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Moon and Sun

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262 distinct claims across these entries, 21 of them held by every one of them.

Moon 137 claims. Sun 146 claims.

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Moon

Shared with Sun8%
Shared by Both
Placed in House10
10th HouseType: houseHoldsWell-attestedWith the Moon in the tenth house the emotional life is exposed to public view, and astrologers read a person whose feelings and need to nurture are expressed through career and reputation. The tradition notes a standing that fluctuates, a responsiveness to the public mood, and often a vocation of care.11th HouseType: houseHoldsWell-attestedThe Moon in the eleventh house seeks emotional belonging in friendship and the group, and astrologers read a person who treats friends as family and whose feelings are engaged by shared hopes. The tradition notes comfort found in community and a nurturing instinct extended to the collective.12th HouseType: houseHoldsWell-attestedWith the Moon in the twelfth house the feelings withdraw into the hidden, and astrologers read a rich, private emotional life easily overwhelmed by the world and in need of retreat. The tradition notes deep compassion, unspoken needs, and moods drawn from sources below the surface.1st HouseType: houseHoldsWell-attestedAstrologers read the Moon in the first house as a feeling nature worn openly - moods visible in the manner, a presence that responds to and reflects the emotional weather around it. The tradition notes sensitivity, changeability, and a self met first through its receptivity.2nd HouseType: houseHoldsWell-attestedWith the Moon in the second house emotional security is tied to material security, and astrologers read a person who needs the reassurance of resources and comfort to feel safe. The tradition notes fluctuating finances and a habit of seeking in possessions the steadiness the feelings crave.3rd HouseType: houseHoldsWell-attestedThe Moon in the third house colours thought and speech with feeling, and astrologers read a mind that needs to talk through its moods and stays close, emotionally, to siblings and the immediate surroundings. The tradition notes a changeable, impressionable intelligence and comfort found in familiar exchange.6th HouseType: houseHoldsWell-attestedWith the Moon in the sixth house emotional wellbeing is tied to the daily round, and astrologers read a person who nurtures through work and service and whose moods register in the body and health. The tradition notes comfort found in useful routine and a tendency for feeling to affect the constitution.7th HouseType: houseHoldsWell-attestedThe Moon in the seventh house seeks emotional security in partnership, and astrologers read a person who needs a close relationship to feel settled and is drawn to nurturing or to being nurtured. The tradition notes a strong instinct for union and a domestic warmth carried into marriage.8th HouseType: houseHoldsWell-attestedWith the Moon in the eighth house the feelings run deep and hidden, and astrologers read an intense emotional nature drawn to intimacy, crisis and what is shared or concealed. The tradition notes powerful attachments, emotional extremes, and a capacity to be transformed through what is felt most privately.9th HouseType: houseHoldsWell-attestedThe Moon in the ninth house ties feeling to belief and the far horizon, and astrologers read an emotional need for meaning, movement and the foreign. The tradition notes moods lifted by travel and philosophy and an instinctive rather than reasoned faith.
Placed in Sign4
GeminiType: zodiacsignHoldsWell-attestedWith the Moon in Gemini the feelings are filtered through the mind, and astrologers read an inner life that talks itself through its moods and needs variety to feel at ease. The tradition notes changeable, curious emotions and a habit of meeting need with words and understanding rather than with quiet.PiscesType: zodiacsignHoldsWell-attestedThe Moon in Pisces dissolves the edge of feeling, and the tradition reads an inner life of great sympathy that absorbs the moods of everything around it. Astrologers describe boundless, compassionate emotions, a need for retreat and imagination, and a nature that can lose its own needs in another's.SagittariusType: zodiacsignHoldsWell-attestedWith the Moon in Sagittarius the emotional nature needs room and a reason to hope, and astrologers read an inner life that is restless when confined and buoyed by movement, belief and the open view. The tradition notes warm, frank feelings and a comfort found less in settling than in seeking.VirgoType: zodiacsignHoldsWell-attestedWith the Moon in Virgo the feelings seek order, and astrologers read an inner life that tends its needs through usefulness, routine and care of detail. The tradition notes emotions kept modestly in check, a tendency to worry, and comfort found in being helpful and in things done properly.
Associated With2
SoulType: characteristicHoldsWell-attestedPtolemy governs the sensitive or irrational part of the soul by the Moon.SpouseType: personHoldsWell-attestedPtolemy reads marriage from the Moon in a man's chart.
Origin Period2
100 BCE to 200 CETradition: Hellenistic astrology in Greco-Roman Egypt 1Well-attested1000 BCE to 300 BCETradition: Babylonian celestial omens and horoscopy 2Well-attested
Language1
Latin 1Well-attested
Originates in Language1
LatinType: languageHoldsWell-attested
Place of Origin1
Mesopotamia 2Well-attested
Only in Moon
Planetary Ruler Of34 of 65
Aquarius 21Type: sabiansymbolHoldsWell-attestedAquarius 22Type: sabiansymbolHoldsWell-attestedAquarius 23Type: sabiansymbolHoldsWell-attestedAquarius 24Type: sabiansymbolHoldsWell-attestedAquarius 25Type: sabiansymbolHoldsWell-attestedAquarius 26Type: sabiansymbolHoldsWell-attestedAquarius 27Type: sabiansymbolHoldsWell-attestedAquarius 28Type: sabiansymbolHoldsWell-attestedAquarius 29Type: sabiansymbolHoldsWell-attestedAquarius 30Type: sabiansymbolHoldsWell-attestedBlue LotusType: plantHoldsWell-attestedCabbageType: plantHoldsWell-attestedCancer 21Type: sabiansymbolHoldsWell-attestedCancer 22Type: sabiansymbolHoldsWell-attestedCancer 23Type: sabiansymbolHoldsWell-attestedCancer 24Type: sabiansymbolHoldsWell-attestedCancer 25Type: sabiansymbolHoldsWell-attestedCancer 26Type: sabiansymbolHoldsWell-attestedCancer 27Type: sabiansymbolHoldsWell-attestedCancer 28Type: sabiansymbolHoldsWell-attestedCancer 29Type: sabiansymbolHoldsWell-attestedCancer 30Type: sabiansymbolHoldsWell-attestedChickweedType: plantHoldsWell-attestedCucumberType: plantHoldsWell-attestedJasmineType: plantHoldsWell-attestedLibra 1Type: sabiansymbolHoldsWell-attestedLibra 10Type: sabiansymbolHoldsWell-attestedLibra 2Type: sabiansymbolHoldsWell-attestedLibra 3Type: sabiansymbolHoldsWell-attestedLibra 4Type: sabiansymbolHoldsWell-attestedLibra 5Type: sabiansymbolHoldsWell-attestedLibra 6Type: sabiansymbolHoldsWell-attestedLibra 7Type: sabiansymbolHoldsWell-attestedLibra 8Type: sabiansymbolHoldsWell-attested
Associated With1 of 21
11PMType: hourHoldsWell-attested
Worshipped As1 of 10
ArianrhodType: deityHoldsWell-attestedArianrhod's name means silver wheel, and her fortress Caer Arianrhod was identified with a constellation rather than with the moon. The lunar reading is a twentieth century neopagan development, not anything found in the Mabinogi.
Placed in Sign1 of 4
AquariusType: zodiacsignHoldsWell-attestedWith the Moon in Aquarius the feelings are held at a cool remove, and astrologers read an inner life that meets its needs through friendship, ideals and independence rather than through intimacy alone. The tradition notes emotions understood before they are felt and a comfort found in belonging to something larger than the personal.
Corresponds To1 of 3
PopulusType: geomancyConnectedWell-attested
Associated Color1 of 2
Amber 3Well-attested
Related To1
Mount of LunaType: palmmountConnectedWell-attested
Exalted In1
TaurusType: zodiacsignHoldsWell-attestedThe Moon is exalted in Taurus, and the tradition reads the emotional nature at its most settled here - feelings that are steady and slow to disturb, an instinct for comfort, and a deep need for security and the reassurance of the senses. Astrologers describe a calm inner life that is hard to unsettle and equally hard to shift.
In Detriment In1
CapricornType: zodiacsignHoldsWell-attestedThe Moon is in its detriment in Capricorn, and the tradition reads a feeling nature that keeps itself in check - needs met through self-reliance rather than shown, emotions disciplined and held at a distance. Astrologers describe a reserved inner life that seeks security in structure and duty and is slow to admit its own wants.
In Fall In1
ScorpioType: zodiacsignHoldsWell-attestedThe Moon is in its fall in Scorpio, and the tradition reads a feeling nature of great intensity that guards its depths - needs held secret, emotions that run to extremes, and attachments that are total. Astrologers describe a powerful inner life, slow to trust and slow to release, that transforms through what it feels most deeply.
Meaning in the Attesting Source1
Chiefly humidifying, because it is close to the earth and to the moist exhalations from itTradition: Ptolemy, Tetrabiblos 5Well-attested
Namesake Of1
MondayType: dayHoldsWell-attestedMonday is dies Lunae, the Moon's day; English kept the planet name directly.
Origin of the Name1
The Latin name Luna renders the Greek Selene, identified in Mesopotamian astronomy with the moon god Sin 2Well-attested
Placed in House1
5th HouseType: houseHoldsWell-attestedThe Moon in the fifth house ties the feelings to pleasure, romance and children, and astrologers read a person whose emotional life is expressed through play and creativity and who loves warmly and demonstratively. The tradition notes moods bound up with the joys of self-expression and a tender devotion to children.
Rules the House1
4th HouseType: houseHoldsWell-attestedWith the Moon in the fourth house it rests in a domain close to its own nature, and astrologers read deep emotional roots in home and family - a powerful need for a private base and a strong bond to origin and memory. The tradition notes an inner life that is the emotional foundation of the whole chart.
Rules the Sign1
CancerType: zodiacsignHoldsWell-attestedIn Cancer the Moon rules its own sign, and the tradition reads the emotional nature undiluted - deep, tidal feeling, a powerful instinct to nurture and protect, and needs bound up with home, family and memory. Astrologers describe an inner life of great receptivity, strongly attuned to the moods around it.
Symbolized By1
MoonType: symbolHoldsWell-attestedThe symbol's own cited description identifies its glyph as that of this planet.

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Sun

Shared with Moon8%
Shared by Both
Placed in House10
10th HouseType: houseHoldsWell-attestedWith the Sun in the tenth house, the Midheaven, the vital self is directed toward the world's regard, and astrologers read an identity bound up with career, reputation and public standing. The tradition notes strong ambition and a life in which the person seeks to be known for what they achieve.11th HouseType: houseHoldsWell-attestedThe Sun in the eleventh house sets the self among groups, friends and shared aims, and astrologers read an identity realized through the collective and the pursuit of hopes larger than the personal. The tradition notes a life given direction by causes, alliances and a sense of the future.12th HouseType: houseHoldsWell-attestedWith the Sun in the twelfth house the vital self works out of sight, and astrologers read an identity that is private, inward or given over to something larger than itself. The tradition notes a life lived partly behind the scenes, rich in inner experience, whose strength is found in solitude, compassion or the service of the unseen.1st HouseType: houseHoldsWell-attested2nd HouseType: houseHoldsWell-attestedWith the Sun in the second house the vital self is invested in resources and worth, and astrologers read a person whose identity is bound up with what they earn, own and value. The tradition notes a drive to build security and a sense of self measured, for good or ill, by material substance.3rd HouseType: houseHoldsWell-attestedThe Sun in the third house centres the self in the mind and in communication, and astrologers read an identity expressed through thought, speech, learning and the immediate world of siblings and neighbours. The tradition notes a life animated by curiosity and exchange.6th HouseType: houseHoldsWell-attestedWith the Sun in the sixth house the vital self is invested in work and service, and astrologers read an identity expressed through daily labour, skill and the care of health. The tradition notes a person who finds themselves in being useful and whose sense of purpose is tied to the task well done.7th HouseType: houseHoldsWell-attestedThe Sun in the seventh house places the self on the angle of the other, and astrologers read an identity realized through partnership - a life in which relationship is central and the person comes into focus alongside another. The tradition notes both a gift for cooperation and the task of not losing oneself in the couple.8th HouseType: houseHoldsWell-attestedWith the Sun in the eighth house the vital self is drawn into the depths - shared resources, intimacy, crisis and transformation - and astrologers read an identity forged through what is intense and hidden. The tradition notes a life marked by regeneration and by the willingness to face what others avoid.9th HouseType: houseHoldsWell-attestedThe Sun in the ninth house turns the self toward meaning and the wider world, and astrologers read an identity expressed through belief, learning, travel and the search for a larger truth. The tradition notes a life enlarged by philosophy and by the horizon beyond the familiar.
Placed in Sign4
GeminiType: zodiacsignHoldsWell-attestedWith the Sun in Gemini the core identity is bound up with the mind, and the tradition reads a self that lives through curiosity, exchange and the play of ideas. Astrologers describe a quick, plural nature that renews itself in variety and is defined as much by what it asks as by what it is.PiscesType: zodiacsignHoldsWell-attestedWith the Sun in Pisces the boundary of the self grows porous, and astrologers read an identity drawn toward feeling, imagination and the whole rather than the separate ego. The tradition notes a compassionate, impressionable nature, easily merged with its surroundings, that finds its strength in sympathy and in what it can dissolve into.SagittariusType: zodiacsignHoldsWell-attestedWith the Sun in Sagittarius the vital self reaches toward meaning and the horizon, and the tradition reads a frank, expansive character that needs room to range. Astrologers describe an identity built on conviction and movement, most itself when pursuing a larger truth or a farther country.VirgoType: zodiacsignHoldsWell-attestedWith the Sun in Virgo the self takes its measure from usefulness, and astrologers read an identity refined through work, analysis and attention to the particular. The tradition notes a modest, discriminating character that would rather improve a thing than display it, and that finds itself in being of service.
Associated With2
SoulType: characteristicHoldsWell-attestedThe later Neoplatonic and Hermetic lineage takes the Sun as the ruling and radiant principle of the person.SpouseType: personHoldsWell-attestedPtolemy reads marriage from the Sun in a woman's chart.
Origin Period2
100 BCE to 200 CETradition: Hellenistic astrology in Greco-Roman Egypt 1Well-attested1000 BCE to 300 BCETradition: Babylonian celestial omens and horoscopy 2Well-attested
Language1
Latin 1Well-attested
Originates in Language1
LatinType: languageHoldsWell-attested
Place of Origin1
Mesopotamia 2Well-attested
Only in Sun
Planetary Ruler Of34 of 72
AcaciaType: plantHoldsWell-attestedAngelicaType: plantHoldsWell-attestedAries 11Type: sabiansymbolHoldsWell-attestedAries 12Type: sabiansymbolHoldsWell-attestedAries 13Type: sabiansymbolHoldsWell-attestedAries 14Type: sabiansymbolHoldsWell-attestedAries 15Type: sabiansymbolHoldsWell-attestedAries 16Type: sabiansymbolHoldsWell-attestedAries 17Type: sabiansymbolHoldsWell-attestedAries 18Type: sabiansymbolHoldsWell-attestedAries 19Type: sabiansymbolHoldsWell-attestedAries 20Type: sabiansymbolHoldsWell-attestedAshType: plantHoldsWell-attestedBay LaurelType: plantHoldsWell-attestedCapricorn 21Type: sabiansymbolHoldsWell-attestedCapricorn 22Type: sabiansymbolHoldsWell-attestedCapricorn 23Type: sabiansymbolHoldsWell-attestedCapricorn 24Type: sabiansymbolHoldsWell-attestedCapricorn 25Type: sabiansymbolHoldsWell-attestedCapricorn 26Type: sabiansymbolHoldsWell-attestedCapricorn 27Type: sabiansymbolHoldsWell-attestedCapricorn 28Type: sabiansymbolHoldsWell-attestedCapricorn 29Type: sabiansymbolHoldsWell-attestedCapricorn 30Type: sabiansymbolHoldsWell-attestedCarnationType: plantHoldsWell-attestedCedarType: plantHoldsWell-attestedChamomileType: plantHoldsWell-attestedChrysanthemumType: plantHoldsWell-attestedCinnamonType: plantHoldsWell-attestedDate PalmType: plantHoldsWell-attestedFrankincenseType: plantHoldsWell-attestedGemini 21Type: sabiansymbolHoldsWell-attestedGemini 22Type: sabiansymbolHoldsWell-attestedGemini 23Type: sabiansymbolHoldsWell-attested
Associated With1 of 22
1PMType: hourHoldsWell-attested
Worshipped As1 of 10
AmaterasuType: deityHoldsWell-attestedAmaterasu is the sun kami from whom the imperial line claimed descent, and the cave myth in which she withdraws and the world darkens is explicitly solar. Japanese also calls Sunday Nichiyobi, from the Chinese seven luminary week.
Placed in Sign1 of 4
CancerType: zodiacsignHoldsWell-attestedThe Sun in Cancer draws the vital self inward toward feeling and belonging, its light reflected through the Moon's own sign. Astrologers read a character rooted in the private and the familial, protective of its own, and reaching its strength through care rather than assertion.
Corresponds To1 of 3
Fortuna MajorType: geomancyConnectedWell-attested
Associated Color1 of 2
Gold 4Well-attested
Related To1 of 2
Mount of ApolloType: palmmountConnectedWell-attested
Exalted In1
AriesType: zodiacsignHoldsWell-attestedThe Sun is exalted in Aries, and the tradition reads the vital self at its most forthright here - identity forged through action, a will that begins things and asks to lead. Astrologers describe a nature that meets the world head-on, courageous and impatient, most itself when it is first.
In Detriment In1
AquariusType: zodiacsignHoldsWell-attestedThe Sun is in its detriment in Aquarius, and the tradition reads a self defined against the crowd rather than by acclaim - identity tied to principle, independence and the good of the many. Astrologers describe an original, somewhat detached character that finds itself less in personal display than in an idea held in common.
In Fall In1
LibraType: zodiacsignHoldsWell-attestedThe Sun is in its fall in Libra, and the tradition reads a self that comes to know itself through the other - identity met in relationship, weighed against another, reluctant to stand wholly alone. Astrologers describe a gracious, fair-minded nature whose strength lies in harmony and whose task is a centre that does not depend on someone else.
Meaning in the Attesting Source1
Heating and, to a certain degree, dryingTradition: Ptolemy, Tetrabiblos 5Well-attested
Namesake Of1
SundayType: dayHoldsWell-attestedSunday is dies Solis, the Sun's day; English kept the planet name directly.
Origin of the Name1
The Latin name Sol renders the Greek Helios, identified in Mesopotamian astronomy with the sun god Shamash 2Well-attested
Placed in House1
4th HouseType: houseHoldsWell-attestedWith the Sun in the fourth house, the base of the chart, the vital self is rooted in home and family, and astrologers read an identity that draws its strength from private life, origins and belonging. The tradition notes a person whose sense of self deepens with age and turns increasingly toward the foundations.
Rules the House1
5th HouseType: houseHoldsWell-attestedThe Sun in the fifth house sits in the domain of creativity and play, near to its own natural rulership, and astrologers read a self that shines through self-expression, romance and children. The tradition notes a strong creative drive and a life that seeks joy, recognition and the chance to leave a personal mark.
Rules the Sign1
LeoType: zodiacsignHoldsWell-attestedIn Leo the Sun rules its own sign, and the tradition reads the solar nature undiluted - a self that shines outward, warm, proud and generous, needing to be seen and giving freely in return. Astrologers describe a strong, wholehearted identity for which creative expression and dignity lie near the centre of life.
Symbolized By1
SunType: symbolHoldsWell-attestedThe symbol's own cited description identifies its glyph as that of this planet.

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Attributes

MoonSun
TypePlanets
Classificationnot recordednot recorded
Facts
MoonSun
Origin Period100 BCE to 200 CE Tradition: Hellenistic astrology in Greco-Roman Egypt 1; 1000 BCE to 300 BCE Tradition: Babylonian celestial omens and horoscopy 2
Associated ColorAmber 3; Silver and White 4Gold 4; Yellow 3
Place of OriginMesopotamia 2
Origin of the NameThe Latin name Luna renders the Greek Selene, identified in Mesopotamian astronomy with the moon god Sin 2The Latin name Sol renders the Greek Helios, identified in Mesopotamian astronomy with the sun god Shamash 2
LanguageLatin 1
Meaning in the Attesting SourceChiefly humidifying, because it is close to the earth and to the moist exhalations from it Tradition: Ptolemy, Tetrabiblos 5Heating and, to a certain degree, drying Tradition: Ptolemy, Tetrabiblos 5
Sources For These Facts
  1. A History of Western Astrology Nicholas Campion, 2009
  2. The Heavenly Writing: Divination, Horoscopy, and Astronomy in Mesopotamian Culture Francesca Rochberg, 2004
  3. The Golden Dawn: The Original Account of the Teachings, Rites, and Ceremonies of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, 6th edition Israel Regardie, 1989
  4. Three Books of Occult Philosophy Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa, 1533
  5. Tetrabiblos Claudius Ptolemy, 1900

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