00♉03 to 18♉51
The seventeenth Chinese lunar mansion is named 胃宿 Wei Su, “Stomach Mansion.” It is the third of the seven mansions of the White Tiger of the West.²
The third asterism of the Stomach Mansion is called 胃 Tiānlǐn, “Circular Celestial Granary.” It represents the round barn for storing grains. It is composed of thirteen stars of the Cetus constellation. [1]
| 2000 | 2050 | IAU | Chinese | Orb |
| 14♉19 | 15♉01 | α Cet, Menkar | Tianqun Yi (1) | 2°00′ |
| 18♉51 | 19♉33 | κ¹ Cet | Tianqun Er (2) | 1°00′ |
| 15♉06 | 15♉48 | λ Cet, Menkib | Tianqun San (3) | 1°00′ |
| 11♉57 | 12♉39 | μ Cet, Al Kaff al Jidhmah IV | Tianqun Si (4) | 1°10′ |
| 04♉03 | 04♉48 | ξ¹ Cet, Al Kaff al Jidhmah I | Tianqun Wu (5) | 1°10′ |
| 07♉28 | 08♉11 | ξ² Cet, Al Kaff al Jidhmah II | Tianqun Liu (6) | 1°10′ |
| 08♉23 | 09♉06 | ν Cet | Tianqun Qi (7) | 1°00′ |
| 09♉26 | 10♉08 | γ Cet, Kaffaljidhma | Tianqun Ba (8) | 1°40′ |
| 07♉35 | 08♉17 | δ Cet, Al Kaff al Jidhmah III | Tianqun Jiu (9) | 1°10′ |
| 05♉20 | 06♉02 | 75 Cet | Tianqun Shi (10) | 1°00′ |
| 02♉57 | 03♉39 | 70 Cet | Tianqun Shiyi (11) | 1°00′ |
| 00♉03 | 00♉45 | 63 Cet | Tianqun Shier (12) | 1°00′ |
| 00♉08 | 00♉51 | 66 Cet | Tianqun Shisan (13) | 1°00′ |
Constellation Tianqun the Circular Celestial Granary
00♉03 to 18♉51
The thirteen stars of the Celestial Granary, shaped like the character “乙”, are located south of the Stomach constellation. They belong to the granary category and are in charge of supplying the imperial granaries and grain.
If the stars are bright, there will be a good harvest; if they are dim, there will be famine. If the moon invades Tianqun, there will be grain relocation. If the five planets invade Tianqun, the granaries will be empty. When a guest star or comet enters Tianqun, there will be worries about the granaries, and there will be floods and fires. When bluish-white clouds enter, famine strikes and people flee. [2]
The thirteen stars of Tianqun, located south of Wei, belong to the granary category and are responsible for supplying imperial provisions. A bright yellow color indicates a bountiful year; a slight change in color is inauspicious. If Venus and Mars guard it, disaster will occur. [3]