The Heavens, Stars, &c.

Aokai, star

Arohirohi, radiation of the sun on a hot day

Atutahi, star; ruling over September

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Auroa, star; a comet; he tohu kai, he tohu tapatupatu; a sign of a fruitful season or war

Autahi, star, ruling over September

Auwahiroa, comet

Haereahiahi, evening star; ka nohomai i tai ko mata i umu

Haereiti, star

Hawiorangi, te toke o Turi

He umu hau, circle round the moon; halo; sign of wind

Hihi, ray of the sun

Hua, full moon

Ka hoki pouri, Ka hinaki pouri, E haere ano ki te mate—no moon

Ka hua te marama, full moon

Kahui, star

Kaiwaka, star, presiding over August

Kaiwaka, star which appears in April and May

Kaiwaka, star, presiding over August

Ka iti, new moon

Ka iti haere te marama, the moon wanes

Ka mate, no moon

Ka mate te marama, ina hoki e tarakau, one rim only of the moon is seen

Kamohani, Kanuihaere, 2nd quarter

Ka puta atamai, increasing moon

Kariko, Ka tino nui, 3rd quarter

Karipiripi, star

Kawitiwiti, star

Kirikiri, star

Kokopu, bright morning star

Komaru, sun

Kopuanga, star

Koteuanui, star

Kotiri, meteor; a falling star

Kowiti, to appear as the new moon

Kukumi, cock crow; morning star

Kuru a auia, star

Kuru a wewinga, star

Mahutonga, star

Mamaru, sun

Mangatawa, star

Mangere, star

Marama, moon; if the moon appears more than usually surrounded with stars, when an enemy approaches, it is a sign the pa will fall; the moon represents the pa, the stars the enemy

Matakokiri, falling star

Mataoturoe, star

Mataka, star

Matiti, star; sign of summer

Matitikura, star

Matariki, star which appears in June, and continues the whole of the winter; it disappears in the spring; it is the great sign of winter

Matitire, star

Matititerauangina, star

Mauhuia, star

Meremere, morning star

Mongoroiata, milky way; when distinctly seen, it is page 64 a sign of a fruitless season; the milky way is thought to be a large fish god, who has a large canoe on the other side of the heaven called Kanetaka, having a man on board named Pupuki

Ngahuihui, star

Nga kawainga, star

Nga tapuwai, star

Ngawata, this star belongs to Nga tuke; a Taitoru, nana i takiri te ra te marama—presides over April

Oetahi, star, presiding over September

Pae, horizon

Patutahi, star, which rules over May

Pioreore, lesser Magellan cloud; it is known by its appearance from what quarter the wind will blow

Pipiri, star

Pipiwarauroa, large white cloud extending across the heavens, commonly called Noah's ark—a sign of strangers coming

Pongoihoro, blue sky

Ponoitaratahi, star

Puanga, star which presides over June and ends the year

Puhera, red color of Mars

Purehurehu, luminous cloud

Ra, sun

Raotainui, star in the constellation of Tainui

Rangawenua, star

Rangi, heaven

Rangiatea, clear atmosphere

Rangimatanuku, greater Magellan cloud

Rauatapatu, star

Rauawehea, star

Rangiwiu, upper regions of the atmosphere; the heavens

Rehua, star which shines during summer, and is, therefore, a sign of summer

Reinga, Hades

Rereahiahi, evening star

Reua, star

Roke, star

Ruamahu, star

Takiara, very bright morning star

Takiri, dawn of day

Takurua, star

Tapupua, star

Taraka, star

Tareao, evening star

Taumanga, star

Tautoru, bright morning star; part of the constellation of the rapa in the waka of Tamarereti

Tawera, morning star

Tawitorangiuru, star; the father of Matariki

Tioreore, star

Tukapotewahi, star

Tuke-o-mawe, constellation in form of an elbow

Uamakau, star

Uanui, star

Uaroa, star

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Uatutuki, star

Wakaahu, star, presiding over July

Waka o Tamarereti, three stars in the East forming a constellation of a canoe

Wariwari. Syn. with Pipiwarauroa

Watutahi, star

Wetu, general name for star

Wetukokiri, falling stars

Wetukura, star; when it appears the natives commence their planting

Weturaka, starry firmament

Wetuteme, star

Wetuwero, star; Mars

Wewengu, star.