The Moon
Natal Moon in the Zodiac Signs
Ruler of Cancer the Crab
Ruler of the 4th House (Home and Family)
The Moon is the ruling planet of Cancer. In Roman mythology, the Moon was represented by Diana, the hunter goddess. In Western astrology The Moon is said to represent the feeling nature of the individual.
The moon is associated with a person's emotional make-up, unconscious habits, rhythms, memories and moods. It is also associated with the mother, maternal instincts or the urge to nurture, the home, and the past. In medicine the moon is associated with the digestive system, stomach, breasts, genitals, buttocks, the ovaries and menstruation, and the pancreas. The moon is the ruler of the 4th house.
The moon is used to characterise the inner child within us, as well as the past and how we have been as individuals rather than how we are now. In the horoscope the aspects the moon makes with other planets and the transits the slower moving planets make to the moon are all said to have a strong impact on how our lives unfold.
Many astrologers also believe that there is a relationship between social and anti-social behaviour and compatibility and incompatibility and the placing of the nodes. This can be assessed by sign and house. The nodes also have some bearing on premises, property and domestic circumstances. Planets which progress or transit the nodes often bring household changes. These are usually quite minor ones such as decorating or refurbishing a home, receiving visitors, or leaving the house for a holiday. Family members leaving the home for a while are also indicated by the nodes. In addition, if the nodes fall close to the ascendant or rising sign and the descendant opposite it, there can often be something unusual about the subject's appearance - he or she may be very tall for example.
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North or Ascending Node
The North node is said to tend to be beneficial in its effects, not unlike the planet Jupiter, and a possible source from which to derive some advantage, often through no conscious effort. Some astrologers consider the north node to represent a person's karmic task in the present life.
South or Descending Node
The South node is said to tend to be somewhat adverse in its effects, not unlike the planet Saturn, and a possible source of the draining of energy from the person. It may indicate effort or even sacrifice is required, often without any expected reward. Some astrologers consider the south node to represent a person's karmic task in a past life.
The Moon in The Twelve Houses
Your feeling, instinctive nature will find expression through personal interests related to self-awareness and a search for true social identity. A healthy self-image and socially presentable physical appearance are important to your emotional confidence. Your day-to-day response to circumstance is strongly conditioned by emotional factors - lack of direction, moodiness, over-sensitivity and changeability are the dangers.
Your feeling, instinctive nature will find expression through an innate emotional drive for financial and domestic security. Your feeling of general well-being is strongly dependent on material comforts, a stable home life and material possessions. Your day-to-day response to circumstance is strongly conditioned by practical financial considerations.
Your feeling, instinctive nature will find expression through social intercourse, daily mental diversions and general conversation. Your speech and thought are heavily influenced by feelings and moods. At times others may view you as changeable, indecisive and a bit of a dreamer. Your day-to-day response to circumstance is strongly conditioned by environmental factors, especially social and domestic discussions. There is also a love of travelling and a desire for constant change.
Your feeling, instinctive nature will find expression mainly through your family and home environment. Your day-to-day response to circumstance is strongly conditioned by family relationships and domestic issues. To feel emotionally secure you need a meaningful and secure home life.
Your feeling, instinctive nature will find expression through amusements, sport, recreations, love affairs, children and creative activities in the home. Your day-to-day response to circumstance is strongly conditioned by ego stimulation and your personal emotional identification with events. A feeling of well-being is often dependent on your current romantic attachment and the little daily pleasures that you consider important. Enjoying a flutter on the horses or stock market keeps life interesting, however, beware of impulsive gambling.
Your feeling, instinctive nature will find expression in work or service to the family or local community. Your day-to-day response to circumstance is strongly conditioned by health issues and your general emotional well-being. You have a very sensitive nature and are easily hurt, therefore, care is required in this area because strong negative emotions will have a detrimental effect upon your health and general ability to cope with the demands of daily living. You will feel a sense of security by emotionally identifying with your work or career.
Your feeling, instinctive nature will find expression through marriage or other close relationships. Your day-to-day response to circumstance is strongly conditioned by social and domestic factors - friends, colleagues, family and especially your romantic partner. You may marry early in order to satisfy an inherent need for friendship and close companionship - domestic and emotional security is of paramount importance. General emotional well-being is strongly dependent on your current social life, and in particular, how well close relationships are progressing.
Your feeling, instinctive nature will find expression through intense emotional involvement with the other sex and by enjoying the good things of life generally. Your day-to-day response to circumstance is strongly conditioned by the emotional state of play relating to romance, money, business and social life. High sensitivity gives a possible psychic nature and some interest in occult subjects - death and afterlife issues in particular. An intuitive business sense is another possibility.
Your feeling, instinctive nature will find expression through some form of emotional attachment to social, ethical or religious values. You have an inherent need to expand your life through travel, study, philosophy and the search for metaphysical truths. Practical knowledge is often obtained through dreams or meditation. Your day-to-day response to circumstance is strongly conditioned by spiritual or ethical values.
Your feeling, instinctive nature will find expression through a strong emotional commitment to public and professional life. Your day-to-day response to circumstance is strongly conditioned by a practical, unemotional and common-sense approach to events. General well-being is dependent, largely, on material success and financial security.
Your feeling, instinctive nature will find expression through emotional involvement with group activities, friends, clubs, societies or associations. Your day-to-day response to circumstance is strongly conditioned by current friendships and social commitment. Companionship and group activities are important for your general emotional well-being.
Your feeling, instinctive nature will find expression through reflective meditation and quiet contemplation. Your sensitive emotional nature tends to shy away from social confutation, feelings are fragile and you are easily hurt. At times, others may view you as a lonely, emotionally withdrawn person. Your day-to-day response to circumstance is strongly conditioned by current environmental conditions and your emotional ability to cope with events - energy levels fluctuate with mood and surrounding circumstances. You may gain satisfaction from some form of selfless behind-the-scenes service involving sacrifice on your part. Occasionally, it is important for your general health and well-being that you seek seclusion in order to renew your emotional strength. Mystical ability is indicated and there is likely to be a keen interest in things spiritual.
The Moon in Aries
The Moon in Aries gives you an independent, self-reliant, militant and impulsive emotional nature. Your temperament is suitable for positions of leadership and authority, but you do lack discipline and may find it difficult to 'toe-the-line' with superiors. Sudden outbursts of temper are possible; you insist on having your own way and will not tolerate any interference from others. Out-door pursuits, exercise and sport are important for your general well being.
Famous Aries Moon men: Louis Armstrong, Kevin Bacon, Antonio Banderas, Leonard Bernstein, Marlon Brando, Salvador Dali, Bob Fosse, Galilei Galileo, Jerry Garcia, Bill Gates, Rex Harrison, Immanuel Kant, John Lithgow, Bill Moyers, Mark Twain.
Famous Aries Moon women: Lauren Bacall, Jamie Lee Curtis, Ellen DeGeneres, Grace Jones, Holly Hunter, Jennifer Lopez, Kennedy Onassis, Anne Rice, George Sand, Virginia Woolf.
The Moon in Taurus
The Moon in Taurus gives you a quiet, persistent, determined, conservative and methodical temperament. It suggests that you require security, a stable home life and material possessions in order to achieve emotional happiness. Music, art and literature will have a soothing and calming effect upon your nature.
The Moon in Gemini
The Moon in Gemini gives you the ability to objectify and rationalise your emotional nature. Resourceful and keen-witted you are able to find practical solutions to any domestic or personal problems. You have an intellectual nature fond of study and should achieve emotional satisfaction from scientific or literary pursuits. Travel and out-door activities such as walking will have therapeutic effects upon your nature.
The Moon in Cancer
The Moon in Cancer adds great depth, sensitivity and intensity to your feeling nature. You have a sociable, adaptable, imaginative, emotional and changeable temperament. There is some ability for acting, music, painting or poetry. Some leaning towards mediumship or mysticism is likely. Domestic, family and home life will be important to your emotional well-being. Swimming and other water pursuits will have therapeutic effects upon your nature.
The Moon in Leo
The Moon in Leo suggests a proud, honourable, generous, honest, high-minded, candid, warm-hearted, faithful and somewhat dramatic emotional nature - fond of luxury, pleasure, speculation, fine clothes and the opposite sex. You have the ideal temperament for managerial posts and other positions of authority, especially those that bring you into the public limelight in some way. You require the appreciation and admiration of others to feel emotionally secure. Music, poetry and painting will have a soothing and therapeutic effect upon your nature.
Famous Leo Moon men: Joseph Campbell, Winston Churchill, Jacques Cousteau, Mohandas Gandhi, Mikhail Gorbachev, Robert Graves, James Joyce, Jack Lemmon, Martin Luther, Paul McCarney, Teolonius Monk, Wesley Snipes, Ringo Starr, Mao Tse Tung, Peter Ustinov, Van Gogh.
Famous Leo Moon women: Bernadette, Jacqueline Bisset, Lizzie Borden, Marlene Dietrich, Jane Fonda, Anne Frank, Ruth Gordon, Martha Graham, Queen Latifah, Eva Peron, Julia Roberts, Jane Seymour, Gloria Steinem, Margaret Thatcher, Queen Elizabeth II.
The Moon in Virgo
The Moon in Virgo adds a practical and analytical quality to your emotional nature - the intellect is enhanced by this placement giving good memory-retention and a fondness of learning. There is a strong need for personal and domestic cleanliness and neatness. Health and diet will also be important issues. There is a tendency to be overly-critical of self and other family members. Travel, music, poetry and painting will have a soothing and therapeutic effect upon your nature.
The Moon in Libra
The Moon In Libra suggests a deep emotional need for harmony in marriage and other close relationships. You have a courteous and socially-agreeable disposition that attracts many friends - the approval of others is important for your emotional self-assurance. Music, poetry and art will have a soothing and therapeutic effect upon your nature.
The Moon in Scorpio
The Moon in Scorpio gives you a firm, determined, positive, energetic, self-reliant and self-assured disposition - well able to stand alone and fight your own battles. This placing indicates strong emotional and sensual desires which at times could overpower your personality. You enjoy the company of the other sex and are fond of the good things of life. You can, on occasion, be abrupt and plain-spoken - avoid the tendency to be possessive, jealous, or to hold grudges with a view to revenge. Your temperament is well-suited to hard work, motivating others and just plain getting things done.
The Moon in Sagittarius
The Moon in Sagittarius gives an idealistic, cheerful and optimistic overtone to your emotional disposition - candid, honourable, kindly and good-natured. You can become restless and nervous on occasion, and on impulse can 'up sticks' and move home without warning - possibly to foreign shores. You may intuitively be drawn to such subjects as religion, mysticism or social science. You are, by temperament, a natural teacher or preacher and at times you can to very prophetic. Philosophy, music and reading will have a soothing and therapeutic effect upon your nature.
The Moon in Capricorn
The Moon In Capricorn gives a reserved, serious and cautious quality to your feeling nature - others may view this as coldness. You have a responsible, influential, shrewd and persevering nature although, on occasion, you can be calculating, manipulative and show a total disregard for the feelings of others. You are temperamentally suited to positions of authority such as in politics, government or law. Emotional well- being is achieved through social and financial security.
The Moon in Aquarius
The Moon in Aquarius endows you with a sociable, imaginative, sympathetic and independent nature. You regard yourself as a 'free soul' and will not be bound by any social convention - although, you do have strong humanitarian sympathies. At times, others may view you as unorthodox, unconventional, exciting and individualistic. By temperament you are inclined to original or novel subjects such as astrology, fortune-telling, mediumship, mysticism, and the occult generally - you may also be attracted to political, educational, and scientific work. At some stage you may join a secret or mystical society, association or brotherhood. For general well-being you will require complete freedom of emotional self-expression.
The Moon in Pisces
The Moon in Pisces suggests a quiet, retiring, easy-going, super-sensitive, poetic and mild emotional nature. You can be restless, easily depressed, changeable, irresolute and easily discouraged by obstacles and opposition. To some degree you lack a matter-of-fact, practical and common-sense approach to life - by temperament, you are more emotional than intellectual. Psychic ability is indicated and you may be drawn to subjects such as religion, mysticism and spiritual growth. Music, poetry and romantic literature will have a soothing and therapeutic effect upon your inner self. Easily hurt, you seek emotional security through periods of peace and seclusion.
