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 Kala Sungang is an Oceanic constellation name from Bali (Indonesia). "Kala" means "demon" and "sungsang" means "upside down". It is the demon who stole and drank the holy water of the gods that makes them immortal. The constellation (lintang) of kala sungsang is found in intersection of Redite (Sunday, in saptawara) and Umanis (in pancawara) in a series of palelintangan. Lintang kala sungsang means an upside-down demon constellation.<ref name=":1">Maass, Alfred, “Astrologische Kalender der Balinesen,” in ''Koninklijk Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen, Feestbundel bij gelegenheid van zijn 150 jarig bestaan 1778-1928'', 2 vols. (Weltevreden, 1929), Vol. 2, 126-157.</ref>
 [[File:Kalasungsang profileCard SadeghFaghanpour-IAU-WGSN.jpg|thumb|Kalasungsang, star name, profile card (CC BY Sadegh Faghanpour, IAU WGSN).]]

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	[[File:KASU.jpg\|thumb\|Lintang Kala Sungsang in the cloth (CC-BY UPTD Museum Bali Inventary no. 09.752)]]		[[File:KASU.jpg\|thumb\|Lintang Kala Sungsang in the cloth (CC-BY UPTD Museum Bali Inventary no. 09.752)]]
			Kala Sungang is an Oceanic constellation name from Bali (Indonesia). "Kala" means "demon" and "sungsang" means "upside down". It is the demon who stole and drank the holy water of the gods that makes them immortal. The constellation (lintang) of kala sungsang is found in intersection of Redite (Sunday, in saptawara) and Umanis (in pancawara) in a series of palelintangan. Lintang kala sungsang means an upside-down demon constellation.<ref name=":1">Maass, Alfred, “Astrologische Kalender der Balinesen,” in ''Koninklijk Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen, Feestbundel bij gelegenheid van zijn 150 jarig bestaan 1778-1928'', 2 vols. (Weltevreden, 1929), Vol. 2, 126-157.</ref>
			[[File:Kalasungsang profileCard SadeghFaghanpour-IAU-WGSN.jpg\|thumb\|Kalasungsang, star name, profile card (CC BY Sadegh Faghanpour, IAU WGSN).]]
			Kalasungsang (one word) is a modern IAU star name, applied in April 2026 to the star ρ Boo in [[Bootes]], following the identification of today's living tradition (priests) on Bali.

			==Etymology and History==
	[[File:Kala Sungsang.png\|thumb\|Lintang Kala Sungsang in lontar Prasi Palelintangan (CC-BY Alfred Maaß, (1929), Astrologische Kalender der Balinesen)]]		[[File:Kala Sungsang.png\|thumb\|Lintang Kala Sungsang in lontar Prasi Palelintangan (CC-BY Alfred Maaß, (1929), Astrologische Kalender der Balinesen)]]
	[[File:Stellarium-20250917-124804432.png\|thumb\|Balinese constellation: Kala Sungsang (an inverted demon), re-drawn by Jessica Gullberg for the planetarium software Stellarium (CC-BY Youla Azkarrula & Jessica Gullberg)]]		[[File:Stellarium-20250917-124804432.png\|thumb\|Balinese constellation: Kala Sungsang (an inverted demon), re-drawn by Jessica Gullberg for the planetarium software Stellarium (CC-BY Youla Azkarrula & Jessica Gullberg)]]
	[[File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM De demon Kala Sungsang TMnr 1646-48.jpg\|alt=image of the demon, historical depiction\|thumb\|De demon Kala Sungsang TMnr 1646-48 (CC-BY SA I. Dewa Gedé Soberat (Schilder)).]]		[[File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM De demon Kala Sungsang TMnr 1646-48.jpg\|alt=image of the demon, historical depiction\|thumb\|De demon Kala Sungsang TMnr 1646-48 (CC-BY SA I. Dewa Gedé Soberat (Schilder)).]]
	Kala Sungang is an Oceanic constellation name from Bali (Indonesia). "Kala" means "demon" and "sungsang" means "upside down". It is the demon who stole and drank the holy water of the gods that makes them immortal. The constellation (lintang) of kala sungsang is found in intersection of Redite (Sunday, in saptawara) and Umanis (in pancawara) in a series of palelintangan. Lintang kala sungsang means an upside-down demon constellation.<ref name=":1">Maass, Alfred, “Astrologische Kalender der Balinesen,” in ''Koninklijk Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen, Feestbundel bij gelegenheid van zijn 150 jarig bestaan 1778-1928'', 2 vols. (Weltevreden, 1929), Vol. 2, 126-157.</ref>

	~~Kalasungsang (one word) is a modern IAU star name, applied in April 2026 to the star ρ Boo in [[Bootes]], following the identification of today's living tradition (priests) on Bali.~~

	~~==Etymology and History==~~
	This constellation term is consisted of two words, "kala" (IPA: /kala/) and "sungsang" (IPA: /ˈsʊŋsaŋ/).		This constellation term is consisted of two words, "kala" (IPA: /kala/) and "sungsang" (IPA: /ˈsʊŋsaŋ/).

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	== IAU Working Group on Star Names ==		== IAU Working Group on Star Names ==
	In November 2025, it has been proposed to use the name "Kalasungsang" for a star in the area to preserve the Balinese heritage. The star Rho Bootis (ρ Boo, HIP 71053). Constellation Kalasungsang is mentioned in Palelintangan Prasi, dating roughly 700 CE, and is still used in Bali. The identification with a star in Bootis aligns with the living tradition of using the Palelintangan (by priests, people) on Bali. WGSN follows their identification (interview-based), as the Kala Sungsang daemon has an enormous cultural significance for them.		In November 2025, it has been proposed to use the name "Kalasungsang" for a star in the area to preserve the Balinese heritage. The star Rho Bootis (ρ Boo, HIP 71053). Constellation Kalasungsang is mentioned in Palelintangan Prasi, dating roughly 700 CE, and is still used in Bali. The identification with a star in Bootis aligns with the living tradition of using the Palelintangan (by priests, people) on Bali. WGSN follows their identification (interview-based), as the Kala Sungsang daemon has an enormous cultural significance for them. <gallery>
			File:Kalasungsang profileCard SadeghFaghanpour-IAU-WGSN.jpg\|Kalasungsang profile card (CC BY Sadegh Faghanpour, IAU WGSN).
			File:Kalasungsang stickfigure SadeghFaghanpour-IAU-WGSN.jpg\|Kalasungsang stick figure (CC BY Sadegh Faghanpour, IAU WGSN).
			</gallery>

	== References ==		== References ==

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	[[Category:Indonesia]] [[Category:~~Asterism~~]] [[Category:~~Constellation~~]]		[[Category:Indonesia]] [[Category:Southeast Asian]][[Category:Asian]][[Category:Asterism]] [[Category:Constellation]]
	[[Category:~~Oceania~~]][[Category:IAU-Star Name]]		[[Category:IAU-Star Name]]
	[[Category:Balinese]] [[Category:Boo]]		[[Category:Balinese]] [[Category:Boo]]

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	== IAU Working Group on Star Names ==		== IAU Working Group on Star Names ==
	In November 2025, it has been proposed to use the name "Kalasungsang" for a star in the area to preserve the Balinese heritage. The star Rho Bootis (ρ Boo, HIP 71053). Constellation Kalasungsang is mentioned in Palelintangan Prasi, dating roughly 700 CE, and is still used in Bali. The identification with a star in Bootis aligns with the living tradition of using the Palelintangan (by priests, people) on Bali. WGSN follows their identification (interview-based).		In November 2025, it has been proposed to use the name "Kalasungsang" for a star in the area to preserve the Balinese heritage. The star Rho Bootis (ρ Boo, HIP 71053). Constellation Kalasungsang is mentioned in Palelintangan Prasi, dating roughly 700 CE, and is still used in Bali. The identification with a star in Bootis aligns with the living tradition of using the Palelintangan (by priests, people) on Bali. WGSN follows their identification (interview-based), as the Kala Sungsang daemon has an enormous cultural significance for them.
	== References ==		== References ==

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	[[Category:Indonesia]] [[Category:Asterism]] [[Category:Constellation]]		[[Category:Indonesia]] [[Category:Asterism]] [[Category:Constellation]]
			[[Category:Oceania]][[Category:IAU-Star Name]]
	[[Category:Balinese]] [[Category:Boo]]		[[Category:Balinese]] [[Category:Boo]]

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	[[File:Stellarium-20250917-124804432.png\|thumb\|Balinese constellation: Kala Sungsang (an inverted demon), re-drawn by Jessica Gullberg for the planetarium software Stellarium (CC-BY Youla Azkarrula & Jessica Gullberg)]]		[[File:Stellarium-20250917-124804432.png\|thumb\|Balinese constellation: Kala Sungsang (an inverted demon), re-drawn by Jessica Gullberg for the planetarium software Stellarium (CC-BY Youla Azkarrula & Jessica Gullberg)]]
	[[File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM De demon Kala Sungsang TMnr 1646-48.jpg\|alt=image of the demon, historical depiction\|thumb\|De demon Kala Sungsang TMnr 1646-48 (CC-BY SA I. Dewa Gedé Soberat (Schilder)).]]		[[File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM De demon Kala Sungsang TMnr 1646-48.jpg\|alt=image of the demon, historical depiction\|thumb\|De demon Kala Sungsang TMnr 1646-48 (CC-BY SA I. Dewa Gedé Soberat (Schilder)).]]
	Kala Sungang is an Oceanic name from Bali (Indonesia). "Kala" means "demon" and "sungsang" means "upside down". It is the demon who stole and drank the holy water of the gods that makes them immortal. The constellation (lintang) of kala sungsang is found in intersection of Redite (Sunday, in saptawara) and Umanis (in pancawara) in a series of palelintangan. Lintang kala sungsang means an upside-down demon constellation.<ref name=":1">Maass, Alfred, “Astrologische Kalender der Balinesen,” in ''Koninklijk Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen, Feestbundel bij gelegenheid van zijn 150 jarig bestaan 1778-1928'', 2 vols. (Weltevreden, 1929), Vol. 2, 126-157.</ref>		Kala Sungang is an Oceanic constellation name from Bali (Indonesia). "Kala" means "demon" and "sungsang" means "upside down". It is the demon who stole and drank the holy water of the gods that makes them immortal. The constellation (lintang) of kala sungsang is found in intersection of Redite (Sunday, in saptawara) and Umanis (in pancawara) in a series of palelintangan. Lintang kala sungsang means an upside-down demon constellation.<ref name=":1">Maass, Alfred, “Astrologische Kalender der Balinesen,” in ''Koninklijk Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen, Feestbundel bij gelegenheid van zijn 150 jarig bestaan 1778-1928'', 2 vols. (Weltevreden, 1929), Vol. 2, 126-157.</ref>

			Kalasungsang (one word) is a modern IAU star name, applied in April 2026 to the star ρ Boo in [[Bootes]], following the identification of today's living tradition (priests) on Bali.

	==Etymology and History==		==Etymology and History==
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	== IAU Working Group on Star Names ==		== IAU Working Group on Star Names ==
	In November 2025, it has been proposed to use the name "Kalasungsang" for a star in the area to preserve the Balinese heritage. The star Rho Boo (HIP 71053). Constellation Kalasungsang is mentioned in Palelintangan Prasi, dating roughly 700 CE, and is still used in Bali.		In November 2025, it has been proposed to use the name "Kalasungsang" for a star in the area to preserve the Balinese heritage. The star Rho Bootis (ρ Boo, HIP 71053). Constellation Kalasungsang is mentioned in Palelintangan Prasi, dating roughly 700 CE, and is still used in Bali. The identification with a star in Bootis aligns with the living tradition of using the Palelintangan (by priests, people) on Bali. WGSN follows their identification (interview-based).
	== References ==		== References ==

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	== IAU Working Group on Star Names ==		== IAU Working Group on Star Names ==
	In November 2025, it has been proposed to use the name "Kalasungsang" for a star in the area to preserve the Balinese heritage. The star Rho Boo or HIP 71053. Constellation Kalasungsang is mentioned in Palelintangan Prasi, dating roughly 700 CE, and is still used in Bali.		In November 2025, it has been proposed to use the name "Kalasungsang" for a star in the area to preserve the Balinese heritage. The star Rho Boo (HIP 71053). Constellation Kalasungsang is mentioned in Palelintangan Prasi, dating roughly 700 CE, and is still used in Bali.
	== References ==		== References ==

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	== IAU Working Group on Star Names ==		== IAU Working Group on Star Names ==
	In November 2025, it has been proposed to use the name "Kalasungsang" for a star in the area to preserve the Balinese heritage. The star ~~Delta~~ Boo or HIP ~~74666 is in the demon's elbow which was selected because this is a sign of the meaning of sungsang, which is upside down~~. Constellation Kalasungsang is mentioned in Palelintangan Prasi, dating roughly 700 CE, and is still used in Bali.		In November 2025, it has been proposed to use the name "Kalasungsang" for a star in the area to preserve the Balinese heritage. The star Rho Boo or HIP 71053. Constellation Kalasungsang is mentioned in Palelintangan Prasi, dating roughly 700 CE, and is still used in Bali.
	== References ==		== References ==

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	=== Numerology (Neptu/Urip) ===		=== Numerology (Neptu/Urip) ===
	Redite (Sunday, in saptawara) has a value of 5 and Umanis (in pancawara) has a value of 5. Thus, the total urip on this lintang is 10.<ref name=":0">Tim Kajian Palelintangan, “Gabungan Kajian Palelintangan,” Museum Bali (2021), 1-149.</ref>		Redite (Sunday, in saptawara) has a value of 5 and Umanis (in pancawara) has a value of 5. Thus, the total urip on this lintang is 10.<ref name=":0">Palelintangan Museum Study Team (Tim Kajian Palelintangan Museum), “Gabungan Kajian Palelintangan,” Museum Bali (2021), 1-149.</ref>

	=== Astrological Characteristics ===		=== Astrological Characteristics ===

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Identification

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	The identifications, Maaß (1929) gives according to the aforementioned and his own studies during visits of the country and in European and Batavian libraries (p.150).<ref name=":1" />		The identifications, Maaß (1929) gives according to the aforementioned and his own studies during visits of the country and in European and Batavian libraries (p.150).<ref name=":1" />
	[[File:Screenshot 2026-02-04 133652.png\|center\|thumb\|800x800px\|Kala Sungsang in the identification table by Maaß (1929). He mention "ein Stern im Sternbild des grossen Bären bei den Indern" in German means "a star in the constellation of the Great Bear among the Indians".]]		[[File:Screenshot 2026-02-04 133652.png\|center\|thumb\|800x800px\|Kala Sungsang in the identification table by Maaß (1929). He mention "ein Stern im Sternbild des grossen Bären bei den Indern" in German means "a star in the constellation of the Great Bear among the Indians".]]
	While Maaß (1929) just locates the constellation in the vicinity of Ursa Major as a huge area, the precise identification is mentioned by UPTD Museum Bali where Kala Sungsang is in the area of [[Bootes]].<ref name=":0" />		While Maaß (1929) just locates the constellation in the vicinity of Ursa Major as a huge area, the precise identification is mentioned by UPTD Museum Bali where Kala Sungsang is in the area of [[Bootes]].<ref name=":0" /> They claim it is not true if lintang kala sungsang is within the constellation of Ursa Major. Kala Sungsang is always in upside-down position, in all the month even if the position is not at the night. We could not just rely on the Maaß documentation because the whole lintang in Palelintangan are still used until now and it is the part of their ritual.



	Maaß's description (p. 140):<blockquote>Kala sungsang, ein auf Kopf und Händen stehender böser Geist; antja-antja, Figur, die auf Kopf und Händen steht; buta, ein böser Geist. Lippen krumm im Reden;</blockquote>'''English:''' Kala sungsang, an evil spirit standing on its head and hands; antja-antja, a figure standing on its head and hands; buta, an evil spirit. Lips twisted when speaking.		Maaß's description (p. 140):<blockquote>Kala sungsang, ein auf Kopf und Händen stehender böser Geist; antja-antja, Figur, die auf Kopf und Händen steht; buta, ein böser Geist. Lippen krumm im Reden;</blockquote>'''English:''' Kala sungsang, an evil spirit standing on its head and hands; antja-antja, a figure standing on its head and hands; buta, an evil spirit. Lips twisted when speaking.