Moon or Chandra is also a royal planet and is the queen in astrology. Moon is second planet in astrology after sun and a benefic, feminine planet. He represents the mind, emotions, sensitivity, the mother, house and domestic comforts, milk, sea and all things connected with the sea, hotel and food industry, textiles and apparels. Its cold and calm, Its color is white, direction north-east, metal is silver and gem is pearl. The moon is the fastest moving of the 9 planets and takes approximately 2-1/2 days to travel a sign. When the sun and moon are in the same rasi it is called Amavasya or new moon day or the 1st day of the dark fortnight.
Combination of planet Moon with other planets influence zodiac signs of horoscope and different planetary movements of moon show some special meaning for life of the person. Good combination of Moon with Mercury endows the native deep feelings and emotions. Conversely, bad combination can give the mental imbalance. A good aspect between Saturn and Moon makes the native patient, cautious, and steady.
Since the Moon is closest to Earth it influences us more deeply than any other Planet. The effect is very personal, very intimate. Whereas the Sun gives us our spirit, it’s the Moon which gives us our soul. The Moon is goddess-like in that it symbolizes mother and the relationship between woman and child. The moon (also known as a luminary) speaks to the women in one’s life and their role as nurturer. This planet rules zodiacal sign Cancer one among the watery signs.
- It is friend with Jupiter, Sun, Mercury, and enemy with Saturn, Rahu, and Ketu. Vimshottaridasha of Moon is 10 years and constellations are Rohini, Hasta, and Shravan. Moon is exalted in Taurus at 3 degree, and debilitated in Scorpio at 3 degree. Mooltrikonarashi of Moon is Taurus between 4 to 30 degree. Pearl is the gemstone of Moon.
- If Sun is father, Moon is mother; the mother brings up the child so Moon is strong significator of mother and motherly things as it is a female planet and considered as the queen among planets. Strong Moon indicates a great love and care from mother, and makes mother capable enough to bring up and develop the child’s mental faculties. Moon is the secondary significator for wife.
- Strong Moon gives career in public relations, administration, house-keeping, nursing, cooking, catering, psychologist and physician like jobs related to care and feelings. Hotels, restaurants, public places, hospitals are connected with Moon. Moon also represents water so watery places, things related to water such as ships or sailors are connected with Moon.
- Good Moon gives pleasing appearance, good speaking abilities, good memory, good deeds, good imagination, good intellect, fertility power, and good feelings. Moon also gives feminine nature so people with good Moon are generally liked by females.
- Weak Moon may give you fickle temperament; intolerance, insensitivity, and even insomnia as Moon represent sleep. Through Moon you can also check family, financial solvency, happy married life, inheritance, income and gains, basic comfort, family, basic education, status of married life, social behavior etc.
- In the body, it represents face, mind, feelings, tolerance, intellect, imagination, good memory, fertility, blood, breasts, stomach, lungs, chest, left eye for males, and menstrual cycle, generative organs and right eye for females.