2. I think the nakshatra lunar stations of India ought to be the best system to go out from and we can list them (source Wikipedia):
The first 10 of them could be Sun-oriented and above I have therefore tried with my usual colours. Beyond number 10 follows a pair of stations: Pūrva ('first') Phalgunī and Uttara ('second') Phalgunī. These, I think, could refer to Moon stations with less connection to Sun. The number of lunar mansions is usually stated to be 28, but I will postpone listing the remaining 18 to some later time. The lunar zodiac has presumably originated from a system for the days in a month, where for each day Moon will advance to a new habitat among the stars in the background. In ancient times the Polynesians had a special name for each night in a month. Although Moon moves more whimsically than Sun on her path she does not deviate very far from the ecliptic. The stars in the background are, according to Wikipedia:
I have added their declinations, fetched from my earlier lists for different right ascension hours. All stars above are north of the sky equator. Next we should compare with the G text. |