When it comes to astrology, most of us know what oursun signis, if nothing else.
But there’s another big player in the game that deserves more attention: yourmoon sign.
In astrology, it represents your emotional nature, subconscious thoughts, and desires.
What is a moon sign?
Yourmoon signis where the moon was in the sky at the moment you were born.
Aries moon
Ariesmoons, according to Pennington, are going to besuper passionate, and evenreckless.
An Aries Moon is justactive.
It’s not going to be passive or wait."
Taurus
Taurusmoons are going to be verysensory-orientedpeople, according to Pennington.
“The Taurus moon isnaturally appreciative.
“They’re gonna taketheir sweet time.”
Cancer moons also aren’t going to avoid or be scared of anything emotional, being awater sign.
This is also a fairlyoptimisticmoon placement, and as such, these people will likely be joyful and fun-loving.
Being amutableearth sign ruled by Mercury, Virgo energy isintellectual,particular, andpractical.
“The Libra Moon is like theultimate hostess.
She notes that people with this moon placement are naturally verycharmingand also appreciate being charmed by people and things.
These folks arecareful,private, andwell equipped with boundariesand “weapons,” Pennington tells mbg.
Variety is the name of the game here.
So having the moon here, she says, makes for someone who’salways looking for new experiences.
Pisces
Last but certainly not least is thePiscesmoon, which is known for being a particularlypsychicorintuitiveastrological placement.
According to Pennington, a sense ofspiritualityormysticismwill be ingrained in most Pisces moons.
“A Pisces moon is anti-normal, anti-rigidity, anti-anything kind of like basic.
So they would be inspired and nurtured by things likemusicoranything creative.”
Why do moon signs matter?
Along withsunandrising signs, the moon sign is one of the most significant placements in a birth chart.
(Hence why some people call that trio your “big three.")
The moon in astrology is related to emotions, intuition, and our personal inner worlds.
It’s both how yougetand how yougivelove.”
It’s your internal life.”
All you need is your birth date, birth time, and the location you were born.
And as the twins note, another approach when it comes to compatibility is considering how your twoelementswork together.
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