Category:Manzil al-Qamar
From All Skies Encyclopaedia
In Arabic, the 28 lunar stations are known as manāzil al-qamar (singular: manzil), representing 28 specific, equal segments of 12° 51' of the zodiac belt that the Moon traverses during its sidereal orbit. These stations act as the "lodges" or "resting places" where the Moon stays for a day. They originated in pre-Islamic astronomy as weather prediction and time-reckoning calendars (the anwā'), which merged with or even originated from the Indian nakshatras system.
Pages in category "Manzil al-Qamar"
The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total.
