The Stars through the Year: the Twenty-Eight

Mansions.
dec
194
1
220
3
231
7
231
7
220
3

Sun Noon
58
11h57

VI

194
1

122 12h07

VII

162
0

135 12h06

IIX

121
3

148 12h03

IX

733

161 12h00

233

173 11h55

XI

233

186 11h51

XII

733

199 11h47

XIII

121
3

212 11h44

XIV

162
0

225 11h44

XV

194
1

238 11h46

XVI

220
3

251 11h49

XVII

231
7

263 11h55

XIIX

231
7

276 12h01

XIX

220

289 12h07

I
II
III
IV
V

Stars :
Pleiades 54

ends
20 V
2 VI

71

11h58

Hyades 67

83

12h01

Orion 83

15 VI

96

12h04

Canopus 96

29 VI

109 12h06

Sirius 10
2
Caor&Pollux 11
7
Cancer 13
0
Leonis 14
4
Regulus 15
4
Leonis 16
9
Leo 17
7
Spica 19
9
Arcturus 21
2
Libra 22
3
Scorpionis 23
9
Antares 24
9
Scorpio 26
2
Lyr 28
0
Aquil 29

12 VII
25 VII
7 IIX
20 IIX
2 IX
15 IX
28 IX
11 X
24 X
6 XI
19 XI
2 XII
15 XII
28 XII
10 I

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3
194
1

302 12h12

XXI

162
0

315 12h14

XXII

121
3

328 12h14

XXIII

733

341 12h12

XXIV

233

353 12h09

XXV

233

12h05

9
Capricorni 30
7
Cygni 31
2
Aquarii 32
5
Aquarii 33
3
Pegasi 35
6
Andromed 2

XXVI

733
121
3
162
0

19
32

12h01
11h58

Andromed 16
Arietis 28

45

11h56

XXVII

XXII
X

Persei 45

23 I
5 II
18 II
3 III
16 III
29
III

11 IV
24 IV
7 V

Other stars of note:

Cet 10, Cas 11, Eri 24, Aur 78, CMn 117, UMr 164, Cru 187, Cor
188,
Dra 212, Cen 218, Umn 225, CBo 256, Pav 304, Cap 329, Gru 334,
PsA 346
Meteor Showers:
Quadrantids: 3-4 I; Lyrids: 21-23 IV; Aquarids: 5-6 V; Aquarids: 26-29 VII;
Perseids: 12 IIX; Orionids: 21 X; Taurids 3 XI; Leonids: 17-18 XI; Geminids 1314 XII.
To t e l l t h e t i m e b y t h e s t a r s , l o o k a t w h i c h m a n s i o n i s o n t h e
meridian, tally it in accord with the date, divide by Seven, multiply
by Six, & add to Noon.
th
E x a m p l e : 1 7 N o v e m b e r [ X V ] Andromed [XXVII] is on meridian: 2715=12, 12x6/7 gives Noon [11h44] plus 72/7 gives 22 hours, or ten p.m. [post
meridian].