The Twenty-Eight Arabic Lunar Mansions are part of the Arabic astrological system. The Arabic Moon Mansions are called Manzils, which comes from the Arabic word manzil منازل (house).
These mansions correspond to the longitudes along the ecliptic that the Moon crosses during its 27.32-day journey around the Earth. They reflect the movement of the Moon through a sidereal month rather than the Sun in a tropical year.
The Arabic Manzils are similar to others forms of lunar stations used in astrology including the Chinese Xiù and the Vedic, or Hindu Nakshatras.
The 28 Arabic Lunar Mansions
The determinant star positions are set for 2020, and the dates are set for New York time.
Manzil | Degree | Star | Date |
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1. Al-Sharatain | 03♉28 | β Arietis | Apr 23 |
2. Al-Butain | 21♉08 | δ Arietis | May 11 |
3. Al-Thurayya | 00♊15 | η Tauri | May 20 |
4. Al-Dabaran | 10♊04 | α Tauri | May 30 |
5. Al-Haq'ah | 23♊59 | λ Orionis | June 14 |
6. Al-Han'ah | 09♋23 | γ Geminorum | June 30 |
7. Al-Dhira | 20♋31 | α Geminorum | July 12 |
8. Al-Nathrah | 07♌33 | M44 Cancri | July 30 |
9. Al-Tarf | 18♌09 | λ Leonis | Aug 10 |
10. Al-Jabhah | 28♌11 | η Leonis | Aug 20 |
11. Al Zubrah | 11♍35 | δ Leonis | Sept 03 |
12. Al Sarfrah | 21♍53 | β Leonis | Sept 14 |
13. Al-Awwa | 27♍26 | β Virginis | Sept 19 |
14. Al Simak | 24♎07 | α Virginis | Oct 16 |
15. Al Ghafr | 04♏04 | ι Virginis | Oct 26 |
16. Al Jubana | 15♏21 | α Librae | Nov 07 |
17. Iklil al Jabhah | 02♐50 | δ Scorpii | Nov 24 |
18. Al Kalb | 10♐02 | α Scorpii | Dec 01 |
19. Al Shaulah | 24♐17 | λ Scorpii | Dec 15 |
20. Al Na’am | 10♑27 | φ Sagittarii | Jan 01 |
21. Al Baldah | 16♑31 | π Sagittarii | Jan 07 |
22. Al Sa’d al Dhabih | 04♒19 | β Capricorni | Jan 24 |
23. Al Sa’d al Bula | 13♒20 | μ Aquarii | Feb 02 |
24. Al Sa’d al Su’ud | 23♒40 | β Aquarii | Feb 12 |
25. Al Sa’d al Ahbiya | 06♓59 | γ Aquarii | Feb 25 |
26. Al Fargh al Mukdin | 23♓46 | α Pegasi | Mar 13 |
27. Al Fargh al Thani | 09♈26 | γ Pegasi | Mar 29 |
28. Al Batn al Hut | 00♉41 | β Andromedae | Apr 20 |
1st Manzil – ﭐلْشَّرَطَيْن
Al-Sharatain, The Two Signs
03♉28 to 21♉08
Star: β Arietis, Sheratan
Days: April 23 to May 10
With Moon: Buy cattle, plant and take voyages.
General: Causes discords and journeys.
Magical: For the destruction of someone.
Spirit: Geniel.
2nd Manzil – ﭐلْبُطَيْن
Al-Butain, The Belly
21♉08 to 00♊15
Star: δ Arietis, Botein
Days: May 11 to May 19
With Moon: Buy and sell but avoid the sea.
General: Helps the finding of treasures and retaining of captives.
Magical: For reconciliations with royalty.
Spirit: Enediel.
3rd Manzil – ﭐلْثُّرَيَّا
Al-Thurayya, The Many Little Ones
00♊15 to 10♊04
Star: η Tauri, Alcyone
Days: May 20 to 29
With Moon: Plant and sow but do not marry or travel by water.
General: Profitable to sailors, huntsmen and alchemists.
Magical: For general good fortune and happiness.
Spirit: Anixiel.
4th Manzil – ﭐلْدَّبَرَان
Al-Dabaran, The Follower
10♊04 to 23♊59
Star: α Tauri, Aldebaran
Days: May 30 to June 13
With Moon: Pursue business, travel, marry and take medicine.
General: Causes the destruction and hindrances of buildings, fountains, wells, gold mines, the flight of creeping things, and begets discord.
Magical: For revenge, separation, enmity and ill will.
Spirit: Azariel.
5th Manzil – ﭐلْهَقْعَة
Al-Haq’ah, A White Spot
23♊59 to 09♋22
Star: λ Orionis, Meissa
Days: June 14 to 29
With Moon: Begin war but do not sow or undertake any good.
General: Helps the return from a journey, the instruction of scholars, building, and gives health and goodwill.
Magical: For royal and official favor and good entertainment.
Spirit: Gabriel.
6th Manzil – ﭐلْهَنْعَة
Al-Han’ah, A Brand or Mark
09♋23 to 20♋31
Star: γ Geminorum, Alhena
Days: June 30 to July 11
With Moon: Plough, sow, but do not travel.
General: Favorable for hunting, besieging towns, and the revenge of princes, destroys harvests and fruits, and hinders the operation of the physician
Magical: To procure love between two people.
Spirit: Dirachiel.
7th Manzil – ﭐلْذِّرَاعْ
Al-Dhira, The Forearm
20♋31 to 07♌33
Star: α Geminorum, Castor
Days: July 12 to 29
With Moon: Travel and take medicine.
General: Favorable for gain and friendship and for lovers, and destroys magistracies.
Magical: To obtain every good thing.
Spirit: Scheliel.
8th Manzil – ﭐلْنَّثْرَة
Al-Nathrah, The Gap or Crib
07♌33 to 18♌09
Star: M44 Cancri, Praesaepe
Days: July 30 to August 9
With Moon: Navigate.
General: Causes love, friendship and society of fellow travelers, drives away mice, afflicts captives and causes their imprisonment.
Magical: For victory in war.
Spirit: Amnediel.
9th Manzil – ﭐلْطَّرْفَة
Al-Tarf, The Glance (of the Lion’s Eye)
18♌09 to 28♌11
Star: λ Leonis, Alterf
Days: August 10 to 19
With Moon: Plant, build, marry, but do not travel.
General: Hinders harvest and travelers and causes discord.
Magical: To cause infirmities.
Spirit: Barbiel.
10th Manzil – ﭐلْجَبْهَة
Al-Jabhah, The Forehead
28♌11 to 11♍35
Star: η Leonis, Al Jabhah
Days: August 20 to September 2
With Moon: Sow, plant, release prisoners but take no purgatives.
General: Strengthens buildings, promotes love, benevolence, and help against enemies.
Magical: To facilitate child-bearing and to cure illness.
Spirit: Ardefiel.
11th Manzil – ﭐلْزُّبْرَة
Al Zubrah, The Mane
11♍35 to 21♍53
Star: δ Leonis, Zosma
Days: September 3 to 13
With Moon: Plant, marry but do not navigate.
General: Good for voyages, gain by merchandise, redemption of captives.
Magical: For fear, reverence and worship.
Spirit: Neciel.
12th Manzil – ﭐلْصَّرْفَة
Al Sarfrah, The Changer (of the weather)
21♍53 to 27♍26
Star: β Leonis, Denebola
Days: September 14 to 19
With Moon: Travel, navigate, sow, plow, marry and send messengers.
General: Gives prosperity to harvest and plantations, hinders seamen, good for the bettering of servants, captives and companions.
Magical: For the separation of lovers.
Spirit: Abdizuel.
13th Manzil – ﭐلْعَوَّاء
Al-Awwa, The Barker
27♍26 to 24♎07
Star: β Virginis, Zavijava
Days: September 19 to October 15
With Moon: Sow, plant, take medicine but do not travel or marry.
General: Gives benevolence, gain, voyages, harvests and freedom of captives.
Magical: For the agreement of married people.
Spirit: Jazeriel.
14th Manzil – ﭐلْسِّمَاكُ
Al Simak, The Unarmed
24♎07 to 04♏04
Star: α Virginis, Spica
Days: October 16 to 25
With Moon: Dig but do not marry or travel.
General: Causes marital love, cures the sick, helps sailors but hinders journeys by land.
Magical: For separation and divorce.
Spirit: Ergediel.
15th Manzil – ﭐلْغَفْر
Al Ghafr, The Covering
04♏04 to 15♏21
Star: ι Virginis, Syrma
Days: October 26 to November 6
With Moon: Unfortunate for anything.
General: Favorable for extracting treasures, digging pits, helps divorce, discord, the destruction of houses and enemies, and hinders travelers.
Magical: For friendship and goodwill.
Spirit: Atliel.
16th Manzil – ﭐلْزُّبَانَى
Al Jubana, The Claws
15♏21 to 02♐50
Star: α Librae, Zubenelgenubi
Days: November 7 to 23
With Moon: Buy cattle but do not navigate.
General: Hinders journeys and marriage, harvest and merchandise, favorable for redemption of captives.
Magical: For gaining merchandise.
Spirit: Azeruel.
17th Manzil – ﭐلْإِكْلِيلُ
Iklil al Jabhah, The Crown of the Forehead
02♐50 to 10♐02
Star: δ Scorpii, Dschubba
Days: November 24 to 30
With Moon: Build, sow, plant, navigate but do not marry.
General: Improves misfortune, makes love durable, strengthens buildings and helps seamen.
Magical: Against thieves and robbers.
Spirit: Adriel.
18th Manzil – ﭐلْقَلْب
Al Kalb, The Heart
10♐02 to 24♐17
Star: α Scorpii, Antares
Days: December 1 to 14
With Moon: Plant, sow, travel and go to war.
General: Causes discord, sedition, conspiracy against princes and rulers, and revenge from enemies, but frees captives and helps building.
Magical: Against fevers and venomous creatures.
Spirit: Egibiel.
19th Manzil – ﭐلْشَّوْلَة
Al Shaulah, The Sting
24♐17 to 10♑27
Star: λ Scorpii, Shaula
Days: December 15 to 31
With Moon: Buy cattle, hunt but do not marry.
General: Helps in besieging cities, taking towns, driving men from their places, destruction of seamen and captives.
Magical: For facilitation birth.
Spirit: Amuteil.
20th Manzil – ﭐلْنَّعَائَم
Al Na’am, The Ostriches
10♑27 to 16♑31
Star: φ Sagittarii, Al Na’am al Sadirah
Days: January 1 to 6
With Moon: Build, ask favors but do not marry.
General: Helps the taming of wild beasts, strengthening of prisons, destroys the wealth of societies and compels a man to come to a certain place.
Magical: For hunting.
Spirit: Kyriel.
21st Manzil – ﭐلْبَلْدَة
Al Baldah, The City or District
16♑31 to 04♒19
Star: π Sagittarii, Albaldah
Days: January 7 to 23
With Moon: Take medicine, navigate and put on new clothes.
General: Favorable for harvest, gain, buildings, and travelers, but causes divorce.
Magical: For the destruction of someone.
Spirit: Bethnael.
22nd Manzil – سَعْدُ ﭐلْذَّابِح
Al Sa’d al Dhabih, The Lucky One of the Slaughterers
04♒19 to 13♒20
Star: β Capricorni, Dabih
Days: January 24 to February 1
With Moon: Take medicine, travel, but do not lend money or marry.
General: Helps the escape of servants and captives and the curing of diseases.
Magical: For the security or runaways.
Spirit: Geliel.
23rd Manzil – سَعْدُ ﭐلْبُلْعَ
Al Sa’d al Bula, Good Fortune of the Swallower
13♒20 to 23♒40
Star: μ Aquarii, Albulaan
Days: February 2 to 11
With Moon: Marry, sow, take medicine and lead an army.
General: Causes divorces, liberty of captives and heals the sick.
Magical: For destruction and wasting.
Spirit: Requiel.
24th Manzil – سَعْدُ ﭐلْسُّعُود
Al Sa’d al Su’ud, The Luckiest of the Lucky
23♒40 to 06♓59
Star: β Aquarii, Sadalsuud
Days: February 12 to 24
With Moon: Build, marry, make friends and travel.
General: Gives marital happiness, victory of soldiers but prevents the execution of government.
Magical: For multiplying herds of cattle.
Spirit: Abrinael.
25th Manzil – سَعْدُ ﭐلْأَخْبِيَّه
Al Sa’d al Ahbiya, The Lucky Star of Hidden Things or Hiding Places
06♓59 to 23♓46
Star: γ Aquarii, Sadachbia
Days: February 25 to March 12
With Moon: Unfortunate for everything except taking medicine.
General: Favorable for besieging and revenge, destroys enemies, causes divorce, helps prisons and buildings, hastens messengers, hinders childbirth and hinders the action of the body.
Magical: For the preservation of trees and harvest.
Spirit: Aziel.
26th Manzil – فَرْغُ ﭐلْدَّلُو ﭐلْمُقْدِم
Al Fargh al Mukdin, The Fore-spout (of the Water-bucket)
23♓46 to 09♈26
Star: α Pegasi, Markab
Days: March 13 to 28
With Moon: Plant, sow, bargain, marry but do not navigate.
General: Causes union, health of captives, and destroys buildings and prisons.
Magical: For love and favor.
Spirit: Tagriel.
27th Manzil – فَرْغُ ﭐلْدَّلُو ﭐلْمُؤْخَر
Al Fargh al Thani, The Second, or Lower, Spout (of the Water-bucket)
09♈26 to 00♉41
Star: γ Pegasi, Algenib
Days: March 29 to April 19
With Moon: Marry, take medicine, pursue business but do not travel or lend money.
General: Increases harvests, revenues, gain, heals infirmities, hinders building, upholds prisons, causes danger to seamen and destruction of enemies.
Magical: To destroy fountains, pits, medicinal waters and baths.
Spirit: Atheniel.
28th Manzil – بَطْنُ ﭐلْحُوت
Al Batn al Hut, The Belly of the Fish
00♉41 to 03♉28
Star: β Andromedae, Mirach
Days: April 20 to 22
With Moon: Travel and take purgatives.
General: Increases harvest and merchandise, helps travelers through danger, strengthens prisons and causes marital happiness and loss of treasure.
Magical: For catching fish.
Spirit: Amnixiel.
OUTSTANDING POST. downloading it and printing a hardcopy immediately
thanks thanks thanks
You’re welcome Chip. I will be posting the Hindu mansions probably in the new year. There is much more information on them.
Another great post, Jamie, thank you so much. Can’t wait for the Nakshatras…
Pure time wasting. Scientific Astrology is the real thing. What for making confusion and promotion of the Muslim culture?
Are you aware about the percentage of the muslim culture on the development of what you are calling scientific astrology?
It’s surprising to see someone interesting to a specific subject contradictively ignorant about it.
Jamie prepared a simple summary of arabic lunar mansions that you can see as a starting point.
By the way, it should be hard to understand astrology deeply while having racist tendencies, you should be feeling disgusted to imagine other or some muslim people having similar experiences as you, based on their charts and transits.
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Thank you for the great efforts & for everything that you do with such a work-well-done ethics
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It’s all being done with such an open mind & excellence of research and applied methods
to put it all with such an ease
for everyone & for history as a reference
for the sake of humanity’s well-being, development and awareness.
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Muslim culture? No wonder you don’t know that Muslims are the pioneers in many scientific fields including astrology! You’re so ignorant it’s pathetic.
Do you have an up to date calendar for 2024 or are the dates rougly the same?
Still the same, the stars move very slowly.
Jamie, you posted on 9 December 2019: “I will be posting the Hindu mansions probably in the new year. There is much more information on them.”
Of course we all know what happened in early 2020…
What DIDN’T happen, was a nice long post with lots of information about the Nakshatras. How about it, Jamie? Lunar Mansions are a particular interest of mine.
Oh yes, that one seems to have fallen off my to do list. Putting it back on now!