Moon

The moon rules your night. It rules all that is hidden and shadowy within us. The moon represents our needs, emotions (moods) and habits. People with a strong moon characteristics often have planets in Cancer, show much sensitivity, and are often naturally inclined to nurture and protect those around them. The moons energy governs our emotions and how we feel about things. As the moon rules the tides, it is fitting that it rules all things that are fluid. The moon represents the things we want, how we feel about those things, and in turn how they affect us emotionally. Whether our feelings are up or down, the moon shows us how we affect others emotionally as well. Our emotions set the tone for our daily lives and the moons influence tells us how we are affected by our past memories and how we process those memories. The moon is a powerful symbol of feminine energy and represents the woman in a man's horoscope, the type of woman he would be attracted to and his partner. Universally it represents fertility, motherhood, womanhood and babies. The moon is most comfortable in its own sign of Cancer and the other water signs. The moon is the fastest moving celestial body, moving through the zodiac every 28 days and spending approximately 2 1/2 days in each sign. The moons 28 day cycle also coincides with the woman's menstrual cycle. Its waxing and waning symbolizes conception, pregnancy, birth and corresponds to the growth cycle of every living thing. The moon rules the stomach and our gut reactions. It also rules the breast, the left eye in a man and the right eye in a woman. The Moon has rulership over Cancer, the sign that governs the 4th house in the natural zodiac.

Sun

The sun rules your conscience day. It represents your true self, who you strive to become and how you shine. The sun is the giver of life. Your sun shows your identity, your pride and your self-confidence. Without the sun we would live in the shadows of others, we would have no drive, no direction and our lives would become repressed. As the sun breathes life into all living things, we too are given life through the light of our sun. The sun in your chart points to your life's purpose, its challenges that must be overcome and the end to which you have been searching. The sun is masculine energy and represents the father; in a woman's horoscope the sun represents her partner and the kind of man she is attracted to. The Sun is Leo's natural ruler and both are associated with royalty, dignity and authority. Strong solar types sometimes have boundless energy and vitality and many of the positive characteristics of the Leo character, which include courage and confidence, generousity, loyalty and good health. The sun rules the heart, your vitality and the back, especially the spine. The sun rules the right eye in a man and the left eye in a woman. The sun has rulership over Leo, the sign that governs the 5th house in the natural zodiac

Planets in your birth chart

The emphasis on Sun signs in newspaper columns may lead many to think there is nothing else worth looking at.
The Moon in your chart may be much more prominent than the Sun. Expressing what the Sun symbolises in your birth chart, which must be done in order to live a full life in the world, then becomes an issue. The Moon may be good for a comfortable feeling at home with family, but for making our way in the world the Sun is more important. Then consider also Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto.
The positions of all these planets in the birth chart provide clues as to how best to live in the world, what issues we are likely to face and how best to deal with them.
The planets have been likened to actors on a stage. In the drama they are performing some actors may help others, some may hinder others. So it is with the planets in our birth charts. Each is like a centre of energy which blends in different ways with the other centres.
The task of the astrologer is to help the client find ways to encourage those planets which might be hiding from stronger forces, and to temper those which might be attempting to take over the whole horoscope.