About this star:

A bright orange star in the open jaw of the Whale or Sea Monster Cetus. Menkar, Monkar, Menkab, from Al Minkar, or Al-Minkhar, "the Nose" or the "Nostril", is the popular, but inappropriate name, for it marks the Monster's open jaws. Al Kaff al Jidhmah, found on the Borgian globe, is Ulug Beg's and Al Tizini's designation for it, taken from that for all the stars in the head; but modern lists apply this solely to gamma. (Allen).

Influence of the constellation: According to Ptolemy this constellation is like Saturn. It is said to cause laziness and idleness, but to confer an emotional and charitable nature, with the ability to command, especially in war. Makes one amiable, prudent, happy by sea and land, and helps to recover lost goods. (Robson).  

Influence of the star: According to Ptolemy it is of the nature of Saturn; to Simmonite, of Mars; and, to Alvidas, of Venus and the Moon. It causes disease, disgrace, ruin, injury from beasts, sickness, and loss of fortune. (Robson).

This star has a Saturnine character, corresponding to impediments of many kinds, worries and tests of endurance. Unjustified enmities, hardening and toughening these people in some ways. In some cases with conjunction of Saturn, Mars or Neptune, diseases of the throat, inflammation of larynx, sometimes danger by suffocation have been noted. These people are advised to take good care of themselves if they have a tendency to throat trouble and to take prophylactic measures. They should avoid overstraining their larynx and should they have special demands regarding the larynx, they are advised to take trouble in the methodical training of their vocal chords etc. (Ebertin). 

If rising: Legacies and inheritances attended by much evil. (Robson).

If culminating: Disgrace, ruin, danger from cattle and large beasts. (Robson).

With Sun: Great trouble, sickness, throat ailments, legacies and inheritances attended by much evil, loss of money, failure of crops. (Robson).

With Moon: Mental anxiety, hatred of the vulgar, ill-will of women, danger from thieves, sickness to native and family, loss of marriage partner or near relative, quarrels, legal losses, legacies and inheritances attended by much evil. (Robson).

With Mercury:  Difficulties through writings, difficulty in payment of mortgages, bad for gain, ill-health to marriage partner or relative, destruction of crops. (Robson).

With Venus: Strong and uncontrolled passions, jealousy, domestic disharmony and temporary separation, ill-health of marriage partner. (Robson).

With Mars: Evil associates, immoral, violent, murderous, violent death. (Robson).

With Jupiter: Deceitful, dishonest, wandering life, imprisonment, banishment, or judicial sentence. (Robson).

With Saturn: Self-seeking, selfish, causes unhappiness to others, much sickness, bad for gain. (Robson).

With Uranus: Active mind, artistic, scientific and mystical interest and ability, troubles through opposite sex, loss through fire and false friends, good fortune and misfortune alternately, severe injuries from animals. (Robson).

With Neptune: Peculiar early life, loss of or separation from parents abroad, may lose identity and be brought up by foreigners in dishonor, learns of parentage too late in life to obtain advantage, brave, organizing ability, high position, wasted talents, many journeys, violent death frequently by assassination. (Robson).