The Mansions of the Moon according to Abenragel (ca.

1000 CE)
Elections according to the Moon in the Mansions
Name given & starting
Arabic name
Indian opinion Dorotheos
degree
Good for buying tame animals, for
journeys, especially voyages, for making
arms, planting trees, cutting hair or nails,
Good for taking medicines,
Ilnath 0° 0' 0" putting on new clothes.
1 pasturing livestock, making Bad for contracting marriage (holds for
Al Sharatain Aries journey, except second hour Moon in Aries), making partnerships, or
buying slaves, who will be bad, disobedient
or run away. If captured, prison will be bad
and strong.

Albethain 12° 11' 26" Good for sowing and making Bad for marriage, buying slaves, and for
2 journeys. boats and prisoners similar to Alnath
Al Butain Aries
Good for buying tame animals and hunting,
for all matters involving fire, and for doing
good.
Athoraie 25° 22' 52" Good for trading and revenge Bad for marriage, and making partnerships,
3 on enemies; indifferent for especially with those more powerful. Bad
Al Thurayya Aries travel. for buying cattle or flocks, for planting
trees, sowing or putting on new clothes. If
captured, prison will be strong and long.
Water journeys will bring fear and danger.
Good to build a house, which will be solid,
and building in general, to dig a ditch, to
Good for sowing, for putting buy slaves, who will be loyal and honest,
on new clothes, for receiving and to buy livestock. Also good to be with
kings and lords, for receiving power or
women and feminine things,
Addauennam 8° 34' 18" honours.
4 for demolishing a building or Bad to contract marriage, since woman will
Al Dabaran Taurus starting a new one, for making prefer another, or to enter partnerships,
especially with those more powerful.
a journey, except for third part Voyages will involve big waves. If
of day. captured, the captivity will be long but, if
captured for skills, will be released through
goodwill.

Good for contracting Good for buying slaves, who will be good
and loyal, for building, for travel by water,
marriage, for putting boys to for washing head, indeed general washing,
Alhathaya 21° 45' 44"
5 study laws, scriptures or and cutting hair.
Al Hak‘ah Taurus writing, for making medicines, Bad for partnerships. If captured,
imprisonment will be long, unless captured
for making a journey. for skills, when he will escape.
Good for kings to declare
war,enrollment of armies and Good for partnerships and ventures,
associates will agree and be honest and
cavalry, for knights seeking loyal, for hunting, for journeys by water,
Alhana/Atabuen 4° 17' 10" better pay, for the successful though delays.
6 siege of a city, for smiting Bad for taking medicine and for treating
Al Han‘ah Gemini wounds. New clothes put on will soon tear.
enemies and evildoers. If captured, release within three days or
Bad for sowing, seeking a very long imprisonment.
loan, or burial.
Good for ploughing and Good for partnerships, which will be good
7 Addirach 17° 36' 36" and useful, with loyal and agreeable
Al Dhira Gemini sowing, for putting on new associates, for washing head, cutting hair
clothes, for women’s and new clothes, for buying slaves and
jewellery, for cavalry. livestock, for smiting or making peace with
enemies, for voyages towards destination,
Bad for journeys, except in but delays on return.
last third of night. Bad for buying land, and for giving up
medicine. If captured, unless he escapes in
three days, he will die in prison. Likewise,
 if he has escaped something he fears, he
will encounter it again.
Good for taking medicine, for Good for voyages, swift on outward and
cutting new clothes, for return journeys.
women’s jewellery and Marriages contracted will be harmonious
Aluayra 0° 0' 0" for a while, then discordant.
8 putting it on. Rain will bring A slave bought will deceitful, accuse his
Al Nathra Cancer benefit not damage. master, and run away. A partnership started
Bad for travel, except for last will involve fraud on either side. If
captured, long imprisonment.
third of night.
Good for voyages, outward and return, for
reinforcing doors and making locks, for
making beds and putting up bed-curtains,
Attraaif 12° 11' 26" Bad for sowing, journeys, for transplanting wheat.
9 entrusting anything to anyone, Bad for partnerships, which will involve
Al Tarf Cancer or seeking to harm anyone. fraud on either side. Bad for cutting hair, or
new clothes. Putting on new clothes may
lead to drowning in them. If captured, long
imprisonment.
Good for contracting
marriage, for sugar and what
Good for buildings, which will last, and for
is made with it.
Algebhe 25° 22' 52" partnerships, benefiting all parties.
10 Bad for journeys and If captured, at the command of a leader or
Al Jabhah Cancer entrusting anything, for because of great deed, and long, hard
imprisonment.
putting on new clothes or for
women’s jewellery.
Good for sowing and planting, Good for buildings and foundations, which
for besieging. will last, and for partnerships, from which
Azobrach 8° 34' 18" associates will gain. Good for cutting hair.
11 Indifferent for trade and Bad for new clothes. If captured, at the
Al Zubrah Leo journeys. command of a leader, and long
Bad for freeing captives. imprisonment

Good for starting all building, Good for buying slaves and livestock, once
for arranging lands, sowing the Moon is out of Leo, since the Lion is a
and planting, for marriage, for great devourer. (If he eats a lot it leads to
Azarfa 21° 45' 44" stomach pains, power, boldness and
12 putting on new clothes, for obstinacy.) What is lent will not be
Al Sarfah Leo women’s jewellery, for returned, or only with great effort and
making a journey in the first delay. Voyages will be long, hard and
dangerous, but not fatal.
third of day.
Good to buy a slave, who will be good,
loyal and honest, to start building, to give
oneself to pleasures and jokes, to come
before a king or famous man, to take
medicines, to cut new clothes, to wash or
Aloce 4° 17' 10" Good to plough, sow, make a cut hair.
13 journey, marry, free captives. Not bad to marry a corrupted woman, and,
Al Awwa Virgo 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 Good to start a voyage and a partnership,
which will be profitable and harmonious, to
who is not a virgin, for buy a slave, who will be good, honest and
Azimech 17° 36' 36" medicines, sowing and respectful.
14 planting. Marriage with a virgin will not last long,
Al Simak Virgo and it is not bad to marry a corrupted
Bad for journeys or entrusting woman. If captured, he will soon escape or
something to someone. be released.
Good to dig wells and ditches, Good for moving house, for adapting or
15 Algarf 0° 0' 0" preparing a house, its owner and site. Good
Al Ghafr Libra to cure illnesses to do with to seek to do a good deed, to buy and sell,
wind, but not others. but selling slaves not livestock, because
Bad for journeys. Libra is a human sign.
Bad for both land and sea journeys.
 Marriage will not last in harmony, or only
for a while. Partnerships entered will lead
to fraud and discord. Money lent will not
be returned. Bad for cutting hair.
A slave bought will be good, loyal and
Bad for journeys, trade, honest.
Azebone 12° 11' 26" medicines, sowing, women’s Bad for marriage, which will only last in
16 jewellery, for cutting or
harmony for a while, for partnerships,
Al Jubana Libra which will lead to dishonesty and mutual
putting on new clothes. suspicion. If captured, he will soon be out
of prison, if God wills.
Good for starting building, which will be
solid and durable, for settling a dispute
between two people, to foster love, and
Good to buy flocks and love begun will be absolutely solid and last
Alidil 25° 22' 52" livestock, to change their for ever. Good for all medicine.
17 pasture, to put on new Voyages started will bring anxiety and
Iklil al Jabhah Libra sorrows, but he will survive.
jewellery and besiege towns. Partnerships started will bring discord, and
he who marries, will find his wife impure.
Bad for selling slaves or cutting hair.
Good for building, for Building undertaken will be solid. Good for
arranging lands and buying planting and taking medicines.
them, for receiving honours If a man gets married and the Mars is with
Alcalb 8° 34' 18" the Moon here, he will find her not to be a
18 and power. If it begins to rain, virgin. If he enters a ship he will come out
Al Kalb Scorpio it will be wholesome, useful again.
and good. Eastwards journeys Bad for selling slaves, new clothes, cutting
hair. Partnerships will result in discord.
are favoured.
Good for besieging towns and
encampments, for disputing If a man gets married, he will find her not
against enemies, for making a to be a virgin.
Yenla 21° 45' 44" Bad for voyages, which will end in
19 journey, for sowing and for shipwreck, for partnerships, which will be
Al Shaula Scorpio planting trees. discordant, for selling slaves, and very bad
Bad for entrusting something for a captive.
to somebody.
Good for buying animals.
Alimain 4° 17' 10" Rain will be good and do no Good for buying small animals.
20 harm. Bad for partnerships and captivity.
Al Na’am Sagittarius
Indifferent for journeys.
Good for starting any
building, for sowing, for A woman who is divorced or widowed will
Albeda 17° 36' 36" buying lands or livestock, for not marry again. Indifferent for slaves
21 buying and making women’s
bought, since they will think much of
Al Baldah Sagittarius themselves and will not humble themselves
jewellery and clothes. to their masters.
Indifferent for journeys.
Good for entering a partnership, which will
bring profit and usefulness, and for
entering a ship, though there will be great
anxieties from a strong desire to return and
Sahaddadebe Good for medicine and the like.
0° 0' 0" journeys, except for last third A man who becomes engaged will break
22 Al Sa’d al of day. Good for putting on
the engagement before the wedding and die
Capricorn within six months, or the couple will be in
Dhabih new clothes. 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.

23 Zadebolal 12° 11' 26" Good for medicine, for putting Good for partnerships.
Bad for marriage, since wife will mistreat
Al Sa’d al Bula Capricorn on new jewellery and clothes, husband and they will not be together
for a journey in the middle much, for entering a ship, if a short voyage
third of day. is wanted, for buying slaves. If captured, he
 Bad to entrust something to will soon regain liberty.
someone.
Good for medicine, sending
A slave bought will be strong, loyal and
out armies and soldiers. good.
Zaadescod 25° 22' 52" Indifferent for journeys. Bad for partnerships, which will end in
24 Bad for merchandise, great harm and conflict, and for entering a
Al Sa’d al Su’ud Capricorn ship. Marriage will only last a while. If
jewellery, putting on new captured, he will soon be free.
clothes, marrying.
Good for besieging towns and
encampments, for going into a
quarrel, for pursuing enemies Good for buying slaves, who will be
strong, loyal and good, for building, which
Sadalabbia and doing them harm, for
8° 34' 18" will be solid and durable, and for voyages,
25 Al Sa’d al sending messengers. Favours though there will be delays.
Aquarius journeys southwards. Marriage will only last for a while.
Ahbiyah Bad for partnerships, which will end badly
Bad for marriage, for sowing, and harmfully, and a slave will escape.
for merchandise, for buying
livestock.
Good for making a journey in Good for building, which will be solid and
durable, for buying a slave, who will be
Fargalmocaden the first third of the day, but
21° 45' 44" loyal and good, for entering a ship, though
26 Al Fargh al the rest is good for neither there will be delays.
Aquarius journeys nor any other Bad for partnerships. Marriage will not
Mukdim last. If captured, he will be in prison for a
beginning. long time.
Good for sowing, and useful
for trading. Good for
marriage. If starting a partnership, it will begin well
Alfargamahar Indifferent for journeys,
4° 17' 10" but end in harm and conflict. Entering a
27 Al Fargh al except for middle third of ship will bring damage, dangers and
Pisces night when very bad. travails. A slave bought will be bad.
Thani 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
Bathnealoth 17° 36' 36" except for middle third of end badly. A slave bought will be bad,
28 night when bad. irascible and very proud.
Al Batn al Hut Pisces If captured, he will not leave prison.
Bad for entrusting something
to someone, or lending
anything.