Almanajir - Almanajir

Japanese: アルマナージル - あるまなーじる
Almanajir - Almanajir

...However, it is thought that the 28 constellations themselves existed before that. There are also nakshatras and almanagirs corresponding to the 28 constellations in Indian and Arabian astronomy, so there is speculation that they all had a common region of origin. Since the moon's sidereal month (the moon's orbital period around the fixed star) is 27.32 days, if we project it onto the equatorial belt and divide the equator into 28 constellations, the moon would pass through one constellation per day and complete one full rotation in one sidereal month. In addition to the theory that the 28 constellations arose from this, there is also a theory that the celestial sphere was divided into 28 constellations according to the movement of Saturn, since the orbital period of Saturn is close to 29.46 days.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Almanajir" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…しかし二十八宿そのものはそれ以前から存在したと考えられる。インドやアラビアの天文学にも二十八宿に相当するナクシャトラやアルマナージルがそれぞれ存在したことから,それらに共通の起源となった地域があったとする推論もある。月の恒星月(月の恒星に対する公転周期)が27.32日であることから,赤道帯に投影して赤道を28に区分した宿を想定すると,月は1日ごとに1宿を通過し,1恒星月にひとめぐりすることになるというところから,二十八宿が生じたとする説のほかに,土星の公転周期29.46日に近いことから,土星の運行に従って周天を28に区分したという説もある。…

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