MOON SIGN
The moon is a loyal companion.
It never leaves. It’s always there, watching, steadfast, knowing us in our light and dark moments, changing forever just as we do... Sometimes weak and wan, sometimes strong and full of light. The moon understands what it means to be human.
Tahereh Mafi
The Moon is one of the most personal and potent placements in our birth chart. She reflects the mind: how we respond emotionally, instinctively, and with desire. How we seek safety, how we love—and how we protect ourselves. Where the Sun shines outward, the Moon pulls inward. She is private, receptive and shy, shaped in early life, often linked to the mother or maternal influence.
Emotionally, the Moon is fluid—like the tides she governs. She captures our needs, our longings, and our fears bubbling below the surface. And just like her shifting phases, the Moon reveals the hidden nature of the feminine, the subconscious, intuition and receptivity.
The Moon is home in the 4th house, the place of childhood, home, domesticity, roots, and emotional security. She is most at ease in Cancer, a sign of sensitivity, intuition, protectiveness. Exalted in Taurus, the Moon finds sensuality and nourishment, but is encouraged to remain steadfast despite her shifting nature, which also adds resilience. In Capricorn (her detriment) or Scorpio (her fall), Moon’s emotional needs can feel constrained, overly intense, or difficult to satisfy.
But sign alone is never the full story. Each Moon is shaped by its aspects—connections to other planets, points, and asteroids in our birth chart.
For example, when the Moon forms tight aspects to Pluto, Neptune, or Saturn, we often see emotional themes that may be karmic, ancestral, or intense in some way. Moon-Pluto may indicate a need to emotionally transform or unravel past trauma. Moon-Neptune can show deep sensitivity, dreaminess, or blurred emotional boundaries, but also intuition and psychic gifts. Moon-Saturn may point to emotional restraint, maturity—or difficulty receiving comfort in early life. When the Moon aligns with the North or South Node, our emotional path may feel destined. The South Node reveals emotional patterns we may cling to—comforting but at times limiting. The North Node points to the kind of emotional growth your soul seeks in this lifetime.
Moon’s aspects to key asteroids like Chiron, Ceres, and Juno may reveal wounds around nurture, deep themes of grief and nourishment, and how we relate emotionally within committed partnership.
When Moon is strongly aspected, conjunct the angles, or in a water house (4th, 8th, 12th), her presence is unmistakable. It colours the entire emotional rhythm of our life.
If you’re curious to explore the deeper emotional themes of your chart, or understand your Moon sign in more depth, I’d love to help. You’re welcome to reach out with your birth time, date, and location.