Bīrūnī, Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad, Alberuni's India (v. 2)

(London :  Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co.,  1910.)

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Names of the planets.
 

Sun.
 

Moon.
 

Mars.
 

Mercury.
 

Jupiter.
 

Venus.
 

Saturn.
 

Whether they are
lucky or unlucky.
 

Unlucky.
 

Lucky, but de¬
pending upon the
planet near her
Middling in the
first, lucky in
the second, and
unlucky in the
last ten days of
the month.
 

Unlucky.
 

Lucky, when
it is alone.
Else depend¬
ing upon the
nature of the
planet near it.
 

Lucky.
 

Lucky.
 

Unlucky.
 

What elements
they indicate.
 


 


 

Fire.
 

Earth.
 

Heaven.
 

Water.
 

Wind.
 

Whether they in¬
dicate male or
female beings.
 

Male.
 

Female.
 

Male.
 

Neither male
nor female.
 

Male.
 

Female.
 

Neither male
nor feinale.
 

Whether they in¬
dicate day or
night.
 

Day.
 

Night.
 

Night.
 

Day and

night to¬
gether.
 

Day.
 

Day.
 

Night.
 

What point of the

compass they

indicate.
 

East.
 

North-west.
 

South.
 

North.
 

North-east.
 

Between east
and west.
 

West.
 

What colour they
indicate.
 

Bronze-
colour.
 

White.
 

Light red.
 

Pistachio-
green.
 

Gold-colour.
 

Many
colours.
 

Black.
 

What time they
indicate.
 

Ayana.
 

Muhurta.
 

Day.
 

Jiitu, i.e. a

sixth part of

the year.
 

Month.
 

Paksha, i.e.
half a month.
 

Year.

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