When the Sun sets in evening and dim light comes to cover the earth, a disk – shaped ‘Moon’ appears to illuminate the sky and to dispel the darkness. Indeed, ‘Full Moon’ is really a stunning object with tiny starts to garnish the sky in nighttime. Moon is also conceived as a ‘queen of night’. Since ancient times, moon’s phases are also momentous to influence significant aspects of human lives. In religious country like India, devotee people arrange important ‘katha – pooja’ and ladies keep fasting during ‘Purnima’ (Full Moon) day. For all important rituals and fasts of Hindus, ‘Moon’ is one of the prominent deities for them. Seeing phases of Moon, ‘yearly moon calendar’ is formed for knowing some auspicious tithis (dates). The astrological day for moon is ‘Monday’. Further, ebbs and tides of ocean on earth also get impacted due to gravitational force of moon. 2 and 7 are the numbers of Moon, but number 8 is unfortunate. White and Sea-green colors are indicated by Moon. Being a watery planet, it is concerned with liquids, aquatic, animals, and objects found under water, like pearls. Moon symbolizes family life and private affairs.
Moon’s identity in the Universe
‘When Sun is the main ruling planet (Karka) for fathers, the rulling planet for mothers is Moon’. Moon is the nearest planet and the only known natural satellite of earth. It is just about two lakh thirty eight thousand miles away from the earth. The diameter of the Moon is approximately 2,200 miles and it is small in size comprised with crust, mental and core. In a strict dictionary terms, it is not a planet, but finding astrological notions, we call it the ‘Planet Moon’. In the solar system, Moon is acknowledged as the fifth largest and the second densest satellite. It is the only celestial body on which human beings have gone for successful research. It moves round the earth and earth revolves around the sun. Moon does not perceive light from sun when the earth comes in between them and it causes ‘Lunar eclipse’. And, in this condition, Moon stops illuminating light.It shines only by getting the reflected light from the Sun, as it is not a self-luminous like Sun. Moon is also conceived as conductor of power lent by Sun.
Mythological belief for Moon
Diverse of cultures around the World reveal varied interesting myths about the Moon. Western mythologists believed that Moon is Virgin Mary of the Roman Catholics and nourishing mother of the heavens. She is also the ‘Luna’ or ‘Diana’. She is the Goddess and a huntress and rules chastity as well as fertility. Moon rules over the impregnation, notion, birth of child, the animal instinct, and influence one’s personality and life. It is believed that the planet Moon governs person’s infant stage, and whatever behavior and all-over personality we see in that person is because of influencing power of moon.
Hindu’s conceptions towards Moon
India is a land of innumerable spiritual beliefs where Hindu people are always ahead to hoist the flag of religious thoughts. For them, the Moon is one of the prominent lords and they enunciate moon as ‘Chandra Dev’ (Lord Moon). Every after fourteen days Moon changes its appearance envisaging ‘Full Moon’ and ‘New Moon’. Hindu people say ‘Purnima or Poonam’ at the time of Full Moon, and ‘Andheriya or Amavsya’ at the time of New Moon. According to Hindus myths, one day, the lord Moon was giggling on physical structure of ‘God Ganesha’. Seeing this ironic behavior of Moon, Ganesha gave a bitter curse to him that his beauty will become ugly and no body will see his terrible black face in future. Experiencing this utmost ire of God Ganesha, Moon really repented and apologized for his behavior. And, finally, God Ganesha forgave him and said “no curse can be taken back but yes, you can show your complete beauty every after 14 days or in day Poornima”. Thus, till now moon is categorized in two phases one is ‘Full Moon’ and second is ‘New Moon’. Lord Moon is vital wing of some auspicious occasion like ‘Ganesh Chaturthi’ and ‘Karvachoth’as well.
Astrological notions about Moon
According to astrological belief, Moon is a cold, asymmetrical, humid, amenable and feminine planet, which rules the fourth zodiac sign ‘Kark or Cancer’. It is conceived that the planet Moon orbits around 13 degrees on an average daily, and whenever it passes zodiac sign Taurus or Rishabh, it seems strong. But, whenever it transits Zodiac sign Scorpio or Vrishchik, it gets very feeble and incapacitated. The influence of moon occurs on the relative disposition of other planets the aspect which moon receives, the sign which it occupies etc. at the time of one’s birth.
Combination of planet Moon with other planets influence zodiac signs of horoscope and different planetary movements of moon show some special meaning for life of the person. Good combination of Moon with Mercury endows the native deep feelings and emotions. Conversely, bad combination can give the mental imbalance. A good aspect between Saturn and Moon makes the native patient, cautious, and steady. Unfavorable combination of both planets can make native pessimist. So, in this way, Good relationships of Moon with other planet will show a beneficial impact, but on the other hand, bad combination of Moon with other planets can give a negative outcome.
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Basic Astronomical facts about Moon
It is the only natural satellite of earth and only object in space visited by humans. It has a diameter of about 3,475 kilometers. Its mean distance from the earth is about 3,84,403 kilometer. Moon takes 27.3 days to make one orbit around the Earth and it also takes exactly same duration, which is 27.3 days to complete one rotation on its axis. That’s why we always see the same face of the Moon. The Moon’s gravity is about one-sixth than that of the Earth’s. The surface of the Moon has many craters formed by meteor crashes. Moon is the causes tides in the Earth’s large water bodies, because of the gravity force Its average geocentric motion per day is 13°10’35”. The Moon never seems retrograde as it rotates round the Sun along with Earth.
The Moon in Hindu Mythology
Three supreme gods Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva disguised as monks, came to test Anasuya, the wife of Atri Rishi and demanded that she feed them milk from her breasts. The great Anasuya with her spirutal powers got to know the truth and and turned these three gods into babies and feed them as they desired. Immensely pleased and impressed with Anasuya, lords of the universe blessed her to have great children. Shiva’s blessing caused the birth of Durvasas rishi, Vishnu’s blessing resulted in the birth of Dattatreya, and Brahma’s boon caused the Moon’s birth.
The Moon was then worshipped by all the celestials. He later married all the twenty seven daughters of Daksha and they were non other than twenty seven constellations or nakshatras. Out of his twenty seven wives Moon preferred only Rohini, and always remained with her. Other twenty-six sisters pleaded Moon to spend equal time with all of them. But Moon ignored them and with no option left these twenty-six sisters complained to their father, Daksha, who tried twice to reason with Moon, his son in law, but Moon ignored it as well. Daksha then lost his temper and cursed the Moon to suffer with consumption.
Every day the Moon started to wane, losing his glow and no remedy could cure him. The gods also got alarmed at the possibility life on Earth will be affected without Moon, approached Daksha and asked him to modify his curse so that life continues on Earth. Daksha then modified his curse on condition that Moon has to spend one day with each of his wives and the consumption will effect him for fourteen days and in next fourteen days he will gain back his form. Thus, the Moon now waxes and wanes in cycle of twenty seven days and he visits each of his wife once a month, for one day. Moon had no children by his twenty-seven wives, but he have four sons by another wife, named Manohara. But most famous son of the Moon is the planet Mercury.
A powerful race of hindu kings are supposed to be the direct descendant of Moon god know as Chandravanshi, first king of this dynasty was Bharat, a legendary emperor of India, he conquered all of India, uniting it into a single entity. Bhārat today is the official name of the Republic of India and later Pandavas and Kauravas were born in this dynasty. Names mentioned for the Moon in hindu mythology are Amalendu (stainless clean), Chandra (glittering, shining), Divyendu (divine spark), Dvijendra (twice-born), Himanshu (snow covered), Mayank (deer marked), Nishanath (lord of the nght), Nishikant (lover of night), Rakesh (ruler of the day of full moon), Shashank (natural satellite), Shashi (hare-like), Soma (the cooling one ), Sudhakar (source of nectar), Sudhanshu (drop of nectar).
Gender of Moon: Feminine.
Moon is the karaka or significator of: Mind and Emotion.
Moon as relationship signifies: Mother.
Planetary cabinet status of Moon: Queen.
Temperament of Moon: Fickle and Changeable.
Element governed by Moon: jala or Water.
Primary quality or guna of Moon: Sattva Guna or Serenity.
Caste of the Moon: Vaishya or Trader.
Nature of Moon: Benefic when waxing otherwise malefic.
Directional strength of Moon: In the Fourth House.
Directional weakness of Moon: In the Tenth House.
Moon rules the zodiacal Sign: Cancer
Moon rules the zodiacal House: Natural astrological Fourth house.
Sign of exaltation of Moon: Taurus.
Sign of debilitation of Moon: Scorpio.
Determent or weak sign of Moon: Capricorn.
Moon’s friends are: Sun and Mercury.
Moon’s enemies are: None.
Moon is neutral with: Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn.
Moon’s Vimshottari Dasha period: Ten Years.
Body part governed by Moon: The Face.
Day of the week governed by Moon: Monday.
Direction ruled by Moon: North-West.
Season governed by Moon: Varsha or Rainy season.
Metals governed by Moon: Silver.
Gemstone governed by Moon: Pearl.
Substitute gemstones governed by Moon: Moonstone.
Colors ruled by Moon: White and Silvery.
Food and flavors governed by Moon: Things of salty taste.
Geometrical shape governed by Moon: A circle.
Numbers as per Numerology governed by Moon: Numbers 2, 11, 20, 29 and all those that adds up to 2, are governed by it.
Positive key words for Moon: Sympathy, Receptivity, Protective & Good memory.
Negative key words for Moon: Touchiness, Worry, Emotional instability, Moodiness & smothering love.
Body parts, function and diseases governed Moon
Body parts and function governed by it are the breasts, stomach, alimentary canal, lower ribs, womb, menstrual cycle and lymphatic system.
Professions governed by the Moon
Employment in fields related to fluids, liquids, water, real estate, service industry and public relation. Traders dealing in sugar, milk, milk products, dairy farm, cloth manufacturers and merchants. Sailors, fishermen, liquor dealers, brewery workers, nurses, midwives, domestic help, poultry raisers, chinaware and glassware manufacturers, fruit and vegetable farmers, restaurant owners and workers, waiters and waitresses.
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