Moon in Astrology — The Mirror

Moon is currently in Aquarius 15.8°.

Archetype

emotion

Orbital period

~27.3 days sidereal (29.5 synodic)

Sign transit

~2.5 days per sign

Body rulership

Stomach, fluids, breast, parasympathetic response

Keywords

feelingmemoryneedrhythmbelonging

Dignity & debility

Where Moon performs at home, where it struggles, and where tradition says it sings. Click any sign to open its reference page.

Rulership

Cancer

The sign(s) Moon rules. At home — strong and native, though not always gentle.

Exaltation

Taurus

Where Moon is honoured. Performs with added grace — a welcome guest.

Detriment

Capricorn

Opposite Moon’s rulership. Works harder, learns through friction what it couldn’t learn at ease.

Fall

Scorpio

Opposite exaltation. Asks humility. Gifts show up quieter here — sometimes inverted.

Other luminary bodies

The two great lights — Sun and Moon. Every chart begins with these; they set the tone for everything else.

The Luminary

Sun

The part of you that shines on purpose. Not your personality — your essential direction.

Pairs with

Tarot keys for Moon

In the Golden Dawn tarot tradition, each Major Arcana card walks a Hebrew letter path on the Tree of Life — and each path corresponds to either a planet or a sign. The cards below are the keys the tradition attributes to Moon, with their classical correspondence noted.

In progress

The long-form reference for Moon is being written.

The skeleton above is the reference: archetype, dignity table, rhythm, and keywords. Deeper sections — Moonthrough each sign, through each house, in aspect, in retrograde, and the common misreadings — are hand-written, not generated. They layer in as they’re finished.

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Last reviewed April 18, 2026

Moon everywhere in the chart

Every sign, house, and aspect Moon can form

Moon in each sign (12)

Aries Taurus Gemini Cancer Leo Virgo Libra Scorpio Sagittarius Capricorn Aquarius Pisces

Moon in each house (12)

1st House 2nd House 3rd House 4th House 5th House 6th House 7th House 8th House 9th House 10th House 11th House 12th House

Moon's aspects (60)

Sun — conjunction Sun — sextile Sun — square Sun — trine Sun — opposition Mercury — conjunction Mercury — sextile Mercury — square Mercury — trine Mercury — opposition Venus — conjunction Venus — sextile Venus — square Venus — trine Venus — opposition Mars — conjunction Mars — sextile Mars — square Mars — trine Mars — opposition Jupiter — conjunction Jupiter — sextile Jupiter — square Jupiter — trine Jupiter — opposition Saturn — conjunction Saturn — sextile Saturn — square Saturn — trine Saturn — opposition Uranus — conjunction Uranus — sextile Uranus — square Uranus — trine Uranus — opposition Neptune — conjunction Neptune — sextile Neptune — square Neptune — trine Neptune — opposition Pluto — conjunction Pluto — sextile Pluto — square Pluto — trine Pluto — opposition North Node — conjunction North Node — sextile North Node — square North Node — trine North Node — opposition South Node — conjunction South Node — sextile South Node — square South Node — trine South Node — opposition Chiron — conjunction Chiron — sextile Chiron — square Chiron — trine Chiron — opposition

Moon

Keywords

Dignity & debility

Other luminary bodies

Tarot keys for Moon

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Other luminary bodies

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Keywords

Dignity & debility

Other luminary bodies

Tarot keys for Moon

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Every sign, house, and aspect Moon can form

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Other luminary bodies

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