Importance of Moon in Horoscope.

In Astrology, all 9 planets (considering Uranus, Neptune and Pluto don't find their place in Vedic Astrology) have their important functions and impacts on human life but one planet which can make lots of difference in the way a human being lives his life on earth is Moon. It is highly important to have good placement of Moon in horoscope to live a good life and reasons are as follows -

1. 1st of all Moon represents your mother. So, if Moon is well placed (best sign placement for Moon is in Taurus though it does well in many other friendly signs too), then you are blessed with a very spiritual mother. Mother instils all good moral values in a child and makes him/her spiritual. When Moon is strong in horoscope, it shows that your mother has laid down the strong basic foundation of morals, spirituality and family values, which is impossible to be broken in this lifetime. 

2. Moon also represents emotions. Lots of things are said these days about being practical and not emotional but just think if you are not emotional, you may end up in slitting someone's throat without feeling any pain of that person. A weak Moon in horoscope can make someone a criminal because that person is not able to feel the pain of his victim. If you want to confirm this then google search for horoscopes of Adolph Hitler, Mussolini, Saddam Hussein, Colonel Gaddafi and any dictator type of person and you will find that Moon is badly damaged for all of these people, making them insensitive of the feelings and emotions of other people. 

3. Moon also represents our mind and this is where it becomes very important to have a good Moon in horoscope. It is not that people with good Moon will never suffer any pain in life but they will learn from every mistake done by them. They will never repeat a mistake. People with Moon's bad placement never realize the basic reason of their sufferings and where they are doing mistake and they will continue to do it again and again. 

4. House-wise, best placement for Moon is 7th house. 7th house is basically a house of spouse but it is also a house of other people around you. Everyone around you, from a beggar at a temple to anyone you meet on street. As Moon represents emotions, Moon in 7th house (if sign placement is also good) shows that you are sensitive towards feelings of others and you take care of others' convenience too. You don't turn a blind eye for the pains and sufferings of others

One thing which can be done to improve Moon's position is Meditation. 

Moon was basically a dark planet which was enlightened by the rays of Sun. So, Moon is actually the reflection of Sun's light. This is the reason why, Moon is one planet in our horoscope which is easily effected by other planets' impact. So, below are few things which are represented by Moon in Astrology - 

1. Moon is our mind. How we think and react to the world around us depends on the Moon's position in Horoscope. 

2. Moon represents Mother and other Motherly figures in our life. 

3. Moon represents emotions or lack of emotions, depending upon its position.

4. Moon represents Local or State Government. 

5. In my opinion, Moon is most important of all planets. I am not belittling the importance of other planets but I would always wish to have good position of Moon in horoscope, no matter where other planets are positioned. And the reason is that Moon is our mind. If mind is working fine, person will come out of any mess in his life but if mind is not feeling so well, then person may end up in losing whatever he has. So, Moon is THE MOST IMPORTANT PLANET, for me at least. 

Nature - Now, here is fun part related with the nature of Moon. Is it Benefic or Malefic? And this is the reason why I chose this picture. So, Moon waxes and wanes. For about 14 days in a month, its size increases (waxing) and for another 14 days time, its size decreases (waning). So, Moon is benefic when it is waxing and it is malefic when it is waning . 

Never start any new work or business when Moon is waning. That's why, all of our ancient festivals were on Amavasya (no moon day) as Moon starts waxing after that. 

Maturity Age - Every planet has a maturity age, after attaining that age, no matter the planet is benefic, malefic or mild-malefic, it starts giving more positive results, for the simple reason that it has attained the maturity and taught all the lessons to individual till that age. Moon's maturity age is 24 years. So, when a person completes 24 years of age, Moon in his horoscope is matured and will start giving more positive results. 

Thanks,

Swami Premanand Bharti