The 28 lunar mansions · 24th of 28
Saʿd al-Suʿūd سعد السعود
The luck of lucks. A theme of good fortune and shared blessing; the most auspicious of the 'lucky' stations.
- Its stars
- Sadalsuud (β Aquarii), the 'luckiest of the lucky'
- Where it lies
- 25°43′ Capricorn to 8°34′ 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-Suʿūd
You were born under the luckiest station. Saʿd al-Suʿūd, 'the luck of lucks', was the most auspicious of the tradition's lucky stars, and you tend to share your good fortune.
Gifts
Optimism, generosity, a knack for good timing
Watch for
Taking your luck for granted
A theme your life returns to. Blessings shared are your theme. What you give away tends to return, and your fortune grows with your generosity.
A night in Saʿd al-Suʿūd
The astrologers of Baghdad chose the night for a task by the Moon's mansion. For Saʿd al-Suʿūd the old lists say:
Good for
- starting a course of remedies
- trade
- goodwill between spouses (Latin Picatrix)
Better left for another night
- marriage (Ibn Abi'l-Rijal)
- sea voyages
- partnerships
A thought for the night I share one piece of good fortune with someone else.
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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