Mansion 12 of 28

al-Sarfa

الصرفة

The Turning

The Moon in al-Sarfa

The Moon is in this mansion while its sidereal longitude is between 21°26′ Leo – 4°17′ Virgo, for about a day in every 27⅓.

Sector: 21°26′ Leo – 4°17′ Virgo sidereal (Lahiri), 12°51′26″ wide
Stars: Denebola, Beta Leonis
Lead star: Denebola (β Leo), 27°45′ Leo sidereal
Keywords: Change · Planting · Harvest

What it means

Denebola, the Lion's tail, named for the turn of the weather at its season. Agrippa favours planting and harvest, and warns against sailing.

Good for harvests and planting.
Poor for sailing.

“it giveth prosperity to Harvests, and Plantations, but hindreth Seamen”
Agrippa, Three Books of Occult Philosophy, II.33 (J.F., 1651)

In the other traditions

Vedic nakshatraUttara Phalguni ◆ same stars

Deity: Aryaman; symbol: back legs of a bed; lord: Sun. While the Moon is in this sector, the dial's 27-nakshatra ring reads Purva Phalguni and Uttara Phalguni.

Chinese xiuYi 翼 ◇ neighbouring stars

Wings, xiu 27 of 28, in the Vermilion Bird. By right ascension of date these stars sit in Yi.

Sector and stars

Denebola (β Leo) is at 27°45′ Leo sidereal. The star falls inside its equal sector.