The 28 lunar mansions · 27th of 28
Al-Fargh al-Muʾakhkhar الفرغ المؤخر
The second spout. A theme of increase and continuation; trade and growth.
- Its stars
- Algenib and Alpheratz (γ Pegasi and α Andromedae), the back of the Great Square
- Where it lies
- 4°17′ Pisces to 17°09′ Pisces, as Baghdad counted it
- How often
- The Moon passes through about every 27⅓ days and stays roughly a day
- Next visit
- Calculating…
Born with the Moon in Al-Fargh al-Muʾakhkhar
You increase what you touch. 'The second spout' continued the flow of the first, and the tradition tied it to growth and trade. You are practical and good at making things grow.
Gifts
Resourcefulness, persistence, business sense
Watch for
Measuring worth only in results
A theme your life returns to. Growth by continuation is your theme. You rarely start from nothing; you take what exists and make it more.
A night in Al-Fargh al-Muʾakhkhar
The astrologers of Baghdad chose the night for a task by the Moon's mansion. For Al-Fargh al-Muʾakhkhar the old lists say:
Good for
- sowing
- trade
- marriage
Better left for another night
- journeys (middle of the night)
- lending
- hiring staff (Picatrix)
A thought for the night I nurture one small thing that can grow with time.
The readings are modern, drawn from each station's traditional name and meaning. They describe tendencies, not events, and are offered for reflection and fun.
Sources
- Al-Bīrūnī, The Book of Instruction in the Elements of the Art of Astrology (1029), the chapter on the lunar mansions. Translated by R. Ramsay Wright (1934).
- Picatrix (Ghāyat al-Ḥakīm), Book I, chapter 4: the 28 mansions and the works begun in each.
- Ibn Abī l-Rijāl (Haly Abenragel), The Distinguished Book on the Judgements of the Stars, Book VII: elections by the Moon's mansion.
- Star identifications follow Paul Kunitzsch, Untersuchungen zur Sternnomenklatur der Araber (1961), and the usual modern lists.
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