Wubeizhi (Treatise on Armament Technology), Volume 205: Records of Divination and Degrees — Divining the Sun and Moon

If there are three Ear-Jewels original: Er (珥); parhelia or "sun dogs" that appear as luminous spots flanking the sun below the sun and there are further three stars present, one should establish a military camp beneath the position of the Big Dipper original: Beidou (北斗); the Northern Dipper constellation; doing so ensures certain victory.

If four Ear-Jewels appear at sunrise, the general will perish.

If four Ear-Jewels appear at sunset, there will be a great military conflict.

If four Ear-Jewels arise and a single star guards In traditional astrology, a star "guarding" (shou) an omen suggests a stationary or ominous celestial proximity them, human life will be extinguished for a thousand li a traditional Chinese unit of distance, roughly 500 meters or 1/3 of a mile.

If five Ear-Jewels appear in the morning, the state will be in sorrow and troops will be raised.

If the sun has six Ear-Jewels, within sixty days there will be mourning in that celestial division The "division" refers to the specific region of the sky—and by extension the corresponding territory on Earth—where the omen appears. If red clouds cover the sun, the state beneath them faces calamity.

If there are six Ear-Jewels to the left and right of the sun, within thirty days troops will be raised in the land of Qin Historically referring to the Guanzhong region, modern-day Shaanxi province; it will take three years for the situation to be settled.