Why do we use Moon Sign in Vedic Astrology unlike Sun Sign for Western?

While the names clearly suggest the basis of reading is Sun’s position in your horoscope when we carry out Sun Sign based reading & Moon’s position for Moon sign reading, the simplicity of description ends here.

Sun is the physical body while Moon is the mind and our receptiveness to events that occur around us. Most of the times we are happy or sad because of what we feel instead of what we receive or physically do in our lives. It is an accepted fact that Sun is the giver of all energy & live within our solar system and because of that it should be the most important parameter to measure destiny too. However Moon is the closest celestial body through which the effects of all planets get filtered and reach us. Since the mind usually prevails over physical matters, Vedic Astrology discovered the accuracy of Moon sign readings many millenniums ago.

Moon Sign Vs Sun Sign debate

When it comes to comparing the two modes of Astrological analysis, there is always a debate so as to which one is better, is the Astrology based on Moon sign a better and viable means of gauging the events in life. On the other hand, is the Sun sign based Astrological analysis gives more sense because the Sun is the actual source of energy which has its own light and even the Moon relies on the energy of Sun to lighten up the night sky and the lives of people.

Moon is associated with the mind, emotions, and feelings that one may have and your inner self and the way you see the world from your inner eyes, all this is governed by the Moon. Our mind and emotions are always act based on Moon transit and as Moon is a fastest moving planet, so like our emotions and mind, it changes every second and our lives day to day activities and events depend on our mood and which is in control of Moon.   So, in a way it provides the personal inner touch of your soul to what ever happens in your life. Moon n gives you kind and humble attitude towards the needy people. It tells about your emotional attachment to your love partner and the feelings of love that you may have. Moon also give an account of your travel plans which you may have.

Sun on the other hand is more of a powerhouse, the energy provider and the king of the zodiac, it is more physical sense and form of energy, whereas the Moon is more of feelings. It is linked to your personality and portrays the positivity and the negative aspects related to your personality. Sun is associated to your pride and authoritative behaviour that you may have. We may say that we may see the Sun as source of power but it is the outer world and your physical attributes, whereas the Moon is your internal makeup, how you feel and understand the things from your heart by establishing a connection with your feelings.

The aspects that the Sun portrays about you, more or less people are already aware since it has more of the visible attributes that are revealed, that carry some reflection in your appearance and other perceptible traits. However, Moon gives an account of the things that may even come as a surprise to you also as you may not have explored your deepest of the desires, your fears, your strengths and remain ignorant until a phase of Moon brings it fore and surprise the people around, including you. The Moon sign indicates your basic nature and how you react on small actions or reactions, it indicates all this. It is capable to indicate the tiniest reaction on any event or action. It signify your emotions, feelings, intuition and recollections of things.

Prediction Accuracy comparison – essence of Moon and Sun transit

Moon is fastest moving planet in soar system and transits through all 12 signs in around 28-30 days or one month. It stays in each of the Zodiac Signs for 2 and a half days while traversing across. As compared to this, Sun takes much more time for travelling across the 12 signs and completes one cycle in 12 months, staying in each sign for 30 days.

This gives more accuracy to the predictions based on Moon since it is traveling a portion of 30 degrees in lesser time of 2.5 days as compared to Sun which covers these 30 degrees or one sign in 30 days. The predictions based on Sun movements would remain valid and unchanged for 30 days, here Sun moves 1 degree in 1 day and thus for the entire month, since there is no change, the predictions will be more of generic nature. On the other hand, Moon travels 1 degree in 1 hour, thus giving it a more dynamic nature and accuracy in predictions since it covers all the changes that take place in your life in a very short span, therefore it is denser.

Accurate calculation of Moon sign carries a lot of significance since the Moon travels very quickly and changes degree every 1 hour. At the time of birth, the position of the Moon to the minutest of the details up to the level of seconds will give a precise time of birth and would also give an accuracy of the Moon sign actually is to be chosen, since the entire prediction later will be based on this accurate calculation of the placement of Moon in the birth chart. Results may differ significantly if the calculations are not accurate as expected to be. 

Prediction Accuracy comparison – essence of Nakshatras

If we analyse the predictions based on the Nakshatras, each sign is of 30 degrees and is further divided into 3 nakshatras. Hence if we look at the division of signs in terms of Nakshatras, Sun stays in each Nakshatra for 10 days, hence the predictions for this set of 10 days will not change and would be very generic in nature, and similarly for other 2 Nakshatras in the same sign.  In case of Moon, it stays in one Nakshatra for 12 hours, hence the predictions will be based on this shorter time period as compared to Sun and would change as the Moon continues its journey.

Moon is linked to the Nakshatras Rohini, Hasta and Shravana. Moon is the lord of these Nakshatras and when the Moon remains in them, it gives favourable results.

Sun is associated to the Nakshatras Kritika, Uttarphalguni and Uttarashadha as lord of these Nakshatras, therefore in its journey across all the 12 signs, when Sun remains in these Nakshatras may tend to give benefic results.

Prediction Accuracy comparison- Depth of connection of Moon Vs Sun

Sun sign gives a broader picture of a person covering the overall attributes of physical appearances and personality traits which we may say to have more essence of tangibility attached to it, the broader view may carry the bigger depiction of you, leaving apart may areas of your personality unexplored, contours left open and minor details missed. The Moon sign has the quality of covering even the minutest of your inner self in detail. We may say that the open ends that have been left by the Sun sign are closed with the insights that are revealed by the Moon sign. Say for example you may come across two persons, Moon sign of one and Sun sign of the other falls under same zodiac, hence classically speaking they would display similar traits. However, here Moon sign plays the trick since the differences between the two personalities, traits and the behaviours would be given more precisely by the Moon sign. Moon sign here would also give the account of the limits and extent of personality traits that would depict the differences among the two, which Sun sign may not have revealed giving clearer picture about the person including the unseen inner self, the untouched and dormant energies within, your inner voice which talks and guides you and many more such attributes, the list is long.

The Moon is considered an important planet in your horoscope as per Vedic astrology,  even your experience in love, heartbreak,  intimate, sentimental moments all depend on your Moon transit and the combination with sign where it resides. Your action and reaction in day today life all depend on Moon.

Prediction Accuracy comparison- Attributes used to find Moon sign Vs Sun Sign

Finding the Sun sign is much easier than finding the Moon sign. Sun sign has specific dates linked to each sign and when your date of birth falls in this period then that is your Sun sign. On the other hand, calculating the Moon sign may not be a cake walk, it requires, unlike Sun sign, your time and date of birth and also the place of birth for accurate identifying the Moon sign that you were born in. This adds to the accuracy of predictions based on Moon sign as compared to Sun sign which does not take into account the geographic attributes of birth in terms of precise latitude and longitudes to give a far more accurate positioning of the Moon in your birth chart at the time of birth. Though many websites are there on the world wide web which may calculate the Moon sign just at the click of few buttons, yet this calculation can be done manually also to arrive at accuracy up to the level of second and not just minutes. It is always desirable that exact time to the seconds level and exact place of birth are known for exact predictions.

Conclusion

By now we have seen the various factors and attributes that provide a clear insight into the comparative picture between the Moon sign and Sun sign in terms of the levels of accuracy they provide in Astrological predictions and the underlying reasons thereto. As evident, Moon sign give a far better, accurate to the micro levels and in-depth analytical predictions of your personality since it divides your overall disposition into minutest of parts which make the predictions so precise. Though Sun sign-based predictions are also true and give broad brush pen picture of a person’s life, but when we want the finer details of human life, to know about accurate behaviour, action-reaction on particular event,   then we need to resort to the Moon sign Vedic Astrology based predictions.