Moon sign: what is it and how to calculate it?

The Moon in the signs of the Zodiac

The Black Moon in Astrology

To respond to this complexity expressed by the Moon, Western astrology wished to integrate the Black moon or Lilith (from the name of the first woman known to Adam in the kabbalistic writings). An approach allowing us to deepen this part of the unknown which governs us without our knowledge, which leads us, willy-nilly, towards the fulfillment of our destiny, which contains the irrational, the fears we don’t understand.

The Black Moon in astrology is difficult for novices to understand. It is of the order of the spiritual. This is why it must be considered the expression of a karma, a guiding thread in our existence that escapes our will and is based on our past acts from another life. There is therefore a direct relationship with thereincarnation. This is why the Black Moon is not taken into account by all professional astrologers.

What does our moon sign say?

Everyone knows their zodiac sign in other words their sun sign (the sign corresponding to the location of the sun when we were born). The latter corresponds to our sociability, to our way of being active. It is the masculine part of our personality. But this is not enough when you really want to deepen your research in the field of astrology. That is why it is essential to know your moon sign. The latter corresponds to our receptive capacity, to our love profile, to our emotions in general. It is said to represent the feminine part of our personality.

How to calculate your moon sign?

The idea is that you can determine the position of the moon at the time of your birth. To do this, a few small additions will have to be made. You will be able to easily determine your moon sign by respecting three phases.

1^time phase: the number corresponding to your year of birth

To begin, we invite you to refer to the table below to determine the number corresponding to your year of birth. Be careful, if you were born in a leap year, you will have to add 1 to the number in the table. Take note of your number.

2^th phase: the number corresponding to your month of birth

To determine the number in relation to your month of birthrefer to the list below and, again, take note of this last number.

• If you were born in January, the associated number is: 0
• In February: 4
• In March: 4
• In April: 8
• In May: 11
• In June: 14
• In July: 17
• In August: 21
• In September: 24
• In October: 27
• In November: 3
• In December: 6

3^th phase: add your data with your day of birth

Take your birthday. All you have to do is add the latter with the number corresponding to your year and the number corresponding to your month that you have already noted.

• If you get a sum between 0 and 28, go directly to “My moon sign is…”
• If you get a sum between 29 and 54, subtract 27
• If you get a sum between 55 and 81, subtract 55
• If you get a sum greater than 81, subtract 82

With the end result for can know your moon sign. To do this, refer to the results below.

My moon sign is…

If you get an amount of:

• 0 or 1 or 27 or 28your moon sign is RAM
• 2 or 3 or 4your moon sign is BULL
• 5 or 6your moon sign is GEMINI
• 7 or 8your moon sign is CANCER
• 9 or 10your moon sign is LION
• 11 or 12 or 13your moon sign is VIRGIN
• 14 or 15your moon sign is BALANCE
• 16 or 17your moon sign is SCORPIO
• 18 or 19your moon sign is SAGITTARIUS
• 20 or 21 or 22your moon sign is CAPRICORN
• 23 or 24your moon sign is AQUARIUS
• 25 or 26your moon sign is PISCES

An example to calculate your moon sign

If you were born, for example, on March 21, 1971. You must add: 21 (birthday) + 24 (number corresponding to the year 1971 – 1st phase) + 4 (number corresponding to the month of March – 2nd phase) = 21 + 24 + 3 = 48. The sum is between 29 and 54 so you subtract 27 to 48 and get 21 (3rd phase). This number lets you know that your moon sign is: capricorn!