The Mansions of the Moon

The Mansions of the Moon according to Abenragel (ca. 1000 CE)

Elections according to the Moon in the Mansions
Name given & starting
Indian opinion Dorotheos
Arabic name degree
Good for buying tame animals, for journeys, especially voyages, for making
Good for taking medicines,
arms, planting trees, cutting hair or nails, putting on new clothes.
Ilnath 0° 0' 0" pasturing livestock,
1 Bad for contracting marriage (holds for Moon in Aries), making
Al Sharatain Aries making journey, except
partnerships, or buying slaves, who will be bad, disobedient or run away. If
second hour
captured, prison will be bad and strong.
Albethain 12° 11' 26" Good for sowing and Bad for marriage, buying slaves, and for boats and prisoners similar to
2
Al Butain Aries making journeys. Alnath
Good for buying tame animals and hunting, for all matters involving fire,
and for doing good.
Good for trading and
Athoraie 25° 22' 52" Bad for marriage, and making partnerships, especially with those more
3 revenge on enemies;
Al Thurayya Aries powerful. Bad for buying cattle or flocks, for planting trees, sowing or
indifferent for travel.
putting on new clothes. If captured, prison will be strong and long. Water
journeys will bring fear and danger.
Good for sowing, for Good to build a house, which will be solid, and building in general, to dig a
putting on new clothes, for ditch, to buy slaves, who will be loyal and honest, and to buy livestock. Also
Addauennam 8° 34' 18"
4 receiving women and good to be with kings and lords, for receiving power or honours.
Al Dabaran Taurus
feminine things, for Bad to contract marriage, since woman will prefer another, or to enter
demolishing a building or partnerships, especially with those more powerful. Voyages will involve big
 starting a new one, for waves. If captured, the captivity will be long but, if captured for skills, will
making a journey, except be released through goodwill.
for third part of day.
Good for contracting
marriage, for putting boys Good for buying slaves, who will be good and loyal, for building, for travel
Alhathaya 21° 45' 44" to study laws, scriptures by water, for washing head, indeed general washing, and cutting hair.
5
Al Hak‘ah Taurus or writing, for making Bad for partnerships. If captured, imprisonment will be long, unless
medicines, for making a captured for skills, when he will escape.
journey.
Good for kings to declare
war,enrollment of armies
and cavalry, for knights
Good for partnerships and ventures, associates will agree and be honest
seeking better pay, for the
Alhana/Atabuen 4° 17' 10" and loyal, for hunting, for journeys by water, though delays.
6 successful siege of a city,
Al Han‘ah Gemini Bad for taking medicine and for treating wounds. New clothes put on will
for smiting enemies and
soon tear. If captured, release within three days or very long imprisonment.
evildoers.
Bad for sowing, seeking a
loan, or burial.
Good for partnerships, which will be good and useful, with loyal and
Good for ploughing and
agreeable associates, for washing head, cutting hair and new clothes, for
sowing, for putting on new
buying slaves and livestock, for smiting or making peace with enemies, for
Addirach 17° 36' 36" clothes, for women’s
7 voyages towards destination, but delays on return.
Al Dhira Gemini jewellery, for cavalry.
Bad for buying land, and for giving up medicine. If captured, unless he
Bad for journeys, except in
escapes in three days, he will die in prison. Likewise, if he has escaped
last third of night.
something he fears, he will encounter it again.
Good for taking medicine, Good for voyages, swift on outward and return journeys.
for cutting new clothes, for Marriages contracted will be harmonious for a while, then discordant.
Aluayra 0° 0' 0"
8 women’s jewellery and A slave bought will deceitful, accuse his master, and run away. A
Al Nathra Cancer
putting it on. Rain will partnership started will involve fraud on either side. If captured, long
bring benefit not damage. imprisonment.
 Bad for travel, except for
last third of night.
Good for voyages, outward and return, for reinforcing doors and making
Bad for sowing, journeys,
locks, for making beds and putting up bed-curtains, for transplanting wheat.
Attraaif 12° 11' 26" entrusting anything to
9 Bad for partnerships, which will involve fraud on either side. Bad for
Al Tarf Cancer anyone, or seeking to
cutting hair, or new clothes. Putting on new clothes may lead to drowning
harm anyone.
in them. If captured, long imprisonment.
Good for contracting
marriage, for sugar and
Good for buildings, which will last, and for partnerships, benefiting all
what is made with it.
1 Algebhe 25° 22' 52" parties.
Bad for journeys and
0 Al Jabhah Cancer If captured, at the command of a leader or because of great deed, and long,
entrusting anything, for
hard imprisonment.
putting on new clothes or
for women’s jewellery.
Good for sowing and
Good for buildings and foundations, which will last, and for partnerships,
planting, for besieging.
1 Azobrach 8° 34' 18" from which associates will gain. Good for cutting hair.
Indifferent for trade and
1 Al Zubrah Leo Bad for new clothes. If captured, at the command of a leader, and long
journeys.
imprisonment
Bad for freeing captives.
Good for starting all
building, for arranging
Good for buying slaves and livestock, once the Moon is out of Leo, since the
lands, sowing and
Lion is a great devourer. (If he eats a lot it leads to stomach pains, power,
1 Azarfa 21° 45' 44" planting, for marriage, for
boldness and obstinacy.) What is lent will not be returned, or only with
2 Al Sarfah Leo putting on new clothes, for
great effort and delay. Voyages will be long, hard and dangerous, but not
women’s jewellery, for
fatal.
making a journey in the
first third of day.
1 Aloce 4° 17' 10" Good to plough, sow, make Good to buy a slave, who will be good, loyal and honest, to start building, to
3 Al Awwa Virgo a journey, marry, free give oneself to pleasures and jokes, to come before a king or famous man, to
 captives. take medicines, to cut new clothes, to wash or cut hair.
Not bad to marry a corrupted woman, and, if marrying a virgin, the
marriage will last a while. A voyage undertaken will involve delay in return.
If captured, he will be injured in prison, but captivity will end well.
Good for marrying a
woman who is not a
Good to start a voyage and a partnership, which will be profitable and
virgin, for medicines,
1 Azimech 17° 36' 36" harmonious, to buy a slave, who will be good, honest and respectful.
sowing and planting.
4 Al Simak Virgo Marriage with a virgin will not last long, and it is not bad to marry a
Bad for journeys or
corrupted woman. If captured, he will soon escape or be released.
entrusting something to
someone.
Good for moving house, for adapting or preparing a house, its owner and
Good to dig wells and
site. Good to seek to do a good deed, to buy and sell, but selling slaves not
ditches, to cure illnesses to
1 Algarf 0° 0' 0" livestock, because Libra is a human sign.
do with wind, but not
5 Al Ghafr Libra Bad for both land and sea journeys. Marriage will not last in harmony, or
others.
only for a while. Partnerships entered will lead to fraud and discord. Money
Bad for journeys.
lent will not be returned. Bad for cutting hair.
Bad for journeys, trade,
A slave bought will be good, loyal and honest.
medicines, sowing,
1 Azebone 12° 11' 26" Bad for marriage, which will only last in harmony for a while, for
women’s jewellery, for
6 Al Jubana Libra partnerships, which will lead to dishonesty and mutual suspicion. If
cutting or putting on new
captured, he will soon be out of prison, if God wills.
clothes.
Good for starting building, which will be solid and durable, for settling a
Good to buy flocks and
dispute between two people, to foster love, and love begun will be
livestock, to change their
1 Alidil 25° 22' 52" absolutely solid and last for ever. Good for all medicine.
pasture, to put on new
7 Iklil al Jabhah Libra Voyages started will bring anxiety and sorrows, but he will survive.
jewellery and besiege
Partnerships started will bring discord, and he who marries, will find his
towns.
wife impure. Bad for selling slaves or cutting hair.
1 Alcalb 8° 34' 18" Good for building, for Building undertaken will be solid. Good for planting and taking medicines.
8 Al Kalb Scorpio arranging lands and If a man gets married and the Mars is with the Moon here, he will find her
buying them, for receiving not to be a virgin. If he enters a ship he will come out again.
honours and power. If it Bad for selling slaves, new clothes, cutting hair. Partnerships will result in
begins to rain, it will be discord.
wholesome, useful and
good. Eastwards journeys
are favoured.
Good for besieging towns
and encampments, for
disputing against enemies,
If a man gets married, he will find her not to be a virgin.
1 Yenla 21° 45' 44" for making a journey, for
Bad for voyages, which will end in shipwreck, for partnerships, which will
9 Al Shaula Scorpio sowing and for planting
be discordant, for selling slaves, and very bad for a captive.
trees.
Bad for entrusting
something to somebody.
Good for buying animals.
2 Alimain 4° 17' 10" Rain will be good and do Good for buying small animals.
0 Al Na’am Sagittarius no harm. Bad for partnerships and captivity.
Indifferent for journeys.
Good for starting any
building, for sowing, for
buying lands or livestock, A woman who is divorced or widowed will not marry again. Indifferent for
2 Albeda 17° 36' 36"
for buying and making slaves bought, since they will think much of themselves and will not humble
1 Al Baldah Sagittarius
women’s jewellery and themselves to their masters.
clothes.
Indifferent for journeys.
Good for medicine and Good for entering a partnership, which will bring profit and usefulness, and
2 Sahaddadebe 0° 0' 0" journeys, except for last for entering a ship, though there will be great anxieties from a strong desire
2 Al Sa’d al Dhabih Capricorn third of day. Good for to return and the like.
putting on new clothes. A man who becomes engaged will break the engagement before the
 wedding and die within six months, or the couple will be in conflict and live
badly, with the wife mistreating the husband.
Bad for buying slaves, who will do ill to their master, or run away, or be
irksome or bad. If captured, he will soon gain freedom.
Good for medicine, for
putting on new jewellery Good for partnerships.
2 Zadebolal 12° 11' 26" and clothes, for a journey Bad for marriage, since wife will mistreat husband and they will not be
3 Al Sa’d al Bula Capricorn in the middle third of day. together much, for entering a ship, if a short voyage is wanted, for buying
Bad to entrust something slaves. If captured, he will soon regain liberty.
to someone.
Good for medicine,
sending out armies and
A slave bought will be strong, loyal and good.
soldiers.
2 Zaadescod 25° 22' 52" Bad for partnerships, which will end in great harm and conflict, and for
Indifferent for journeys.
4 Al Sa’d al Su’ud Capricorn entering a ship. Marriage will only last a while. If captured, he will soon be
Bad for merchandise,
free.
jewellery, putting on new
clothes, marrying.
Good for besieging towns
and encampments, for
going into a quarrel, for
Good for buying slaves, who will be strong, loyal and good, for building,
pursuing enemies and
which will be solid and durable, and for voyages, though there will be
Sadalabbia doing them harm, for
2 8° 34' 18" delays.
Al Sa’d al sending messengers.
5 Aquarius Marriage will only last for a while.
Ahbiyah Favours journeys
Bad for partnerships, which will end badly and harmfully, and a slave will
southwards.
escape.
Bad for marriage, for
sowing, for merchandise,
for buying livestock.
2 Fargalmocaden 21° 45' 44" Good for making a journey Good for building, which will be solid and durable, for buying a slave, who
6 Al Fargh al Aquarius in the first third of the day, will be loyal and good, for entering a ship, though there will be delays.
 Mukdim but the rest is good for Bad for partnerships. Marriage will not last. If captured, he will be in prison
neither journeys nor any for a long time.
other beginning.
Good for sowing, and
useful for trading. Good
for marriage.
If starting a partnership, it will begin well but end in harm and conflict.
Alfargamahar Indifferent for journeys,
2 4° 17' 10" Entering a ship will bring damage, dangers and travails. A slave bought will
Al Fargh al except for middle third of
7 Pisces be bad.
Thani night when very bad.
If captured, he will not leave prison.
Bad for entrusting
something to someone, or
lending anything.
Good for trade, sowing
and medicines. Good for
marriage.
Indifferent for journeys, A partnership started will begin well but end badly. A slave bought will be
2 Bathnealoth 17° 36' 36"
except for middle third of bad, irascible and very proud.
8 Al Batn al Hut Pisces
night when bad. If captured, he will not leave prison.
Bad for entrusting
something to someone, or
lending anything.

The Mansions of the Moon according to Ibn ‘Arabi (ca. 1200)

[name] meaning from attribution letter Divine Attribute
Hamza &
1 Al Sharatain The Two Signs 0° Aries The First Intellect, the Pen Divine Essence
Alef
 Hâ’
The Belly of 12°51'22" The One Who Calls
2 Al Butain The Universal Soul, the Preserved Tablet (unstressed
Aries Aries Forth
h)
The Many Little 25°42'51"
Al Thurayya Universal Nature ‘Ayn The Interior
Ones Aries
8°34'17" Hâ
4 Al Dabaran The Follower Universal Substance, prima materia The Last
Taurus (stressed h)
21°25'40"
5 Al Hak‘ah The White Spot Universal Body Ghayn (gh) The Manifest
Taurus
4°17'09"
6 Al Han‘ah The Mark Form Khâ (kh) The Wise
Gemini
17°08'34" The All-
7 Al Dhira The forearm The Throne Qâf (q)
Gemini Encompassing
8 Al Nathra The Gap or Crib 0° Cancer The Footstool Kâf (k) The Grateful
12°51'22" The Self-Existing Ultimate Sphere, the Starless The Independent,
9 Al Tarf The Glance Jîm (j)
Cancer Sky, the Zodiacal Towers the Rich
25°42'51" The Sky of the Fixed Stars, the Sphere of the
10 Al Jabhah The Forehead Shîn (sh) The Powerful
Cancer Stations, the Sun of Paradise, the Roof of Hell
The First Heaven, the Sphere of Saturn, the Sky of
11 Al Zubrah The Mane 8°34'17" Leo the Visited House and Lotus of the Extreme Limit, Yâ (y/î) The Lord
the Abode of Ibrahim (Abraham)
21°25'40" The Second Heaven, the Sphere of Jupiter, the Dâd
12 Al Sarfah The Changer The Knowing
Leo Abode of Musa (Moses) (stressed d)
4°17'09" The Third Heaven, the Sphere of Mars, the Abode
13 Al Awwa The Barker Lâm (l) The Victorious
Virgo of Harun (Aaron)
 17°08'34" The Fourth Heaven, the Sphere of the Sun, the
14 Al Simak The Unarmed Nûn (n) The Light
Virgo Abode of Idris (Enoch, Hermes)
The Fifth Heaven, the Sphere of Venus, the Abode
15 Al Ghafr The Cover 0° Libra Râ (r) The Form-Giver
of Yusuf (Joseph)
12°51'22" The Sixth Heaven, the Sphere of Mercury, the Tâ
16 Al Jubana The Claws The Numberer
Libra Abode of ‘Isa (Jesus) (stressed t)
Iklil al The Crown of 25°42'51" The Seventh Heaven, the Sphere of the Moon, the
17 Dâl (d) The Evident
Jabhah the Forehead Libra Abode of Adam
Tâ
8°34'17"
18 Al Kalb The Heart The Sphere of Ether, Meteors and Fire (unstressed The Seizer
Scorpio
t)
21°25'40"
19 Al Shaula The Sting Air Zây (z) The Living One
Scorpio
4°17'09"
20 Al Na’am The Ostriches Water Sîn (s) The Life-Giver
Sagittarius
17°08'34" Sâd
21 Al Baldah The City Earth The Death-Giver
Sagittarius (stressed s)
Al Sa’d al The Fortune of Zâ
22 0° Capricorn Minerals and Metals The Precious
Dhabih the Slayers (stressed z)
Al Sa’d al The Fortune of 12°51'22"
23 Plants Thâ (th) The Nourisher
Bula the Swallower Capricorn
Al Sa’d al The Fortune of 25°42'51"
24 Animals Dhâl (dh) The Humbler
Su’ud the Fortunate Capricorn
Al Sa’d al The Fortune of 8°34'17"
25 The Angels Fâ (f) The Strong
Ahbiyah the Hidden Aquarius
 Al Fargh al 21°25'40"
26 The First Spout The Jinn Bâ (b) The Subtle
Mukdim Aquarius
Al Fargh al The Second 4°17'09"
27 Humanity Mîm (m) The Uniter
Thani Spout Pisces
Al Batn al The Belly of the 17°08'34" The Hierarchy of the Degrees of Existence, not The One Who
28 Wâw (w/û)
Hut Fish Pisces their manifestation Elevates by Degrees

The Mansions of the Moon according to H. C. Agrippa’s Occult Philosophy, 1533

(name –
name from significance Talisman for with image of
Latin)
A black man in a
garment made of hair,
horns of the destruction of
1 Alnath 0° Aries journeys and discord and girdled round,
Aries someone
casting a small lance
with his right hand
Albothaim 12°51'22" finding treasure and retaining reconciliation with a
2 belly of Aries A king crowned
Albocham Aries captives prince
A woman well clothed,
Achaomazone rainy ones 25°42'51" profits sailors, huntsmen, happy fortune and sitting in a chair, her
3
Athoraye or Pleiades Aries alchemists every good thing right hand being lifted
up on her head
destruction and hinderances of A soldier on a horse,
Aldebram eye or head 8°34'17" revenge, separation,
4 buildings, fountains, wells and holding a serpent in his
Aldelamen of Taurus Taurus enmity & ill will
gold mines, the flight of reptiles right hand
 and creates discord
helps safe return from journey,
Alchataya 21°25'40" instruction of pupils, confirms the favour of kings
5 () The head of a man
Albachaya Taurus buildings, gives health and good and officers
will
favours hunting, besieging
Alhanna little star of 4°17'09" towns, revenge of princes, to procure love two images embracing
6
Alchaya great light Gemini destroys harvests and fruits, betwixt two one another
hinders medicine
A man well clothed,
brings money and friendship,
Aldimiach arm of 17°08'34" to obtain every good holding his hands up to
7 profits lovers, disperses flies,
Alarzach Gemini Gemini thing heaven as it were
destroys teaching authorities
praying and supplicating
creates, love, friendship,
Alnaza misty or an eagle having the face
8 0° Cancer travellers’ fellowship, drives victory in war
Anatrachya cloudy of a man
away mice, confirms captivity
The image of a man
Achaam 12°51'22" hinders harvests and travellers, wanting his privy parts,
9 eye of Leo to cause infirmities
Alcharph Cancer creates discord between men shutting his eyes with
his hands
neck or strengthens buildings, extends
Algeliache 25°42'51" to facilitate child-
10 forehead of love, good will and help against The head of a lion
Aglebh Cancer bearing
Leo enemies
A man riding a lion,
helps journeys and money from holding the ear thereof
Azobra 8°34'17" fear, reverence and
11 Leo’s mane commerce, and redeeming in his left hand, and in
Ardaf Leo worship
captives his right, holding forth a
bracelet of gold
 prospers harvests and
21°25'40" plantations, betters servants, the separation of A dragon fighting with a
12 Alzarpha tail of Leo
Leo captives and allies, but hinders lovers man
sailors
the agreement of
dogs or favours benevolence, money, images of man in red
4°17'09" married couples and
13 Alhayre winged ones voyages, harvests, freedom of wax and woman in
Virgo for dissolving charms
of Virgo captives white wax embracing
against copulation
Achureth, Arimes,
favours marital love, healing of divorce and
Azimeth, Virgo’s ear of 17°08'34"
14 sick, good for journeys by sea but separation of the man A dog biting his tail
Albumech, corn Virgo
bad for land from the woman
Alcheymech
good for extracting treasures,
covered or
Agrapha digging pits, helps divorce, friendship and A man sitting and
15 flying 0° Libra
Algarpha discord, destruction of houses goodwill inditing letters
covered
and enemies, hinders travel
hinders journeys and marriage, A man sitting on a chair,
Azubene horns of 12°51'22"
16 harvests and commerce, but much merchandising holding a balance in his
Ahubene Scorpio Libra
helps redemption of captives hands
improves bad fortune, helps love
crown of 25°42'51" against thieves and
17 Alchil to last, strengthens buildings, An ape
Scorpio Libra robbers
helps sailors
causes discord, sedition,
Alchas heart of 8°34'17" conspiracy against powerful, against fevers and A snake holding his tail
18
Altoh Scorpio Scorpio revenge from enemies, but frees pains of the belly above his head
captives and helps buildings
Allatha, Achala, tail of 21°25'40" helps besieging and taking of facilitating birth and A woman holding her
19
Hycula, Axala Scorpio Scorpio cities, driving people from provoking the hands upon her face
 positions, destroys sailors and menstrues
captives
helps taming beasts, strengthens
the beam, 4°17'09" prisons, destroys allies’ wealth, Sagittary, half a man and
20 Abnahaya hunting
transom Sagittarius compels a man to come to a half an horse
certain place
favours harvests, money, A man with a double
Abeda 17°08'34" the destruction of
21 the desert buildings, travellers, causes countenance, before and
Albeldach Sagittarius somebody
divorce behind
Sadabacha, incites the flight of slaves and A man with wings on his
0° the security of [i.e. to
22 Zodeboluch, the shepherd captives, helping escape, and feet, bearing an helmet
Capricorn catch] runaways
Zandeldena curing of diseases on his head
Sabadola 12°51'22" causes divorce, freedom of destruction and A cat having a dog’s
23 swallowing
Zobrach Capricorn captives, healing of sick wasting head
helps marital understanding,
Sadabath star of 25°42'51" victory of soldiers, causes the multiplying of A woman giving suck to
24
Chadezoath fortune Capricorn disobedience, hindering herds of cattle her son
execution of authority
helps siege and revenge, divorce,
prisons and buildings, speeds
Sadalabra the butterfly, 8°34'17" the preservation of
25 messengers, destroys enemies, A man planting
Sadalachia unfolding Aquarius trees and harvests
helps spells against sex or to
cause impotence
the first helps union, love of men, health
Alpharg 21°25'40" A woman washing and
26 drawing, of captives, destroys prisons and love and favour
Phtagal Mocaden Aquarius combing her hairs
draining buildings
27 Alcharya the second 4°17'09" increases harvests, revenues, to destroy fountains, A man winged, holding
 Ahhalgalmoad drawing, Pisces money, heals illnesses, weakens pits, medicinal waters in his hand an empty
draining buildings, prolongs and baths vessel, and perforated
imprisonment, endangers
sailors, and helps bringing evils
against anyone
increases harvests and
commerce, helps the safety of
Albotham the fishes, 17°08'34" travellers in dangerous places, to gather fishes
28 A fish
Alchalh Pisces Pisces causes marital harmony, but together
strengthens prisons and causes
loss of treasures