Mansion 10 of 28

al-Jabha

الجبهة

The Forehead

The Moon in al-Jabha

The Moon is in this mansion while its sidereal longitude is between 25°43′ Cancer – 8°34′ Leo, for about a day in every 27⅓.

Sector: 25°43′ Cancer – 8°34′ Leo sidereal (Lahiri), 12°51′26″ wide
Stars: Regulus and the Sickle of Leo
Lead star: Regulus (α Leo), 5°58′ Leo sidereal
Keywords: Authority · Foundation · Support

What it means

Regulus and the Sickle, the Lion's brow. Agrippa gives it sound building, goodwill and help against opponents; in India the same star is Magha, the ancestors' throne.

Good for building, love and goodwill and help against opponents.

“it strengtheneth buildings, yeeldeth love, benevolence and help against enemies”
Agrippa, Three Books of Occult Philosophy, II.33 (J.F., 1651)

In the other traditions

Vedic nakshatraMagha ◆ same stars

Deity: the Pitris; symbol: throne; lord: Ketu. While the Moon is in this sector, the dial's 27-nakshatra ring reads Ashlesha and Magha.

Chinese xiuXing 星 ◇ neighbouring stars

Star, xiu 25 of 28, in the Vermilion Bird. By right ascension of date these stars sit in Zhang, not in Xing; the xiu are measured along the equator, not the ecliptic.

Sector and stars

Regulus (α Leo) is at 5°58′ Leo sidereal. All 4 main stars fall inside its equal sector.