The Moon in Astrology affects us in two ways during Transits and in our Natal Chart. Here's everything you need to know about this lunar placement.
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The Moon in Astrology is one of our solar system's most fascinating celestial bodies.
Even if a person is unaware of the logistics of our natural satellite, most people are at least aware of New and Full Moons or Moon Phases.
But lunar cycles aside, this heavenly body shows how we’re doing emotionally.
Just like everyone has a Sun Sign, we also have a Moon placement in our Natal Horoscope. The Moon shows another aspect of your personality and represents how you respond to life and emotional needs. Our Natal Moon shows what gives us comfort, feelings about our family, personal life, our roots, and where we find solace.
In this article, I’ll give the deets on the lunar effects from a Transit level and what the Moon means in your Birth Chart.
Transiting Moon In Astrology
The Moon is the fastest-moving celestial object in our sky, affecting how it shows up in a Natal Chart in Astrology.
Unlike the Sun, which takes 4 weeks to Transit a Sign, the Moon changes Zodiac configurations every two and a half days. The Sun takes 365 days to traverse the entire Zodiac while the Moon does a complete circle around these constellations in 29 days.
We have 12 Full and New Moons each year. There are specific years when we can get 13 to 14 due to a Blue Moon.
It pulls on our tides, including us, because the human body is mainly made up of water.
For women, a menstrual cycle syncs up with the lunar phases
New Moons are fresh starts where we adopt the positive traits of the Sign. This lunar event is a time to plant seeds we would like to harvest in the next 6 months.
Full Moons bring in a complete cycle and get notable names due to their association with a month.
The Void Of Course Moon is a lunar event when the Moon won't make any more connections to other planets until it changes Signs.
Eclipses are hardcore versions of New and Full lunar events.
Super and Micro Moons occur due to the Moon's orbit not being perfectly circular, resulting in Perigee and Apogee.
Energetically, the Transiting Moon affects our moods.
Because it is such a fast celestial object, we can have a lunar day filled with various emotions like feeling joyous, over the top, easily agitated, moody, angry, and gloomy.
These fluctuations can happen every few hours as the Moon travels through a Sign and makes Transits.
Being one of the fastest moving celestial objects in Astrology, our natural satellite changes Signs every two and a half days; this means it moves through all twelve Zodiac Signs in approximately 29 days.
The Moon does well in Cancer and Taurus.
This is because Cancer is the natural pairing for the Moon since it’s a Sign that stands for our inner world, emotions, patterns, and fluctuations. In Taurus, the Moon is Exalted since it works in a grounded way while connected to this Sign. Taurus acts like an anchor while paired with our natural satellite, which offers dependability and enjoying life’s pleasures.
But it has a more challenging time in Signs like Aries, Scorpio, and Capricorn.
Capricorn and Scorpio’s case is because these Signs are opposite to Cancer along with Taurus. In the Sign of Capricorn, the Moon has a more challenging time expressing vulnerability.
Regarding Scorpio, the Moon can experience more turbulence than Taurus's grounded vibes.
There can be tense moments with Aries due to this Sign being more of the warrior type and not in touch with its emotions. So, when the Moon travels through these Signs, we could have more of a stormy day. Of course, there are always mitigating factors in these situations.
The Moon in Your Birth Chart
Our emotions and needs are tied to our Natal Moon in the Horoscope. The lunar energy in your chart shows how you respond to your environment.
The Sun shows how we shine and deal with our consciousness and ego, while our Natal Moon shows our subconscious and our inner world. Because the Moon lights up our night sky, it deals with this part of the mind. And just as the night carries a bit of mystique, so does our Natal Moon.
In other words, this is our more intuitive side.
Spiritually, the Moon shows us instincts and intuition.
Lunar energy in Astrology shows the psychological, deep, and mysterious side of ourselves. We can illuminate the more personal aspect of our lives when we’re practicing being in our body and connecting with our Moon. Also, the Natal Moon shows what nourishes our souls.
This natural satellite rules the Sign of Cancer which is part of the Water Element in Astrology, giving it a more contemplative and feminine tone. At night, if we are by a lake or ocean, the Moon reflects on that body of water, causing a mirroring effect which happens to be one of the ways its version works Natally. The Birth Chart version of our Moon is our more reflective side.
As a result, we can be more contemplative and receptive. This could be done in a way that’s empathetic and complex.
Because this celestial body is closely tied to Cancer The Crab, we deal with fluctuations. The Moon is constantly changing from a waxing cycle to its balsamic period; as a result, our moods tend to ebb and flow. This shows how we handle fluctuations in our Birth Chart; wherever the Moon is, Natally shows where things go through the most cyclical phases.
Emotions, Reactions, And Patterns
A Natal Moon emphasizes internal security.
The Moon shows us how we react to change—whether we embrace or resist it. Emotional security shows up in this section of our charts as well. In other words, our Moon, combined with the Sign and house it’s placed in, shows our emotional needs. Also, your Moon Sign can tell you a lot about what makes you feel comfortable and how you respond to things in life.
The Moon shows our innermost fears and desires in our Astrology Chart.
Emotional dysregulation can happen too quickly when we’re around unsafe environments. For this reason, we need to nurture our Moon by ensuring we’re in the right places and with people who will look out for our interests and prevent us from going off the rails.
Everyone varies on what makes them feel secure, so depending on your Moon, what brings others comfort might cause you to feel off-kilter. Some people gain comfort from luxury, others through mental stimulation, and some through solitude.
The Moon represents your instincts and intuition. It's the part of you that takes over when you're in danger or when it comes time to decide. In the Natal Chart, the Moon is also responsible for your subconscious, which is the part of the mind that governs how we react without giving something a second thought.
A Natal Moon shows our nurturing style and how we want to be fostered. It also shows how we were parented, our paternal style, and stands for the mother. The mother archetype of the Moon rules feminine cycles, i.e., menstruation cycles, hormones, menopause, and other cyclical things occurring in a woman’s monthly phases. Your Natal Moon can show whether you’re prone to hormone fluctuations in women.
This lunar energy shows our habits and patterns.
How we react is tied to our Natal Moon. Depending on your Moon Sign, what house it sits and the aspects it’s making to other planets, we can see the condition of your lunar placement in your Natal chart. Therefore, your response to your surroundings is closely tied to your Moon.
On a subconscious level, the Moon can also reveal how you feel about yourself. In a situation like this, we can see varying results. If someone is working to be more present with their Natal Moon, this could be helpful because it prevents problems like projecting onto others.
How we treat others says a lot about how we feel about ourselves, so with a Moon that’s not getting its needs met, there can be issues with how we emotionally react to others.
Personal Life And Privacy Style
The Moon is about how you feel about your family and home life.
Our personal life is a prominent feature of the Moon in the Birth Chart. Through this, we can see how we handle our private lives and relationships. Because the Moon reflects our protective side, we can see what you keep sacred in your life through this celestial body in your Birth Chart along with the 4th house.
Regarding our relationships, this includes our familial relations, how we are when nobody is watching, and how we care for ourselves.
Emotional security and proper support from others are vital for us to succeed, and vice versa.
Wherever the Moon or Cancer is in your Birth Chart shows how you practice the art of concealment. In other words, the Moon is about the private version of us that the public doesn’t get to see. So, your style of keeping things to yourself is shown through this Natal Placement.
There are things in life that aren’t meant to be seen, so one of the other ways we nourish this energy is by keeping some things a mystery.
Let’s face it; you can’t let everyone in regarding personal life or home; some people don’t deserve to see your vulnerabilities. Also, the Moon in Astrology is about safety and what makes us feel comfortable. Sometimes, keeping the contents of your home, inner world, and personal life hush-hush is necessary.
Not showing everyone how the sausage is made prevents jealousy and personal business from spreading around town.
Natal lunar energy also shows our priorities in our Chart.
The Moon demonstrates the importance we put in our personal life, so some people may focus on immediate family while others consider friends their tribe. Or some might look at their partner as their soul family. But either way, we can see what kinds of relationships offer fulfillment in your life.
A house should be where you can take off your shoes and relax after a long day. It's essential to learn to prioritize our personal lives and living situations. Cultivating the right kinds of relationships is what makes our Moon feel nourished.
The Natal Moon Tells Your Origins Story
As the Ruler of the 4th house in Astrology, the Moon has to do with our roots.
The Natal Moon shows our origins, family history, the past, attitudes about where we came from, feelings toward those who nurtured us, and how we end things. With this, we can see a person's direct emotional reaction to their upbringing.
Some of the ways we were parented shows up in our Natal Moon. Through this, we can see the condition of how the personal experience of their caretakers and if emotional needs were met while in their home environment.
Because the Moon deals with feminine energy, we can see our relationship with maternal figures. Of course, these people in our lives could be mothers, but they can also be aunts or other feminine energies in a position of authority. In some cases, a maternal figure could show up as the father.
But our Moon does point to the kind of nurturing we received from this figure. Sometimes we can see wounding experienced because of the maternal figure, while others can see a tight bond with their motherly example.
No experience is alike, of course; just because a person has a Moon in Detriment doesn’t mean they were brought up poorly. Nor does having an exalted Moon mean that the person's home environment was superb.
Through these experiences, our Moon can show us how we need to be parented. As a result, we could work on our inner child and re-parent ourselves to work through where we lacked nurturing.
Also, this celestial body can show how we parent our children.
Depending on the placement and Sign, one individual might be the type of parent that lets their kids express themselves freely, or this could show a more disciplinarian type.
With our Moon, we could also work on familial baggage. Through this, we could see what generational things we carry with us.
As we get older and can care for ourselves, we either choose to carry on tradition because the Moon rules the past and sticks with what you learned from your homeland. Or we could find ourselves letting go of generational baggage as a result.
Taking a deep dive into family history helps our Moon. We can look at the lessons that past generations have gone through and do better. This allows us to redefine what tribe means and will enable us to reinvent the definition of family.
Repeating the same cycles is an unconscious thing when it comes to the Moon in our Natal chart, so when we learn to connect with our subconscious patterns, we can break habits that hold us back.
Endings are another feature we can see with this celestial body.
In our Birth Chart, the Moon’s placement and the 4th house can show how we close out cycles. This could be how we release what no longer serves us, leave a situation, sever ties, and other ways a chapter gets closed in our lives.
With all the scenarios this celestial body brings to our world, it’s crucial to make sure you’re consciously connecting with your Natal Moon.
Do your best to stay in touch with your intuition so you can be more conscious of your inner world.
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