 Sept 15 (258)
17 Shēpu-arkū sha-A Hind Leg of the Lion β (Alaraph) Virginis 178.6 Sept 15 (258)
18 Shur-mahrū-shirū Front or West Shur (?) γ (Porrima) Virginis 191.5 Sept 28 (271)
 
19 Sa-Sha-Shirū Virgin's Girdle α (Spica) Virginis 202.7 Oct 9 (282)