The 28 lunar mansions · 26th of 28
Al-Fargh al-Muqaddam الفرغ المقدم
The first spout. A theme of pouring forth: generosity and steady progress.
- Its stars
- Markab and Scheat (α and β Pegasi), the front of the Great Square
- Where it lies
- 21°26′ Aquarius to 4°17′ 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-Muqaddam
You pour out. 'The first spout' was linked with generosity and steady progress, and you give your energy freely to people and causes.
Gifts
Generosity, enthusiasm, steady effort
Watch for
Running yourself dry
A theme your life returns to. Giving and progress go together in your life. Your best years come when you pour yourself into something larger.
A night in Al-Fargh al-Muqaddam
The astrologers of Baghdad chose the night for a task by the Moon's mansion. For Al-Fargh al-Muqaddam the old lists say:
Good for
- journeys (first third of the day/night)
- building
- hiring staff (Picatrix)
Better left for another night
- partnerships
- marriage (Picatrix)
A thought for the night I give something freely today without expecting return.
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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