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In C the birth of a new moon coincides with reaching number 168, and at 192 full moon is reached:

Ca6-25 Ca6-26 Ca6-27 Ca6-28 Ca7-1
165 166 167 168 169
Ca7-21 Ca7-22 Ca7-23 Ca7-24
189 190 191 192

The resemblance with the structure in K is remarkable. Sun disappears when 168 is reached:

Kb4-11 Kb4-12 Kb4-13 Kb4-14 (167)
Kb4-15 (168) Kb4-16 Kb4-17 Kb4-18

The last step of the sun on the mainland is 167, but then - it seems - the new moon comes in to save the situation. But she lasts only for 24 nights (192 - 168 = 24), then her decline comes.

In G number 168 is located in another position among the glyphs in parallel with those of K:

29
Ga6-27 (168) Ga6-28 Ga6-29
30
Ga7-1 (171) Ga7-2 Ga7-3 Ga7-4
31
Ga7-5 Ga7-6 Ga7-7 (177) Ga7-8 Ga7-9 Ga7-10

Nga Kope Ririva (at 6 * 29.5 = 177) lies outside the mainland, in the domain of the moon. Sun is to the left in maitaki in Ga7-8.

Extending the investigation to Tahua, where we probably have to change from 168 to 2 * 168 = 336, we find:

Aa4-78 Aa4-79 Aa4-80 Aa4-81 Aa4-82 Aa5-1 Aa5-2 Aa5-3
329 330 331 332 333 334 335 336
165 166 167 168

And looking at 2 * 177 = 354 (Aa5-21) respectively 2 * 192 = 384 (Aa5-51):

Aa5-18 Aa5-19 Aa5-20 Aa5-21 Aa5-22 Aa5-23 Aa5-24 Aa5-25
351 352 353 354 355 356 357 358
176 177 178 179
Aa5-46 Aa5-47 Aa5-48 Aa5-49 Aa5-50 Aa5-51 Aa5-52 Aa5-53
379 380 381 382 383 384 385 386
190 191 192 193

We should notice that ihe tau glyphs appear at or closely preceding the redmarked glyphs.