... In the deep night before the image [of Lono] is first seen, there is a Makahiki ceremony called 'splashing-water' (hi'uwai). Kepelino tells of sacred chiefs being carried to the water where the people in their finery are bathing; in the excitement created by the beauty of their attire, 'one person was attracted to another, and the result', says this convert to Catholicism, 'was by no means good' ...
In the 24th hour of Aquarius there are 4 Greek lettered stars (I will continue my practice of considering such multiples as ψ¹, ψ², and ψ³ as single stars):
| Scheat |
22h 54m 39.04s |
22h 54.651m |
348.0 |
| φ |
23h 14m 19.33s |
23h 14.322m |
353.0 |
| ψ |
23h 15m 53.28s |
23h 15.888m |
353.4 |
| χ |
23h 16m 50.95s |
23h 16.849m |
353.6 |
| ω |
23h 42m 43.28s |
23h 42.721m |
360.2 |
When
there
are
more
than
one
star
with
the
same
Greek
letter
I
have
chosen
the
brightest
of
them.
|
24th hour: |
| |
φ Aquarii |
4.22 |
06° 03′ S |
23h 12m |
353.0 |
| |
ψ Aquarii |
4.24 |
09° 05′ S |
23h 13m |
353.4 |
| |
χ Aquarii |
4.93 |
07° 44′ S |
23h 14m |
353.6 |
| |
ω Aquarii |
4.49 |
14° 33′ S |
23h 40m |
360.2 |
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| Gb2-18 |
Gb2-19 |
Gb2-20 |
Gb2-21 |
Gb2-22 |
| Ancha (337.4) |
ρ Aquarii (338.2) |
Sadachbia (338.6) |
π Aquarii (339.5), ζ Aquarii (340.4) |
σ Aquarii (340.9) |
| 'February 21 |
'22 |
'23 |
'24 |
'25 |
| Saad Al Thabib 11 |
12 |
13 |
14 (*420) |
15 |
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| Gb2-23 (*342) |
Gb2-24 (280) |
Gb2-25 |
Gb2-26 |
| υ Aquarii (341.9), η Aquarii (342.1) |
Situla (342.7) |
|
|
| '26 (422) |
'February 27 |
'28 |
'March 1 |
| Saad Balaa 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
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| Gb2-27 (*346) |
Gb2-28 |
Gb2-29 |
Gb2-30 |
| τ Aquarii (345.7) |
λ Aquarii (346.5), Scheat (347.0) |
|
|
| 'March 2 |
'3 |
'4 (63) |
'5 |
| Saad Balaa 5 (*426) |
6 |
7 |
8 |
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| Gb2-31 (*350) |
Gb2-32 |
Gb2-33 |
Gb2-34 (290) |
| |
|
φ Aquarii (352.0), ψ Aquarii (352.4) |
χ Aquarii (352.6) |
| '23h (430.0) |
'7 |
'8 |
'9 |
| Saad Balaa 9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
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| Gb2-35 |
Gb3-1 |
Gb3-2 |
Gb3-3 |
Gb3-4 |
Gb3-5 |
Gb3-6 (*360) |
| |
|
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|
|
ω Aquarii (359.2) |
|
| 'March 10 |
'11 (435) |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
| Saad Balaa 13 |
Saad Al Saud 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
χ
Aquarii
coincides
with
glyph
290.
The
great
takaure
at
the
beginning
of
the
next
text line
has
a
position
which
is
355
days
beyond
equinox,
presumably
meant
to
allude
to
the
day
of
winter
solstice
(according
to
the
Gregorian
calendar).
This
is
where
the
manzil
Saad
Al
Saud
is
beginning.
A
major
change
in
the
G
text
is
evidently
announced
by
Gb3-1.
We
can
compare
with
the
beginning
of
side
b
where
Rogo
in
Gb1-3
is
positioned
2
lunar
months
(59
nights)
earlier
than
takaure
in
Gb3-1. 1-3
reversed
is
3-1.
