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Fargh al-Dalw al-Muqaddam
فرغ الدلو المقدم
The Fore Spout
The Moon in Fargh al-Dalw al-Muqaddam
The Moon is in this mansion while its sidereal longitude is between 21°26′ Aquarius – 4°17′ Pisces, for about a day in every 27⅓.
- Sector
- 21°26′ Aquarius – 4°17′ Pisces sidereal (Lahiri), 12°51′26″ wide
- Stars
- Alpha and Beta Pegasi
- Lead star
- Markab (α Peg), 29°38′ Aquarius sidereal
- Keywords
- Union · Breaking · Flow
What it means
The leading edge of the Great Square of Pegasus, the near spout of a well bucket. Agrippa gives it union and affection, and the breaking of walls and prisons.
- Good for union and affection and the health of captives.
- Also linked to the breaking of prisons and buildings.
“it maketh for the Union and love of men, for the health of captives, it destroyeth prisons and buildings”
Agrippa, Three Books of Occult Philosophy, II.33 (J.F., 1651)
In the other traditions
Vedic nakshatraPurva Bhadrapada ◆ same stars
Deity: Aja Ekapada; symbol: front of a funeral cot; lord: Jupiter. While the Moon is in this sector, the dial's 27-nakshatra ring reads Purva Bhadrapada and Uttara Bhadrapada.
Chinese xiuShi 室 ◆ same stars
Encampment, xiu 13 of 28, in the Black Tortoise. By right ascension of date these stars sit in Shi and Wei (rooftop).
Sector and stars
Markab (α Peg) is at 29°38′ Aquarius sidereal. 1 of its 2 main stars fall inside its equal sector; the rest sit just outside it.