What does it mean to have your moon in the sign of Cancer in your birth chart? Read this blog to learn the strengths, weaknesses, and personality traits of having a Moon in Cancer.
What Is The Moon In Astrology?
In your birth chart, the moon represents your emotions, to put it simply. Where the sun is your ego self and dictates your general values and behavior, the moon shows you what you need to feel emotionally fulfilled and what your emotional patterns will be.
Your moon is…
- your emotional patterns
- the part of you closest to your heart that you try to keep safe
- what you need for emotional fulfillment
- what emotions you’ll struggle with (ie emotional volatility, fear, anger, emotional rigidity, etc)
By knowing your moon sign you can…
- be less sensitive to changes in your environment
- nurture yourself and feel loved
- stop repeating emotional patterns
- be aware of your emotions
- improve your relationships (the moon sign is key for relationships!)
- practice self-care
What Is Cancer?
Cancer is the fourth sign of the zodiac in the first water sign we interact with. Water signs represent emotion. So as Cancer is the first water sign, we interact with, it represents our first interaction with emotion and care which is through the means of nurturing.
Cancer represents motherly and familial qualities such as gentleness, care, compassion, and protectiveness. Cancer is also represented by the crab and this represents how cancer moves through life. The crab has a hard shell exterior and moves in a nonlinear fashion from side to side. Cancer moves through life the same way.
They hold a hard exterior to protect their inner softness and move through life in a nonlinear fashion acting off of every emotion they feel. To Cancer, a life well lived is one that is in alignment with every emotion, a life that is always comfortable, in a life where one can protect those they love
Cancer wants to feel and protect others. They can be very intuitive, easily knowing what they feel and need. Cancer values relationships and needs 1-on-1 connection for health. However, cancer expects others to know what they’re thinking, which is a source of pent-up frustration.
The Moon In Cancer
If you were born with your Moon in Cancer, you are deeply giving and sensitive. The moon is in this sign, it is at “home” so to say and this makes this planetary aspect strong in someone’s chart.
If you have your moon sign in a water sign, you will tend to be a little bit more sensitive. If you happen to have this placement, you are especially so.
The core desire of this moon sign is to feel nurtured. You might’ve felt easily hurt by your parent figures in childhood. With a moon in Cancer, you can feel like you were never supported enough because you needed so much nurturing.
There is a tendency to feel emotionally unfulfilled as an adult because you grew up with the programming that you needed that support from someone else. As an adult, you realize that only you can create that support for yourself.
Moon In Cancer Traits
Nurturing
This moon sign is by far the most nurturing moon sign. As they are represented by the archetype of the mother, the Cancer Moon is a caring would who wants everyone to be taken care of. Including themselves.
Supportive
The Cancer moon is also a highly supportive person. These are heartful people who want everyone to feel taken care of. This makes the Moon in Cancer a very supportive person. They will support you in any decision you make.
Forgiving
Because the Cancer moon has such a big heart, they tend to forgive and let go easily. This can be a blessing and a curse because the cancer Moon can both provide a healing sense of forgiveness to others but they also struggle with forgiving people who don’t deserve their forgiveness.
Giving
The Cancer Moon is the most giving soul you’ll meet. In childhood, these are the kids who love to give gifts and offer hugs everywhere they go. Somewhere along the way, they get taught to hide their giving nature.
Sympathetic
Cancer is a water sign, which means they are very in touch with emotions and feelings, specifically their own. This makes the cancer moon very sympathetic rather than apathetic. The cancer moon has a gift for knowing their own feelings, but this means they often struggle to understand what others are feeling. However, they have such big hearts that they can sympathize with others.
Nostalgic
Because the Cancer Moon is seeking a feeling of familiarity, they tend to be very nostalgic and get stuck in the past or past memories easily. Oftentimes, they can hold onto things long overdue and even never let go.
Click here to watch our video breaking down everything you need to know about the Cancer moon.
Moon In Cancer Struggles
Moody!
Because the moon is in its home sign of Cancer, these people can appear to be somewhat “moody” simply for the fact that their emotions are dominant in their chart and ever-changing with the moon’s cycle. Cancer moons can often get dubbed as “moody” for their emotionally expressive and in-tune nature.
Managing Emotions
As mentioned above, the Moon in Cancer is an emotionally sensitive person which means that the Cancer moon has a long journey ahead in learning to manage their emotions. They can often feel that their emotions control them more than they control their emotions.
Getting Stuck In The Past
The Cancer Moon is a very nostalgic person. They seek that feeling of familiarity and comfort in everything they do which leads to them often being stuck in the past both emotionally and mentally.
Protecting Their Big Hearts
Because the moon in cancer wants to make everyone feel emotionally safe and nurtured, they can often get taken advantage of and often become “heartbroken.” Remembering to give to themselves before others will be very important
Sensitivity
The moon in cancer has very sensitive emotions and they must learn how to navigate how they protect themselves from the world without becoming defensive or isolating themselves.
Feeling Sad Often
This is not only one of the most sensitive moon placements to have but it is also one that indicates ever-changing moods. Because the moon in Cancer is so in touch with their emotions, they feel more affected by sadness and wonder why. The Cancer moon must learn to practice compassion for their moods and lows.
Seeking Love Through Others
These people can often feel that they need someone else to provide love for them because they are constantly giving their love freely to everyone else. They have to learn to provide love for themselves.
Click here to watch our video on the moon in Cancer!
Advice For The Moon In Cancer
Make Time To Cry
It can be extremely healing and therapeutic for the moon in cancer to simply allow themselves to cry. crying has many health benefits and can help the cancer moon relieve themselves of the internal pressure they feel. In the end, this is an exercise for the moon in cancer in embracing their negativity and letting it go.
Make Your Home Feel Like Home
The cancer moon has high values around home and feeling at home in their home will be extremely important to them. Surround yourself with things you love and be with those who make you feel loved. Nostalgia is bog for these people too so listening to comforting, nostalgic music or surrounding yourself with nostalgic items every now and then could be healing.
Nurture Yourself
The cancer moon needs a lot of nurturance in every form. Make time to nurture yourself physically, mentally, and emotionally. Some of the best practices for you could be to meditate on how your heart feels, spend time alone, set boundaries, repeat affirmations to validate your feelings, spend time in water (showers/baths), and write your emotions.
Give To Others
The moon in cancer loves to give and gains a high amount of fulfillment from it! It’s important for these people to give in some way or another for their health. Just make sure you’re not overgiving.
Moon In Cancer In The Houses
- 1st House: Sensitive and nurturing appearance and personality
- 2nd House: Seeking nurturance and emotional comfort with your self-worth and money
- 3rd House: Seeking nurturance and emotional comfort in your everyday communication
- 4th House: Seeking nurturance and emotional comfort in your home life
- 5th House: Seeking nurturance and emotional comfort in your creative expression and when flirting
- 6th House: Seeking nurturance and emotional comfort in your everyday routine things and tasks
- 7th House: Seeking nurturance and emotional comfort in your one-on-one partnerships
- 8th House: Seeking nurturance and emotional comfort in intimacy
- 9th House: Seeking nurturance and emotional comfort in your approach to learning and in new experiences
- 10th House: Seeking nurturance and emotional comfort in your career
- 11th House: Seeking nurturance and emotional comfort in your community
- 12th House: Seeking nurturance and emotional comfort in your mind
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