The 28 lunar mansions · 8th of 28
Al-Nathra النثرة
The gap, tip of the nose. A theme of openness and affection; love, friendship and care for the body.
- Its stars
- the Beehive cluster (Praesepe) between the two Donkeys (γ and δ Cancri)
- Where it lies
- 0°00′ Cancer to 12°51′ Cancer, 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-Nathra
You are affectionate and open. The tradition gave this station to love, friendship and care of the body, and you lead with the heart.
Gifts
Tenderness, loyalty in love, enjoyment of life
Watch for
Taking criticism very personally
A theme your life returns to. Close bonds are at the centre of your story. Home, love and friendship are where you grow most.
A night in Al-Nathra
The astrologers of Baghdad chose the night for a task by the Moon's mansion. For Al-Nathra the old lists say:
Good for
- starting a course of remedies
- new clothes and adornment
- love and friendship
- travel (Picatrix)
Better left for another night
- travel (Ibn Abi'l-Rijal, except last third of night)
- partnerships
A thought for the night I offer warmth to someone without waiting to receive it.
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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