Moon Sign: What It Is and What It Means
Your moon sign is the zodiac sign the Moon was in when you were born. What it represents in astrology and how to find yours.
What the moon sign is
It's the zodiac sign the Moon was passing through on the day and at the time you were born. The Moon travels through all twelve zodiac signs in about 27.5 days, so it spends roughly two and a half days in each one. That's why it depends on your birth date and, on days when the Moon changes signs, on your birth time too.
How it's interpreted
In astrology the Moon is tied to the emotional world, intimacy, habits and what we need in order to feel secure. Your moon sign is said to describe how you experience and express those emotions, especially around people you trust, while your Sun sign speaks to your more visible identity.
Someone with the Sun in a fire sign and the Moon in a water sign, for example, may come across as decisive on the outside and more sensitive on the inside. These are symbolic combinations, not rigid labels.
How to find it
Your birth date is enough in most cases. If you were born on the day the Moon changed signs, your birth time decides which one is yours. For a full reading of the Moon along with the rest of the planets, the right tool is the birth chart.
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