If you ask which is the most important planet in a horoscope, the answer is probably Moon because it acts as preceptor to everything experienced on a sub-conscious and emotional level, apart from the physical dimension of life experiences (discerned through the Ascendant). In these times, when we have grasped the significance of Emotional Quotient (EQ) over Intelligence Quotient (IQ), the role of Moon becomes super important since it helps us to understand our EQ best.

What is Moon’s Role in Vedic Natal Astrology?

• Moon plays a vital role since it is significant for predicting human fate. Moon’s effects can bestow you with various impact.
• The strength of Moon’s strength is calculated at two levels: In the conventional method by the house & zodiac sign it occupies; and by the waxing or waning strength.
• Moon’s power to bring you good luck and prosperity in life depends on its size at the time of your birth. Larger the size, greater the power.
• Since it is a royal planet, Moon helps you understand the real stature and success you would eventually achieve in life. It defines your personality and traits that can be seen by people to judge you as a human being.
• It indicates grit, mental strength, and the ability to face challenges.
• It denotes security and power of mental capability nurtured through mother, family and childhood memories.
• A strong Moon gives you the courage to move mountains and achieve your targets, while a weak Moon causes poor health (physical and mental), behaviour issues, complexes, and setbacks in luck.

What does Moon in your Horoscope indicate?

Like other planets, Moon is judged in many ways and the house placement is just one of the many ways. Read on to learn about the effects of Moon in each house, to get a quick sense:

Moon in 1st House: This position makes you emotional and popular. The 1^st house stands for the beginning of life, a new start in the form of strong foundation through courage, physical strength, confidence, strong imagination and foresight. This position makes you highly sensitive, helping and thoughtful with people. The dasa of Moon makes you eager about change and travels. During Moon 1st house dasa, marriage or a deep emotional relationship becomes possible. Generally, the 1st house Moon dasa brings good health, wealth, success in career, and happiness from children. At the same time, on the other hand, a poorly strengthened 1st house Moon Dasa may cause anxiety, restlessness, devoid of friends, and lack of maternal happiness. A few notable people with 1^st house Moon placement are Asha Bhosle, Rajnath Singh & Miranda Kerr.

Moon in 2nd House: This position provides safety and deep thinking about material stability. The 2^nd house is connected with material possessions, personal finances, relationships, and the concept of value. This position enhances your desire to earn more money. It makes you very expressive and crave cold liquids. It also makes you take care of people. The dasa of 2^nd house Moon gives importance to material security and emotional satisfaction. During this dasa there may be an inclination towards art and spirituality. Second house Moon dasa will bless you with intelligence, knowledge and creativity but along with these, it will also make the person restless, anxious and inflict negativity. This period will motivate excessive expenditure on unnecessary things that may bring imbalance in financial state. A few notable people with 2^nd house Moon placement are John Travolta, Kareena Kapoor and Mike Tyson.

Moon in 3rd House: This position gives you a command over excellent communication skills. The 3rd house signifies intelligence, communication, creativity, travel, siblings, neighbours, habits, and talent. This position blesses you with good communication skills, makes you sentimental and highly inquisitive. It may provide you with an inclination towards spirituality, writing and journalism. The dasa of 3^rd house Moon makes one a day dreamer. This period may bless you with financial growth and success in career. This dasa makes one delicate, emotional and fickle-minded. It will bless you with name and fame. Moon in 3^rd house also gives one the inclination to do charity and good deeds. You need to channelize your energy in right direction during this period.  A few notable people with 3^rd House Moon placement are Pele, Roger Federer and Ranbir Kapoor.

Moon in 4th House: This position provides emotional bonding with your mother and native place. The 4^th house symbolises home, mother, family and domestic happiness, vehicle, property, etc. This position suggests strong attachment with your motherland, materialistic pleasures and a powerful mind with ideas. The dasa of 4^th house Moon gives all comfort in life. During this period, one can enjoy the company of good people and make a house that would be the envy of others. With an unsettled Moon there will be distress due to domestic and property related ups and down.  A few notable people with 4^th House Moon placement are Mel Gibson, Vicky Kaushal and Leander Paes.

Moon in 5th House: This position makes you emotional and of caring nature. The 5^th house symbolises pleasures, social inclinations, romance, love, affair, conception of child, recreation, entertainment, and cinema. This position gives you a magnetic personality, makes you passionate and enthusiastic. It also makes you talented and willing to share emotions. The dasa of 5^th house Moon gives positivity and favourable results. It will bless with knowledge, intelligence and worldly pleasure. This period of 5^th house Moon gives you mental challenges, which lead to depression and sorrow. At times it may also give emotional setbacks in life.  A few notable people with 5^th House Moon placement are Stephen King, Shabana Azmi and Ben Affleck.

Moon in 6th House: This position makes you extremely sensitive and emotional. The 6^th house is indicative of tour physical strength, capacity to work hard, debts, difficulties, competition, and enemies. This position brings you emotional serenity and also gives you the zeal to work hard, engage in charity and spiritualism. It can also make you emotionally aloof and create health issues. The dasa of 6^th house Moon brings success in competition and good opportunities in career, but along with this, there may be physical and emotional challenges and you may pass through testing period related to relationships, health, etc. There may be distress due to relationship during this time. A few notable people with 6^th House Moon placement are Lady Gaga, Shahrukh Khan and Will Smith.

Moon in 7th House: This position makes you extremely sensitive and emotional. The 7^th house symbolises partnerships, the most important being marriage, sexual fantasies, commitment, passion, attraction towards the opposite sex, desire for partner, etc. This position blesses you with a sincere and pure-hearted partner. Their spouse will be family-oriented and emotionally attached. The dasa of 7^th house Moon creates mood swings in personal as well as professional life. During this period people with strong connection and attraction towards opposite sex will be more responsible towards relationship and will adjust in any situation.  A few notable people with 7^th House Moon placement are Woody Allen, PT Usha and Yami Gautam.

Moon in 8th House: This position makes you emotionally complex and complicated. The 8^th house stands for secrets, unexpected events, in-laws, longevity, accidents, injuries, and nature of death. This position will create dissatisfaction and also give you an inclination towards addiction (liquor, drugs or party). You may also indulge in extravagant activity and clandestine love affairs or relationships. The dasa of 8^th house Moon makes one more ambitious. It will also bring lack of satisfaction which may lead to restlessness and anxiety. It may create interest in physical fitness and balanced diet. This period may create challenges in relation with life partner or in-laws as you may indulge in secretive relationships.  A few notable people with 8^th House Moon placement are Mary Kom, Sushmita Sen and Arnab Goswami.  

Moon in 9th House: This position makes you very focused and determined. The 9^th house symbolises father, spiritual deeds, religion, higher education and deep higher learning, long distance travels, ethics and moral values. This position blesses you with creativity and an intense power of imagination; instils trustworthiness and a charisma that one cannot miss or stay away from. You will always have other’s interest come first, every time. This position gives you a sense of uniqueness in your personality that stands out in the crowd. The dasa of 9^th house Moon enhances your philosophical and moral inclinations, giving a feeling of being different from people around. Gains from spouse or in-laws is also very likely during this period. Emotions will play an important role and take forefront in all the crucial events occurring or decisions taken during this period. A few notable people with 9^th House Moon placement are David Beckham, Elton John and Sachin Tendulkar.

Moon in 10th House: This position makes you learned and ushers in prosperity. The 10^th house symbolizes career, position in profession, name and fame, power, honor and prestige, status, politics, financial success, social responsibilities, and link with society. This position will bring growth to your career and also promote your image in the social circles. It will also make you take professional decisions based on emotions; thus, sometimes you may not come up with amicable and preferred solutions. The dasa of 10^th house Moon would grossly enhance professional gains, may bless with some rewards at workplace or some promotions. It may at times bring challenges to think in the correct manner and direction; in addition, there may be lack of will and reduced confidence. Chances of image in society getting tarnished may also be an area of concern.  A few notable people with 10^th House Moon placement are Bill Gates, Madhuri Dixit and Vin Diesel.

Moon in 11th House: This position brings prosperity and makes you gain wealth. The 11^th house symbolises fulfilling of desires and gains in wealth, friends, elder brother, aspirations, and end of miseries. This position blesses you with good and trustworthy friends who may help you without any personal motives. But, on the down side, this position causes unpleasant thoughts and brings uncertainties to the mind. The dasa of 11^th house Moon brings lots of prosperity, income from regular and new sources. This period will be good to fulfill dreams and desires that had been there in the mind but were not materializing due to unforeseen reasons. This period will see some good friends coming into folds and develop lot of affinity. The period may also be marked with some disturbances in mind and varied mind swings that will not allow steady and calm relationships with friends.  A few notable people with 11^th House Moon placement are Alia Bhatt, Taylor Swift and Rihanna.

Moon in 12th House: This position makes you very emotional and sentimental. The 12^th house stands for connections with souls and past life deeds, hidden enemies, losses and expenditures, salvation, end of life, and self-improvement. This position gives you a sense of understanding and empathy towards others. It motivates you to be selfless, kind, charitable, helping the needy brings you contentment. The dasa of 12^th house Moon amplifies the emotions and makes you more attached with the inner self. This period will strengthen liking and attraction towards material things. Sometimes there will be a feeling of detachment from the most liked things and this will hurt your inner feelings. There are chances that one may like to explore Self and there will be an inclination towards seclusion and loneliness. A few notable people with 12^th House Moon placement are Ravish Kumar, Harry Styles and Megan Fox.

Benefits of Natal Moon Reading 

It is one of the most useful reports prepared by our team, based on lengthy research. The report covers:

• Energy & EQ (or the deficiency of it) that Moon brings to your horoscope & your character.
• Areas of strength & weaknesses for you associated with Moon.
• Special yogas with Moon participates in your horoscope (both positive & negative).
• Numeric figure connected with Moon’s strength.
• Moon’s waxing & waning strength - its effects on you.
• Aspects of your life that will grow or bring challenges due to Moon.
• Suggestions - how to use Moon’s energy for yourself.
• Cautions & Remedies.
• Moon’s effects on you over 5, 10, 15 years.

Helpful Tips:

• Your areas of strength & weaknesses associated with Moon.
• Energy & EQ (or the deficiency of it) that Moon brings to your horoscope & your character.
• Suggestions to use Moon’s energy for yourself.
• Special Yogas with Moon in your horoscope (both positive & negative).
• Cautions & Remedies.