MOON IN THE 7th HOUSE

This is one of the most favourable positions of the Moon, be in waxing or waning position. Moon is very important in the 7th house, because this house relates to the lover/ beloved or the spouse as such. Other stars in 7th house can give qualities like education, maturity of mind, beauty or charming personality to the spouse, but Moon here can get the individual a spouse with cordiality of mind and thought, with very good mutual understanding. Disagreements are not ruled out, but no serious quarrel or fight. Disagreements ultimately end, on elucidation of the disputed matter, into fresh mutual understanding or appreciation for the viewpoint of each other is restored in full.

If Venus is also in a Kendra or Trikona or even in the 11th house, Moon is able to give ample mental and physical satisfaction to each other in the bedroom, besides giving beauty, charm and pleasantness or presentability to the personality of the spouse. No doubt Moon gives an understanding of and feeling or need for companionship of the opposite sex at an early age, sometimes even at an immature physical growth or unripe age for the purpose.

Where complexion is concerned, firstly its concept carries a relative sense in it; secondly it depends on the parentage as well as on climate of the region of birth and growth in childhood. Thirdly it depends also 

• on the Rasi in the 7th house, 
• its lord,
• placement of that lord in the birth-chart and 
• its relationship with the 7th  house, 

and with the Moon situated there. Fourthly it depends to an extent on other planets occupying the 7th house in close vicinity or at a distant degree from the Moon. And the last point relates to the planet ruling the ‘kaaraka’ for spouse at the time of birth of the individual.

For example, with Aries, Scorpio or Leo in the 7th house, the spouse would have a bright reddish-oriented complexion. With Gemini, Cancer, Virgo, Libra or Pisces, in the 7th  house, the complexion of the spouse would be fair. With Sagittarius or Taurus or Capricorn in the 7th  house, the complexion would be a mixture of the complexion of the mother and father of the spouse. And with Aquarius in the 7th  house, the complexion of the spouse would be dark. However it shouldn’t be taken as a hard and fast rule. It is just a casual guidance, because generally when any person approaches the astrologer for consultation about marriage, he or she naturally asks a question about the complexion of the future spouse.

It would be better to give an example. Both, mother and father of Maharani Sanyogitabai Holkar, (wife of Maharaja Rao Holkar of the then Indore State, the largest in Malwa region) had bright dark complexion. But the stars of Maharani Sanyogitabai Holkar were very favourable for extra-ordinarily fair complexion, and she really had it. Maharani Sanyogitabai expired sometime in the 1940’s. People of Indore recall now, several decades later, that she had such extraordinarily bright and fair complexion that when she chewed a betel-leaf, the movement down the throat could be observed by the people with her. Betel leaf is a unique item in India, which is eaten with several condiments, and which on chewing gives out fragrant smell to the mouth and red colour to the lips, perhaps better than modern lipsticks!

This point has been discussed in great length because whether a boy or girl (even parents thereof) always or often judge the suitability of the matrimonial match on the basis of the complexion, and then other qualities, qualifications and virtues are taken into consideration. No doubt greedy parents first judge the monetary value of the matrimonial match and her or his family.

Saturn or Rahu in the 7th house would give a noticeable difference between the age of the husband and wife. Sun or Mars in the 7th  house would give a touch of short temper in the nature of a husband or wife, and also noticeable difference in the height of the two. Sometimes, though rarely only, if the individual has Saturn or Ketu in the 1st  house and Moon with Mercury in the 7th house, the spouse might have quick grasp and higher educational qualifications as compared to the other partner in marriage. Jupiter with Moon in the 7th house would give sharp memory, maturity of mind and quick appreciation to the spouse. Venus (with Moon), or in the 1st house, or in any Kendra or Trikona, would grant medical qualification to the spouse, she or he may even be practising in the medical profession. Otherwise the spouse would be an expert in any branch of the fine arts, including music, painting, dancing, acting, or any concrete connection with film line. It is also likely that if Venus is in the 7th house with Moon, the spouse (wife or husband) might be an expert in gynaecology.

Concern of the 7th house is not with marriage and married life alone. Other important matters are also concerned with the 7th house. Thus it has to be remembered that the 7th house is very much concerned with quarrels, fighting, buying and selling, litigation, to some extent prosecution or a criminal charge against the individual. Moon alone is unable to grant victory to the individual in case of a fight or litigation etc. It often needs the help of other planets. Mercury’s help would generate useful application of mind, brain, experience and education. Jupiter’s help to Moon would give use of own knowledge, besides experience and pleadings of the lawyers on own side. Sun’s help to Moon brings in use of influence or interference of persons in power or authority to the advantage of the individual. Help of Mars and Saturn would bring rescue of the individual by use of threats and use of resources, friends and physical strength or manpower. Though Rahu is normally unhelpful to Moon, but in the present context, Rahu’s help to Moon in the 7th house would bring in use of tricks and cunningness, while Venus would bring relief to the individual by recourse to wine, physical charm, through supply of casual friendship with a member of the opposite sex, specially in case of men, or use of music, dance, and providing a chance of appearance on vision screen.

In brief the point is that for ensuring victory or upper hand in any quarrel, fight or litigation Moon will need support of some other planet as such.

In so far as differences between husband and wife or physical separation or judicial separation or divorce by mutual consent or legal contest is concerned, it would be discussed in the following paragraphs with relation to Moon’s combination with other stars. Similarly complaints of health related to procreational parts of the body would also be discussed in the course of discussing Moon’s combination with each of the other planets. The moon alone in the 7th house normally does not lead to any of these minus points in life.

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