Mansion of the Moons Transliteration Lists Chart

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Manāzil al-Qamar (Arab. منازل القمر lunar houses, lunar stations; singular: Manzil al-Qamar) is an astronomical system that divides the ecliptic into 28 asterisms, with the distance of each lunar house corresponding approximately to the distance the moon travels in the sky in 24 hours.

manzil al-qamar, Arabic name, Meaning, Identification:
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1. sheratan
or Alnath الشرطان - aš-šaraṭān
النطح - an-naṭḥ The two characters.
The horn β γ Ari
α Ari (Hamal / Elnath)
2. albotayn / botein البطين - al-buṭayn  The little belly ε δ ρ Ari
3. azoraya / thuraya الثريا - aṯ-ṯurayyā  The Pleiades M45 (Pleiades).
4. aldebaran الدبران - al-dabarān  The follower α Tau (Aldebaran).
5. alhachaa / Heka الهقعة - al-haqʿa  The mane braid λ φ1 φ2 Ori
6. alhanhaa / alhena الهنعة - al-hanʿa  The brand γ ξ Gem
7. aldirah الذراع - aḏ-ḏirāʿ  The forearm α β Gem (Castor & Pollux).
8. annathra النثرة - an-naṯra  The nasal breath γ δ ε Cnc (M44: Praesepe).
9. altarf الطرف - aṭ-ṭarf  The look κ Cnc, λ Leo
10. algieba الجبهة - al-ǧabha  The forehead ζ γ η α Leo (Regulus & Algieba).
11. azobra / subra الزبرة - az-zubra  The mane δ θ Leo
12. asarfa الصرفة - aṣ-ṣarfa  The tail β Leo (denebola).
13. alahue العواء - al-ʿawwāʾ  The howler β η γ δ ε Vir
14. azimech السماك - as-simāk -  α Vir (spica)
15. algafra الغفر - al-ġafr  The veil ι κ λ Vir
16. azobene الزبانان - az-zubānān  The two scissors α β Lib
17. aliclil الإكليل - al-iklīl  The crown β δ π Sco
18. alcalb القلب - al-qalb  The Heart α Sco (Antares)
19. axaula / shaula الشولة - aš-šawla  The sting λ υ Sco (shaula).
20. alnahayn
النعائم الواردة - an-naʿāʾim al-wārida
النعائم الصادرة - an-naʿāʾim aṣ-ṣādira  The arriving ostriches.
The departing ostriches δ ε η Sgr
σ φ τ ζ γ Sgr
21. albelda البلدة - al-balda  The place coal bag in Sagittarius.
22. sadalzabih / dabih سعد الذابح - saʿd aḏ-ḏābiḥ  The fortune of the warriors α β Cap.
23. sadebolah / albali سعد بلع - saʿd bulaʿ  The happiness of devouring μ ε Aqr
24. sadalsuud سعد السعود - saʿd as-suʿūd  The happiness of happiness β ξ Aqr
25. sadalachbia سعد الأخبية - saʿd al-aḫbīya  The happiness of tents γ π ζ η Aqr
26. alfarg Almacadam الفرع المقدم - al-farʿ al-muqaddam  The front bite α β Peg
27. alfarg Almuehar الفرع المؤجر - al-farʿ al-muʾaḫḫar  The rear bite γ Peg, α And
28. baten alhut بطن الحوت - baṭn al-ḥūt  The fish belly β And