Moon Transit in Scorpio

Scorpio belongs to Mars, who stands neutral to the Moon. Chandra falls to debilitation here, deepest at three degrees, and the stay lasts about two to three days. These are the heaviest days of the lunar month for most people.

Scorpio governs the excretory organs, secrets, research and sudden change. A debilitated Moon narrows the mind and deepens it at once. Suspicion rises, and so does the capacity for real investigation. Sleep is often broken through the passage.

The nakshatras are Vishakha, Anuradha and Jyeshtha. Vishakha, under Jupiter, opens with fixed purpose. Anuradha, under Saturn, is the steadiest stretch and suits devotion, friendship and long practice. Jyeshtha, under Mercury, closes with rivalry and questions of seniority.

Gochara counts the Moon well in the first, third, sixth, seventh, tenth and eleventh from the natal Moon. Scorpio, Virgo, Gemini, Taurus, Aquarius and Capricorn Moons receive it in those houses. Aries Moons meet Chandrashtama and should keep the day quiet. Sagittarius Moons carry it in the twelfth, where the mind turns inward.

A debilitated Moon shows a person the floor of their own mind. What rises here lives there always and is simply visible for two days. Sitting through it without acting is the whole practice of the passage. Research and japa both go deep now.

• Take up japa or self-inquiry during Anuradha.
• Postpone any decision made under suspicion.
• Keep the routine plain and go to bed early.