
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.