ZODIAL.ai
Mansion 7 of 28
al-Dhiraʿ
الذراع
The Forearm
The Moon in al-Dhiraʿ
The Moon is in this mansion while its sidereal longitude is between 17°09′ Gemini – 30°00′ Gemini, for about a day in every 27⅓.
- Sector
- 17°09′ Gemini – 30°00′ Gemini sidereal (Lahiri), 12°51′26″ wide
- Stars
- Castor and Pollux, Alpha and Beta Geminorum
- Lead star
- Castor (α Gem), 26°23′ Gemini sidereal
- Keywords
- Reach · Friendship · Gain
What it means
Castor and Pollux, read in Arabia as the outstretched forearm of a great sky lion. Agrippa gives it gain, friendship and the favour of lovers.
- Good for gain, friendship and love.
“it conferreth gain and friendship, its profitable to Lovers”
Agrippa, Three Books of Occult Philosophy, II.33 (J.F., 1651)
In the other traditions
Vedic nakshatraPunarvasu ◆ same stars
Deity: Aditi; symbol: bow and quiver; lord: Jupiter. While the Moon is in this sector, the dial's 27-nakshatra ring reads Ardra and Punarvasu.
Chinese xiuJing 井 ◆ same stars
Well, xiu 22 of 28, in the Vermilion Bird. By right ascension of date these stars sit in Jing.
Sector and stars
Castor (α Gem) is at 26°23′ Gemini sidereal. All 2 main stars fall inside its equal sector.