Below is a quick-and-dirty guide to the 28 Mansions of the Moon. These lunar stations come from ancient Arabic, Babylonian, and Vedic traditions, mapping the Moon’s nightly journey through the zodiac. Think of them as lunar rest stops. Each one holds a distinct energy, symbol, or spellcrafting tone. While they are not often used in Western astrology & magic, some find these lunar mansions useful for timing magic, dreams, divination, or intention-setting rituals. Each mansion lasts about 12–13 degrees of the zodiac / roughly one day.
1: Al-Sharatain
0° – 12° Aries: beginnings, courage, ignition, raw power, bold action, initiation, warrior spark
Named for “The Two Signs,” this mansion sits at the zodiac’s gate and marks the mythic moment of cosmic ignition and heroic first steps.
2: Al-Butayn
12° – 25° Aries: assertion, tools, ambition, conquest, sharpening edges, carving paths, determination
Known as “The Little Belly,” it evokes primal hunger and the tools we use to cut through resistance and claim space.
3: Al-Thurayya
25° Aries – 8° Taurus: abundance, fertility, gathering, gardens, desire, sensual magic, erotic blooming
Associated with the Pleiades, or “The Many Little Ones,” this mansion celebrates sacred fertility and the pleasures of lush, embodied life.
4: Al-Dabaran
8° – 21° Taurus: harvest, preservation, patience, loyalty, value, sweetness, long-term vision
Named for Aldebaran, the red eye of the Bull, this mansion steadies our gaze toward what is truly worth tending and guarding.
5: Al-Haqa
21° Taurus – 4° Gemini: movement, messages, cleverness, trade, curiosity, shifting minds, negotiation
This mansion signals the arrival of quick words and clever bartering—sacred commerce under the moon’s curious eye.
6: Al-Hana
4° – 17° Gemini: love, affection, flirtation, connections, storytelling, heart sparks, agreements
“The Brand Marks” carry tales of old love and fresh union—where charm becomes spell and spoken word becomes bond.
7: Al-Dhira
17° Gemini – 0° Cancer: cooperation, alliances, weaving bonds, tending to others, generosity, gentle growth
“The Arm” reaches out like a hand of friendship, reminding us that magic often blooms in connection and care.
8: Al-Nathra
0° – 12° Cancer: nourishment, dreams, safe space, home blessings, comfort magic, emotional clearing
Called “The Gaze,” this mansion guards the heart of the Moon—where dreaming becomes sacred, and the hearth becomes a temple.
9: Al-Tarf
12° – 25° Cancer: release, protection, letting go, banishment, water spells, boundaries, resilience
Named for “The Glance,” this mansion watches what must be released and guards the threshold between what was and what must be.
10: Al-Jabhah
25° Cancer – 8° Leo: willpower, power claiming, leadership, fire magic, fierce visibility, radiance
“The Forehead” glows like a lion’s third eye, where sacred confidence and solar pride take form.
11: Al-Zubrah
8° – 21° Leo: glory, creativity, performance, charisma, offerings, solar devotion, center stage
Known as “The Mane,” this mansion invites radiant self-expression and the fearless embodiment of joy and power.
12: Al-Sarfah
21° Leo – 4° Virgo: sacrifice, discernment, shedding ego, cleansing fire, refinement, humility
Once linked to the Lion’s tail, this mansion marks a turning—when radiance meets responsibility and pride is tempered into purpose.
13: Al-Awwa
4° – 17° Virgo: healing, organization, sacred work, body rituals, devotion, practical magic
“The Barker” hears what others miss, tuning us into the whispers of the body and the quiet discipline of craft.
14: Al-Simak
17° Virgo – 0° Libra: protection, truth magic, clarity, divination, shields, banish illusion, solar focus
Named for the “Unarmed” star, this mansion radiates incorruptible clarity, offering protection through truth and presence.
15: Al-Ghafr
0° – 12° Libra: balance, beauty, justice, art magic, pleasure, unity spells, love charms
“The Covering” brings softness, sweetness, and a charm that smooths conflict and gathers hearts.
16: Al-Zubana
12° – 25° Libra: accountability, weighing choices, truth-telling, fairness, shadow justice, ethical clarity
Linked to the Scales, this mansion compels us to weigh our actions and speak with bold and balanced integrity.
17: Al-Iklil
25° Libra – 8° Scorpio: shadow, inner wisdom, depth magic, initiation, mystery rites, transformation
Known as “The Crown of the Scorpion,” it offers entry into mysteries, power from the underworld, and sacred tests.
18: Al-Qalb
8° – 21° Scorpio: heart magic, fierce love, erotic shadow, emotional potency, primal loyalty
Named for Antares, “The Heart,” this mansion burns with deep love, blood-oaths, and unflinching emotional truth.
19: Al-Shaulah
21° Scorpio – 4° Sagittarius: piercing insight, fire arrows, psychic truth, battle magic, prophecy, righteous rage
“The Sting” strikes from shadow, wielding fierce precision and the power to cut through illusion or injustice.
20: Al-Na’am
4° – 17° Sagittarius: travel, expansion, spiritual journeys, new ideas, cosmic longing, philosophy spells
“The Ostriches” point their beaks toward new worlds, opening the path for vision, wanderlust, and skyward thinking.
21: Al-Baldah
17° Sagittarius – 0° Capricorn: rooting, ancestral land, place magic, stillness, breath, wisdom from still earth
“The City” is still and sacred, where we pause to listen, plant roots, and gather the wisdom of place.
22: Sa’d al-Dhabiḥ
0° – 12° Capricorn: sacrifice, duty, long-term ritual, sacred labor, mountain spells, offering bones
“The Lucky One of the Slaughterer” is an intense mansion, where sacrifice is holy, and purpose must be earned.
23: Sa’d Bula
12° – 25° Capricorn: success, patience, structure, achievement, strategic magic, goal setting
“The Lucky Swallower” feeds off long-haul effort, calling in blessings through devotion and solid plans.
24: Sa’d al-Su’ud
25° Capricorn – 8° Aquarius: blessing, abundance, luck, joy magic, song spells, water bearer flow
“The Luckiest of the Lucky” pours out cosmic nectar, quenching the spirit with strange joy and sweet blessings.
25: Sa’d al-Akhbiyah
8° – 21° Aquarius: secrets, hidden truths, mysteries, dreamwork, fae whispers, trickster insight
“The Hidden Things” shimmer with occult knowledge and whisper riddles from behind the veil.
26: Al-Fargh al-Awwal
21° Aquarius – 4° Pisces: dissolution, endings, return to source, memory spells, letting go, ancestor tides
“The First Emptying” reminds us that release is a sacred act, and nothing is lost that cannot be transmuted.
27: Al-Fargh al-Thani
4° – 17° Pisces: rebirth, oceanic dreaming, liminality, soul integration, soft magic, fog spells
“The Second Emptying” holds the space of dream-before-form, where spirit and story begin to coalesce.
28: Al-Batn al-Hut
17° Pisces – 0° Aries: completion, cosmic womb, surrender, final blessing, lunar reset, silence before dawn
“The Belly of the Fish” is the Moon’s last stop; drenched in surrender, held in quiet, and waiting for the spark of return.