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Graha II of IX · Monday

Moon

चन्द्र Chandra · Soma, Indu, Shashi

The mind and the mother: the planet that sets the feeling of every day.

Dasha
10 years
Exalted
Taurus 3°
Debilitated
Scorpio 3°
Gem
Pearl
Moon, photographed against a pale sky
Plate II · ChandraMonday
About Chandra

Chandra is the mind. Where the Sun is the self that stays the same, the Moon is the self that responds: feelings, moods, memory and the need to be cared for and to care. It is the mother, the home and the people at large. Because it is the fastest of the grahas, passing through a whole sign in about two and a half days, the Moon is also the planet that most shapes how a particular day feels.

This is why Vedic astrology gives the Moon such weight. Your Moon sign (rashi) and Moon nakshatra are used for daily transits, for naming, for marriage matching and to start the dasha sequence. A strong, bright Moon gives emotional steadiness and contentment; a strained one asks for more rest, routine and gentleness with oneself.

On the belt
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Moon on the 360° belt: the signs it rules, its three nakshatras and its points of exaltation and debilitation.its nakshatrassigns it rulesexaltationdebilitation
Mantraॐ चन्द्राय नमः

Om Chandraya Namah

What it signifies
  • Mind (manas)
  • Mother
  • Emotions
  • Home and comfort
  • Memory
  • The public
  • Nourishment
  • Sleep
In your chart

Where to look

Your Moon's sign shows how you feel and what comforts you; its house shows where your attention naturally goes. The Moon's nakshatra is often more revealing than its sign, describing your instinctive temperament in fine detail. Look also at its phase at birth: a Moon born near full is bright and outward, a Moon near new is quieter and more inward.

In your day

How RitamSage uses it

The Moon is at the centre of your daily rhythm. RitamSage counts the transiting Moon from your birth Moon, notes the tithi (the Moon's phase relationship to the Sun) and today's nakshatra, and weighs these heavily in your day's level. When the Moon changes sign or nakshatra during the day, the reading notes it. A Moon dasha or antardasha brings family, home and feeling to the foreground.

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When strong

A strong Moon gives a calm, receptive mind, good memory, ease with people and a nourishing presence that others seek out. Such people tend to sleep well, feel at home wherever they are and recover quickly from upset. The relationship with the mother is often warm.

When tested

When the Moon is under strain, moods may swing more, sleep can be lighter and the mind can overthink. These are signals to protect routine, eat and sleep regularly and spend time near water or in quiet. Monday fasts and time with one's mother are traditional supports.

Practice

Three simple practices

  1. Keep a light fast or eat simply on Mondays.
  2. Offer milk or water to a Shiva linga, or chant “Om Namah Shivaya”.
  3. Sit outside under the Moon, especially on Purnima, the full Moon.
Its nakshatras
RohiniTaurus 10°00′–23°20′HastaVirgo 10°00′–23°20′ShravanaCapricorn 10°00′–23°20′
Signs it rules
CancerKarka · 90°–120°