Moon in Astrology: Meaning in Your Birth Chart

The Moon shows your emotional nature: how you feel, what comforts you, your instincts and habits, and the kind of care you need. It is the private self behind the Sun.

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What Moon Represents

The Moon shows your emotional nature: how you feel, what comforts you, your instincts and habits, and the kind of care you need. It is the private self behind the Sun.

Moon rules Cancer and spends about two and a half days in each sign.

Moon in the 12 Signs

Moon in the 12 Houses

HouseMoon in this house
1st HouseYou seek emotional security and comfort through your self-image, body, appearance and first impressions.
2nd HouseYou seek emotional security and comfort through money, possessions, values and self-worth.
3rd HouseYou seek emotional security and comfort through communication, learning, siblings and your neighborhood.
4th HouseYou seek emotional security and comfort through home, family, roots and inner foundations.
5th HouseYou seek emotional security and comfort through romance, creativity, play and children.
6th HouseYou seek emotional security and comfort through daily work, routines, health and service.
7th HouseYou seek emotional security and comfort through marriage, committed partnerships and close one-to-one relationships.
8th HouseYou seek emotional security and comfort through intimacy, shared resources, crisis and transformation.
9th HouseYou seek emotional security and comfort through travel, higher learning, beliefs and the search for meaning.
10th HouseYou seek emotional security and comfort through career, reputation, ambition and public life.
11th HouseYou seek emotional security and comfort through friendships, groups, networks and hopes for the future.
12th HouseYou seek emotional security and comfort through the subconscious, solitude, spirituality and hidden matters.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Moon represent in astrology?

The Moon shows your emotional nature: how you feel, what comforts you, your instincts and habits, and the kind of care you need.

How long does Moon stay in a sign?

About two and a half days in each sign.

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