The Moon houses the Manas (the perceptual mind), the Jiva (the living being
as a separate entity) and the Ahamkara (the ego). Since the sense of ourselves comes from the Moon and all of our perceptions come through the Moon, it is no wonder that the Moon is the most important planet. The Moon takes the light from the Sun (the Soul) and waxes and wanes, reflecting the fact that change is an inevitable process of life here on Earth. A well placed Moon in a horoscope can carry a person a long way in life because it is one’s attitude about one’s environment. A beat up Moon can give a gloomy outlook and give psychological maladjustments. The Moon is the emotions and the receptive part of us. As human beings with bodies, we all can only be receptive to what the senses bring us. Therefore, the Moon is as important in males as it is in females.
Moon in Aries: For the characteristics of Aries, please see my article on the Signs. The Moolatrikona sign of the Moon is Taurus, as well as its exaltation sign. The sign the Moon rules is Cancer. Therefore, counting from Taurus, Aries is 12 houses away. Counting from Aries, Cancer is 4 houses away. Thus, the Moon in Aries will have 12th and 4th house connotations. The native will be fascinated by secrets, mysteries and the sub-conscious. The native is naturally attuned to the impermanence of life and to loss. The native will be dreamy, idealistic and actively engage in seeking out “the answer”, whether in the form of meditation or escapism. The person is humble. 4th house connotations would denote that the Moon in Aries person loves to have a stable home and inner life. Their mind derives pleasure and identity through their emotions and relatives. Owning a home or at least having an aesthetically pleasing home will give them comfort and identity. The native is usually very close to his/her mother.
Should the Moon be in Aries, the native will have a golden colored body, will be endowed with lasting wealth, be devoid of co-born, be valorous, self-respected, auspicious, prosperous, libidinous, will have weak legs, ugly nails, and little hair, be fickle-minded, will consider honor as wealth, will possess hands and legs like the lotus, (i.e. these will be lotus-red), will have more sons, round eyes, be friendly, be afraid of getting into watery places (like river, well etc.), will have wounds on the head and be won over by females. – Saravali, Chapter 23, verse 1, Kalyana Varma
One having Moon in Aries has round eyes like the colour of copper. He likes to eat things less but in hot condition, is easily pleased, has many travels, is given to sex. The lower portion of his legs is weak. He has vicissitudes in matters of wealth, is full of valour, favorite of women, appreciates service of others, has bad nails of the body, has mark of injury on the head, is respected, is eldest among his brothers. He has mark of shakti (a weapon) on his palm, is very changeful and is very much afraid of water. – Brihat Jataka, Chapter 17, verse 1, Varahamihira
Moon in Taurus: For the characteristics of Taurus, please see my article on the Signs. Taurus is the Moolatrikona sign of the Moon. Therefore, a Moon in Taurus person is very self-sufficient and does not need outer stimulation to feel happy. They have a natural serenity and are not generally emotionally needy unless the Moon is harmed in other ways. Stability, comfort and happiness are derived by just being. How does the Moon in Taurus receive comfort and happiness? Through 3rd house matters such as hobbies and interests. Cancer, the sign ruled by the Moon is 3 houses away from Taurus. A Moon in Taurus person can occupy themselves quite happily with their interests and not feel any lack. This native also will feel very comfortable around their siblings and co-workers. A healthy use of their self-will also brings satisfaction and mental stability.
If the Moon be in Taurus at birth, the native will be large-hearted, highly charitable, short-haired, libidinous, famous, brilliant, will have (more) daughters, will possess eyes resembling that of a bull, be in a position to differentiate between good and bad, be happy during middle and concluding pars of his life, will have strong waist, feet shoulders, face etc., will have (some) identity on the side and back of the body, will walk beautifully and be endowed with forbearance. – Saravali, Chapter 23, verse 8, Kalyana Varma
One having Moon in Taurus is very good-looking, walks playfully, has big hips and face. He has mark on his back, face or sides. He is capable of renunciation and bearing troubles, has power over others with long neck, has mostly female issues, is prone to troubles from phlegm, liable to lose his original relatives and sons, is lucky, is of a forgiving nature, has good digestive power, is favourite of women, has steadfast friends and is happy in youth and old age. – Brihat Jataka, Chapter 17, verse 2, Varahamihira
Moon in Gemini: In addition to the characteristics of Gemini (which you can see in my article on the Signs), the Moon in Gemini person will display 2nd house characteristics. The person will project their emotions and comfort through 2nd house connotations and receive comfort and emotion through 2nd house connotations. They will feel comforted through the sensual things in life like good food, drink and music. They will feel comfort and gain identity through their immediate family. Much of their stability and security will come from their wealth and possessions. They will see everything through the tinted glasses of its inherent value, as value and wealth are 2nd house matters. Unless the Moon is highly afflicted through aspect or in bad houses, Moon in Gemini people often have inherently high self esteem and always feel a strong sense of self worth.
If the Moon is in Gemini at birth, one will have prominent nose and dark eyes will be skilful in the art of love, poetry etc., will enjoy sexual pleasures, will have lines of fish in the palm, will be fond of worldly enjoyments, will be sinewy, be very intelligent, splendorous, be endowed with happiness, jocular disposition and eloquent speech, be won over by females, will have a long body, will befriend neuters and will have two mothers. – Saravali, Chapter 23, verse 16, Kalyana Varma
One born with Moon in Gemini is fond of women, is efficient in the exercise of the science of sex, has eyes of eh colour of cpper, knows the Shastras (Religious literature), is a messenger or an ambassador, has curly hair, has keen intellect, is jocular in spirit, familiar with gambling, has the capacity to know other’s mind merely from their movements, has beautiful body, talks sweetly, interested in eating much, is lover of music and knows dancing, likes the company of eunuchs and has raised nostrils. – Brihat Jataka, Chapter 17, verse 3, Varahamihira
Moon in Cancer: In addition to the characteristics of Cancer which you can read in my article on the Signs, the Moon in Cancer, like Moon in Taurus, does very well on its own and is not generally emotionally needy. There are 3rd house connotations to a Moon in Cancer because Cancer is 3 houses away from Taurus, the Moolatrikona sign of the Moon. And Cancer is the sign ruled by the Moon. This native usually has very active interests which, when pursued, give immense pleasure, comfort and focus to the person’s mind. Healthy competition and the creative expression of their self-will will give them ease and in fact, when they are not interested in something, and are forced to do it, they become very uncomfortable. They put on the tinted glasses of self-will and see the world through these glasses, since the Moon is their mind and it has 3rd house flavors.
If the Moon is in Cancer at birth, the native will be fortunate, valorous, be endowed with residence, friends, journeys and astrological knowledge, be sensuous, grateful, be a minister, be truthful, will live abroad, be passionate, hairy bodied, fond of water and flowers, interested in construction of houses, wells, etc., and will have a prominent neck. – Saravali, Chapter 23, verse 23, Kalyana Varma
One born with Moon in Cancer walks very quickly and in a zigzag way, has a raised waist, in influenced by women, has true friends, has knowledge of fate (is an Astrologer). Has many houses (Residences). Sees financial ups and downs like the Moon. Possesses a small body with a thick neck. Can be won over by persuasion. Is beloved of friends and frequently visits watery places and orchards. – Brihat Jataka, Chapter 17, verse 4, Varahamihira
Moon in Leo: For characteristics of Leo, please see my article on the Signs. The Moon in Leo has 4th and 12th house connotations like the Moon in Aries. Is it not interesting that these two fire signs, when having the Moon placed there have characteristics of the Moksha or water houses? This is because the Moon is water and Kapha, and Fire is at odds with Water. So, inevitably, the Moon feels a little uncomfortable in Fire Signs. The Moon seeks comfort and wants to feel good, the Moon is receptive. Fire pushes and is initiative. So the Moon will seek comfort in the 4th and 12th house connotations. The person will derive comfort from home and hearth. They will be close to their mother. Oddly enough, since this is the Sign of Leo, they will be humble, self-negating and often doubt themselves, due to the 12th house associations. They will be interested in enlightenment or at the very least, escaping harsh reality. It is very possible that they meditate or reach alternative realities. Many of these people are in the New Age movement.
If the Moon is in Leo, one will have sturdy bones, sparse hair, wide face, small and yellowish eyes, will hate women, will suffer from hunfer and thirst, will incur stomachial disorders and tooth-decay, will eat flesh, be charitable, harsh, will have few sons, will seek sexual union in forests and hills, be respectfully disposed to his mother, will have broad chest, be valorous, dutiful and will have majestic looks. – Saravali, Chapter 23, verse 30, Kalyana Varma
One born with Moon in Leo is full of anger wit a thick chin, broad face, yellow eyes. He has very few issues (children). Is opposed to women in general. Likes to eat meat and visit jungles and mountains. Is angry for lapses by others. Is much troubled by diseases of eht hunger, thirst, belly, teeth and those relating to the mind. He is giver of alms, full of valour, of steadfast mind and proud disposition and is devoted to his mother. – Brihat Jataka, Chapter 17, verse 5, Varahamihira
Moon in Virgo: Please see my article on the Signs for a description of Virgo. The Moon in Virgo has 5th and 11th house connotations, because Virgo is 5 houses away from Taurus (the Moon’s Moolatrikona sign) and Cancer (the sign of the Moon’s rulership) is 11 houses away from Virgo. The Moon in Virgo person will project their emotion, identity into learning, spiritual practices, sports, creations, children and investments. They will feel very comfortable doing these things and will identify with them. They will also derive comfort and identity through status in society, friends, and their income. They see the world through the lenses of their status and their creativity.
If the Moon occupies Virgo at birth, one will be addicted to women, will have long hands, attractive body and face, beautiful teeth, eyes and ears, be learned, be a religious preceptor (teaching Vedas etc.), be an eloquent speaker, be truthful and pure, valorous, be kind to living beings, be interested in others’ affairs, be of forgiving disposition, be fortunate, will have more daughters but not many sons. – Saravali, Chapter 23, verse 37, Kalyana Varma
One born with Moon in Virgo has a gait marked by bashfulness, slow motion and pleasing glances. He is somewhat weak in the region of arms and shoulders. Happy with a clear and truthful speech. He is adept in arts (Handicrafts etc), informed in the matter of religions and is religious in action, has a very keen intellect, loves sex, has occasion to get house and wealth belonging to others, lives in another country or province, is sweet in speech and has many daughters and very few sons. – Brihat Jataka, Chapter 6, verse 6, Varahamihira
Moon in Libra: For the characteristics of Libra, please see my article on the Signs. The Moon in Libra is 6 houses away from Taurus and Cancer is 10 houses away from Libra, thus the mantra for Moon in Libra is……work, work, and more work! Consequently, Moon in Libra people are very attuned to hard work and responsibility and tend to be workaholics because this is what they are comfortable doing. Their emotions are satisfied in getting down and dirty with the enemy and they do not shy away from fighting for what they want. Life is looked at as a struggle. They are very comfortable and see everything through the lenses of power, career, struggle and work. Their health and bodily constitution are also everyday issues for them. For a description of the sign of Libra, please see my article on the Signs.
If the Moon is posited in Libra at birth, the native will have elevated nose, broad eyes, will have weak (i.e. not prominent) face and emaciated body, will have many wives, many bulls (or cattle) and abundant landed property, be valorous, will have testicles resembling that of an ox, be skilful in work, will honor Gods and the wise, will be endowed with various kinds of wealth, will be conquered by females, will have an emaciated body (this is a repetition), will donate corns, will not be firm in disposition and will be helpful to his relatives. – Saravali, Chapter 23, verse 37, Kalyana Varma
One born with Moon in Libra is devoted to the service of deity, Brahmins and sadhus, is intelligent, clean in dealing and under the influence of his wife. He has a tall and thin body with thin nose, prone to disease, fond of traveling, and wealthy, liable to some loss of limb, efficient in the sale and purchase of commodities. Apart from his birth name he is later known by the name of some deity. He des good to his family and relatives but is forsaken by them. – Brihat Jataka, Chapter 6, verse 7, Varahamihira
Moon in Scorpio: Please see my article on the Signs for a description of Scorpio. This is a tricky placement. As most of you know, Moon in Scorpio is the Moon’s debilitated position. Why is that so? Let us look at it from a house connotation point of view. From Taurus to Scorpio there are 7 houses, so this will give the Moon in Scorpio 7th house connotations. Thus, the Moon placed here tends the emotional peace and satisfaction to rely upon other people, especially the romantic partner. Whenever the emotional peace and identity of a person is dependent upon other people it is naturally subject to extreme highs and lows. Even if the other person is putting on a good face to the Moon in Scorpio native, and the other person does not really like the Moon in Scorpio native, the Moon in Scorpio can feel the person’s apathy and dislike. Consequently, their mental peace is disturbed. This is what makes the Moon in Scorpio so vulnerable to the emotions of others. Moon in Scorpio also has 9th house connotations. Seen from this point of view, one can see why the Moon would be debilitated here. The 9th house has to do with roaming and searching, it has to do with religion, teachers, and one’s purpose. It is a ‘doing’ house, but the Moon is not a doer, it is a receiver. The Moon does not like to roam, it likes to stay home and feel secure, thus Moon in Scorpio derives comfort and emotional peace from long distance travel, religion and purposeful action.
Should the Moon be in Scorpio at birth, one will be a miser, will have round thighs (i.e. wellgrown thighs), will have coarse physique and nose, (i.e. the physique and nose will not be soft), will be cruel in acts, be a thief, be sick in childhood, will have spoiled chin and nails but beautiful eyes, will be plentiful, be industrious, skilful, fond of other housewives, devoid of relatives, insane (or infatuated with passion), valorous, will lose wealth due to royal wrath and will have a big abdomen and a big head. – Saravali, Chapter 23, verse 51, Kalyana Varma
One born with Moon in Scorpio, has big eyes and chest with round legs, devoid of father and preceptors, subject to disease in infancy, favored by the government. He has a yellow body and is engaged in cruel deeds. He has marks of fish, thunderbolt, bird in hands and feet and is sinful in private (not openly). – Brihat Jataka, Chapter 6, verse 8, Varahamihira
Moon in Sagittarius: In addition to the natural signification of Sagittarius which I explain in my article on the Signs, the Moon in Sagittarius has 8th house connotations. The native will feel very comfortable benefiting from other people’s money and resources. They are highly interested in the occult, secret, hidden things, mysteries, other people’s psychology. They see the world through the lens of secrets, conspiracies and major breaks and changes. They will have natural sexiness and emotional peace through sexuality. These people are attuned to major life changes and huge windfalls and also a perceptual attunement to death and transformation. They will also go through many personality transformations in their lifetime. There will be some hard lessons to learn in the realm of their own psychology and thus it will be transformed for better or worse depending on the condition of the Moon.
If the Moon is in Sagittarius at birth, the native will be dwarfish, will have round eyes, big heart, waist and hands, be a good speaker, will have prominent shoulders and neck, will live near watery zone, will have knowledge of arts and secret affairs, be courageous, will possess strong bones, be very strong, will have strong neck and lips, be attached to his relatives, be grateful and distinguished. His legs will not be wider when in position. – Saravali, Chapter 23, verse 58, Kalyana Varma
One born with Moon in Sagittarius has a thick face and neck. He has paternal wealth and is generous in charity. He is wise, powerful and a good speaker. His lips, teeth, ears and nose are thick. He is industrious and knows some art (handicraft, painting etc), has hunch in the region of shoulders and bad nails. His arms are full of flesh. He is wise and religious but opposed to his relatives. He is invulnerable through force and can be tackled through love and reconciliation. – Brihat Jataka, Chapter 6, verse 9, Varahamihira
Moon in Capricorn: Please see my article on the Signs for a description of Capricorn. Capricorn is 9 houses away from Taurus and from Capricorn to Cancer there are 7 houses, thus, Moon in Capricorn has 9th and 7th house connotations. Moon in Capricorn people also, like Moon in Scorpio people, feel a lot of vulnerability around romantic relationships and other people in general. Paradoxically, they derive a lot of comfort and emotional peace from others. So depending on the other person’s reaction to them, it is a see-saw of emotional peace and upheaval. The Moon in Capricorn person will project their identity and comfort through the vehicle of long distance travel, religion or philosophy, purposeful action, teaching others, all 9th house connotations.
If the Moon at birth be in Capricorn, the native will be a singer, will be averse to cold articles (or season), will hate stout body, will be fond of truth and charity, be distinguished, famous, less irascible, be libidinous, unkind and shameless; will possess beautiful eyes and emaciated body, will violate teacher’s bed, be a poet, will have round thighs, be not very enthusiastic, be very miserly and will have long neck and ears. – Saravali, Chapter 23, verse 58, Kalyana Varma
One born with Moon in Capricorn is ever loving his wife and sons, shows himself outwardly as religious, is thin below the waist, has good looking eyes, possesses a thin waist and acts favorably to requests. He is fortunate and lazy, subject to suffering from cold, much traveled, powerful and taking interest in literature, greedy, sexually attached to old women, shameless and pitiless. – Brihat Jataka, Chapter 6, verse 10, Varahamihira
Moon in Aquarius: In addition to the natural significations of Aquarius, which can be found in my article on the Signs, Moon in Aquarius gives 10th and 6th house connotations, so, like the Moon in Libra, the mantra here is work, work and more work! Moon in Aquarius will project their comfort, emotional peace, identity and outlook into the realm of their career or the actions they perform each day. They will inevitably be very concerned and wear the lens of status and power. They will see the world through these eyes. These are all 10th house flavors. Moon in Aquarius will derive comfort and emotional peace through hard work, the daily grind, health and constitution issues, and the struggle against enemies to get what they want. Life is seen as a hard struggle as for the Moon in Libra.
If the Moon is in Aquarius at birth, the person will have elevated nose, rough or uneven body, and stout hands and legs; will be addicted to intoxicants, will be averse to the virtuous, be not himself virtuous, will obtain illegal sons, will have stout head, ugly/diseased eyes, bright face and prominent waist, be an artisan, will have bad mentality, be miserable, and will be very poor. – Saravali, Chapter 23, verse 72, Kalyana Varma
If Moon is in Aquarius at the time of a person’s birth, he/she will have long neck like that of a camel, strong nerves all over the body, tall and rough form covered with hair, broad feet, thighs, legs, face and belly. He will be hard-hearted and desire other’s wives, commit sinful deeds. He will be fond of flowers and perfumes. He will be able to endure the stress of walking long distances on the roads. – Brihat Jataka, Chapter 6, verse 11, Varahamihira
Moon in Pisces: Please see my article on the Signs for a description of Pisces. Pisces is 11 houses away from Taurus and Cancer is 5 houses away from Pisces. The Moon in Pisces native will project their emotional peace, comfort, identity and attitude into the realm of friends, status within society and income. These natives usually become very successful because they are comfortable with success and they see the world through the lens of status, popularity and success. The Moon in Pisces native will derive comfort, identity, emotional peace and their attitude from learning, spiritual practices such as mantras, hatha yoga, prayer, etc., creativity, creations of any kind including children, sports and investments. These are all 5th houses flavors. The Moon in Pisces person is generally a very creative, inspiring individual. They are comfortable with government agencies and authority and usually these things benefit their life.
If the Moon is in Pisces, the native will be expert in fine arts, be capable of winning even unfavorable people, be learned in Sasthras, beautiful-bodied, proficient in music, very religious, will cohabit with many women, be a polite speaker, will serve the king, be somewhat irascible, will have a big head, be endowed with happiness and wealth, will be won over by the fair sex, be virtuous, be interested in sailing and be liberal. – Saravali, Chapter 23, verse 79, Kalyana Varma
The person born with Moon in Pisces will get money by dealing with things grown in water – such that pearls, fish, coral etc. He will usurp other’s wealth, will be fond of his wife and children. He will have proportionate body and limbs, projected nose and big head. He will defeat his enemies, but yield to women. He will have beautiful eyes and fair appearance. He will be learned and enjoy hidden treasures. – Brihat Jataka, Chapter 6, verse 12, Varahamihira
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