Let’s discuss the monthly union of the moon with your rising sign. This is part of an article series about the moon conjunct (joining with in same sign and degree) each planet in your birth chart as it moves through the signs of the zodiac day by day. Although your rising sign is not a planet or celestial body it is a very important and sensitive point in every birth chart. For people new to astrology the rising sign sets up the entire birth chart wheel by using the time of birth to determine the sign coming up over the horizon at the moment of birth. This is very personal and unique to the individual and therefore the rising sign is the first house of the chart wheel and describes the personality and physical body of the individual.
The moon has the qualities of being inward, reflective and feeling emotions. It magnetizes and pulls energies toward it as well as selecting the sun’s light to Earth. The moon needs things, it wants nurturing and at the same time describes how it nurtures. What kind of energy and nurturing is described by the sign it is in.
Why is this important? Any conjunction in astrology equals an emphasis, 2 entities coming together creates more power or energy compared to each one by itself. When the moon comes around every single month to join up with your rising sign you feel it on a personal level. The moon is the best way to prepare for a possible event to be triggered in your personal life. Its fast pace will “trigger” an event that has been brewing by slower moving planets. The slower planets can take days or months to come into aspect with each other, when the moon comes around to conjunct one of these slower planets it can set in motion the event and therefore looking ahead the day of the event can be predicted because of the moon.
This moon and rising sign conjunction especially is helpful to observe each month. The moon helps us get in touch with our emotions if we choose to have that perspective, as opposed to “knee jerk” reactions to upsetting people or situations. You can choose to be moody or be aware that you are feeling more upset by a situation than usual.
The moon sensitizes any celestial body or point that it joins up with in a chart. In an individual’s birth chart it is most likely to be felt when conjuncting or joining with the rising sign. Most people are likely to feel more emotional or sensitive to daily events or physically feel more vulnerable. Exercise workouts may be harder, your spouse may seem more irritating than usual, or food may feel unpleasant. These are just a few examples.
The specific sign rising in your chart will give you more clues as to what you are likely to experience each month, along with actually paying attention to how you are feeling on the 2 1/2 days the moon is in the same sign as your rising sign. If you have any planets in the first house (same sign as rising sign) that will color your experience as well. If, for example, Mars (impulse and fighting spirit) is also in your first house your temper is very likely to flare up more as the moon comes around to this point. If you have Venus (building social connections, peace loving) in the first house you are more likely to feel awkward or unsure in social situations. A one night stand is a bad idea if you have Scorpio rising and the moon has come into that sign since Scorpio has rulership over the sex organs. The sign rising will suggest physical areas of vulnerabilities. Sometimes noticing a body area can help you notice the emotions you are feeling.
Here are the signs’ physical/feeling associations:
Aries - head, muscular system / feeling defeated
Taurus - throat, neck, thyroid / feeling unheard
Gemini - hands, arms, lungs / feeling suffocated
Cancer - stomach, breasts/chest / feeling ignored
Leo - heart, upper back / feeling unloved
Virgo - small intestines, abdomen / feeling criticized
Libra - kidneys, endocrine system / feeling unbalanced
Scorpio - sex organs, colon / feeling unwanted
Sagittarius - central nervous system, hips & thighs / feeling stuck
Capricorn - bones, skin / feeling unstable
Aquarius - calves, circulatory system / feeling held back
Pisces - feet, immune & lymphatic system / feeling disconnected
The moon is one of the most important factors in an astrological chart. It is considered one of “the big three” referring to a person’s sun sign, moon sign and rising sign. The moon helps us connect to our bodies and our feelings, it is quick changing and brings us reflected light from the sun.
When the moon comes to the same sign as a person’s rising sign each month they are likely to feel everything more. It is a personalized experience, a person will feel it emotionally and physically and are likely to act more from instincts than thought. I hope you will let your monthly observations inform you how your heart and body react to this consistent moon visit to your rising sign and let it prepare you building a more compassionate relationship with yourself.
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