4. But hold on! Once again we have been lead astray in the labyrinth of time, because spring equinox (September 16) should not arrive until with the heliacal rising of Denebola (and 93 Leonis):
Counting from the beginning of anwaa Suhail at August 30 is not the same thing as counting from the heliacal rising of Alterf. This star is rising heliacally 144 days beyond spring equinox north of the equator, which means 144 - 92 = 52 days beyond winter solstice south of the equator:
Thus Alterf arrives 87 - 52 = 35 days before Denebola and spring equinox. 115 (the glyph number at Denebola) - 80 (the glyph number at Alterf) = 35. If Denebola is at September 16, then Alterf must be at August 12, i.e. 31 - (35 - 16) = 12, or 18 days earlier than the stated beginning of anwaa Suhail at August 30. 18 days happens to be the same length of time as that between Ashlesha and Magha, one of the 'fallow' periods which I have coined Moe:
Perhaps the Arabic anwaa system is halting. The end of anwaa Suhail is stated to coincide with day 157 counted from May 17 (137), i.e. with October 21 (294):
294 - 137 = 157 = 314 / 2. In the G text there is a vero in Ga5-17 (which can be alluding to May 17):
The Marquesan month veo was the 10th in the lunar year. Vero in Ga5-17 is located 100 days beyond winter solstice (south of the equator). |