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Planetary Body•Ruler of Cancer

Moon in Birth Chart: Meaning & Interpretation

The Moon represents your emotions, instincts, and subconscious mind. It reveals how you process feelings, your emotional needs, and your relationship with your mother and home.

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Core Meaning Through the Signs Dignities House Placements

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The Moon: Your Emotional Nature

Understanding the fundamental meaning of this planet in astrology.

Introduction

The Moon represents your emotional inner world, your instincts, and your subconscious patterns. It reveals how you respond emotionally to life's situations and what makes you feel secure.

Core Meaning

The Moon in your birth chart shows your emotional needs, your relationship with your mother and family, and your本能 reactions to situations. It describes what you need to feel nurtured and how you nurture others.

Retrograde Motion

While the Moon doesn't truly go retrograde, its apparent backward motion (seen from Earth's position) occurs monthly and represents times of emotional review and inner processing.

Moon Through the Zodiac Signs

How Moon expresses its energy through each of the 12 zodiac signs.

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Moon in Aries

bold, ambitious

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Moon in Taurus

reliable, patient

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Moon in Gemini

curious, adaptable

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Moon in Cancer

emotional, intuitive

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Moon in Leo

creative, dramatic

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Moon in Virgo

analytical, practical

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Moon in Libra

diplomatic, gracious

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Moon in Scorpio

passionate, magnetic

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Moon in Sagittarius

optimistic, adventurous

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Moon in Capricorn

ambitious, disciplined

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Moon in Aquarius

innovative, humanitarian

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Moon in Pisces

intuitive, compassionate

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Essential Dignities

The signs where a planet expresses its energy most and least harmoniously.

Strong Placements

Rulership (Home)

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Cancer

June 21 - July 22

Exaltation

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Taurus

April 20 - May 20

⚠Challenging Placements

Detriment

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Capricorn

December 22 - January 19

Fall

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Scorpio

October 23 - November 21

Understanding Dignity

In traditional astrology, essential dignities show how comfortably a planet expresses its energy. A planet in its rulership or exaltation is strong and expresses its qualities positively. A planet in detriment or fall may struggle to express its natural qualities, often creating challenges that lead to growth and mastery. Modern astrologers view these placements as opportunities for developing unique strengths through conscious awareness and effort.

Moon in the Houses

How Moon expresses its energy through each of the 12 astrological houses.

House Interpretations

The house placement of the Moon reveals the area of life where you seek emotional security and where you experience the most emotional fluctuation. This is where your feelings are most actively engaged.

First House

Self, Identity, Appearance

Second House

Money, Possessions, Values

Third House

Communication, Siblings, Short Travel

Fourth House

Home, Family, Roots

Fifth House

Creativity, Romance, Children

Sixth House

Work, Health, Service