Kalmar “Cirece ta Arewa” tana iya yin nuni da wasu abubuwa daban-daban dangane da mahallin, amma gabaɗaya, ana amfani da ita wajen bayyana fitacciyar asterism (tsarin taurari) da ake iya gani a yankin arewa na dare. sky.A Arewa Cross kuma ana kiranta da Cygnus Cross, domin ya bayyana a cikin ƙungiyar taurari Cygnus (Swan). Ya ƙunshi taurari masu haske da yawa waɗanda ke yin siffa mai kama da giciye, tare da tauraro mafi haske, Deneb, a saman. Sauran taurarin da ke cikin Cross Cross sun hada da Albireo, Gienah, da Sadr.Bugu da ƙari game da muhimmancinsa a sararin samaniya, an kuma yi amfani da Northern Cross a matsayin alama a cikin al'adu da al'adu daban-daban, wanda ke wakiltar jigogi kamar bangaskiya. ruhi, da kuma allahntaka.