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Just about everyone knows his/her Sun sign. But, interestingly enough, hardly anyone knows his/her Moon sign. Even though the Moon sign is the next most important planetary placement in a person's chart, very few people actually know what sign their Moon is placed in. Use the "Calculate" link above to help you locate the placement of the Moon and other planets for you on your date of birth.
The Moon is the fastest moving "planetary" cycle in the astrological chart. The Moon's location within our chart helps to define our emotional state of development. Some astrologers believe that the Moon's placement is the unconscious side of our personality. Our emotions may be formed subconsiously, but we know what we feel when we feel it, making it very conscious to us at a very personal level. Although we may not share these feelings as openly as we share our Sun traits, our Moon traits are where we intuitively go to find comfort, inner peace, childhood memories, or where the emotions of jealousy, rage, and hate reside in our psyche. The Moon's placement in our charts also influence other senses such as sight, smell, taste, hearing, and touch. These are all connected directly to our subconscious memories. In a sense, our Moon sign is very important in that it helps to make us different from everyone else within our Sun sign.
Read more about the astrology message of the Moon sign in your chart at Astrology Zone's Cosmic Tools - the Moon and Astroscoped - the Moon in the Signs. The zodiac buttons to the left will take you to pages that describe the common astrological traits of the Moon.
LUNAR FACTS
What is the Moon? The Moon is not a planet, although many scientists may think of it as one! It is a satellite of the Earth. In other words, it is a big chunk of rock, orbiting the Earth and is kept within a certain distance from the Earth (approx. 238,866 miles away) because of the Earth's gravitational pull. Without that gravitational pull, the Moon would move farther out into space. Also, the Moon's gravity affects the ocean tides.
The Moon is larger than Pluto with a diameter of approximately 2,160 miles. It takes approximately 27.3 days to travel all the way around the earth, moving at a rate of a little over one-half mile each second. According to some scientists, the Moon's rate of orbit is slowing down and it is slowly moving away from the Earth.
It is believed that asteroids crashing into it millions of years ago created the many craters on the Moon. Since there is almost no atmosphere on the Moon, there is essentially no wind or rain to cause these craters to erode or change. Also, because of this, the temperatures on the "sunny-side" of the Moon can reach 273°F while on the dark-side the temperatures plummet to a chilly -243°F.
Typically, there are 12 -13 Full Moons observed in any given year. When there are two Full Moons within any given month, the second Full Moon is said to be a "Blue Moon." The Full Moon is a reflection caused by the Sun's illumination cast onto the Moon when it is on the opposite side of the Earth. A Lunar eclipse will only occur when the Moon is full and when the Earth has moved into a close alignment between the Moon and the Sun.
The Current Lunar Events Articles can be found Here.
To learn more about the Moon, visit: www.space.com
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