Whobeda's Guide to Basic Astrology

Moon Signs

Your Moon Sign drives your emotions and how you react to them based on the sign the Moon was in when you were born. The Moon moves quickly, spending about two and a half days in each zodiac sign and thus can be in more than one sign on a given day. If you were born on one of those days when it changed signs you need your birth time to know for certain what your Moon Sign is, though it is often fairly easy to figure out based on your emotional nature.

If your Moon Sign is not compatible with your Sun Sign or extremely different, you will be a bit of a dichotomy. For example, in the simplest terms, if you’re an Aries with a Pisces Moon, you will be a compassionate warrior; if you’re a Capricorn with a Libra Moon you’ll be a fair authority figure; if you’re a Taurus with a Gemini Moon you’ll be set in your ways but willing to listen logically; you may be a patient, easy going Pisces but if you have a Leo Moon you’ll surprise everyone with an occasional flare of temper when you’re upset, etc.

In other words, the sign placement of your Moon will give you an emotional nature that reflects the general characteristics of that sign. What follow are some brief descriptions of how the Moon might act in respective signs.

You’ll notice an occasional mention of a “progressed” Moon Sign. You need to read the section on progressed charts to fully understand that statement but the short version is that your Moon Sign changes every two and a half years. This makes a considerable difference in your emotional nature but few know what is going on when it occurs. Sometimes it’s not that noticeable and others it is, particularly if the Moon Sign is substantially different by nature than your Sun Sign or Natal Moon. For example, if you’re usually a logical, unemotional sort of person who suddenly finds him or herself being overly sentimental or crying more than usual, the odds are quite high that your Moon Sign just changed into a Water Sign such as Cancer or Pisces. I have given that information to more than one client over the years who was tremendously relieved there was a reason for it and that they were not going off the deep end.

That is why I share this information, so you’ll understand yourself better as well as how to use the astronomical influences in a way that promote your growth and well-being.