Moon - How It Reveals Your Course of Life

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Hi Learned Members

In previous posts, we talk about how the waxing Moon is good and waning Moon is bad. This factor to a large extent even overrides the Moon being dark or bright. Why?

Let's take several screnarios.

Full Moon - The native would be born to a wealthy family (if other factors in the chart concur) and then there will be a steady decline throughout life.

Waxing Moon just after New Moon position - The native would be born in humble circumstances and gradually would reach his pinnacle in old age.

Waxing Moon between New Moon and Full Moon positions - The native would rise and the rise would stop and start declining in middle age.

Waxing Moon just before Full Moon position - the native would rise in life until youth and after which decline sets in.

Waning Moon just before New Moon position - The native born in so so circumstnaces would decline and then from his youth there would be a rise in life.

Waning Moon between New Moon and Full Moon positions - The decline would be until middle age and then the native would rise ln life.

Waning Moon just after Full Moon position - The decline until past late middle age and after which there is a rise.

To have the waning moon where its maleficence is cancelled (see the previous posts) would mean that after the decline, the rise later in life would be highly beneficient for the native which is just like the waxing Moon's rise in life phase.

Chandra Yogas like planets in the 2nd and 12th to Moon, planets in the 6th, 7th and 8th of Moon (Adhi Yoga) all these would modify all the conditions stated above.

Moon within 72 degrees of the Sun is considered weak and this factor must also be considered in the evaluation of the waxing and waning nature of the Moon in your chart.

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Hi

So actually there are five basic dimensions which the Moon can vary that is talked about in this thread.

(1) Kemadurum Yoga ie. when the Moon has no planets in the 2nd and 12th to it or some other similar combination like Ascendant to Moon the houses are completely empty etc. This pertains to whether there is constant support of people and resources around the person's endeavour. It denotes the natives self-effort in achieving his goals.

(2) Adhi Yoga which is the presence of planets in the 6th, 7th or 8th to the Moon. Better to have natural benefics but most astrologers these days consider natural malefics as well. This makes the person who are kingly in their behaviour and has presence and a commanding air. It also denotes riches.

(3) Waxing or waning moon. This ties in the progress in life ie. how the life unfolds for an individual. Sometimes when the waning moon is near a new moon point, the eventual impact is even better than a waxing moon near a full moon point (see above). Also waning moon is inasupicious generally (irregardless of the phase the progressed moon is in) and it means there is always some hidden forces holding the person back from complete succcess even when the progressed moon of the waning moon is brightening unless the waning is counteracted by certain planetary aspecs of natural benefics, by a malefic in its own sign etc which makes it become a benefic in which case the progressed moon of the waning moon would be just like the waxing moon during the progressed moon brightening phase. Waxing moon there is no hidden forces holding the person back.

(4) Weak moon (within 72 degrees of the Sun) shows that a person starts off generally with meagre resources. It also shows the person is unwilling to open up to new concepts or new vistas in his life. He tends to cling on to past behaviour some of which may be worn out. Strong moon ie the moon bright, the person starts off with everything at his command he is also opened to new experiences and can refurbish his character if need be. He is more adaptable.

(5) New moon or full moon if occurring with eclipses is inauspicious.

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Hi Khoo,

Very Interesting Post.

However, What are some of the things that we have to consider when taking into account the strength of the moon? For example, if someone has a conjunction with a waning moon or a strong malefic aspect. How then do we do justify the strength of the moon?

Furthermore, I believe that post that you just put up is more of a general,descriptive overview of Moon's Waxing and Waning phases, and how far it is from the sun...etc.... However, can we actually or is there a way to really understand the strength of a planet directly in numbers?

I believe Shadbala shows the strength of the planet in terms of how much it can give( Benefic and Malefic aspects). However, in terms of how strong a planet really is, do we still look at the shadbala or are there a few specific things that we have to look?

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Dear vhb

The configuration fully confirms your situation.

Adhi Yoga means you would always have something to fall back on in terms of support from the family, something that you are born to have access. But no planets in the 2nd and 12th from the Moon is Kemadruma Yoga and conjuncting Ketu makes it worse unless Ketu rules 11th from it or strong in Scorpio or Sagittarius in its own house and found in a good Bhava. The position where Ketu sits destroys the house significations and especially materially. It shows your effort to carve a niche for yourself in this world is met with not much success.

Is your Moon waxing or waning? If waning is its maleficence cancelld? Also is it near to the New Moon point or the Full Moon point?

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dear khoo

i was born on feb 21,1973
13.55 hours,mumbai

i was looking at full moon calendar of 1973 and it says full moon was on feb 17,1973.

so which category does my moon fall into ?

i have struggled all my life ...very very bad and hard till about 5 years back in my life.
It was very nasty.

I was very intelligent and strong research oriented memory...but couldnt study much.

Was very good in business ,very hardworking and whoever i joined made millions...but i was struggling.

its just now i have started getting comfortable and actually quite good.

best wishes

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Hi vhb

That's terrible. Your cycle of struggling would not end until you are very old provided you live that long.

I suspect remedies has to do with the Tithi your Moon is in together with the Sun-Moon Yoga. Unfortunately I have no experience with advising on remedies like this. But I will check on BPHS whether there is a chapter on Gadanta because the progressed Moon is going into Gadanta stage. You can check on the Net to see any remedies involving a combination of Moon's Tithi and the Sun-Moon Yoga.

Also mabye other members in the forum can help as well.

The consolation is that you have a bright Moon and that makes you a person willing to try out anything to remedy any kind of situation in any area of life. Also your Moon if waxing would mean that at least no bad karma attached to it.

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Hi Vairagya

Yes it ties with your Moon position. You are intelligent, strong in research and good in memory. That indicates a bright Moon.

But your Moon is Kemudram so that is why you cannot study much ie. good attributes but unable to make use of them because of Kemudram which denotes self-effort.

You make millions is because of the Adhi Yoga of Mercury and Sun opposite Moon.

The struggling because of the waning Moon near full Moon position (just like mine) where your life only get a turn for the better if it is past your late middle age.

Your Moon although waning is a benefic because of the trine of Jupiter. So at least in this waxing phase of the progress Moon at this juncture, there will be no bad karma holding you back.

In Navamsa 2nd to Venus and Moon sits Rahu which gets the backward trine of Jupiter. Navamsa is also a chart when you are at your middle age. So your gains can be like the waves easy come and can be easy go because of Rahu in the 12th house.

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Hi Vairagya

The above I stated Adhi Yoga denotes riches and kigship you can easily access like from your parents or inheritence.

Just wanted to add also that Adhi Yoga also denote riches or kingship promised to you without much effort. This usually occurs during the waxing phase of the progressed moon whether your Moon is a waxing or waning (with our without cancellation of maleficence, but if cancelled, the effect is just as strong as waxing). Also the effort to achieve this need not be as great as that required for the Yoga involving planets in 2nd and 12th of Moon. But usually one require the latter configuration as well so that there will always be supporters around (yourself the energy and other people support).

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Hi vhb

But note you have Gadanta, I think which you mentioned in another post. That would pertain to the past karma (not your waxing Moon - but the progressed Moon into Pakasha is the current karma).

Hence you have to look into BOTH the past and current karma aspects of it to solve the problem in total as past karma also does affect what you reap in this current karma.

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Hi vhb

Ops my mistake. Let me rephrase it.

You have a waxing Moon just before full Moon. So you have no bad past karma as far as Moon is concerned. Thus remedies for people born under waning Moon (Paksha Bala) does not apply to your - there is a chapter on remedy for Paksha Bala in BPHS. Your Moon is also bright making you have a positive mental outlook.

But your waxing Moon is progressing into Paksha Bala throughout your life. Thus you may build up bad current karma. So this can be alleviated by acquiring remedies pertaining to the Moon's Tithi position and Sun-Moon Yoga in your birth ie. remedies peculiar to the Sun and Moon positions in your chart. So for this mabye you can find it on the Net or other memebrs in the forum can help.

Now in the other post (I think it was Inauspicious Births), you mention that you have a Gadanta planet - I think it was your Lagna Lord if I am not mistaken. Now this also pertains to past bad karma and there is a chapter in BPHS on remedies for Gandanta births. I will get back to you on this.

Now my point is that :

Good Karma Experienced = Good Karma Promised in the chart + Past Karma affecting current life

So since your goal is for a good spiritual life, you also need to attend to your past karma if it is bad (there are ALSO OTHER factors of past karma broguht over this current life by the way both good and bad but under the post Inauspicious Births, I only talked about past bad karma). Gadanta applies to all planets but if it affects important planets like the Moon or the Lagna Lord etc. then special remedies is a must. I think it was your Lagna Lord wasn't it?

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Hi KHL

Thanks for the article once again..Now , I was born under the following tithi - Sukla Astami (53.66 % left)...What does that mean..Is it that a waxing/bright or a waning moon
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Hello Khoo
I wanted to check where do I qualify with respect to this post.
1 My moon ha no planets on either side
2 Adhi yoga exists
3 Moon is waxing
4 Moon is exalted

DOB: 15th Jan 1984
TOB: 18: 45
POB: Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India

Thanks for your time
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Hi vhb

Thie article that you link to is looking at the aspect point of view. Oppositions have a characteristic Libran style on the native and conjunctions have an Arian style on the native in general for all pairs of planets. The only difference is the kinds of planetary traits that are mixed in the aspect.

Here we are looking from the waxing and waning phase with respect to the Moon and Sun as well as any Yogas formed with Moon.

Thus the aspects from the article is talking about the husband and wife that make up the home. Do they share joint decision making or they split the decision making between equals and all the concomitant problems, struggles and advantages.

Talking about from the waxing and waning point of view, you are talking about the environment of the house during dawn, morning, noon, afternoon, evening, dusk, late twilight, midnight and early dawn. Each period has its own environmental influence like the weather condition, ventilation inside the house, the angle of the sunlight etc.

When we talk about Yogas, we are talking about the occupants in the house as well as the house itself in relation to other neighbours - both the people and their houses.

Usually we concentrate on aspects analysis between planets including that between the Sun and the Moon. But for the Sun and the Moon, there is the other consideration of the waxing and waning.

Thus there are many ways of looking at a chart. So Sun opposition Moon can also be looked at from a Full Moon point of view, with the progressed Moon progressing into the waning phase. Added to that of course are the Yogas.

The combinatory strengths in the analysis would depend on the strength of each factor - aspects, Yoga, waxing and waning. Of course other factors can also come in like placement in Bhavas etc.

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Hi Ann

Just like vhb and myself, a bright Moon signifies a person who is intelligent and more keen to accept and play about with new ideas. Also a person who is more adaptable not only in the immediate environment but in the way the person takes up new ideas. For example in your case, you like to slice and dice, when my replies to you at first blush seems hazy.

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Hi KHL

Thanks for the article once again..Now , I was born under the following tithi - Sukla Astami (53.66 % left)...What does that mean..Is it that a waxing/bright or a waning moon
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Hi astro123

The word Sukla means waxing and Krishna means waning. Tithi by itself does not indicate waxing and waning. Because for each waxing Tithi of one name, there is a corresponding Tithi by the same name but which is waning.

The % left figure is used to indicate the proportion of your lifetime where you will experience the effects of this Tithi, the Tithi that you are born in. It makes a difference whether we are talking abut the waxing or waning Tithi, depending on the one you are born in ie. the quality of life. The waxing Tithi of course is better but the waning Tithi if the waning is cancelled, then it is as good as the waxing Tithi. But bear in mind some Tithis are inauspicious irregardless whether it is waxing or waning.

The Sun-Moon yoga relationship, however, is used to establish your Yogi point ie. which Nakshatra it falls under which has nothing to do with your Tithi. BUT this Sun-Moon Yoga together with your Tithi gives everything that one needs to know with regards to the Moon's relationship with the Sun even the Tithi because it establishes Moon's relative position with the Sun because of the word "Sukla" or "Krishna" that is used before the Tithi name as found in JHora.

And of course we can go down to further details like the Karana.

To make matters simple take out your chart. The New Moon position is where the Sun is. The Full Moon position is the point directly opposite the Sun. Then since your Moon is Sukla, it is a waxing Moon. Then see whether it is nearer to the New Moon or Full Moon position. Then work out accordingly as to your life projectile based on the above. So since your Moon is waxing in nature, you will start out life progressively, that is rising. See when it will stop before the Progressed Moon turns into a waning phase. A quarter of the circle revolved by the Moon round the Sun is equivalent to the naumber of years that make up from your birth to when you are middle age. So if your Moon is in the middle between the New Moon and Full Moon position, then predict you will rise until middle age after which you will decline. If the Moon is beyond this point (the mid-point between New Moon and Full Moon), predict your rise in life would be until less than middle age after which you will decline. If the Moon is before this point, predict your rise in life would be until beyond middle age after which you will decline. Work out the proportionate amounts accordingly.

Bright Moon and Dark Moon is another different thing. If the Moon is within 72 degrees on either side of the Sun then the Moon is dark, otherwise it is bright. People with bright Moons are more adaptable and more optimistic so even the Moon is waxing, there is at least some chance of hanging it longer ie. staying put when the Progressed Moon is waning or in the case when the Progressed Moon is waxing, the person is more able and quicker to seize opportunities when the occassion rises.

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Hi Astro123

Bright Moon also shows a person who is born in wealthy circumstances and Dark Moon otherwise. Dark Moon in addition shows that even when the Progressed Moon is in a waxing stage, the person does not take up opulence easily.

See K N rao's chart.

He is born with the Moon one sign ahead of the Sun. He rises up in life early because of the waxing Moon very near to the New Moon position. However, he was born in humble circumstances. Also even after he has established his pinnacle, he continues to lead a very simple life.

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thanx a lot KHL....makes a lot more sense now
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