Mansion 21 of 28

al-Balda

البلدة

The Empty Place

The Moon in al-Balda

The Moon is in this mansion while its sidereal longitude is between 17°09′ Sagittarius – 30°00′ Sagittarius, for about a day in every 27⅓.

Sector: 17°09′ Sagittarius – 30°00′ Sagittarius sidereal (Lahiri), 12°51′26″ wide
Stars: The starless patch beside Pi Sagittarii
Lead star: Albaldah (π Sgr), 22°24′ Sagittarius sidereal
Keywords: Space · Clearing · Gain

What it means

A starless patch between the Ostriches and the horns of Capricorn. Agrippa favours harvests, gain, building and travel here, and also separations.

Good for harvests, gain, building and travel.
Also linked to divorce.

“it is good for Harvests, gain buildings and travellers, and causeth divorce”
Agrippa, Three Books of Occult Philosophy, II.33 (J.F., 1651)

In the other traditions

Vedic nakshatraUttara Ashadha ◇ neighbouring stars

Deity: the Vishvedevas; symbol: elephant's tusk; lord: Sun. While the Moon is in this sector, the dial's 27-nakshatra ring reads Purva Ashadha and Uttara Ashadha.

Chinese xiuDou 斗 ◇ neighbouring stars

Dipper, xiu 8 of 28, in the Black Tortoise. By right ascension of date these stars sit in Dou.

Sector and stars

Albaldah (π Sgr) is at 22°24′ Sagittarius sidereal. The star falls inside its equal sector.