To determine the energy levels, the polygon corresponding to the cyclic annulene is desired is inscribed in the circle of radius 2β and centered at α (the energy of an isolated p orbital). The y-coordinate of the vertices of the polygon are the simple Hückel theory orbital energies. For systems with Hückel topology, the vertex is positioned at the circle bottom as suggested by Frost; for systems with Möbius topology, a polygon side is positioned at the circle bottom. In other words, for an N carbon system, the Möbius Frost circle is rotated by π/N radians compared to the Hückel system.  It is seen that with one MO at the bottom and then groups of degenerate pairs, the Hückel systems will accommodate 4n + 2 electrons, following the ordinary Hückel rule. However, in contrast, the Möbius Systems have degenerate pairs of molecular orbitals starting at the circle bottom and thus will accommodate 4n electrons. For cyclic annulenes one then predicts which species will be favored. The method applies equally to cyclic reaction intermediates and transition states for pericyclic processes.