Moon in astrology
Mind, Emotions, Flow, Water
| Zodiac Sign Ruled by Moon | Cancer |
| Moon Element | Water |
| Moon Metals | silver. |
| Moon Colors | white to bluish or yellowish gray; pearl, pearl, gray colors. |
| Moon Looks of a person | |
| Moon Temperament | Phlegmatic. |
| Moon Astrological principle | |
| Moon Animals | Crab, oyster, shellfish, turtle, eel, snail, frog, toad, fish, hare, cat, dog, otter, weasel, waterfowl, seabirds, cuckoo, geese, night owl, swan, nightingale. |
| Moon Plants | Pumpkin, cucumber, watermelon, melon, lily, hazelnut, cabbage, melon, beans, mushrooms, water lily, water violet, reeds, white lily, flowers blooming at night; seaweed, willow, maple. |
| Moon Gemstones and Minerals | |
| Moon Transit Time | 2.5 days |
| Moon Signifies | Mother, woman in general, young children, public, people, travelers, sailors, place of residence, home, family, nation, hereditary traits in general, changes, changes, moving, traveling by water, visiting and receiving guests. Water, liquids, dairy products. In male horoscopes, the Moon indicates the state of health of the mother, wife, sister or other close woman. In women’s horoscopes – for mother, daughter or their own health. |
| Places represented by Moon | Fields, fountains, baths, harbors or docks, large roads and desert places, port cities, rivers, fish ponds, stagnant bodies of water, marshlands, coastal areas, small streams, springs, |
Zodiac signs ruled by Moon: Cancer
Moon Exaltation Zodiac sign : Taurus
Moon Debilitation Zodiac sign : Scorpio
Nakshatras ruled by Moon : Rohini, Hasta, Shravan
Moon governs (karaka) : Mind, Mother
Planets that are Friends of Moon : Sun, Mercury
Planets that are Neutral with Moon: Mars, Jupiter, Venus
Planets that are Enemies of Moon: Rahu, Saturn
Gemstone associated with Moon: Moti (Pearl)
‘Day’ ruled by Moon: Monday
‘Numbers’ ruled by Moon: 2
Difficult house in horoscope for Moon (Marankarak): eighth house
Moon : Positive Traits
- Susceptibility.
- Sensitivity.
- Meekness,
- gentleness,
- timidity,
- shyness,
- restraint. Thrift,
- Rich fantasy,
- vivid imagination.
- Often a good memory.
- Susceptibility to good influences.
- Desire to snuggle up to others.
- Calm manners.
- Compliance.
- Endurance.
- Patience.
- Adaptability.
- Emotionality.
- Nepotism.
Moon : Negative Traits
- Hypersensitivity.
- Periodic inactivity.
- Passivity.
- Laziness.
- Lethargy.
- Weakness.
- Nonsense.
- Grouchiness.
- Obnoxiousness.
- Impermanence.
- Changeability.
- Fearfulness.
- Capriciousness.
- Tearfulness.
- Frivolity.
- Infantilism.
- Frivolity.
- Pettiness.
- Extravagance.
- Propensity for drunkenness and gluttony.
- Tendency to vagrancy.
- Insecurity.
Moon : Health and Diseases
- Ajna chakra (spongy plexus).
- The gastrointestinal tract,
- the entire digestive system,
- pancreas,
- liver,
- gallbladder.
- Breast, mammary glands.
- Pleura,
- mucous membranes,
- diaphragm.
- Female genitals,
- bladder.
- Language.
- Brain, cerebellum.
- Left side of the body, left side and eye in men,
- right side of the body, right side and eye in women.
- Lymphatic system,
- water and fat metabolism.
Moon : in Cardinal, Fixed, Mutable in Horoscope
| Moon in Cardinal Zodiac Signs (Aries, Cancer, Libra, and Capricorn are Cardinal Signs) indicates a strong inner anxiety, tireless activity, both spiritual and physical. |
| Moon in Fixed Zodiac Signs (Taurus , Leo, Scorpio, and Aquarius are fixed sign) indicates spiritual and physical inactivity, conceit, self-will, stubbornness, inattention, bouts of laziness and drowsiness, apathy. |
| Moon in Mutable Zodiac Signs (Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, and Pisces are Mutable Signs) indicates absent-mindedness, incoherence, mental imbalance, internal disharmony, the inability to concentrate on one thing , disorder, randomness. |
Moon : Significance in Astrology
Moon is considered to be a benefic planet in astrology. Moon is the fastest moving of all the grahas. It changes rashi every two and a quarter days.
Moon is the karaka for mind. Hence, a person’s moon sign and nakshatra are of utmost importance in his personality development. Moon is also the karaka for mother. Moon also represents women in the society.
Moon in 8th house in horoscope can give lot of tensions, specifically in the moon dashas or during the transit of Saturn over the moon.
Gaj Kesari Yoga formed by Moon and Jupiter:
When Jupiter is in Kendra from moon, Gaj Kesari yoga is formed. For best effects from this yoga, both moon and Jupiter should not be afflicted. Gaj Kesari bestows wealth upon the native.
Functions governed of Moon in Astrology
- growth,
- regular,
- cyclical changes,
- decrease,
- increase,
- filling,
- spending.
The principle determines a person’s ability to adapt to constantly changing living conditions.
The principle of mutability is also associated with a person’s need for self-reproduction, which ensures the rhythmic preservation of life on earth, and therefore, with sexual attraction to a certain partner, the ability to bear children, with conception, pregnancy, childbirth, motherhood, feeding and fertility.
Moon determines the nature of a person’s food preferences (vegetable, dairy, animal), his attitude to food, and controls its assimilation.
Cancer Zodiac sign is Ruled by Moon
The moon rules Cancer , and this symbolizes the property of the human subconscious that all kinds of energy and information enter and essentially affect it, but little that comes out of it back in the form of thoughts or reactions.
The position of the moon in horoscope also characterizes the general characteristics of human perception; a strong moon can compensate for the absence of planets in feminine signs.
Domination in Cancer gives the Moon a depth of penetration into the human soul, which is largely manifested in the most “base” habits and behaviors of the egocentric type (the hypostasis of the Child).
The insidiousness of Cancer is also manifested in the properties of the Moon, which fools a person’s head for his own good (as she understands it) and, ruling Cancer, the Moon controls the general emotional background of human life …
Moon Culminates in Taurus
The culmination of the Moon in Taurus symbolizes the fundamental role of the subconscious in human life and the difficulty of the task of its restructuring.
At the same time, this culmination shows that all programs of the subconscious do not rely on the subtle world (although the latter is also essential), but on the most natural earthly reality, embodied in dense forms.
With the evolutionary growth of a person, the values of the subconscious and the very concept of dense forms are gradually transformed and refined, but very slowly: the mind is too frivolous and mobile, the lunar wisdom of the ancestors is simply obliged to hold it slightly – where, pray tell, to hurry? And if you hurry, you will make people laugh.
If a person has strong Moon in horoscope
- person has calm manners,
- respectable,
- law-abiding,
- soft, gentle creature,
- gravitating towards everything simple,
- ingenuous.
- This person seeks innovations and admires them,
- naturally inclined to change their place of residence.
- Fickle, completely caring about the current time,
- loving to live in peace, free from the worries of this life.
A strong Moon in horoscope gives a person an unusually comfortable background in life, troubles are always mitigated for him, and pain (physical and mental) in emotional memory is quickly and forever forgotten.
Harmonious Moon gives brilliant abilities for any learning and adaptation, but they are so natural that a person does not appreciate them and sincerely believes that other people are arranged in the same way.
If a person has weak Moon in horoscope
- An ordinary vagabond,
- lazy,
- hating work,
- a drunkard,
- a person who does not possess either the gift of foresight or fortitude, who adores living beggarly and carelessly,
- dissatisfied with everything in the world – both good and bad.
A weak Moon means a certain detachment of a person from the flow of life: there is little that really touches and worries him. He is rather indifferent to his needs, he can, for example, calmly mix soup, porridge and cutlet in one plate and eat everything together without feeling any inconvenience.
He does not feel inner support from his subconscious, helping in difficult and stressful situations, but he does not feel any special pressure from him, forcing (with the help of passions, keen desires, etc.) to any active actions aimed at pleasing the ego.
He is most likely indifferent to general social problems, family, children, his people. Such a position may mean an indifferent mother, who nevertheless fulfills her maternal duty as such.
Here the subconscious mind works like a remote control mechanism; when elaborated, this gives great opportunities (division of labor), but interaction with the subconscious is still very difficult for a long time.
Moon in 12 Zodiac Signs
| Moon in Aries, | Moon in Taurus, | Moon in Gemini, |
| Moon in cancer, | Moon in Leo, | Moon in Virgo, |
| Moon in Libra | Moon in Scorpio, | Moon in Sagittarius, |
| Moon in Capricorn | Moon in Aquarius | Moon in Pisces |