Mansion 18 of 28

al-Qalb

القلب

The Heart

The Moon in al-Qalb

The Moon is in this mansion while its sidereal longitude is between 8°34′ Scorpio – 21°26′ Scorpio, for about a day in every 27⅓.

Sector: 8°34′ Scorpio – 21°26′ Scorpio sidereal (Lahiri), 12°51′26″ wide
Stars: Antares, Alpha Scorpii
Lead star: Antares (α Sco), 15°54′ Scorpio sidereal
Keywords: Intensity · Revolt · Courage

What it means

Antares, the Scorpion's heart, which Chinese astronomers called the Great Fire. Agrippa ties it to revolt and revenge, and also to release and building.

Good for freeing captives and building.
Also linked to discord, revolt against those in power and revenge.

“it causeth discord, sedition, conspiracy against princes and mighty ones, and revenge from enemies, but it freeth captives and helpeth edifices”
Agrippa, Three Books of Occult Philosophy, II.33 (J.F., 1651)

In the other traditions

Vedic nakshatraJyeshtha ◆ same stars

Deity: Indra; symbol: circular amulet; lord: Mercury. While the Moon is in this sector, the dial's 27-nakshatra ring reads Anuradha and Jyeshtha.

Chinese xiuXin 心 ◆ same stars

Heart, xiu 5 of 28, in the Azure Dragon. By right ascension of date these stars sit in Xin.

Sector and stars

Antares (α Sco) is at 15°54′ Scorpio sidereal. The star falls inside its equal sector.