Describes the stars including 北斗星 běi​dǒu​xīng changing position to signify the passing of time or the changing of seasons; often used to convey that many years have passed or things have changed greatly

Describing a scene of immense scale or fierce intensity such that even the heavens seem to shift, typically in the context of a grand battle

The passing of the night as indicated by the shifting of the stars, as in the middle of the night