Learning Astrology–Moon Signs
Think of looking up at the night sky and seeing the moon. Now contrast that feeling with how you feel looking at a morning sunrise or bright afternoon sunshine. The different feelings evoked by these images give you some idea of the different meanings of the sun and the moon in an astrology natal chart.
Difference between the sun sign and moon sign
A person’s sun sign is the daylight side of the personality, it shows what they are proud of in themselves, what they choose to reveal. An individual’s moon sign may tell you about the aspects of themselves they do not admit to in public, or possibly do not even admit to themselves. Very young people, as well as older people acting out of instinct without the intervention of conscious thought, tend to reveal their moon sign much more strongly than their sun sign.
While the sun sign relates to the conscious, active part of our characters, the zodiac sign of the moon reveals more about the instinctive and emotional sides of our being. Depending on the relative placements of the sun and the moon in an individual’s chart, these two facets of our personality may either flow together harmoniously or be in conflict with each other. In some cases, the solar side of someone’s personality may have little understanding or awareness of the lunar side.
Relationship between your sun and your moon
What we call a new moon or a dark moon is actually a time when the moon and sun are closer together in the sky. People born during the time during, just before or just after a new moon tend to have an easier communication between their solar and lunar natures as the two are more similar, usually in the same zodiac sign. As the moon moves away from the sun, the flow between the two may become more problematic. When we see the full face of the moon that is actually the time when the moon is directly opposite the sun. People born around the time of the full moon may have a sharp division between their solar and their lunar sides, either concealing their emotions from others, or perhaps not fully perceiving their own feelings.
Keeping a Moon Journal
To bring your own lunar side more strongly into focus, you may wish to use a lunar calendar to track your physical experiences and your emotions. Note which zodiac sign the moon is in each day, and write a little bit about your feelings as well as how you felt physically—whether you felt energetic or lazy, whether you felt a keen desire for either food or sex. Track your instinctual and your emotional self through the course of the moon for at least two full months. Many people find they feel happier or stronger when the moon passes through its natal sign in their charts. You may observe that when the moon moves through certain signs you feel particularly sexual or especially energetic. Perhaps you feel more upbeat when the moon is in some signs, more prone to sadness when it moves through others. This exercise will help you learn astrology at a deeper, more personal level.
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