The Sun (Surya)
The Sun represents the Atman (soul) - your core essence and true self. It is the source of vitality, willpower, and life force. A strong Sun gives confidence, leadership ability, and a clear sense of purpose.
Strong Sun
- • Natural leadership qualities
- • Strong sense of self
- • Confidence and charisma
- • Good relationship with authority
- • Strong vitality and health
Weak/Afflicted Sun
- • Lack of confidence
- • Identity confusion
- • Difficulty with authority
- • Low vitality
- • Struggles with father
Significations: Father, government, politics, authority figures, medicine, temples, gold, wheat, right eye, bones, heart, career (10th house ruler), soul's journey
The Moon (Chandra)
The Moon represents the Manas (mind) - your emotional nature, feelings, and how you process experience. It governs memory, imagination, and your relationship with your mother and the public.
Strong Moon
- • Emotional stability
- • Good memory and intuition
- • Nurturing nature
- • Popular with public
- • Comfortable in home environment
Weak/Afflicted Moon
- • Emotional volatility
- • Mental restlessness
- • Difficulty with mother
- • Mood swings
- • Sleep disturbances
Significations: Mother, mind, emotions, water, liquids, milk, rice, silver, pearls, left eye, breasts, public relations, home, comfort, nourishment, travel
The Royal Pair
The Sun and Moon work as a pair in your chart:
- Sun is your conscious will and purpose - what you're here to accomplish
- Moon is your subconscious reactions and needs - how you feel secure
- Together they represent the soul-mind complex - your inner experience of life
- Their relationship in your chart (conjunction, opposition, etc.) reveals how well your will and emotions cooperate
Key Insights
Exaltation: Sun is exalted in Aries (strong leadership), Moon in Taurus (emotional stability)
Debilitation: Sun debilitated in Libra (compromise of ego), Moon in Scorpio (emotional intensity)
Moon Phases: Waxing Moon (Shukla Paksha) strengthens all benefic activities; waning Moon (Krishna Paksha) favors introspection and spiritual work
Remedies: Sun - Surya Namaskar, rubies, wheat donation; Moon - milk offerings, pearls, Monday fasts