According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Ara is located within the eastern quadrant of the sky, which is symbolized as the Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍, Dōng Fāng Qīng Lóng).
The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 天壇座 (tiān tán zuò), meaning "the heaven altar constellation".
Stars
The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Ara area consists of :
| Four Symbols | Mansion (Chinese name) | Romanization | Translation | Asterisms (Chinese name) | Romanization | Translation | Western star name | Chinese star name | Romanization | Translation |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 尾 | Wěi | Tail | 龜 | Guī | Tortoise | ||||
| ε Ara | 龜一 | Guīyī | 1st star | |||||||
| γ Ara | 龜二 | Guīèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| δ Ara | 龜三 | Guīsān | 3rd star | |||||||
| η Ara | 龜四 | Guīsì | 4th star | |||||||
| ζ Ara | 龜五 | Guīwǔ | 5th star | |||||||
| 箕 | Jī | Winnowing Basket | 杵 | Chǔ | Pestle | |||||
| σ Ara | 杵一 | Chǔyī | 1st star | |||||||
| α Ara | 杵二 | Chǔèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| β Ara | 杵三 | Chǔsān | 3rd star | |||||||
| θ Ara | 杵增一 | Chǔzēngyī | 1st additional star |