The Moon in Synastry
Synastry is more than comparing sign placements. It’s important to look at the aspects and house overlay of each Moon too.
If one person has the Moon in Taurus and the other has the Moon in Sagittarius, many would say this is not a good match because the signs are quincunx. But, if the Sag Moon aspects Venus and the Taurus Moon aspects Jupiter then these two have more in common than was first apparent. If, on top of that, both Moons are in the 5th house then these two seemingly “incompatible” Moons actually have a great deal in common.
Aspects from other planets to the Moon do not have to be identical in each chart. One person may have Uranus square the Moon while the other has Uranus sextile Moon. The square person brings inner tension to the relationship while the sextile person brings easy energy. If handled well, the person with the sextile can demonstrate to the person with the square how to use his energy with less stress.
It can help if each person has a planet in the same sign as the other person’s Moon- then the sign expression is represented in both charts. The Moon shows what we need to feel emotionally satisfied. If one person has Mars in Scorpio while the other has Moon in Scorpio then the Mars person understands what to do to make the Moon person feel satisfied. They don’t need to have the same Moon sign. They don’t need to feel the same way to meet the other’s emotional needs. The Moon person instinctively understands why the Mars person acts the way he does and how it is that he asserts himself while the Mars person knows just what to do to make the Moon person feel better.
I was just thinking about all the people that I like with their Moon in Aries. It seems to me that I only like people with their Moon in Aries in the twelfth or eighth house. All of these people have Leo Rising, and one is a Taurus Rising.
Is your Moon in aspect to Mars?
Yeah, it, um, quincunx-es Mars?? I used to not think too much of Aries, even though it’s the ruler of my 7th. But I’m beginning to think that I really like Arien people, especially if their Aries-ness is kind of hidden in someway (like in the 12th or 8th house) — like you, Michelle
So you like the subversive Aries? lol :p Thanks
My brother has a 12th house Aries Moon- it’s quite subtle. I think that Scorpio-Aries mixes are good too. One of the women in my tarot group is a Scorp rising with Moon in Scorpio in the 12th and a 5th house Aries Sun. She’s intense (of course), and intuitive, but she’s also playful and hilariously outspoken about her crushes. I think that her Scorpio helps give depth to her Aries.
Oh heck yeah! I’ve been thinking about Aries-Scorpio mixes. That would be a WHOLE lot of fun. Maybe someone who’s a Libra Sun/Venus in Scorpio, and Aries Rising. God, that would be sexy! Scorpio-Leo mixes are good too. Leo makes the Scorpio seem a lot more friendly… and approachable… and warm.
Aries Sun ftw, Michelle.
Oh, and by “ftw”, I mean “fuck the world”
I edited this post- thanks to everyone who pointed out that Pisces and Capricorn are sextile. Yes, they are!
What do you think about someone’s Moon being conjunct another person’s Ascendant from the 1st house?
Moon in Virgo conjunct Ascendant in Virgo.
The Moon person feels reassured by the way the ascendant person behaves and presents himself.
Thank you Michelle
My partner and I are blending families. I have an Aquarius daughter with a Leo moon, a Leo son with a Sag moon. I am Aquarius w/Aries moon. Partner is Leo sun/Leo moon. Four fire moons! I am no math wiz, but what are the odds? Wish I could say my partner’s son is also a fire moon, but he is not. However, the synastry between us is significant – his Aq. moon conjunct Uranus is conjunct my Mercury. His Cap Mercury is conjunct my Jupiter/Saturn. His Aq. Neptune conjunct my sun and our Gemini ascendants are both 22 degrees! I had felt a real connection with him as soon as we met. He never knew his mother, she died in the 8th month of pregnancy and he was delivered prematurely by C-section. From things I heard about her and pictures of her, I felt I would have been fast friends with her so I looked at the synastry between her chart and mine. My sun conjunct her ascendant, Saturn and moon. My moon exactly conjunct her Jupiter. Her N.Node in Cancer in the 5th (I feel her soul purpose was to bring this child into the world) conjunct my Mars. There is so much more between her chart and mine that it makes me think some agreements are forged between souls long before they incarnate and that they do not need to meet in body to honor the agreement.
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That’s a lovely story about the synastry between your chart and the chart of your partner’s mother.
Having an Aquarian Moon conjunct Uranus really does show that she wasn’t there. My cousin, whose mother died when he was only 2, has Moon conjunct Chiron both opposing Uranus.
What about his Moon (Pisces) being opposite my Mars (Libra) – is that possible in these signs? – and our Moons being opposite each other (his in Pisces mine in Virgo)? The moon opposition is connected with a dotted line, maybe that means a wide opposition. Thanks!
It is possible to have an opposition between those signs; it would be an out-of-sign opposition.