Card 23 of 28: Saʿd Bulaʿ, Luck of the Swallower. The dial marks sector 23 and plots Epsilon, Mu and Nu Aquarii.
Mansion 23 of 28

Saʿd Bulaʿ

سعد بلع

Luck of the Swallower

The Moon in Saʿd Bulaʿ

The Moon is in this mansion while its sidereal longitude is between 12°51′ Capricorn – 25°43′ Capricorn, for about a day in every 27⅓.

Sector
12°51′ Capricorn – 25°43′ Capricorn sidereal (Lahiri), 12°51′26″ wide
Stars
Epsilon, Mu and Nu Aquarii
Lead star
Albali (ε Aqr), 17°52′ Capricorn sidereal
Keywords
Absorption · Release · Recovery

What it means

Albali, seen as a star that has swallowed its fainter neighbour. Agrippa gives it separations, release and recovery from illness.

  • Good for freeing captives and recovering from illness.
  • Also linked to divorce.

“it maketh for divorce, liberty of captives and the health of the sick”

Agrippa, Three Books of Occult Philosophy, II.33 (J.F., 1651)

In the other traditions

Vedic nakshatraShravana ◇ neighbouring stars

Deity: Vishnu; symbol: ear; lord: Moon. While the Moon is in this sector, the dial's 27-nakshatra ring reads Shravana and Dhanishta.

Chinese xiuNü 女 ◆ same stars

Girl, xiu 10 of 28, in the Black Tortoise. By right ascension of date these stars sit in Nü.

Sector and stars

Albali (ε Aqr) is at 17°52′ Capricorn sidereal. All 3 main stars fall inside its equal sector.