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Guiding stars – Lodestars - Astrology


A guide to lodestars.

List of lodestars, celestial navigation guiding stars

Guiding stars sorted by ancient Hawaiian and Mauri star lines

1st Star Line - 6 hrs RA 1 Ke Kä o Makali‘i Modern name
  Makali‘i Pleiades
  Kapuahi Aldebaran
  Hökülei Capella
  Nä Mähoe Gemini, the Twins
  Puana Procyon
  A‘ä Sirius
  Ke ali‘i o kona i ka lewa Canopus
  Ka Heihei o Nä Keiki Orion
  Kauluakoko Betelgeuse
  Puanakau Rigel
  Pu‘uhonua Saiph
2nd Star Line - 12 hrs RA 2 Ka Iwikuamo‘o
  Höküpa‘a Polaris
  Holopuni Kochab
  Hökümau Pherkad
  Nä Hiku The Big Dipper
  Höküle‘a Arcturus
  Hikianalia Spica
  Höküpä Leo
  - Regulus in Leo
  - Alphard in Hydra
  Me‘e Corvus
  Hänaiakamälama Southern Cross, or Crux
  Kaulia Gacrux
  Ka Mole Honua Acrux
  Nä Kuhikuhi Alpha and Beta Centauri
3rd Star Line - 18 hrs RA 3 Manaiakalani
  Pira‘etea Deneb
  Keoe Vega
  Humu Altair
  Ka Makau Nui o Maui Scorpius
  Lehuakona Antares
  Ka Maka Shaula
  Pimao Sagittarius
4th Star Line - 0 hour RA 4 Ka Lupe o Kawelo
  Manökalanipö Alpheratz, Great Square of Pegasus
  Pi‘ilani Algenib, Great Square of Pegasus
  Käkuhihewa Scheat, Great Square of Pegasus
  Keawe Markab, Great Square of Pegasus
  Ka Mö‘ï Cepheus
  Mäweke Alrai, Cepheus
  Iwa Keli‘i Cassiopeia
  Haumea Segin, Cassiopeia
  Polo‘ula Caph, or Beta Cassiopeia
  Kükalani‘ehu Aries
  Mö‘ïkeha Hamal, Aries
  La‘amaikahiki Sharatan, Aries
  Koholä Cetus
  Pi‘ikea Dipha, Cetus
  Halulu Phoenix
  Kaikilani Ankaa, Phoenix
  Nu‘uanu Eridanus
  Kalanikauleleäiwi Achernar, Eridanus
  Ka‘ahupähau Piscis Austrinus
  Kükaniloko Fomalhaut, Piscis Austrinus
  Nälani Alnair, Grus
  Nälani‘öpio Beta Grucis

Guiding lodestars sorted by Hawaian star names

2nd Star Line - 12 hrs RA - Alphard in Hydra
2nd Star Line - 12 hrs RA - Regulus in Leo
1st Star Line - 6 hrs RA A‘ä Sirius
4th Star Line - 0 hour RA Halulu Phoenix
2nd Star Line - 12 hrs RA Hänaiakamälama Southern Cross, or Crux
4th Star Line - 0 hour RA Haumea Segin, Cassiopeia
2nd Star Line - 12 hrs RA Hikianalia Spica
2nd Star Line - 12 hrs RA Höküle‘a Arcturus
1st Star Line - 6 hrs RA Hökülei Capella
2nd Star Line - 12 hrs RA Hökümau Pherkad
2nd Star Line - 12 hrs RA Höküpä Leo
2nd Star Line - 12 hrs RA Höküpa‘a Polaris
2nd Star Line - 12 hrs RA Holopuni Kochab
3rd Star Line - 18 hrs RA Humu Altair
4th Star Line - 0 hour RA Iwa Keli‘i Cassiopeia
1st Star Line - 6 hrs RA Ka Heihei o Nä Keiki Orion
3rd Star Line - 18 hrs RA Ka Maka Shaula
3rd Star Line - 18 hrs RA Ka Makau Nui o Maui Scorpius
4th Star Line - 0 hour RA Ka Mö‘ï Cepheus
2nd Star Line - 12 hrs RA Ka Mole Honua Acrux
4th Star Line - 0 hour RA Ka‘ahupähau Piscis Austrinus
4th Star Line - 0 hour RA Kaikilani Ankaa, Phoenix
4th Star Line - 0 hour RA Käkuhihewa Scheat, Great Square of Pegasus
4th Star Line - 0 hour RA Kalanikauleleäiwi Achernar, Eridanus
1st Star Line - 6 hrs RA Kapuahi Aldebaran
2nd Star Line - 12 hrs RA Kaulia Gacrux
1st Star Line - 6 hrs RA Kauluakoko Betelgeuse
1st Star Line - 6 hrs RA Ke ali‘i o kona i ka lewa Canopus
4th Star Line - 0 hour RA Keawe Markab, Great Square of Pegasus
3rd Star Line - 18 hrs RA Keoe Vega
4th Star Line - 0 hour RA Koholä Cetus
4th Star Line - 0 hour RA Kükalani‘ehu Aries
4th Star Line - 0 hour RA Kükaniloko Fomalhaut, Piscis Austrinus
4th Star Line - 0 hour RA La‘amaikahiki Sharatan, Aries
3rd Star Line - 18 hrs RA Lehuakona Antares
1st Star Line - 6 hrs RA Makali‘i Pleiades
4th Star Line - 0 hour RA Manökalanipö Alpheratz, Great Square of Pegasus
4th Star Line - 0 hour RA Mäweke Alrai, Cepheus
2nd Star Line - 12 hrs RA Me‘e Corvus
4th Star Line - 0 hour RA Mö‘ïkeha Hamal, Aries
2nd Star Line - 12 hrs RA Nä Hiku The Big Dipper
2nd Star Line - 12 hrs RA Nä Kuhikuhi Alpha and Beta Centauri
1st Star Line - 6 hrs RA Nä Mähoe Gemini, the Twins
4th Star Line - 0 hour RA Nälani Alnair, Grus
4th Star Line - 0 hour RA Nälani‘öpio Beta Grucis
4th Star Line - 0 hour RA Nu‘uanu Eridanus
4th Star Line - 0 hour RA Pi‘ikea Dipha, Cetus
4th Star Line - 0 hour RA Pi‘ilani Algenib, Great Square of Pegasus
3rd Star Line - 18 hrs RA Pimao Sagittarius
3rd Star Line - 18 hrs RA Pira‘etea Deneb
4th Star Line - 0 hour RA Polo‘ula Caph, or Beta Cassiopeia
1st Star Line - 6 hrs RA Pu‘uhonua Saiph
1st Star Line - 6 hrs RA Puana Procyon
1st Star Line - 6 hrs RA Puanakau Rigel

Guiding lodestars sorted by modern star names

4th Star Line - 0 hour RA Kalanikauleleäiwi Achernar, Eridanus
2nd Star Line - 12 hrs RA Ka Mole Honua Acrux
1st Star Line - 6 hrs RA Kapuahi Aldebaran
4th Star Line - 0 hour RA Pi‘ilani Algenib, Great Square of Pegasus
4th Star Line - 0 hour RA Nälani Alnair, Grus
2nd Star Line - 12 hrs RA Nä Kuhikuhi Alpha and Beta Centauri
2nd Star Line - 12 hrs RA   Alphard in Hydra
4th Star Line - 0 hour RA Manökalanipö Alpheratz, Great Square of Pegasus
4th Star Line - 0 hour RA Mäweke Alrai, Cepheus
3rd Star Line - 18 hrs RA Humu Altair
4th Star Line - 0 hour RA Kaikilani Ankaa, Phoenix
3rd Star Line - 18 hrs RA Lehuakona Antares
2nd Star Line - 12 hrs RA Höküle‘a Arcturus
4th Star Line - 0 hour RA Kükalani‘ehu Aries
4th Star Line - 0 hour RA Nälani‘öpio Beta Grucis
1st Star Line - 6 hrs RA Kauluakoko Betelgeuse
1st Star Line - 6 hrs RA Ke ali‘i o kona i ka lewa Canopus
1st Star Line - 6 hrs RA Hökülei Capella
4th Star Line - 0 hour RA Polo‘ula Caph, or Beta Cassiopeia
4th Star Line - 0 hour RA Iwa Keli‘i Cassiopeia
4th Star Line - 0 hour RA Ka Mö‘ï Cepheus
4th Star Line - 0 hour RA Koholä Cetus
2nd Star Line - 12 hrs RA Me‘e Corvus
3rd Star Line - 18 hrs RA Pira‘etea Deneb
4th Star Line - 0 hour RA Pi‘ikea Dipha, Cetus
4th Star Line - 0 hour RA Nu‘uanu Eridanus
4th Star Line - 0 hour RA Kükaniloko Fomalhaut, Piscis Austrinus
2nd Star Line - 12 hrs RA Kaulia Gacrux
1st Star Line - 6 hrs RA Nä Mähoe Gemini, the Twins
4th Star Line - 0 hour RA Mö‘ïkeha Hamal, Aries
2nd Star Line - 12 hrs RA Holopuni Kochab
2nd Star Line - 12 hrs RA Höküpä Leo
4th Star Line - 0 hour RA Keawe Markab, Great Square of Pegasus
1st Star Line - 6 hrs RA Ka Heihei o Nä Keiki Orion
2nd Star Line - 12 hrs RA Hökümau Pherkad
4th Star Line - 0 hour RA Halulu Phoenix
4th Star Line - 0 hour RA Ka‘ahupähau Piscis Austrinus
1st Star Line - 6 hrs RA Makali‘i Pleiades
2nd Star Line - 12 hrs RA Höküpa‘a Polaris
1st Star Line - 6 hrs RA Puana Procyon
2nd Star Line - 12 hrs RA - Regulus in Leo
1st Star Line - 6 hrs RA Puanakau Rigel
3rd Star Line - 18 hrs RA Pimao Sagittarius
1st Star Line - 6 hrs RA Pu‘uhonua Saiph
4th Star Line - 0 hour RA Käkuhihewa Scheat, Great Square of Pegasus
3rd Star Line - 18 hrs RA Ka Makau Nui o Maui Scorpius
4th Star Line - 0 hour RA Haumea Segin, Cassiopeia
4th Star Line - 0 hour RA La‘amaikahiki Sharatan, Aries
3rd Star Line - 18 hrs RA Ka Maka Shaula
1st Star Line - 6 hrs RA A‘ä Sirius
2nd Star Line - 12 hrs RA Hänaiakamälama Southern Cross, or Crux
2nd Star Line - 12 hrs RA Hikianalia Spica
2nd Star Line - 12 hrs RA Nä Hiku The Big Dipper
3rd Star Line - 18 hrs RA Keoe Vega

Sources: http://starlab.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/D.26.PolynesianAstronomy.pdf




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