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Rulership:
Cancer
Orbit:
384,400 km
from Earth
Synodic Period:
29.531 days
Rings:
No
Diameter:
3476 km
Mass:
7.35e22 kg
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In Babylon, the Moon god was masculine - Sin, father of the Sun and Venus. In Greece, Circe was the Moon - goddess of degraded love, and a wicked enchantress. Hecate and Selene are other Moon Goddesses. The Moon orbits the Earth every 27.3 days. Because of the Earth's rotation, the Moon is seen to travel through all twelve houses every 24 hours. Due to the speed of its passage, it is important to know the exact time of birth in order to produce an accurate birth chart.
The most general association of the Moon is with fertility of all kinds. In Roman astrology, the Moon was more important than the Sun. In western astrology, it is second in importance to the Sun with the characteristics of the sign it occupies strongly influencing our inner nature and instinctive behavior. Physically, the Moon effects the digestive system, the stomach and the breasts. Our emotional stability, memory and personal habits are also governed by the Moon. When in watery Cancer, the Moon’s positive traits of sensitivity, patience and imagination are highlighted. When stressed, the Moon’s influence can tend to make us moody, unreliable and unforgiving.
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