JUNE 27 (178 = 98 + 80)	179	CHRISTMAS EVE (358)	69	*MARCH 4 (348 = 278 + 70)*	220
DEC 26 (360 = 178 + 182)		ST JOHN'S DAY (175 = 358 - 183)		*SEPT 2 (165 = 175 - 80 + 70)**

Ga4-15 (98 = 178 - 80)		*Gb2-23 (278 = 358 - 80 = 229 + 7 7)**		*Gb4-28 (348 = 428 - 80 = 12 29)**
*η CARINAE (162 = 98 + 64)**		*SITULA (342 = 162 + 180)**		*ζ ARIETIS (47 = 229 - 182)**
*MATAR (344 = 360 - 80 + 64)*		*p CARINAE (159 = 342 - 183)**		*ζ LUPI (229 = 159 + 70)*
181 + 70 = 251 = 471 - 220
*SEPT 2 (245) + 10 29½ = 540 (= 360 * 1½ = 2 * 270) = 365 + 175 (ST JOHN'S DAY)**

CLOSE TO THE SUN:						292
2-12 (408)	*2-13 (329)**	2-14 (45)	2-15	2-16	2-17
FEBR 27	28 (59)	MARCH 1	2	3 (427 → 4-27)	*4 (348)**

Gb4-23	Gb4-24	Gb4-25	Gb4-26	*(118 = 4 29½)**	Gb4-28 (348)
TA LING (Great Mound) = τ Persei (42.4)	ρ Arietis (43.0), GORGONEA SECUNDA = π Persei (43.5), ACAMAR (End of the River) = θ Eridani (43.6), ε Arietis (43.7), λ Ceti (43.9) ~~DENEBOLA (β Leonis)~~	MENKAR (The Nose) = α Ceti (44.7)	3h (45.7) GORGONEA TERTIA = ρ Persei (45.1), ALGOL (The Demon) = β Persei (45.9)	ι Persei (46.1), MISAM (Next to the Pleiades) = κ Persei (46.2), GORGONEA QUARTA = ω Persei (46.7), BOTEIN (Pair of Bellies) = δ Arietis (46.9)	ζ Arietis (47.7)
May 2	3	4	5 (125)	*6 (46)**	7 (492)
°April 28	29	30	°May 1 (121)	*2 (42)**	3
'April 5 (95)	6	7	*8 (18)**	9 (99)	10 (465)
*"March 22 (366)**	23	24 (448)	25 (84)	26	Tarahao 27
CLOSE TO THE FULL MOON:
8-13	8-14	8-15 (227 → π)	8-16	8-17 (229)	*8-18 (150)**
AUG 28	29	30 (242)	31	*SEPT 1 (164)**	2
*Al Zubānā-14a (Claws) / Visakha-16 (Forked) /* Root-3 (Badger) ZUBEN ELGENUBI (Southern Claw) = α Librae (224.2), ξ Bootis, ο Lupi (224.5)	*KOCHAB (Kakkab) = β Ursae Min. (225.0), ξ Librae (225.7)*	KE KWAN (Cavalry Officer) = β Lupi (226.3), KE KWAN = κ Centauri (226.4), ZUBEN ELAKRIBI (Claw of the Scorpion) = δ Librae (226.8), π¹ Oct. (226.9)	ω Bootis (227.2), NEKKAR (Herdsman) = β Bootis (227.3), σ Librae (227.5), π² Oct. (227.7), NADLAT (Mean Little Ones) = ψ Bootis (227.8), π Lupi (227.9)	15h (228.3) ZUBEN HAKRABIM = ν Librae (228.3), λ Lupi (228.9)	ω Oct. (229.3), ι Librae (229.6), κ Lupi (229.7), ζ Lupi (229.8)
Oct 31	*Nov 1 (45 + 180)*	2	*3 (227)**	4 (308)	5
°Oct 27 (300)	28	29	30	*31 (224)**	°Nov 1
'Oct 4	5	6	*7 (200)**	8	9 (282)
Hora Iti 20	"Sept 21	EQUINOX	*23 (186)**	24	25 (268)
... All the kinsmen spoke to you [koe] (i.e. Kuukuu): 'Even you did not prevail against the turtle!' They put the injured Kuukuu on a stretcher and carried him inland. They prepared a soft bed for him in the cave and let him rest there. They stayed there, rested, and lamented the severely injured Kuukuu. Kuukuu said, 'Promise me, my friends, that you will not abandon me!' They all replied, 'We could never abandon you!' [E:29] They stayed there twenty-seven days in Oromanga. Everytime Kuukuu asked, 'Where are you, friends?' they immediately replied in one voice, 'Here we are!' They all sat down and thought. They had an idea and Ira spoke, 'Hey, you! Bring the round stones (from the shore) and pile them into six heaps of stones!' One of the youths said to Ira, 'Why do we want heaps of stone?' Ira replied, 'So that we can all ask the stones to do something.' They took (the material) for the stone heaps (pipi horeko) and piled up six heaps of stone at the outer edge of the cave. Then they all said to the stone heaps, 'Whenever he calls, whenever he calls for us, let your voices rush (to him) instead of the six (of us) (i.e., the six stone heaps are supposed to be substitutes for the youths). They all drew back to profit (from the deception) (? ki honui) and listened. A short while later, Kuukuu called. As soon as he had asked, 'Where are you?' the voices of the stone heaps replied, 'Here we are!' All (the youths) said, 'Hey, you! That was well done!'. He (i.e., Ira) said, 'Let's go! We shall go to Papa O Pea'. They all got up and moved on. On the twentieth day of the month of August ('Hora Iti') they went to Papa O Pea. They all went and came to Papa O Pea, looked around in Papa O Pea, and gave the name 'Papa O Pea A Hau Maka'. They stayed five days in Papa O Pea ...

Ga6-20	Ga6-21	Ga6-22	Ga6-23	Ga6-24 (164)	Ga6-25

CLOSE TO THE SUN:

12-7 (*261 = 9 * 29)

12-8

12-9 (343 = 7 * 7 * 7)

12-10

12-11

12-12

	94		48		64		236	25
Ga1-26		Ga5-11 (121)		Ga7-1 (170)		Gb1-6 (235)
96			49		65		261
*145 = 5 29**					*5 13**		*9 29**
*471 = 210 + 261 = 5 42 + 9 * 29**

DEC 22 (63 + 293)

23 (*277)

CHRISTMAS EVE

26 (360)

Gb2-21 (119 + 293)

Gb2-22 (413 - 365 = 48)

Gb2-23

Gb2-24 (50)

Gb2-25 (280)

Gb2-26

δ Tucanae (340.1), ρ Cephei (340.2), ν Gruis (340.3), ζ Aquarii, δ Gruis (340.4), 5/1100 Lac. (340.7), σ Aquarii, 6/650 Lac. (340.9)

~~PROCYON (α Canis Minoris)~~

υ Oct. (341.0), α/91 Lac. (341.1), HOMAN (Hero) = ζ Pegasi, β Piscis Austrini (341.2), ν Tucanae (341.5), υ Aquarii (341.9)

η Aquarii (342.1), σ Gruis (340.4), SITULA (Water-jar) = κ Aquarii (342.7)

ε Piscis Austrini (343.5), ο Pegasi, β Gruis (343.8)

ρ Gruis (344.0), MATAR (Rain) = η Pegasi (344.2), η Gruis (344.6), β Oct. (344.7)

λ Pegasi (345.0), ξ Pegasi (345.1), ε Gruis (345.3), τ Aquarii (345.7), ξ Oct. (345.8), μ Pegasi (345.9)

Febr 24 (127 + 293)

25 (421 - 365 = 56)

26 (57 = 3 * 19)

27 (*343)

28 (424)

March 1 (*345)

°Febr 20

21 (54)

22 (420)

Terminalia

24 (*340)

'Jan 28 (393)

29 (*314)

'Febr 1

2 (33)

"Jan 14

15 (*300)

Tua Haro 17

18 (383)

CLOSE TO THE FULL MOON:

6-7

6-8

6-9 (*80)

10 (161 → 172)

6-11

6-12 (*84 - *1)

... In other words, before the introduction of Christianity the year was beginning in July after the old year had ended at the Knot (Ukdah) in JUNE 10 (as recorded from times early on). Counted from the solstice this was day 11 + 161 = 172, i.e. the day number for JUNE 21 according to the new calendar which began with JANUARY 1. Similarly was JUNE 24 (175) evidently a reflection of the old system where the day of St John had been number 11 + 175 = 186. The final at JULY 7 (188) had earlier been day 11 + 188 = 199. The Julian equinox (MARCH 25, 84) had according to the old system been day 95 (= 172 - 77) ...

JUNE 22 (245 + 293)

23 (539 - 365 = 174)

ST JOHN'S DAY

25 (*96)

26 (177)

Extended Net-26b

μ Hydrae (157.1)

Maru-sha-arkat-Sharru-15 (4th Son behind the King)

SHIR = ρ (rho) Leonis (158.9)

p Carinae (159.3)

φ Hydrae (160.3)

no star listed (161)

VATHORZ POSTERIOR = θ Carinae (162.1), PEREGRINI = μ Velorum, η CARINAE (Heaven's Altars, Tseen She) (162.6)

"This [η Carinae] is one of the most noted objects in the heavens, perhaps even so in almost prehistoric times, for Babylonian inscriptions seem to refer to a star noticeable from occasional faintness in its light, that Jensen thinks was η. And he claims it as one of the temple stars associated with Ea, or Ia, of Eridhu¹, the Lord of Waters, otherwise known as Oannes², the mysterious human fish and greatest god of the kingdom.

¹ Eridhu, or Eri-duga, the Holy City, Nunki, or Nunpe, one of the oldest cities in the world, even in ancient Babylonia, was that kingdom's flourishing port on the Persian Gulf, but, by the encroachment of the delta, its site is now one hundred miles inland. In its vicinity the Babylonians located their sacred Tree of Life.

² Berōssōs described Oannes as the teacher of early man in all knowledge; and in mythology he was even the creator of man and the father of Tammuz and Ishtar, themselves associated with other stars and sky figures. Jensen thinks Oannes connected with the stars of Capricorn; Lockyer finds his counterpart in the god Chnemu of Southern Egypt; and some have regarded him as the prototype of Noah." (Allen)

Aug 25 (309 + 293)

26 (603 - 365 = 238)

29 (*161)

°Aug 21 (233)

25 (*157)

'July 29 (*130)

'Aug 1

2 (214)

"July 15

17 (*118 = 4 * 29½)

He Anakena 18

19 (200)

... They made camp and rested at the Bay of Flies for a week (etahi pohitu). On the eighteenth day of the month of July (Anakena) they went on from Hanga Takaure. They climbed uphill, went on, and reached Poike. When they arrived, they looked around and named (the place) Poike A Hau Maka. They climbed up farther to Pua Katiki. When they arrived there, they looked around and named (the place) Pua Katiki A Hau Maka. They came down from the height, from the mountain, from Pua Katiki, and reached Maunga Teatea. They looked around and gave the name Maunga Teatea A Hau Maka. They all descended, they all came down from Pua Katiki. They reached Mahatua, saw it, looked around, and gave the name Mahatua A Hau Maka. Then they went on and came to Taharoa. They saw it, looked around, and gave the name Taharoa A Hau Maka.

Again they went on and reached Hanga Hoonu. They saw it, looked around, and gave the name Hanga Hoonu A Hau Maka. On the same day, when they had reached the Bay of Turtles, they made camp and rested. They all saw the fish that were there, that were present in large numbers - Ah! Then they all went into the water, moved toward the shore, and threw the fish (with their hands) onto the dry land. There were great numbers (? ka-mea-ro) of fish. There were tutuhi, paparava, and tahe mata pukupuku. Those were the three kinds of fish. After they had thrown the fish on the beach, Ira said, Make a fire and prepare the fish! When he saw that there was no fire, Ira said, One of you go and bring the fire from Hanga Te Pau! One of the young men went to the fire, took the fire and provisions (from the boat), turned around, and went back to Hanga Hoonu. When he arrived there, he sat down. They prepared the fish in the fire on the flat rocks, cooked them, and ate until they were completely satisfied. Then they gave the name The rock, where (the fish) were prepared in the fire with makoi (fruit of Thespesia populnea?) belongs to Ira (Te Papa Tunu Makoi A Ira). They remained in Hanga Hoonu for five days ...

Ga4-10 (165 + 293)

Ga4-11 (459 - 365 = 94)

Ga4-12

Ga4-13

Ga4-14

Ga4-15 (98)

"In China η [Carinae] was Tseen She, Heaven's Altars ... Near η is a vacant space of irregular shape that Abbott has called the Crooked Billet ..." (Allen)

... In the morning of the world, there was nothing but water. The Loon was calling, and the old man who at that time bore the Raven's name, Nangkilstlas, asked her why. 'The gods are homeless', the Loon replied. 'I'll see to it', said the old man, without moving from the fire in his house on the floor of the sea. Then as the old man continued to lie by his fire, the Raven flew over the sea. The clouds broke. He flew upward, drove his beak into the sky and scrambled over the rim to the upper world. There he discovered a town, and in one of the houses a woman had just given birth ...

From Algol (*45, Gb4-26 → 104) to Kochab (*225 = 15 * 15) there were 180 (= 12 * 15) right ascension days which ought to have been a significant number if the cycle of the year was measured as 360º + 5.25 extra days.

MENKAR (2-14, MARCH 1)	ALGOL ("March 25, 84)
May 4	5 (125)
*ZUBEN ELGENUBI (8-13, Hora Iti 20)*	KOCHAB (84 + 180 = 264)
Oct 31	Nov 1 (305 = 125 + 180)

... Väinämöinen set about building a boat [→ Argo Navis], but when it came to the prow and the stern, he found he needed three words [183 - 180 = 3] in his rune that he did not know, however he sought for them. In vain he looked on the heads of the swallows, on the necks of the swans, on the backs of the geese, under the tongues of the reindeer. He found a number of words, but not those he needed. Then he thought of seeking them in the realm of Death, Tuonela, but in vain. He escaped back to the world of the living only thanks to his potent magic. He was still missing his three runes. He was then told by a shepherd to search in the mouth of Antero Vipunen, the giant ogre. The road, he was told, went over swords and sharpened axes. Ilmarinen made shoes, shirt and gloves of iron for him, but warned him that he would find the great Vipunen dead. Nevertheless, the hero went. The giant lay underground, and trees grew over his head. Väinämöinen found his way to the giant's mouth, and planted his iron staff in it. The giant awoke and suddenly opened his huge mouth. Väinämöinen slipped into it and was swallowed. As soon as he reached the enormous stomach, he thought of getting out. He built himself a raft and floated on it up and down inside the giant.

The giant felt tickled and told him in many and no uncertain words where he might go, but he did not yield any runes. Then Väinämöinen built a smithy and began to hammer his iron on an anvil, torturing the entrails of Vipunen, who howled out magic songs to curse him away. But Väinämöinen said, thank you, he was very comfortable and would not go unless he got the secret words. Then Vipunen at last unlocked the treasure of his powerful runes. Many days and nights he sang, and the sun and the moon and the waves of the sea and the waterfalls stood still to hear him. Väinämöinen treasured them all and finally agreed to come out. Vipunen opened his great jaws, and the hero issued forth to go and build his boat at last ...

From Canopus (*95) at the beginning of the stern of Argo Navis to η Carinae (*162) - where its prow disappeared from view into the foliage of the Royal Oak - there were 67 right ascension days. 67 + 3 = 70 (= 365 - 295):

CLOSE TO THE SUN:
10-4 (277)	10-5	10-6	65	12-11 (345)
OCT 19	20 (293)	*21 (214)**	65	*DEC 26 (280)**
... Once upon a time there was an old woman who owned a great potato field (mara) where she planted her potatoes in spring and harvested them in autumn. She was famous all around for her many varieties of wonderful potatoes, and she had enough of them to sell at the market place. She planted her potatoes 7 in a row, placing her foot in front of her as a measure from one potato to the next. Then she marked the place with a bean - which would also give nourishment to the surrounding potatoes. Next she changed variety and planted 7 more followed by another bean, and this was the pattern she followed until all her 214 varieties had been put down in their proper places. She had drawn a map which she followed and from where each sort of potato could be located at the proper time for its harvest ...
			65
Ga8-9	Ga8-10	Ga8-11 (214)		Gb2-25 (280 = 214 + 66)
η Sagittarii (276.9)	**Purva Ashadha-20 (Winnowing Basket)**			ρ Gruis (344.0), MATAR (Rain) = η Pegasi (344.2), η Gruis (344.6), β Oct. (344.7)
η Sagittarii (276.9)	KAUS MEDIUS = δ Sagittarii, κ Lyrae (277.5), TUNG HAE (Heavenly Eastern Sea) = η Serpentis (277.7), SHAOU PIH (Minor Minister) = φ Draconis (277.8), KWEI SHE = χ Draconis (277.9)	φ Oct. (278.1), KAUS AUSTRALIS = ε Sagittarii (278.3), ξ Pavonis (278.4), AL ATHFAR (The Talons of the Falling Eagle) = μ Lyrae (278.6)
Dec 22	23 (357)	CHRISTMAS EVE		Febr 28 (424)
*°Dec 18 (272)**	19	20 (354)		*°Febr 24 (340)**
*'Nov 25 (249)**	26 (330)	27		'Febr 1 (32)
"Nov 11 (315)	*Ko Ruti 12 (235)**	13		Tua Haro 18 (383)
CLOSE TO THE FULL MOON:
4-5 (95)	4-6	4-7	65	6-12 (163 = 95 + 68)
*APRIL 20 (30)**	21 (111)	22 (477)		JUNE 27 (178)
FURUD = ζ Canis Majoris (94.9)	**Well-22 (Tapir) / Arkū-sha-pu-u-mash-mashu-8 (Back of the Mouth of the Twins) δ Columbae (95.2), TEJAT POSTERIOR = μ Gemini, MIRZAM (The Roarer) = β Canis Majoris (95.4), CANOPUS = α Carinae (95.6), ε Monocerotis (95.7), ψ1 Aurigae (95.9)**	no star listed (96)		VATHORZ POSTERIOR = θ Carinae (162.1), PEREGRINI = μ Velorum, η CARINAE (162.6)
*June 23 (94)**	*ST JOHN'S DAY (460)**	25 (176)		Aug 30 (242 = 175 + 67)
°June 19	*20 (91)**	SOLSTICE		*°Aug 26 (158)**
'May 27	*28 (68)**	29 (149)		*'Aug 3 (135)**
"May 13 (133)	*Vaitu Potu 14 (54)**	15 (500)		"July 20 (201 = 135 + 66)

Ga1-30	Ga2-1	Ga2-2 (32)		Ga4-15 (98 = 178 - 80)
... A Maori saying: he iti toki, e rite ana ki te tangata = though the adze be small, yet does it equal a man ...

This exercise shows that η Carinae should be located at Gb2-25 (respectively at Ga4-15) rather than at Gb2-26 (respectively at Ga4-15).

CLOSE TO THE SUN:
DEC 26 (360)	27	28	29

Gb2-25	Gb2-26	Gb2-27 → π	Gb2-28 (54)
MATAR (Rain)	*345	*346	FOMALHAUT
CLOSE TO THE FULL MOON:
JUNE 27 (178)	28	29	SIRIUS

Ga4-15	Ga4-16	Ga4-17 (100)	Ga4-18
η CARINAE	*163	346 - 182	ALKES

However, below I have provisionally not changed my earlier arrangements (with the nakshatra positions 183 days earlier than the heliacal positions). Tua Haro 18 (383) was ½ day before day 13 * 29½ and February 28 (59 = 424 - 365) was in some years followed by February 29 which was the position of the Rain star (Matar).

CLOSE TO THE SUN:
LUCIA	*12-14 (348 = 12 29)**	12-15	*12-16 (270)**	12-17

DEC 28	29	30 (364)	*31 (285)**	JAN 1

Gb2-27 → π	Gb2-28 (54)	Gb2-29	Gb2-30 (285)	Gb2-31
ι Cephei (346.0), λ Aquarii, γ Piscis Austrini, σ Pegasi (346.5)	SCHEAT AQUARII = δ Aquarii (347.0), ρ Pegasi (347.2), δ Piscis Austrini (347.4), FOMALHAUT (Mouth of the Fish) = α Piscis Austrini, τ Gruis (347.8) 306 = 347.4 - *41.4	FUM AL SAMAKAH (Mouth of the Fish) = β Piscium (348.3), ζ Gruis (348.5), ο Andromedae (348.9)	*Al Fargh al Mukdim-24 (Fore Spout) / Purva Bhādrapadā-26 (First of the Blessed Feet) / House-13 (Pig)* SCHEAT PEGASI = β Pegasi, π Piscis Austrini (349.3), κ Gruis (349.4), MARKAB PEGASI = α Pegasi (349.5) 308 = 349.4 - *41.4	23h (350.0) υ, θ Gruis (350.0), π Cephei (350.6), ι Gruis (350.9)

March 2	3	*4 (348)**	5 (64)	6 (430)
°Febr 26	27	*28 (344)**	°March 1 (60)	2
'Febr 3	4	5 (36)	*6 (322)**	7 (403)
"Jan 20	21	22	23 (388)	*24 (309)**
CLOSE TO THE FULL MOON:
*6-13 (84)**	6-14	6-15	6-16	6-17 (168 = 183 - 15)
JUNE 28	*29 (100)**	SIRIUS	JULY 1	2 (183)
ν Hydrae (163.1)	no star listed (164) ~~ALTAIR (α Aquilae)~~	*Wings-27 (Snake)* η Oct. (165.4), ALKES (Shallow Basin) = α Crateris (165.6)	ANA-TIPU-4 (Upper-side-pillar - where the guards stood) MERAK (Loin) = β Ursae Majoris (166.2), DUBHE (Bear) = α Ursae Majoris (166.7)	11h (167.4) χ Leonis, χ¹ Hydrae (167.1), χ² Hydrae (167.3)
... Behind me, towering almost 100 feet into the air, was a perfect ziggurat, the Temple of Kukulkan. Its four stairways had 91 steps each. Taken together with the top platform, which counted as a further step, the total was 365. This gave the number of complete days in a solar year. In addition, the geometric design and orientation of the ancient structure had been calibrated with Swiss-watch precision to achieve an objective as dramatic as it was esoteric: on the spring and autumn equinoxes, regular as clockwork, triangular patterns of light and shadow combined to create the illusion of a giant serpent undulating on the northern staircase
Aug 31	*Sept 1 (164)**	2 (245)	3	4
°Aug 27	28	*29 (161)**	30 (242)	31
'Aug 4 (216)	5	6	7	*8 (140)**
"July 21	22	23 (204)	*24 (125)**	25

Ga4-16	Ga4-17 (100)	Ga4-18	Ga4-19	Ga4-20

CLOSE TO THE SUN:
12-18	12-19	12-20 (354)	12-21 (SOLSTICE)
JAN 2	3	4	5 (370)

Gb2-32	Gb2-33	Gb2-34 (60)	Gb2-35 (290)
SIMMAH = γ Piscium (351.7)	φ Aquarii (352.0), ψ Aquarii (352.4), χ Aquarii (352.6), γ Tucanae, φ Gruis (352.8)	CROSS-BARS
SIMMAH = γ Piscium (351.7)		ο Cephei (353.3), KERB (Bucket Rope) = τ Pegasi (353.6)	κ Piscium (354.2), θ Piscium (354.4), υ Pegasi (354.9)

March 7	8 (432)	9 (68)	*10 (354)**
°March 3	4	5 (64)	*6 (350)**
'February 8	9 (40)	*10 (326)**	11 (407)
"January 25	26	*27 (312)**	28 (393)
CLOSE TO THE FULL MOON:
*6-18 (89)**	6-19	6-20 (171 = 354 - 183)	6-21 (SOLSTICE)
JULY 3	4 (185)	5	*6 (107)**
AL SHARAS (The Ribs) = β Crateris (168.6)	*Al Zubrah-9 (The Mane) / Purva Phalguni-11 (First Reddish One)* ZOSMA (Girdle) = δ Leonis (169.2), COXA (Hips) = θ Leonis (169.4)	φ Leonis (170.0), ALULA (First Spring of the Gazelle) = ξ, ν Ursae Majoris (170.5), LABRUM = δ Crateris (170.6)	σ Leonis (171.1), λ Crateris (171.6), ι Leonis, ε Crateris (171.9)

Sept 5 (248)	6	7	*8 (171)**
°Sept 1 (244)	2	3	*4 (168)**
'Aug 9 (221)	10	11	*12 (144)**
"July 26 (207)	27	28	*29 (130)**

Ga4-21 (104)	Ga4-22	Ga4-23	Ga4-24