lunar mansion

English

Noun

lunar mansion (plural lunar mansions)

1. (astronomy, astrology) a segment of the ecliptic (often called a station or house) through which the moon moves in its orbit around the earth, often used by ancient cultures as part of their calendar system.

Translations

a segment of the eliptic through which the moon moves

• Khwarezmian: اختر (axtar), اخر (axxar), انخر (anxar)
• Persian: خانه‌ی ماه (xâne-ye mâh)
• Sanskrit: नक्षत्र (sa) m or n (nakṣatra)

Further reading

• Lunar mansion
• Twenty-Eight Mansions