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Mansion 9 of 28
al-Tarf
الطرف
The Glance
The Moon in al-Tarf
The Moon is in this mansion while its sidereal longitude is between 12°51′ Cancer – 25°43′ Cancer, for about a day in every 27⅓.
- Sector
- 12°51′ Cancer – 25°43′ Cancer sidereal (Lahiri), 12°51′26″ wide
- Stars
- Kappa Cancri and Lambda Leonis
- Lead star
- κ Cnc, 22°19′ Cancer sidereal
- Keywords
- Watchfulness · Caution · Friction
What it means
The Lion's eyes, two faint stars between the Crab and the Lion. Agrippa reads it as poor for harvests and journeys, and quick to set people at odds.
- Poor for harvests and travel.
- Also linked to discord between people.
“it hindreth Harvests and travellers, and putteth discord between men”
Agrippa, Three Books of Occult Philosophy, II.33 (J.F., 1651)
In the other traditions
Vedic nakshatraAshlesha ◇ neighbouring stars
Deity: the Nagas; symbol: coiled serpent; lord: Mercury. While the Moon is in this sector, the dial's 27-nakshatra ring reads Pushya and Ashlesha.
Chinese xiuLiu 柳 ◇ neighbouring stars
Willow, xiu 24 of 28, in the Vermilion Bird. By right ascension of date these stars sit in Liu and Xing.
Sector and stars
κ Cnc is at 22°19′ Cancer sidereal. All 2 main stars fall inside its equal sector.