Sun and Moon

Every Sun and Moon combination

The Sun is what you are trying to become. The Moon is what you need in order to feel safe. All 144 pairings, and what the angle between them tends to do to a life.

Why the Sun and the Moon, and not just the Sun

A Sun sign on its own describes what a person is aiming at. It says nothing about what they need in order to be able to aim at anything. The Moon is that second thing: the conditions under which a person can rest, recover and feel safe enough to act.

Most of what makes a chart feel like a specific person rather than one of twelve types comes from the relationship between those two. When the Sun and Moon are in signs of one element the two run together and the person tends to be legible to themselves. When they are square or in aversion, the thing that restores the person is not the thing that advances them, and the life has an argument running through it. Neither arrangement is better; they are different problems.

You need a birth time for the Moon

The Moon moves about thirteen degrees a day, so it changes sign every two and a half days. A birth near a sign boundary can be either sign depending on the hour, and no lookup table can settle it. Casting the chart is the only way to be certain.

Find your combination

Aries Sun with Moon in — Aries · Taurus · Gemini · Cancer · Leo · Virgo · Libra · Scorpio · Sagittarius · Capricorn · Aquarius · Pisces

Taurus Sun with Moon in — Aries · Taurus · Gemini · Cancer · Leo · Virgo · Libra · Scorpio · Sagittarius · Capricorn · Aquarius · Pisces

Gemini Sun with Moon in — Aries · Taurus · Gemini · Cancer · Leo · Virgo · Libra · Scorpio · Sagittarius · Capricorn · Aquarius · Pisces

Cancer Sun with Moon in — Aries · Taurus · Gemini · Cancer · Leo · Virgo · Libra · Scorpio · Sagittarius · Capricorn · Aquarius · Pisces

Leo Sun with Moon in — Aries · Taurus · Gemini · Cancer · Leo · Virgo · Libra · Scorpio · Sagittarius · Capricorn · Aquarius · Pisces

Virgo Sun with Moon in — Aries · Taurus · Gemini · Cancer · Leo · Virgo · Libra · Scorpio · Sagittarius · Capricorn · Aquarius · Pisces

Libra Sun with Moon in — Aries · Taurus · Gemini · Cancer · Leo · Virgo · Libra · Scorpio · Sagittarius · Capricorn · Aquarius · Pisces

Scorpio Sun with Moon in — Aries · Taurus · Gemini · Cancer · Leo · Virgo · Libra · Scorpio · Sagittarius · Capricorn · Aquarius · Pisces

Sagittarius Sun with Moon in — Aries · Taurus · Gemini · Cancer · Leo · Virgo · Libra · Scorpio · Sagittarius · Capricorn · Aquarius · Pisces

Capricorn Sun with Moon in — Aries · Taurus · Gemini · Cancer · Leo · Virgo · Libra · Scorpio · Sagittarius · Capricorn · Aquarius · Pisces

Aquarius Sun with Moon in — Aries · Taurus · Gemini · Cancer · Leo · Virgo · Libra · Scorpio · Sagittarius · Capricorn · Aquarius · Pisces

Pisces Sun with Moon in — Aries · Taurus · Gemini · Cancer · Leo · Virgo · Libra · Scorpio · Sagittarius · Capricorn · Aquarius · Pisces

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Common questions

What does it mean if my Sun and Moon are in the same sign?

Purpose and need point the same way, which reads as intensity and a lack of counterweight. Nothing in the centre of the chart argues with the sign, so its strengths and its blind spots are both doubled.

Do I need my birth time to know my Moon sign?

Usually not, but sometimes yes. The Moon changes sign every two and a half days, so a birth near a boundary can be either sign depending on the hour.