The planets

Moon in astrology

What Moon means in your birth chart: emotion and need, and where it shows up.

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The Moon is your inner world: your feelings, your instincts and what you need to feel safe. It moves faster than any other body, and it rules the private self you show only to those you trust.

What it governs

  • Role: Emotion & need
  • Keywords: emotions, needs, instinct, what makes you feel safe
  • Type: Luminary

Moon is one of the two luminaries, the Sun and the Moon. They are the brightest, most personal points in any chart, and the first place most readings look.

Wherever Moon falls, its sign shows the style it acts in and its house shows the part of life it touches. Moon in a bold fire sign plays out very differently from Moon tucked away in the quiet twelfth house.

Meet the whole cast in The planets, and see how Moon connects with the others in Aspects.

Common questions

What does Moon mean in astrology?

In astrology, Moon governs emotion and need: emotions, needs, instinct, what makes you feel safe.

Is Moon a personal or outer planet?

Moon is one of the two luminaries, the Sun and the Moon, the most personal points in a chart.

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