Dipper (Chinese constellation)
The Dipper mansion (斗宿, pinyin: Dǒu Xiù) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the northern mansions of the Black Tortoise.

South Dipper map

Dǒu Xiù map
Asterisms
English name | Chinese name | European constellation | Number of stars | Representing |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dipper | 斗 | Sagittarius | 6 | Shaped like the Big Dipper, also refers temple in the sky or the snake-shaped basalt |
Establishment | 建 | Sagittarius | 6 | Sun, moon and star are related by the city, also refers to the flag |
Market Officer | 天弁 | Aquila/Scutum | 9 | Officials of the market |
River Turtle | 鱉 | Telescopium/Corona Australis | 11 | The river turtles |
Celestial Cock | 天雞 | Sagittarius | 2 | Chicken in the sky, the God's chicken |
Celestial Keyhole | 天籥 | Ophiuchus/Sagittarius | 8 | Locks open and close by the ecliptic |
Dog Territory | 狗國 | Sagittarius | 4 | Dogs live in the kingdom |
Celestial Spring | 天淵 | Sagittarius | 3 | Pond in the sky |
Dog | 狗 | Sagittarius | 2 | Guardian dog in the gate |
Peasant | 農丈人 | Sagittarius | 1 | Director of palm farming |
Stars
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gollark: Indeed.
gollark: If we look at LyricLy's diagram, it seems like it might be more than 2 hours off sometimes.
gollark: You're still not measuring actual *local* solar position, which you seemed to suggest that people needed. It's generally close, but it's affected by political factors a lot.
gollark: That's measuring it as measured from some other location which doesn't necessarily line up with actual solar position.
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