# Capricornus in Chinese astronomy

According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Capricornus is located within the northern quadrant of the sky, which is symbolized as the Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武, Běi Fāng Xuán Wǔ)
The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 摩羯座 (mó jié zuò), meaning "the rub ram constellation".

## Stars

The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Capricornus area consists of:
| Four Symbols | Mansion (Chinese name) | Romanization | Translation | Asterisms (Chinese name) | Romanization | Translation | Western star name | Chinese star name | Romanization | Translation |
| The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 牛 | Niú | Ox | 女 | Niú | Ox |
| The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 牛 | Niú | Ox | 女 | Niú | Ox | β$^1$ Cap |
| The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 牛 | Niú | Ox | 女 | Niú | Ox | β$^1$ Cap | 牛宿一 | Niúsùyī | 1st star |
| The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 牛 | Niú | Ox | 女 | Niú | Ox | β$^1$ Cap | 牛宿距星 | Niúsùjùxīng | Separated star |
| The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 牛 | Niú | Ox | 女 | Niú | Ox | β$^1$ Cap | 牛宿中央大星 | Niúsùdàzhōngyāngxīng | Big center star |
| The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 牛 | Niú | Ox | 女 | Niú | Ox | β$^1$ Cap | 牛宿中大星 | Niúsùdàzhōngxīng | Big center star |
| The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 牛 | Niú | Ox | 女 | Niú | Ox | α$^2$ Cap | 牛宿二 | Niúsùèr | 2nd star |
| The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 牛 | Niú | Ox | 女 | Niú | Ox | ξ$^2$ Cap | 牛宿三 | Niúsùsān | 3rd star |
| The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 牛 | Niú | Ox | 女 | Niú | Ox | π Cap | 牛宿四 | Niúsùsì | 4th star |
| The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 牛 | Niú | Ox | 女 | Niú | Ox | ο Cap | 牛宿五 | Niúsùwu | 5th star |
| The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 牛 | Niú | Ox | 女 | Niú | Ox | ρ Cap |
| The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 牛 | Niú | Ox | 女 | Niú | Ox | ρ Cap | 牛宿六 | Niúsùliù | 6th star |
| The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 牛 | Niú | Ox | 女 | Niú | Ox | ρ Cap | 牛宿南星 | Niúnánxīng | Southern star |
| The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 牛 | Niú | Ox | 女 | Niú | Ox | ρ Cap | 牛宿下左星 | Niúsùxiàzuǒxīng | Left lower star |
| The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 牛 | Niú | Ox | 女 | Niú | Ox | ξ$^1$ Cap | 牛宿增四 | Niúsùzēngsì | 4th additional star |
| The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 牛 | Niú | Ox | 女 | Niú | Ox | 3 Cap | 牛宿增五 | Niúsùzēngwǔ | 5th additional star |
| The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 牛 | Niú | Ox | 女 | Niú | Ox | α$^1$ Cap | 牛宿增六 | Niúsùzēngliù | 6th additional star |
| The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 牛 | Niú | Ox | 女 | Niú | Ox | ν Cap | 牛宿增七 | Niúsùzēngqī | 7th additional star |
| The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 牛 | Niú | Ox | 女 | Niú | Ox | σ Cap | 牛宿增八 | Niúsùzēngbā | 8th additional star |
| The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 牛 | Niú | Ox | 女 | Niú | Ox | 4 Cap | 牛宿增九 | Niúsùzēngjiǔ | 9th additional star |
| The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 牛 | Niú | Ox | 女 | Niú | Ox | HD 192310 | 牛宿增十 | Niúsùzēngshí | 10th additional star |
| The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 牛 | Niú | Ox | 女 | Niú | Ox | β$^2$ Cap | 牛宿增十二 | Niúsùzēngshíèr | 12th additional star |
| The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 牛 | Niú | Ox | 女 | Niú | Ox | HD 194960 | 牛宿增十四 | Niúsùzēngshísì | 14th additional star |
| The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 牛 | Niú | Ox | 天田 | Tiāntián | Celestial Farmland |
| The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 牛 | Niú | Ox | 天田 | Tiāntián | Celestial Farmland | ω Cap | 天田二 | Tiāntiánèr | 2nd star |
| The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 牛 | Niú | Ox | 天田 | Tiāntián | Celestial Farmland | 24 Cap | 天田三 | Tiāntiánsān | 3rd star |
| The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 牛 | Niú | Ox | 天田 | Tiāntián | Celestial Farmland | ψ Cap | 天田四 | Tiāntiánsì | 4th star |
| The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 牛 | Niú | Ox | 羅堰 | Luóyàn | Network of Dykes |
| The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 牛 | Niú | Ox | 羅堰 | Luóyàn | Network of Dykes | τ Cap | 羅堰一 | Luóyànyī | 1st star |
| The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 牛 | Niú | Ox | 羅堰 | Luóyàn | Network of Dykes | υ Cap | 羅堰二 | Luóyànèr | 2nd star |
| The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 牛 | Niú | Ox | 羅堰 | Luóyàn | Network of Dykes | 17 Cap | 羅堰三 | Luóyànsān | 3rd star |
| The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 牛 | Niú | Ox | 羅堰 | Luóyàn | Network of Dykes | 13 Cap | 羅堰增一 | Luóyànzēngyī | 1st additional star |
| The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 女 | Nǚ | Girl | 十二國 | Shíèrguó | Twelve States |
| The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 女 | Nǚ | Girl | 十二國 | Shíèrguó | Twelve States | φ Cap | 楚 | Chǔ | (One star of) Chu province |
| The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 女 | Nǚ | Girl | 十二國 | Shíèrguó | Twelve States | ι Cap | 代一 | Dàiyī | 1st star of Dai province |
| The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 女 | Nǚ | Girl | 十二國 | Shíèrguó | Twelve States | 38 Cap | 代二 | Dàièr | 2nd star of Dai province |
| The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 女 | Nǚ | Girl | 十二國 | Shíèrguó | Twelve States | 37 Cap | 代增一 | Dàizēngyī | 1st additional star of Dai province |
| The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 女 | Nǚ | Girl | 十二國 | Shíèrguó | Twelve States | 41 Cap | 代增二 | Dàizēngèr | 2nd additional of Dai province |
| The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 女 | Nǚ | Girl | 十二國 | Shíèrguó | Twelve States | 35 Cap | 韓 | Hán | (One star of) Han province |
| The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 女 | Nǚ | Girl | 十二國 | Shíèrguó | Twelve States | 36 Cap | 晉 | Jìn | (One star of) Jin province |
| The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 女 | Nǚ | Girl | 十二國 | Shíèrguó | Twelve States | χ Cap | 齊 | Qí | (One star of) Qi province |
| The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 女 | Nǚ | Girl | 十二國 | Shíèrguó | Twelve States | θ Cap | 秦一 | Qínyī | 1st star of Qin province |
| The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 女 | Nǚ | Girl | 十二國 | Shíèrguó | Twelve States | 30 Cap | 秦二 | Qínèr | 2nd star of Qin province |
| The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 女 | Nǚ | Girl | 十二國 | Shíèrguó | Twelve States | 33 Cap | 魏 | Wèi | (One star of) Wei province |
| The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 女 | Nǚ | Girl | 十二國 | Shíèrguó | Twelve States | ζ Cap | 燕 | Yān | (One star of) Yan province |
| The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 女 | Nǚ | Girl | 十二國 | Shíèrguó | Twelve States | 19 Cap | 越 | Yuè | (One star of) Yue province |
| The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 女 | Nǚ | Girl | 十二國 | Shíèrguó | Twelve States | 26 Cap | 趙一 | Zhàoyī | 1st star of Zhao province |
| The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 女 | Nǚ | Girl | 十二國 | Shíèrguó | Twelve States | 27 Cap | 趙二 | Zhàoèr | 2nd star of Zhao province |
| The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 女 | Nǚ | Girl | 十二國 | Shíèrguó | Twelve States | 20 Cap | 鄭 | Zhèng | (One star of) Zheng province |
| The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 女 | Nǚ | Girl | 十二國 | Shíèrguó | Twelve States | η Cap | 周一 | Zhōuyī | 1st star of Zhou province |
| The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 女 | Nǚ | Girl | 十二國 | Shíèrguó | Twelve States | 21 Cap | 周二 | Zhōuèr | 2nd star of Zhou province |
| The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 虛 | Xū | Emptiness | 哭 | Kū | Crying |
| The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 虛 | Xū | Emptiness | 哭 | Kū | Crying | μ Cap | 哭一 | Kūyī | 1st star |
| The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 虛 | Xū | Emptiness | 哭 | Kū | Crying | 42 Cap | 哭增一 | Kūzēngyī | 1st additional star |
| The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 虛 | Xū | Emptiness | 哭 | Kū | Crying | 44 Cap | 哭增二 | Kūzēngèr | 2nd additional star |
| The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 虛 | Xū | Emptiness | 哭 | Kū | Crying | 45 Cap | 哭增三 | Kūzēngsān | 3rd additional star |
| The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 虛 | Xū | Emptiness | 天壘城 | Tiānlěichéng | Celestial Rampart |
| The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 虛 | Xū | Emptiness | 天壘城 | Tiānlěichéng | Celestial Rampart | 46 Cap | 天壘城二 | Tiānlěichéngèr | 2nd star |
| The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 虛 | Xū | Emptiness | 天壘城 | Tiānlěichéng | Celestial Rampart | 47 Cap | 天壘城三 | Tiānlěichéngsān | 3rd star |
| The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 虛 | Xū | Emptiness | 天壘城 | Tiānlěichéng | Celestial Rampart | λ Cap | 天壘城四 | Tiānlěichéngsì | 4th star |
| The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 虛 | Xū | Emptiness | 天壘城 | Tiānlěichéng | Celestial Rampart | 50 Cap | 天壘城五 | Tiānlěichéngwu | 5th star |
| The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 虛 | Xū | Emptiness | 天壘城 | Tiānlěichéng | Celestial Rampart | 29 Cap | 天壘城七 | Tiānlěichéngqī | 7th star |
| The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 室 | Shì | Encampment | 壘壁陣 | Lěibìzhèn | Line of Ramparts |
| The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 室 | Shì | Encampment | 壘壁陣 | Lěibìzhèn | Line of Ramparts | κ Cap | 壘壁陣一 | Lěibìzhènyī | 1st star |
| The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 室 | Shì | Encampment | 壘壁陣 | Lěibìzhèn | Line of Ramparts | ε Cap | 壘壁陣二 | Lěibìzhènèr | 2nd star |
| The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 室 | Shì | Encampment | 壘壁陣 | Lěibìzhèn | Line of Ramparts | γ Cap |
| The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 室 | Shì | Encampment | 壘壁陣 | Lěibìzhèn | Line of Ramparts | γ Cap | 壘壁陣三 | Lěibìzhènsān | 3rd star |
| The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 室 | Shì | Encampment | 壘壁陣 | Lěibìzhèn | Line of Ramparts | γ Cap | 哭星 | Kūxīng | Star of crying |
| The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 室 | Shì | Encampment | 壘壁陣 | Lěibìzhèn | Line of Ramparts | δ Cap |
| The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 室 | Shì | Encampment | 壘壁陣 | Lěibìzhèn | Line of Ramparts | δ Cap | 壘壁陣四 | Lěibìzhènsì | 4th star |
| The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 室 | Shì | Encampment | 壘壁陣 | Lěibìzhèn | Line of Ramparts | δ Cap | 壘壁陣西第四星 | Lěibìxīdìsìxīng | 4th star in west row |
| The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 室 | Shì | Encampment | 壘壁陣 | Lěibìzhèn | Line of Ramparts | δ Cap | 哭星 | Kūxīng | Star of crying |
| The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 室 | Shì | Encampment | 壘壁陣 | Lěibìzhèn | Line of Ramparts | HD 205705 | 壘壁陣增八 | Lěibìzhènzēngbā | 8th additional star |