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Moon · house 2 · succedent
Moon in the second house
The Moon in the second house makes security a feeling rather than a figure. Money, food, possessions and the familiar object all serve comfort, and spending tends to follow mood more than plan. Income can be variable, and often arrives through the public, through the home, or through many small sources. Things are kept for the memory in them. Values shift with circumstance. The requirement here is to recognise when enough has been reached, since the need behind the saving is not satisfied by any particular number.
What the second house covers
Money, movable goods and the resources a person holds and can dispose of freely. The full second house →
Which sign holds it
Under whole-sign houses the rising sign settles every other house at once. If you know your Ascendant, this is the sign your second house holds and the planet that rules it.
| Aries rising | Taurus · ruled by Venus |
|---|---|
| Taurus rising | Gemini · ruled by Mercury |
| Gemini rising | Cancer · ruled by Moon |
| Cancer rising | Leo · ruled by Sun |
| Leo rising | Virgo · ruled by Mercury |
| Virgo rising | Libra · ruled by Venus |
| Libra rising | Scorpio · ruled by Mars |
| Scorpio rising | Sagittarius · ruled by Jupiter |
| Sagittarius rising | Capricorn · ruled by Saturn |
| Capricorn rising | Aquarius · ruled by Saturn |
| Aquarius rising | Pisces · ruled by Jupiter |
| Pisces rising | Aries · ruled by Mars |
Quadrant systems such as Placidus cut the houses by the angles instead, so a planet near a cusp can land in a different house from the whole-sign answer. The chart page shows both.
Reading it in context
A keynote is a starting point, not a verdict. What Moon actually does in your second house depends on its sign, its aspects, its dignity, and whether it is in sect. Two people with the same placement and different charts around it live it differently.