2018 Amerika Samoa Lunar Calendar

Toeutuva¯ Masina Tofilofilo

January

Masina Fou/ Faatoavaaia

16 TUE

R S

6

05:53 18:57 N

6

17

WE D 6

R S

06:42 19:42 N

6

Januari 16 –Fepuari 14, 2018

Masina Tolu

18 THU

R S

6

07:32 20:25 N

6

Masina Salefuga

Masina Faalao

19 FRI

R S

6

08:21 21:07 N

6

20 SAT

R S

6

09:11 21:48 N

6

Masina Tulalupe

21 SUN

R S

6

10:00 22:29 N

6

Masina Motuega

22

MON 6

R S

10:51 23:11 N

6

Masina Aufasa

23 TUE

R S

6

11:42 23:54 N

6

Masina Matuatua

24

R

WED 6

12:35 N

6

Masina Loloatai

25 THU

S R

6

00:39 13:31 N

6

3 2 1 0

Masina Malupeaua

26 FRI

S R

6

01:27 14:30 N

6

Masina Mātofitofi

27 SAT

S R

6

02:20 15:31 N

6

Masina Aiaina

28 SUN

S R

6

03:18 16:34 N

6

Masina Punifaga

29

MON 6

S R

04:19 17:36 N

6

Masina Atoa/ Atoa Li‘o le Masina

30 TUE

S R

6

05:23 18:36 N

6

Masina Le‘ale‘a

31

WED 6

Masina Feetetele

February

-1

S R

06:27 19:32 N

6

1

THU

S R

6

07:30 20:24 N

6

Masina Ataatatai

Masina Fagaeleele

2

3

FRI

S R

6

08:29 21:12 N

6

SAT

S R

6

09:26 21:57 N

6

Masina Sulutele

4

SUN

S R

6

10:19 22:39 N

6

3 2 1 0 -1

Masina Nauna

5

MON 6

S R

11:11 23:21 N

6

Masina UsunoaMay

6

TUE

6

S

12:02 N

6

Masina Motusaga

Masina Tatelega

7

8

WED 6

R S

00:02 12:51 N

6

THU

6

R S

00:44 13:41 N

6

Masina Faasagafulu

9

FRI

6

R S

01:27 14:30 N

6

Masina Tāfaleu

10 SAT

6

R S

02:13 15:19 N

6

Masina Fataleu

11 SUN

6

R S

02:59 16:07 N

6

Masina Mitiloa

12

MON 6

R S

03:48 16:54 N

6

Masina Fanoloa

13 TUE

6

R S

04:37 17:40 N

6

Masina Maunā

14

WED 6

3 2 1 0 -1

Savane (Common blue-stripe snapper) Maua i le tu‘utu‘u i le vaelua'aga o le po.

Caught by bottomfish gear, mostly on nights with bright moonlight.

Molia tai o‘o. Carried along by the flood tide. The flood tide carries the salt water fish into the rivers. When the tide recedes the fish, in the belief they are in the sea, remain behind and are often stranded (pa‘ulia). Applied to a person who thoughtlessly rushes into an undertaking and then finds himself in trouble.

R S

05:27 18:25 N

6

Fa‘aafu Masina Tofilofilo

February

Masina Fou/ Faatoavaaia

15 THU

R S

6

06:17 19:06 N

6

16 FRI

R S

6

07:07 19:48 N

6

Fepuari 15 – Mati 16, 2018

Masina Tolu

17 SAT

R S

6

07:57 20:29 N

6

Masina Faalao

18 SUN

R S

6

08:48 21:10 N

6

Masina Salefuga

19

MON 6

R S

09:39 21:53 N

6

Masina Tulalupe

20 TUE

R S

6

10:31 22:37 N

6

Masina Motuega

21

WED 6

R S

11:25 23:24 N

6

Masina Aufasa

22 THU

R

6

12:22 N

6

Masina Matuatua

23 FRI

S R

6

00:15 13:20 N

6

Masina Loloatai

24 SAT

S R

6

01:07 14:20 N

6

3 2 1 0

Masina Malupeaua

25 SUN

S R

6

02:05 15:21 N

6

Masina Mātofitofi

26

MON 6

S R

03:06 16:20 N

6

Masina Aiaina

27 TUE

S R

6

04:08 17:16 N

6

Masina Punifaga

28

WED 6

Masina Atoa/ Atoa Li‘o le Masina

March

-1

S R

05:10 18:09 N

6

1

THU

S R

6

06:10 18:59 N

6

Masina Le‘ale‘a

2

FRI

S R

6

07:08 19:46 N

6

Masina Feetetele

Masina Ataatatai

Masina Fagaeleele

3

4

5

SAT

S R

6

08:04 20:30 N

6

SUN

S R

6

08:58 21:13 N

6

MON 6

S R

09:51 21:56 N

6

Masina Sulutele

6

TUE

S R

6

10:42 22:39 N

6

3 2 1 0 -1

Masina Nauna

7

WED 6

S R

11:33 23:23 N

6

Masina UsunoaMay

8

THU

6

S

12:23 N

6

Masina Motusaga

9

FRI

6

R S

00:07 13:12 N

6

Masina Tatelega

10 SAT

6

R S

00:53 14:01 N

6

Masina Faasagafulu

11 SUN

6

R S

01:41 14:48 N

6

Masina Tāfaleu

12

MON 6

R S

02:30 15:35 N

6

Masina Fataleu

13 TUE

6

R S

03:19 16:20 N

6

Masina Mitiloa

14

WED 6

R S

04:09 17:03 N

6

Masina Fanoloa

15 THU

6

R S

05:00 17:46 N

6

3 2 1 0 -1

Alogo (Lined surgeonfish) I‘a pito i ta‘atele i a‘au ma aloalo, faapea fagotaga Alogo is very common in near-shore reefs and is the most caught species by near-shore free divers.

E ala i aso. Some days one is lucky. The literal meaning of ala is to be awake.

E ala le faiva. The fishing expedition was successful. Usage: When a fishing expedition, a hunt or another undertaking has been successful.

Masina Maunā

16 FRI

6

R S

05:50 18:28 N

6

F¯ anoga Masina Tofilofilo

March

Masina Fou/ Faatoavaaia

17 SAT

R S

6

06:42 19:08 N

6

18 SUN

R S

6

07:34 19:51 N

6

Mati 17 – Aperila 14, 2018

Masina Tolu

19

MON 6

R S

08:27 20:35 N

6

Masina Faalao

20 TUE

R S

6

09:21 21:22 N

6

Masina Salefuga

21

WED 6

R S

10:17 22:12 N

6

Masina Tulalupe

22 THU

R S

6

11:15 23:05 N

6

Masina Aufasa

Masina Motuega

23 FRI

R

6

12:15 N

6

24 SAT

S R

6

00:01 13:14 N

6

Masina Matuatua

25 SUN

S R

6

00:57 14:12 N

6

Masina Loloatai

26

MON 6

S R

01:57 15:07 N

6

3 2 1 0

Masina Malupeaua

27 TUE

S R

6

02:57 16:00 N

6

Masina Mātofitofi

28

WED 6

S R

03:56 16:49 N

6

Masina Aiaina

29 THU

S R

6

04:54 17:36 N

6

Masina Punifaga

30 FRI

S R

6

05:50 18:21 N

6

Masina Atoa/ Atoa Li‘o le Masina

31 SAT

Masina Le‘ale‘a

April

-1

S R

6

06:44 19:04 N

6

1

SUN

S R

6

07:38 19:48 N

6

Masina Feetetele

2

MON 6

S R

08:30 20:31 N

6

Masina Ataatatai

3

TUE

S R

6

09:22 21:15 N

6

Masina Fagaeleele

4

WED 6

S R

10:13 22:00 N

6

3 2 1 0 -1

Masina Nauna

6

FRI

6

S R

11:53 23:34 N

6

Masina UsunoaMay

7

SAT

6

S

12:42 N

6

Masina Motusaga

8

SUN

6

R S

00:22 13:29 N

6

Masina Tatelega

9

MON 6

R S

01:11 14:14 N

6

Masina Faasagafulu

10 TUE

6

R S

02:00 14:58 N

6

Masina Tāfaleu

11

WED 6

R S

02:50 15:40 N

6

Masina Mitiloa

Masina Fataleu

12 THU

6

R S

03:40 16:22 N

6

13 FRI

6

R S

04:31 17:04 N

6

Masina Maunā

14 SAT

6

R S

05:23 17:46 N

6

3 2 1 0 -1

Filoa (Emperor fish) E tele ituaiga o lenei i‘a e maua i le tu‘tu‘u.

Several species are caught by bottomfish gear and very common in bottomfish landings.

Ua se va‘a e lalago. Like an upright alia fishing boat. Applied to a reliable, upright person; also applied to a village or family in which peace and union reign.

Masina Sulutele

5

THU

6

S R

11:04 22:46 N

6

Aununu Masina Tofilofilo

April

Masina Fou/ Faatoavaaia

15 SUN

R S

6

06:17 18:30 N

6

16

MO N 6

R S

07:12 19:17 N

6

Aperila 15 – Me 14, 2018

Masina Tolu

17 TUE

R S

6

08:09 20:07 N

6

Masina Faalao

18

WED 6

R S

09:08 21:00 N

6

Masina Salefuga

19 THU

R S

6

10:08 21:56 N

6

Masina Tulalupe

20 FRI

R S

6

11:09 22:54 N

6

Masina Motuega

21 SAT

R S

6

12:08 23:54 N

6

Masina Aufasa

22 SUN

R

6

13:04 N

6

Masina Matuatua

23

MON 6

S R

00:51 13:57 N

6

Masina Loloatai

24 TUE

S R

6

01:50 14:46 N

6

3 2 1 0

Masina Malupeaua

25

WE D 6

S R

02:47 15:32 N

6

Masina Mātofitofi

26 THU

S R

6

03:42 16:17 N

6

Masina Aiaina

27 FRI

S R

6

04:36 16:59 N

6

Masina Punifaga

28 SAT

S R

6

05:28 17:42 N

6

Masina Atoa/ Atoa Li‘o le Masina

29 SUN

S R

6

06:20 18:24 N

6

Masina Le‘ale‘a

30

MON 6

Masina Feetetele

May

-1

S R

07:12 19:08 N

6

1

TUE

S R

6

08:04 19:53 N

6

Masina Ataatatai

2

WED 6

S R

08:55 20:39 N

6

Masina Fagaeleele

3

THU

S R

6

09:45 21:26 N

6

Masina Sulutele

4

FRI

S R

6

10:35 22:15 N

6

3 2 1 0 -1

Masina Nauna

5

SAT

6

S R

11:22 23:04 N

6

Masina UsunoaMay

6

SUN

6

S R

12:08 23:53 N

6

Masina Motusaga

7

MON 6

S

Masina Tatelega

12:52 N

6

8

TUE

6

R S

00:41 13:35 N

6

Masina Faasagafulu

9

WED 6

R S

01:30 14:16 N

6

Masina Tāfaleu

10 THU

6

R S

02:20 14:57 N

6

Masina Fataleu

11 FRI

6

R S

03:11 15:39 N

6

Masina Mitiloa

12 SAT

6

R S

04:04 16:21 N

6

Masina Fanoloa

13 SUN

6

R S

04:58 17:06 N

6

Masina Maunā

14

MON 6

R S

05:55 17:54 N

3 2 1 0 -1

Palu-malau (Red snapper fish) O se i‘a mumu e maua i le tu‘utu‘u ma e taugata pe a fa‘atau mai.

Red and relatively expensive fish.

Sao amo. The village of Anoama‘a had to make food offerings of ‘ava‘ava fish to Chief Lemana of Lufilufi. The offerings were called “amo,” the literal meaning of which is “carrying-stick.” When the chief was satisfied, the people said: Ua sao amo (It went well with the amo). Used after difficulties have been overcome, a job completed, etc. Also used in the form of Ia sao amo and Ua le sao amo.

6

Oloa¯manu Masina Tofilofilo

May

Masina Fou/ Faatoavaaia

15 TUE

R S

6

06:54 18:49 N

6

16

WE D 6

R S

07:56 19:46 N

6

Me 15– Iuni 12, 2018

Masina Tolu

17 THU

R S

6

08:58 20:46 N

6

Masina Faalao

18 FRI

R S

6

10:00 21:46 N

6

Masina Salefuga

19 SAT

R S

6

10:59 22:47 N

6

Masina Tulalupe

20 SUN

R S

6

11:54 23:46 N

6

Masina Aufasa

Masina Motuega

21

R

MON 6

12:45 N

6

22 TUE

S R

6

00:43 13:32 N

6

Masina Matuatua

23

WED 6

S R

01:38 14:16 N

6

Masina Loloatai

24 THU

S R

6

02:32 14:59 N

6

3 2 1 0

Masina Malupeaua

25 FRI

S R

6

03:24 15:40 N

6

Masina Mātofitofi

26 SAT

S R

6

04:15 16:22 N

6

Masina Aiaina

27 SUN

S R

6

05:06 17:04 N

6

Masina Punifaga

28

MON 6

S R

05:57 17:48 N

6

Masina Atoa/ Atoa Li‘o le Masina

29 TUE

S R

6

06:48 18:33 N

6

Masina Le‘ale‘a

30

WED 6

S R

07:39 19:20 N

6

Masina Feetetele

31 THU

Masina Ataatatai

June

-1

S R

6

08:29 20:08 N

6

1

FRI

S R

6

09:17 20:57 N

6

Masina Fagaeleele

Masina Sulutele

2

3

SAT

S R

6

10:04 21:46 N

6

SUN

6

3 2 1 0 -1

Masina Nauna

4

MON 6

S R

11:31 23:24 N

6

Masina UsunoaMay

5

TUE

6

S

12:12 N

6

Masina Motusaga

6

WE D 6

R S

00:12 12:53 N

6

Masina Tatelega

7

THU

R S

6

01:01 13:33 N

6

Masina Faasagafulu

8

FRI

6

R S

01:51 14:14 N

6

Masina Tāfaleu

9

SAT

6

R S

02:44 14:57 N

6

Masina Fataleu

10 SUN

6

R S

03:39 15:42 N

6

Masina Mitiloa

11

MON 6

R S

04:37 16:32 N

6

Masina Maunā

12 TUE

6

R S

05:38 17:26 N

6

3 2 1 0 -1

Sa‘ula-lele (Sailfish) E maua i le toso, e maua ai fo‘i fa‘ailoga i tauvaga faigafaiva.

Caught by trolling and a prized fish during fishing tournaments.

E tasi le fa'aafi, 'ae felatilati. Fa'aafi translates to the sheet and boom of a canoe. Felatilati refers to being sufficient or adequate. The saying, then, could be translated: To turn about only once, but it is sufficient. It pictures a boat that reaches its destination with a single tack.

S R

10:49 22:35 N

6

Lotuaga Masina Tofilofilo

June

Masina Fou/ Faatoavaaia

13

WE D 6

R S

06:40 18:30 N

6

14 THU

R S

6

07:44 19:32 N

6

Iuni 13 – Iulai 11, 2018

Masina Tolu

15 FRI

R S

6

08:47 20:35 N

6

Masina Faalao

16 SAT

R S

6

09:46 21:37 N

6

Masina Salefuga

17 SUN

R S

6

10:40 22:36 N

6

Masina Tulalupe

18

MON 6

R S

11:30 23:33 N

6

Masina Aufasa

Masina Motuega

19 TUE

R

6

12:16 N

6

20

WED 6

S R

00:28 12:59 N

6

Masina Matuatua

21 THU

S R

6

01:21 13:41 N

6

Masina Loloatai

22 FRI

S R

6

02:12 14:22 N

6

3 2 1 0

Masina Malupeaua

23 SAT

S R

6

03:03 15:04 N

6

Masina Mātofitofi

24 SUN

S R

6

03:53 15:46 N

6

Masina Punifaga

Masina Aiaina

25

MON 6

S R

04:44 16:31 N

6

26 TUE

S R

6

05:34 17:17 N

6

Masina Atoa/ Atoa Li‘o le Masina

27

WED 6

S R

06:24 18:04 N

6

Masina Le‘ale‘a

28 THU

S R

6

07:13 18:53 N

6

Masina Feetetele

29 FRI

S R

6

08:01 19:42 N

6

Masina Ataatatai

30 SAT

Masina Fagaeleele

July

-1

S R

6

08:46 20:31 N

6

1

SUN

S R

6

09:30 21:20 N

6

Masina Sulutele

2

MON 6

3 2 1 0 -1

Masina Nauna

3

TUE

6

S R

10:51 22:56 N

6

Masina UsunoaMay

4

WED 6

S R

11:30 23:45 N

6

Masina Motusaga

5

THU

6

S

Masina Tatelega

12:10 N

6

6

FRI

6

R S

00:34 12:51 N

6

Masina Faasagafulu

7

SAT

6

R S

01:26 13:33 N

6

Masina Tāfaleu

8

SUN

6

R S

02:21 14:20 N

6

Masina Mitiloa

Masina Fataleu

9

MON 6

R S

03:19 15:10 N

6

10 TUE

6

R S

04:21 16:06 N

6

Masina Maunā

11

WED 6

R S

05:24 17:07 N

6

3 2 1 0 -1

Atule (Bigeye scad) E maua i le ofe po‘o le lau a le nu‘u, ma sa fa‘asa ona fa‘aatau.

Caught by bamboo rods, rod and reel or the village’s traditional “lau” and not supposed to be sold but shared.

Fa‘atolo le tutu. The saying refers to fishing. Tutu here means that the net is not deep enough; tolo, to move the net forward in order to surround a certain area.

S R

10:11 22:08 N

6

Tu‘iefu Masina Tofilofilo

July

Masina Fou/ Faatoavaaia

12 THU

R S

6

06:28 18:11 N

Iulai 12 –Aukuso 9, 2018

6

13 FRI

R S

6

07:29 19:20 N

6

Masina Tolu

14 SAT

R S

6

08:27 20:22 N

6

Masina Faalao

15 SUN

R S

6

09:21 21:22 N

6

Masina Salefuga

16

MON 6

R S

10:10 22:19 N

6

Masina Tulalupe

17 TUE

R S

6

10:56 23:14 N

6

Masina Motuega

18

R

WED 6

11:39 N

6

Masina Aufasa

19 THU

S R

6

00:07 12:21 N

6

Masina Matuatua

20 FRI

S R

6

00:59 13:03 N

6

Masina Loloatai

21 SAT

S R

6

01:50 13:46 N

6

3 2 1 0 -1

Masina Malupeaua

22 SUN

S R

6

02:40 14:29 N

6

Masina Mātofitofi

23

MON 6

S R

03:31 15:14 N

6

Masina Punifaga

Masina Aiaina

24 TUE

S R

6

04:21 16:01 N

6

25

WED 6

S R

05:10 16:49 N

6

Masina Atoa/ Atoa Li‘o le Masina

26 THU

S R

6

05:58 17:38 N

6

Masina Le‘ale‘a

27 FRI

S R

6

06:44 18:28 N

6

Masina Feetetele

28 SAT

S R

6

07:28 19:17 N

6

Masina Ataatatai

29 SUN

S R

6

08:10 20:05 N

6

Masina Fagaeleele

30

MON 6

S R

08:51 20:53 N

6

Masina Sulutele

31 TUE

6

3 2 1 0

Masina Nauna

August

-1

1

WED 6

S R

10:09 22:30 N

6

Masina UsunoaMay

2

THU

6

S R

10:49 23:20 N

6

Masina Motusaga

3

FRI

6

S

Masina Tatelega

11:30 N

6

4

SAT

6

R S

00:12 12:13 N

6

Masina Faasagafulu

5

SUN

6

R S

01:07 13:00 N

6

Masina Tāfaleu

6

MON 6

R S

02:05 13:52 N

6

Masina Fataleu

7

TUE

6

R S

03:06 14:49 N

6

Masina Mitiloa

8

WED 6

R S

04:08 15:50 N

6

Masina Maunā

9

THU

6

R S

05:10 16:54 N

6

3 2 1 0 -1

Umelei (Unicornfish) O le masina lenei e lololo tele ai ma manaia i le taumafa lenei i‘a.

Caught by bamboo rods, rod and reel or the village’s traditional Fatty and delicious during this period.

O le faiva aulima tautala. With speaking it is as with hauling in the fish line. Used to beg pardon for having given offence in a speech. The fisherman hauls in the line with a backward motion of his hand (faiva aulima). An incorrect movement will lead to the loss of the fish.

S R

09:30 21:42 N

6

Mulif¯a Masina Tofilofilo

August

Masina Fou/ Faatoavaaia

10 FRI

R S

6

06:10 17:59 N

6

11 SAT

R S

6

07:05 19:05 N

6

Aukuso 10 – Setema 8, 2018

Masina Tolu

12 SUN

R S

6

07:58 20:04 N

6

Masina Salefuga

Masina Faalao

13

MON 6

R S

08:47 21:02 N

6

14 TUE

R S

6

09:32 21:57 N

6

Masina Tulalupe

15

WED 6

R S

10:16 22:50 N

6

Masina Motuega

16 THU

R S

6

11:00 23:43 N

6

Masina Aufasa

17 FRI

R

6

11:43 N

6

Masina Matuatua

18 SAT

S R

6

00:35 12:27 N

6

Masina Loloatai

19 SUN

S R

6

01:26 13:12 N

6

3 2 1 0 -1

Masina Malupeaua

20

MON 6

S R

02:17 13:58 N

6

Masina Mātofitofi

21 TUE

S R

6

03:06 14:46 N

6

Masina Aiaina

22

WED 6

S R

03:55 15:34 N

6

Masina Punifaga

23 THU

S R

6

04:41 16:24 N

6

Masina Atoa/ Atoa Li‘o le Masina

24 FRI

S R

6

05:26 17:13 N

6

Masina Le‘ale‘a

25 SAT

S R

6

06:09 18:02 N

6

Masina Feetetele

26 SUN

S R

6

06:50 18:51 N

6

Masina Ataatatai

27

MON 6

S R

07:30 19:39 N

6

Masina Fagaeleele

28 TUE

S R

6

08:10 20:28 N

6

Masina Sulutele

29

WED 6

S R

08:49 21:17 N

6

3 2 1 0

Masina Nauna

30 THU

6

S R

09:29 22:08 N

6

Masina UsunoaMay

31 FRI

6

Masina Motusaga

September

-1

S R

10:11 23:01 N

6

1

SAT

6

S R

10:56 23:56 N

6

Masina Tatelega

2

SUN

6

S

11:45 N

6

Masina Faasagafulu

3

MON 6

R S

00:55 12:38 N

6

Masina Tāfaleu

4

TUE

6

R S

01:55 13:35 N

6

Masina Fataleu

5

WED 6

R S

02:55 14:36 N

6

Masina Mitiloa

6

THU

6

R S

03:54 15:39 N

6

Masina Fanoloa

7

FRI

6

R S

04:51 16:42 N

6

3 2 1 0 -1

I‘amanu (Whale) E masani ona va‘ai i lenei vaitau.

Sightings of whales common during this period.

Fa‘atagitagi niu malili. The married couple sat under a coconut tree and waited until the nuts fell down, as they were too lazy to pluck them.

Masina Maunā

8

SAT

6

R S

05:44 17:44 N

6

September

P¯alolomua Masina Fou/ Faatoavaaia

9

SUN

R S

6

Masina Tofilofilo

06:34 18:45 N

6

10

MO N 6

R S

07:21 19:42 N

6

Masina Tolu

11 TUE

R S

6

08:07 20:37 N

6

Setema 9 –Oketopa 7, 2018

Masina Faalao

12

WED 6

R S

08:51 21:32 N

6

Masina Salefuga

13 THU

R S

6

09:36 22:25 N

6

Masina Tulalupe

14 FRI

R S

6

10:20 23:18 N

6

Masina Aufasa

Masina Motuega

15 SAT

R

6

11:06 N

6

16 SUN

S R

6

00:10 11:52 N

6

Masina Matuatua

17

MON 6

S R

01:01 12:40 N

6

Masina Loloatai

18 TUE

S R

6

01:50 13:29 N

6

3 2 1 0 -1

Masina Malupeaua

19

WED 6

S R

02:37 14:18 N

6

Masina Mātofitofi

20 THU

S R

6

03:23 15:07 N

6

Masina Aiaina

21 FRI

S R

6

04:06 15:57 N

6

Masina Punifaga

22 SAT

S R

6

04:48 16:46 N

6

Masina Atoa/ Atoa Li‘o le Masina

23 SUN

S R

6

05:29 17:34 N

6

Masina Le‘ale‘a

24

MON 6

S R

06:08 18:24 N

6

Masina Feetetele

25 TUE

S R

6

06:48 19:13 N

6

Masina Ataatatai

26

WED 6

S R

07:29 20:04 N

6

Masina Fagaeleele

27 THU

S R

6

08:10 20:57 N

6

Masina Sulutele

28 FRI

3 2 1 0

Masina Nauna

29 SAT

6

S R

09:42 22:48 N

6

Masina UsunoaMay

30 SUN

6

Masina Motusaga

October

-1

S R

10:33 23:47 N

6

1

MON 6

S

11:29 N

6

Masina Tatelega

2

TUE

R S

6

00:47 12:27 N

6

Masina Faasagafulu

3

WED 6

R S

01:45 13:27 N

6

Masina Tāfaleu

4

THU

6

R S

02:41 14:28 N

6

Masina Mitiloa

Masina Fataleu

5

FRI

6

R S

03:34 15:29 N

6

6

SAT

6

R S

04:24 16:28 N

6

Masina Maunā

7

SUN

6

R S

05:11 17:26 N

6

3 2 1 0 -1

Masimasi (Dolphinfish) E maua i le toso, e maua ai fa‘ailoga i tauvaga faigafaiva, ma e lelei i le oka.

Caught by trolling, prized fish in tournaments and great for oka.

Ia ‘oso ‘ati‘ati. Dig out even the small pieces (of yam). ‘Oso is the Samoan planting stick used both for planting and for digging up yam. The saying is used when there is a food shortage.

6

S R

08:55 21:52 N

6

P¯ a lolomuli Masina Tofilofilo

October

Masina Fou/ Faatoavaaia

8

MON 6

R S

05:57 18:22 N

6

9

TUE

R S

6

06:41 19:17 N

6

Masina Tolu

10

WED 6

R S

07:26 20:12 N

6

Oketopa 8 – Novema 6, 2018 Masina Salefuga

Masina Faalao

11 THU

R S

6

08:11 21:06 N

6

12 FRI

R S

6

08:57 22:00 N

6

Masina Tulalupe

13 SAT

R S

6

09:44 22:52 N

6

Masina Motuega

14 SUN

R S

6

10:32 23:42 N

6

Masina Aufasa

15

R

MON 6

11:21 N

6

Masina Matuatua

16 TUE

S R

6

00:31 12:11 N

6

Masina Loloatai

17

WED 6

S R

01:18 13:00 N

6

3 2 1 0 -1

Masina Malupeaua

18 THU

S R

6

02:02 13:49 N

6

Masina Mātofitofi

19 FRI

S R

6

02:44 14:38 N

6

Masina Aiaina

20 SAT

S R

6

03:25 15:27 N

6

Masina Punifaga

21 SUN

S R

6

04:05 16:16 N

6

Masina Atoa/ Atoa Li‘o le Masina

22

MON 6

S R

04:45 17:06 N

6

Masina Le‘ale‘a

23 TUE

S R

6

05:25 17:57 N

6

Masina Feetetele

24

WED 6

S R

06:07 18:50 N

6

Masina Ataatatai

25 THU

S R

6

06:51 19:45 N

6

Masina Fagaeleele

26 FRI

S R

6

07:38 20:42 N

6

Masina Sulutele

27 SAT

S R

6

08:29 21:41 N

6

3 2 1 0

Masina Nauna

28 SUN

6

S R

09:24 22:41 N

6

Masina UsunoaMay

29

MO N 6

S R

10:22 23:40 N

6

Masina Motusaga

30 TUE

6

S

11:21 N

6

Masina Tatelega

31

WED 6

Masina Faasagafulu

November

-1

R S

00:37 12:22 N

6

1

THU

6

R S

01:30 13:21 N

6

Masina Tāfaleu

2

FRI

6

R S

02:19 14:19 N

6

Masina Fataleu

3

SAT

6

R S

03:06 15:16 N

6

Masina Mitiloa

4

SUN

6

R S

03:50 16:11 N

6

Masina Fanoloa

5

MON 6

R S

04:34 17:06 N

6

Masina Maunā

6

TUE

6

R S

05:18 18:00 N

3 2 1 0 -1

Palolo (polychaete worm) E taua tele i tagata matutua ma e ta ia Oketopa po‘o Novema i tausaga uma.

Delicacy especially for the elderly, seined in October and/or November each year.

Fa'atagitagi ula. To call intently like the crayfish. Crayfish are caught in the lagoon by means of lobster baskets. If only a little crayfish is found in the basket at the early morning visit, it is left there until evening. According to the Samoans it will cry loudly until its big companions come to keep it company in the basket.

6

November

Taumafamua Masina Fou/ Faatoavaaia

7

WED 6

R S

Masina Tofilofilo

06:02 18:54 N

6

8

THU

R S

6

06:48 19:48 N

6

Masina Tolu

9

FRI

R S

6

07:35 20:41 N

6

Masina Faalao

10 SAT

R S

6

08:23 21:33 N

6

Novema 7–Tesema 5, 2018

Masina Salefuga

11 SUN

R S

6

09:12 22:23 N

6

Masina Tulalupe

12

MON 6

R S

10:02 23:11 N

6

Masina Aufasa

Masina Motuega

13 TUE

R S

6

10:52 23:56 N

6

14

R

WED 6

11:41 N

6

Masina Matuatua

15 THU

S R

6

00:40 12:30 N

6

Masina Loloatai

16 FRI

S R

6

01:21 13:18 N

6

3 2 1 0 -1

Masina Malupeaua

17 SAT

S R

6

02:00 14:06 N

6

Masina Mātofitofi

18 SUN

S R

6

02:39 14:55 N

6

Masina Aiaina

19

MON 6

S R

03:19 15:45 N

6

Masina Punifaga

20 TUE

S R

6

04:00 16:38 N

6

Masina Atoa/ Atoa Li‘o le Masina

21

WED 6

S R

04:43 17:32 N

6

Masina Le‘ale‘a

22 THU

S R

6

05:29 18:30 N

6

Masina Feetetele

23 FRI

S R

6

06:19 19:30 N

6

Masina Ataatatai

24 SAT

S R

6

07:14 20:31 N

6

Masina Fagaeleele

25 SUN

S R

6

08:13 21:32 N

6

Masina Sulutele

26

MON 6

S R

3 2 1 0

Masina Nauna

27 TUE

6

S R

10:16 23:26 N

6

Masina UsunoaMay

28

WED 6

S

11:16 N

6

Masina Motusaga

29 THU

6

R S

00:18 12:15 N

6

Masina Tatelega

30 FRI

6

Masina Faasagafulu

December

-1

R S

01:05 13:11 N

6

1

SAT

6

R S

01:49 14:06 N

6

Masina Tāfaleu

2

SUN

6

R S

02:32 14:59 N

6

Masina Mitiloa

Masina Fataleu

3

MON 6

R S

03:15 15:52 N

6

4

TUE

6

R S

03:58 16:45 N

6

Masina Maunā

5

WED 6

R S

04:42 17:38 N

6

3 2 1 0 -1

Malau (Squirrelfish) E masani ona tele ma fa‘atau i tafaala i lenei vaitau.

Many usually caught during this period, and “strings of malau” are sold at roadsides.

Na o le taeao o faiva. One should go fishing (hunting) only in the morning. The early morning hour is the most suitable time for the sport. The saying is also applied to other things that should be done in the early morning, such as setting out on a journey.

09:14 22:31 N

6

December

Toetaumafa Masina Fou/ Faatoavaaia

6

THU

R S

6

Masina Tofilofilo

05:28 18:32 N

6

7

FRI

R S

6

06:15 19:24 N

6

Masina Tolu

8

SAT

R S

6

07:04 20:15 N

6

Masina Faalao

9

SUN

R S

6

07:54 21:04 N

6

Tesema 6, 2018 – Ianuari 4, 2019 Masina Salefuga

10

MON 6

R S

08:44 21:50 N

6

Masina Tulalupe

11 TUE

R S

6

09:34 22:34 N

6

Masina Motuega

12

WED 6

R S

10:23 23:15 N

6

Masina Aufasa

13 THU

R S

6

11:11 23:55 N

6

Masina Matuatua

14 FRI

R

6

11:58 N

6

Masina Loloatai

15 SAT

S R

6

00:35 12:46 N

6

3 2 1 0 -1

Masina Malupeaua

16 SUN

S R

6

01:13 13:34 N

6

Masina Mātofitofi

17

MO N 6

S R

01:52 14:24 N

6

Masina Aiaina

18 TUE

S R

6

02:33 15:17 N

6

Masina Punifaga

19

WE D 6

S R

03:17 16:12 N

6

Masina Atoa/ Atoa Li‘o le Masina

20 THU

S R

6

04:05 17:11 N

6

Masina Le‘ale‘a

21 FRI

S R

6

04:58 18:13 N

6

Masina Feetetele

22 SAT

S R

6

05:56 19:16 N

6

Masina Ataatatai

23 SUN

S R

6

06:58 20:18 N

6

Masina Fagaeleele

24

MON 6

S R

08:02 21:17 N

6

Masina Sulutele

25 TUE

S R

6

09:05 22:12 N

6

3 2 1 0

Masina Nauna

26

WE D 6

S R

10:07 23:02 N

6

Masina UsunoaMay

27 THU

6

S R

11:06 23:49 N

6

Masina Motusaga

28 FRI

6

S

12:02 N

6

Masina Tatelega

29 SAT

6

R S

00:32 12:56 N

6

Masina Faasagafulu

30 SUN

6

R S

01:15 13:49 N

6

Masina Tāfaleu

31

MON 6

Masina Fataleu

January

-1

R S

01:57 14:41 N

6

1

TUE

6

R S

02:40 15:34 N

6

Masina Mitiloa

2

WED 6

R S

03:25 16:26 N

6

Masina Fanoloa

3

THU

6

R S

04:11 17:18 N

6

Masina Maunā

4

FRI

6

3 2 1 0 -1

Atu (Skipjack) O le i‘a e maua so‘o i le toso a‘o fa‘aaogaina paopao i aso anamua, e fa‘aaoga tele i le oka Samoa.

The most common fish in trolling landings using “paopao” in the past and the preferred fish for oka.

E le se fe ‘e na tu tula. Not like the octopus that sits wounded in its cave. Used to welcome a high chief: You are in our midst, honored and respected by all. You are not like the octopus that hides in its cave when it has been wounded by another fish.

R S

04:58 18:09 N

6

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