Al Ghafr
ManzilThe Covering · Arabic Manzil 13
Position (J2000)
3° 48' Scorpio ♏
Determinant Star
iota Virginis
Tradition
Arabic Manzil
Astrological Influence
Al Ghafr, meaning 'the Covering,' corresponds to iota and kappa Virginis. This mansion favors extracting treasures, digging pits, and working toward divorce, discord, and the destruction of enemies. It hinders travelers while helping those who seek to uncover what is hidden.
The covering or veiling quality of this mansion speaks to secrets, hidden resources, and the revelation of concealed truths.
In the Arabic Manzil System
The thirteenth manzil marks the transition from Virgo into the early degrees of Scorpio (in terms of the stars' ecliptic longitudes), entering territory associated with depth, intensity, and transformation. Al Ghafr's emphasis on extracting treasures and uncovering hidden things resonates with this Scorpionic quality.
Lunar Influence
Traditional texts describe the Moon in Al Ghafr as unfortunate for anything, making it one of the most cautionary mansions in the Arabic system. This suggests a period best spent in reflection, withdrawal, or dealing with matters that are already in motion rather than initiating new ventures.
Moon Election Guidance
With Moon here, unfortunate for anything.
Meteorological Nature
When the Moon occupies this mansion, the weather influence is described as: Cold and moist.
Ruling Spirit
The ruling angel of this mansion is Atliel.
Talismanic Tradition
Purpose: For friendship and good will
Image: A man sitting and writing letters
Material: Parchment or unspecified
Perfume: Frankincense and nutmegs
Reckoning and Sources
This catalog anchors each manzil to its determinant star in Robson's star-based ordering, with positions given in the J2000 frame. Mansion boundaries here follow the stars, so their widths are uneven and they drift with precession.
The daily Moon mansion on your Today page uses the tropical equal reckoning instead: 28 divisions of 12 degrees 51 minutes 26 seconds measured from 0 Aries, the convention of the Indian elections reported by al-Rijal in The Book of the Skilled VII.101, printed pages 61 through 73 in Benjamin Dykes, Choices and Inceptions: Traditional Electional Astrology (Cazimi Press, 2012). The two conventions name different mansions for the same Moon on many days, which is why each surface states which one it is using.
Where that electional branch grades undertakings as favorable, middling, or cautioned, those grades are historical classifications recorded in the source. They report what the tradition wrote about a mansion, and they judge nothing about your day.
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