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2. To see the stretch of Virgo in the G text we have to begin at ω, or even better from the beginning of the 12th hour, at Dubhe:

Ga4-20 (104) Ga4-21 Ga4-22 (*170) Ga4-23 Ga4-24 (108)
Dubhe (167.7)    Al Sharas (169.7), Zosma (170.2), Coxa (170.4)   Alula (171.5), Labrum (171.6)
September 5 (248) 6 7 8 9
Ga4-25 Ga4-26 Ga4-27 Ga5-1 Ga5-2 (*177) Ga5-3 (114)
λ Crateris (172.6), ε Crateris (172.9), γ Crateris (173.0) κ Crateris (173.5)  ξ Hydrae (175.3) θ Crateris (176.0), ω Virginis (176.3) ι Crateris (176.5), ο Hydrae (177.1)  ζ Crateris, ξ Virginis (178.0), λ Muscae (178.1), ν Virginis (178.2)
September 10 11 12 13 (256) 14 15
Ga5-4 (*179) Ga5-5 (116) Ga5-6 Ga5-7 (590)
μ Muscae (178.8), 93 Leonis (179.0), Denebola (179.3) Alaraph (179.6), Phekda, β Hydrae (180.3) η Crateris (180.9) π Virginis (182.0)
 Spring equinox (179 - 92 = 87) 17 (258) 18 12h = 182.6
Ga5-8 Ga5-9
ο Virginis (183.1)  Alchita (184.1)
September 20 (263) 21
Ga5-10 (121) Ga5-11 (*186) Ga5-12 Ga5-13 Ga5-14
Minkar (184.7) Pálida (185.6), Megrez (185.9), Gienah (186.1), ε Muscae (186.2) Zaniah (186.8), Chang Sha (187.3) Intrometida (188.4) Acrux (188.5)
September 22 23 (266) 24 25 26
Ga5-15 Ga5-16 (**99) Ga5-17 (*192) Ga5-18
Algorab (189.5), Gacrux (189.7), γ Muscae (190.0), Avis Satyra (190.3) Asterion (190.5), Kraz (190.7), α Muscae (191.2) χ Virginis (191.7), ρ Virginis (192.4),  Porrima (192.5)  β Muscae (193.5)
27 (270) 28 29 30
Ga5-19 (130) Ga5-20 Ga5-21 (*196) Ga5-22 Ga5-23
Mimosa (193.9)   ψ Virginis (195.5), Alioth (195.8), Minelauva (196.1), Cor Caroli (196.3)   δ Muscae (197.5)
October 1 (274) 2 3 4 13h = 197.8

Probably by design ω Virginis has been defined to be at September 13, day 16 * 16 = 256 in our calendar. Or perhaps better, in day 8 * 32 = 256 or in day 4 * 64 = 256.

From July 22 to September 13 there are 9 + 31 + 13 = 53 days, the same distance as from May 29 to July 22:

226 242 58
Ga1-1 (2) Ga1-2 Ga1-3 Ga1-4 526 Ga2-28 (531)
  Ain (474.7)   Aldebaran (477.2) 53.9 Heap of Fuel (123.1)
May 26 27 28 29 (149) 53 = 525 - 472 July 22 (203)
⅔ 365 = 146 530 (22 / 7 = π)
52
Ga5-1 (584)
53.2  ω Virginis (176.3)
52 September 13 (256)
53 days

584 = 8 * 73 = 472 + 112.

112 + 64 = 176.

584 - 176 = 408.

256 = 112 + 144.

471 - 365 = 53 + 53 and 365 + 53 = 418:

Gb7-5 Gb7-6 Gb7-7 (418) Gb7-8 Gb7-9 Gb7-10 Gb7-11
  Delta (417.4) Schedir (417.6), Deneb Kaitos (418.4)   Achird (419.7) Cih (421.4)  
Gb7-12 Gb7-13 Gb7-14 (425) Gb7-15 (*18) Gb7-16 Gb7-17
 1h (423.2)   Mirach (425.0)  Anunitum (425.5)    

426 - 112 = 314.

472 - 4 * 53 = 260.