The 28 lunar mansions · 25th of 28
Saʿd al-Akhbiya سعد الأخبية
The luck of the tents, hidden things. A theme of hidden things and protection; what is kept in the tent.
- Its stars
- the Water Jar of Aquarius (γ, ζ, η and π Aquarii)
- Where it lies
- 8°34′ Aquarius to 21°26′ Aquarius, 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 Saʿd al-Akhbiya
You keep things safe. 'The luck of the tents' was the station of hidden things and protection, and you are a guardian of secrets, people and traditions.
Gifts
Protectiveness, discretion, loyalty
Watch for
Secrecy that keeps others out
A theme your life returns to. Shelter is your thread. You create safe places for others, and you find strength in what you choose to protect.
A night in Saʿd al-Akhbiya
The astrologers of Baghdad chose the night for a task by the Moon's mansion. For Saʿd al-Akhbiya the old lists say:
Good for
- sending messages
- repairing and fortifying buildings
Better left for another night
- marriage
- sowing
- buying livestock
- partnerships
A thought for the night I protect something precious with care and discretion.
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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