A planet in the 12th house makes for the single hardest placement in the natal chart of a given person. If you see a planet here, know that this person will have a degree of suffering and degree of depth. If the surface seems contradictory, it is just the surface and it is beguiling. This is a serious person with serious struggles. The moon may be one of the hardest planets to have in the 12th because the moon is one of our most personal planets, as it represents our deepest heart. We do not show our moon to many people. We show it to very close friends, children, pets and lovers. Some people are more open than others, but the moon, for everyone, is a deep, interior planet. The 12th house turns planets inward. Picture a child in time- out. Before he can continue playing with the other children, he must turn around. He must pull his face and body away from the wall and resume his role as a student among the other students. The person with moon in the 12th may feel as if his face is,permanently, turned toward the wall. Even the strongest person is afraid of intimacy, due to the natural fear of vulnerability and the potential for rejection,one of the most painful of human experiences. The moon in the 12th placement exacerbates this many,many fold. This person wants to belong and wants to get close to others, as much as anyone. However, they may shrink back because the pain of the journey may make it feel as if it is not worth the struggle, and it is a struggle . The moon represents woman, in general, and the mother, in specific. This person may have had a hard time with his own mother. This placement may make him ,unconsciously, repeat the pattern with his wife. He may marry a woman who treats him poorly. If you see a person with the moon in the 12th house, extend your hand a little bit further. He will thank you for it.
Wow I have moon in 12th and my mom does as well. I may be wrong but I think there may be a connection with planets in the 12th house and Asperger’s/Autism. It is sort of an ethereal placement. I have seen some material online about it and would tend to agree.
Yes, Elle, that makes total sense!
This is bang on for me and it has mirrored what I have had to deal with in my life.
Thanks
Oliver
Do you have the Moon in the 12th House, Oliver? Come and talk on my Forum 😀
I’m still medium when it comes to my knowledge in astrology..according to my natal chart I have moon in 1st house in leo but cancer in 12th house so am confused..doesn’t the moon rule cancer? What does this mean I can send u a natal chart copy if needs be
You are mixing up sign with planet. Come and register on my Forum and put up your chart. It is free xx
Im having a hard time and I dont know what to do. Can you please give me advise on a libra moon in the 12th house with a scorpio ascendant and sun in aries. I feel like im imploding with emotions and i am just lost.
Oh dear John
I have a Forum for you and for everyone who needs a place to put up his chart, talk and get support from other like minded people. Please, register and come on. I talk about all my issues. We have a Depression Support Group. You will, always be safe because I don’t allow anyone to be mean or I will kick them off lol
Just to address your question, Libra Moon is hard, as it is. Your emotions are kind of blocked by your thinking. The 12th House Moon is super, super afraid of rejection and afraid to be vulnerable. The Scorpio ASC holds back out of suspicion lol. So, I can SEE the implosion. I am so glad you reached out to me. Come on the Forum and we can talk more, there <3
Thanks! I feel like my overall astrological makeup is incompatible. Just one question when I was born there was a lunar eclipse does that influence my chart at all?
Yes, I don’t know much about eclipses but have read a small bit about them. They can be a weakening, but I am not sure how it would manifest. I saw you joined my Forum.Why don’t you do a thread on Lunar Eclipses and we can study it, together!
I am just embarking on my journey to understand my natal chart. I hope I use the right terminology here…Scorpio is my sun sign. I have a sagitarius moon in my 12th house. My mother has a cancer moon in her 12th house. We get along fine. We don’t talk alot but we always feel close when we do. I have very fond memories of her growing up. Of course, we fought some during my teenage years but I she was never abusive or neglectful. I have way more issues with my father. Anyway, i am just trying to find some information about when you and your parent share the same moon sign placement as I do and how that affects the interpretation.
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Kolby
Welcome Kolby
Consider joining my Forum, where you can ask these questions in a more interactive way. For now, I would say that your Sun was more stressed than your Moon, as the Sun is our father and the Moon our mother. I would like to see your whole chart, so i could answer your question, with more detail. Just having Moons in the same house does not mean much, on it’s own.
I have a 10 year old with moon in 12th pieces, sun in Sag & pluto in 9th. merc@MC, Jup in Leo 5th, Aries asc. She is incredibly emotional & she can cry like crazy because of a small insecurity, or a small rejection from me. If she feels that I’m upset with her she shrinks, pulls her shoulders forward and puts her head down as she walks away. She can cry rivers by thinking of crying. She is attached to me. When in class she has breakdowns when the teacher gives her a bad grade for forgetting homework or because she did not get a part in acting or singing that she wanted. They ask her to go to another room to cry. Kids make fun of her.
Yet, she is the sweetest, friendliest, glibbest, most pleasant, happy (most of the time) little one I know. She just wants to play play play & draws cartoons like a pro. She loves to sign & she has the lead in any artistic endeavor. I know her natal stamp so I understand and support her, but other people have no idea.
She doesn’t just walk, she gallops from happiness like a deer or something when she feels loved, accepted. I try to keep her feeling accepted, I tell her that she is my gift from God.
Awww You sound like you understand how special she is. She is very fortunate to have you!
I’m gonna marry a man with moon and ketu in Pisces 12th house,
“This placement may make him ,unconsciously, repeat the pattern with his wife. He may marry a woman who treats him poorly.”
This statement makes me feel I’m a rude person. Will i treat him poorly ? I’m a moon in tuarus in 4th house and ketu in Capricorn 12th house.
What is Ketu?
I do have to say this, as I am always honest. That is my commitment to everyone who reads my site. I would say yes.
Ketu is south node. Ok, then i will not marry him. It is good to him however. I don’t want to hurt him. Let some one to do it.
PLEASE do not base your marriage on a word from an Astrologer on a comment section. You asked for an opinion and I gave an OPINION. Other Astrologers may say something different and I am sure they would. I see the chart, as I do and give my OPINION, when asked. Seek some other opinions please before you make such a huge life decision. Blessings to you, Friend!
I just joked. He is a mystery like an alien. he is not worth to leave. As i know people who have moon in 4th house are the kindest people. Saying true your statement however scared me a lot. I hope i will not repeat the pattern.
Man, you scared me. I never wanted to give an opinion again 😛
I too have moon in 12 th house with sun . I got an good wife but not attached with her physically .
all this resulted in 6 years long affair . According to comments in blog she tyreated me poorly all these 6 years . Thank God its Broken now . But her poor treatment still going on in the form that i am unable to forget her . What a tragedy . Ha hahah .
I am sorry Sandeep, dear! xx