Chinese Astronomy

Heavenly Market Enclosure, Tianshi Yuan
The following information is taken from Qing official astronomical records, 1744 AD.



 

Asterism (Number of stars)
Star name
House
Longitudinally
angular
distance
Angular
distance
from
Yellow Path
to
North
/
South

Emperor's seat Yin 12°35'03" 37°19'15" N

Astrologer Yin 18°50'32" 35°53'16" N
Eunuch official (4)
  

First Yin 08°57'21" 36°42'00" N

Second Yin 09°23'08" 36°15'20" N

Third Yin 10°00'50" 35°26'50" N

Fourth Yin 12°21'21" 33°29'37" N
Dipper for liquid (5)
  

First Mao 28°00'02" 35°12'43" N

Second Mao 24°19'07" 34°04'40" N

Third Mao 25°36'30" 32°12'05" N

Fourth Yin 00°36'37" 33°01'46" N

Fifth Yin 02°38'55" 28°53'05" N
Dipper for solid (4)
  

First Yin 07°02'51" 32°32'16" N

Second Yin 08°15'12" 31°52'20" N

Third Yin 06°26'08" 29°31'45" N

Fourth Yin 04°57'04" 30°41'20" N
Jewel market (2)
  

First Mao 29°50'54" 22°16'02" N

Second Mao 02°00'38" 23°35'38" N
Commodity market (6)
  

First Yin 20°59'37" 15°15'51" N

Second Yin 21°52'09" 10°33'51" N

Third Yin 27°12'23" 15°17'31" N

Fourth Yin 16°42'39" 10°18'11" N

Fifth Yin 18°13'40" 10°44'52" N

Sixth Yin 22°07'27" 15°01'11" N
Municipal office (2)
  

First Yin 21°45'44" 27°58'00" N

Second Yin 23°03'32" 26°09'20" N
Official for royal clan (4)
  

First Yin 26°29'33" 27°51'03" N

Second Yin 26°36'19" 26°24'31" N

Third Yin 26°54'17" 24°47'07" N

Fourth Yin 27°54'16" 26°03'54" N
Patriarchal clan (2)
  

First Chou 11°12'37" 43°27'54" N

Second Chou 11°15'48" 41°03'23" N
Textile ruler (2)
  

First Yin 26°50'36" 45°04'30" N

Second Yin 29°13'36" 44°17'06" N
Butcher's shops (2)
  

First Chou 04°12'49" 45°06'55" N

Second Yin 28°20'24" 45°41'24" N
Left wall (11)
  

Wei Yin 11°08'30" 47°43'45" N

Zhao Yin 16°16'28" 49°20'16" N

Jiuhe Yin 21°39'26" 51°12'38" N

Zhongshan Yin 29°06'13" 52°13'35" N

Qi Chou 13°28'44" 44°08'08" N

Wuyue Chou 16°13'34" 36°13'48" N

Chu Chou 12°11'15" 26°54'41" N

Donghai Chou 02°16'03" 20°31'56" N

Yan Yin 26°10'16" 13°42'45" N

Nanhai Yin 20°58'23" 07°59'05" N

Song Yin 14°23'46" 07°13'53" N
Right wall (11)
  

Hezhong Mao 27°29'46" 42°42'41" N

Hejian Mao 25°36'33" 40°02'06" N

Jin Mao 22°06'26" 37°14'57" N

Zheng Mao 19°08'04" 35°19'32" N

Zhou Mao 16°22'03" 34°21'30" N

Qin Mao 14°45'34" 28°54'23" N

Shu Mao 18°28'22" 25°31'56" N

Ba Mao 20°44'22" 24°02'05" N

Liang Mao 28°43'15" 17°17'15" N

Chu Mao 29°55'45" 16°28'20" N

Han Yin 05°38'55" 11°25'27" N
Celestial discipline (9)
  

First Mao 21°39'10" 51°27'00" N

Second Mao 27°53'49" 53°07'15" N

Third Yin 04°41'56" 53°19'12" N

Fourth Yin 04°22'33" 55°56'08" N

Fifth Yin 05°12'05" 57°54'35" N

Sixth Yin 10°19'22" 55°59'24" N

Seventh Yin 17°40'08" 54°21'00" N

Eighth Yin 22°10'15" 57°02'03" N

Ninth Yin 24°50'50" 60°43'40" N
Woman's bed (3)
  

First Yin 08°26'12" 59°35'30" N

Second Yin 09°20'30" 60°08'35" N

Third Yin 11°47'02" 60°10'40" N
Coiled thong (9)
  

First Mao 08°35'41" 50°30'03" N

Second Mao 05°50'20" 48°34'50" N

Third Mao 05°30'53" 46°04'40" N

Fourth Mao 08°40'56" 44°21'17" N

Fifth Mao 11°16'50" 44°32'18" N

Sixth Mao 13°23'14" 44°53'05" N

Seventh Mao 15°31'15" 46°06'27" N

Eighth Mao 15°24'38" 49°11'21" N

Ninth Mao 13°33'24" 52°30'24" N
Seven excellencies (7)
  

First Mao 15°47'49" 69°34'05" N

Second Mao 10°49'11" 65°53'00" N

Third Mao 08°03'26" 63°49'36" N

Fourth Chen 04°34'07" 60°15'50" N

Fifth Chen 28°54'25" 57°05'54" N

Sixth Chen 29°36'13" 53°26'56" N

Seventh Chen 29°33'08" 49°00'10" N


 

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