Find north in the sky by looking for the W-shape of Cassiopeia.

Face north and hold the sky map directly in front of you with ‘Ākau (North) at the bottom.

Look for stars in the northern sky.

To view other parts of the sky, turn to that direction and hold the sky map with that same direction at the bottom.

1st Magnitude

STAR MAP KEY HOW TO USE BISHOP MUSEUM’S STAR MAP

CONSTELLATION Star/PlanetHawaiian Greco-Roman

Planets3rd Magnitude

2nd Magnitude4th Magnitude

1

2

3

4

Haka

Nāleo

Nālani

Manu

Noio

‘Āin

a

Lā

HakaNāleo

Nālani

Manu

Noio

‘Āin

aLā

HakaNāleo

Nālani

Manu

Noio

‘Āina

Lā

Haka

Nāleo

Nālani

Manu

Noio

‘Āina

Lā

‘Ākau (North)

Ko‘olau (NE H

orizon) Ho‘olua (NW

Horizon)

Kona (SW

Horiz

on)Malanai (SE Horizon)

Hema (South)

Kom

ohan

a (W

est)H

ikina (East)

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KA MŌ‘ĪCEPHEUS

KOHOLĀCETUS

‘IWAKELI‘ICASSIOPEIA

KA LUPE O KAWELOPEGASUS

URSA MINOR

AQUARIUS

ANDROMEDA

PERSEUS

ARIES

PISCES

HERCULES

SUMMER TRIANGLE

PĪMOESAGITTARIUS

CYGNUS

Pira‘etea(Tahitian Star Name)

Deneb

Hōkūpa‘aPolaris

Makali‘iPleiades

Hōkū‘ulaAldebaran

Capella

KeoeVega

Fomalhaut

LYRA

HumuAltair

AQUILA OPHIUCHUS

DRACO

CAPRICORNUS

GRUS

PISCIS AUSTRINUS

Makulu(Saturn)

Hōkū‘ula(Mars)

Ikaika(Jupiter)

HAWAIIAN STAR , PLANET & CONSTELLATION NAMES

VIEWINGTIMES FORSTAR MAP

MAKALI‘IMakali‘i is the Hawaiian name for the star cluster commonly called the Pleiades within the northern celestial constellation of Taurus. While the name Makali‘i can been translated in a number of ways, in one Hawaiian tradition, it is the name first belonging to a chiefly navigator who helped the high chief Hawai‘iloa sail to and discover Hawai‘i. In other Pacific cultures, the name Makali‘i is a reference to the eyes of a chief, some-times seen as Matariki or Mata Ariki. In the traditional under-standing of seasons in Hawai‘i, as Makali‘i rises, the hot, dry season called kau wela gives way to the colder, wetter months of ho‘oilo, also signaling the coming of the celebratory period called Makahiki.

HAWAIIAN LUNAR MONTH“There were 360 days in a year. Ka po‘e kahiko counted 30 days in each month of the 12 months of the year. There were 17 nights that were counted in groups and 12 counted separately, according to the phases of the moon.”

—Samuel Mānaiakalani Kamakau, 1870

OCTOBERMOON PHASES

‘EPAKI MAHINA

9 PM

Mid-Month

10 PM

EarlyMonth

8 PM

LateMonth

This Star Map is set for the latitude of O‘ahu ( 21˚N ), but can be used for other Hawaiian Islands, from Hawai‘i (19˚N )to Kaua‘i (22˚N ).

NEW10/16

HILOGood for fishingbut not planting.

FIRST10/23

‘OLE KŪ LUAA poor time for fishing

or farming.

LAST10/9

KĀLOA KŪ KAHIGood fishing

and planting.

FULL10/1 & 31

MĀHEALANIExcellent fishing

and planting.

Aldebaran & Mars: Hōkū‘ula (“Red Star”)

Altair: Humu (Named after a navigator)

Cassiopeia: ‘Iwakeli‘i (“The Great Frigatebird”)

Cepheus: Ka Mō‘ī (“The King”)

Cetus: Koholā (“Humpback Whale”)

Pegasus: Ka Lupe o Kawelo (“The Kite of Kawelo”)

Polaris: Hōkūpa‘a (“Stationary Star”)

Sagittarius: Pīmoe (The great ulua fish hooked by Māui)

Hawaiian lunar phases courtesy of Kamehameha Publishing lunar calendar.

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