![[Red Bird of the South]](moon4.gif)
The 7 Moon Stations of the "South" or "Red Bird"
Moon Stations are connected by red lines. Key stars are circled in yellow.
| Chinese Character | Meaning | Key Star | Japanese Name |
22 ![]() |
Well | Mu Gem | ChichiriBoshi |
23 ![]() |
Ogre, Devil, perhaps Ghost |
Delta Cnc; sometimes Theta Cnc |
TamahomeBoshi |
24 ![]() |
Willow | Delta Hya | NurikoBoshi |
25 ![]() |
Stars | Alpha Hya | HotohoriBoshi |
26 ![]() |
Stretched Net | Nu Hya | ChirikoBoshi |
27 ![]() |
Wings | Alpha Crt | TasukiBoshi |
28 ![]() |
Chariot Cross-Board, perhaps strings of Koto |
Gamma Crv | MitsukakeBoshi |
Simulation using The Sky showing Summer Solstice around 500 B.C. Note that the sun is indeed "moving" within the moon stations of the Red Bird of Summer, and the handle of the big dipper ("North Seven Stars") seen at sunset is pointed upward or South.