Mansion 20 of 28

al-Naʿaʾim

النعائم

The Ostriches

The Moon in al-Naʿaʾim

The Moon is in this mansion while its sidereal longitude is between 4°17′ Sagittarius – 17°09′ Sagittarius, for about a day in every 27⅓.

Sector: 4°17′ Sagittarius – 17°09′ Sagittarius sidereal (Lahiri), 12°51′26″ wide
Stars: The Teapot of Sagittarius
Lead star: Alnasl (γ² Sgr), 7°24′ Sagittarius sidereal
Keywords: Taming · Passage · Wind

What it means

The Teapot of Sagittarius, seen as ostriches going down to water and coming back. Agrippa gives it the taming of wild animals; Chinese lore says the Winnowing Basket loves wind.

Good for taming animals and making prisons secure.

“it helpeth for the taming of wild beasts, for the strengthening of prisons”
Agrippa, Three Books of Occult Philosophy, II.33 (J.F., 1651)

In the other traditions

Vedic nakshatraPurva Ashadha ◆ same stars

Deity: the Apas; symbol: winnowing fan; lord: Venus. While the Moon is in this sector, the dial's 27-nakshatra ring reads Mula and Purva Ashadha.

Chinese xiuJi 箕 ◆ same stars

Winnowing Basket, xiu 7 of 28, in the Azure Dragon. By right ascension of date these stars sit in Ji and Dou.

Sector and stars

Alnasl (γ² Sgr) is at 7°24′ Sagittarius sidereal. 6 of its 9 main stars fall inside its equal sector; the rest sit just outside it.