Sun Sextile Moon: Goals and Feelings Willing to Cooperate

With the Sun and Moon two signs apart, what you want to do and how you feel are different yet on speaking terms. Put some thought into coordinating them and they work together very well. This page starts from what the Sun governs (self, vitality and who you want to become) and what the Moon governs (emotions, security and inner needs), then looks at how the sextile makes the two interact, how it tends to show up in everyday life, its strengths and blind spots, and some advice for it.

Sun Sextile Moon at a glance

Percentages are our own calculation from 8,401 charts of people born in Taipei between 1960 and 2005 with random birth times, using the same orbs as our chart calculator.

The core meaning of Sun Sextile Moon

In a sextile the two bodies sit in compatible signs, such as one fire and one air, or one earth and one water. The Sun shows where you are headed and the Moon shows what makes you feel settled. In you they speak different languages but understand each other. When you want to charge ahead, your heart does not strongly object; when you need rest, you do not feel like you are slacking. There is a workable road between your will and your emotions.

Sextiles and trines are both gentle aspects. The difference is that a sextile needs you to actively use it. It offers an opportunity and does not guarantee a result on its own. When you arrange your life consciously so that your goals and your feelings look after each other, this aspect gives you a good deal of support; left alone, it does not do much by itself. Most people who have it reach a point where they realize they can take care of both sides, and from then on it gets easier and easier to use.

How it feels inside

Your inner life is steady on the whole. Your emotions rise and fall, but they seldom collide head-on with your goals. Even in a bad mood you usually still know what needs doing and can mostly get it done. You notice your feelings without being swept away by them, which leaves you a little breathing room under pressure. The one thing to watch is that, because things are fairly quiet inside, you sometimes set unprocessed feelings aside for later, and later can turn into a very long time.

In love and relationships

In relationships you are easy to get along with. You can say what you want and also take in what the other person needs, and when the two of you disagree you are usually willing to look for an approach you can both accept. If your parents got along reasonably well when you were young, your picture of intimacy tends to be a positive one. You often attract people you can talk with and do things with, and for you a relationship is more about helping each other than wearing each other down.

At work and in getting things done

At work you know how to look after your own condition. You understand what pace lets you last, so you neither grind yourself down nor drop things because of a mood. When you work with colleagues you keep an eye on both the schedule and the atmosphere, which makes you a reassuring presence on a team. To get more out of this aspect, go after the assignments that match your ambitions and also feel comfortable to do. That is the kind of position where you do especially well.

Strengths

• Inner and outer in sync: What you want to do and what you feel rarely undercut each other. Decisions meet little inner resistance, and you can keep a steady pace over the long run.
• Good at adjusting: When you notice you are tired or something is off, you are willing to stop and rearrange things instead of pushing until something breaks, and you bounce back quickly.
• Easy to work with: You can speak up for yourself while staying mindful of how others feel, so at home and on teams you are often the one both sides find easy to talk to.

Blind spots

• Wasted if unused: The benefits of this aspect only show when you actively tend to them. When life gets too casual, it is simply a gift that never got unwrapped.
• Settling for the status quo: Without much inner conflict there is less pressure forcing you to change, and when an opportunity arrives you are sometimes half a beat slow to respond.
• Feelings put on hold: Because you can cope, you tend to push discomfort to the back of the line, and only once it has piled up do you realize it needs proper attention.

Advice for Sun Sextile Moon

Treat coordination as something you actually do. When you plan your week, ask yourself two questions at the same time: does this help my goals, and how will I feel while I am doing it? Do more of the things that pass on both counts. You will find that the opportunity this aspect offers has been within reach all along.

What to keep in mind when reading this aspect

1. The tighter the orb, the more it matters. In our calculations, only 13.6% of all major aspects are within 1° of exact, and 41.2% are within 3°. If your Sun sextile Moon is tight, the traits on this page will be more noticeable; if it is close to the 7° limit, they will be much fainter.

2. Applying and separating. An aspect is applying when the two planets are moving toward the exact angle and separating once they have passed it. Tradition holds that an applying aspect is still taking shape and acts more strongly. Our chart calculator marks which one you have.

3. Watch for out-of-sign aspects. Two planets in sextile are usually two signs apart, in compatible elements (fire with air, earth with water), but an aspect is measured by actual distance. In our calculations, 9.5% of sextiles do not match the usual sign relationship (one planet late in a sign, the other early in another). The nature of the aspect is still there; it just shows up in a less typical way.

4. Moon aspects need a birth time. The Moon moves fast. In our calculations, when the birth time is unknown and the chart is cast for noon, the Moon’s aspects differ from the real ones in 66.5% of charts. If you only know your birthday, treat this aspect as provisional.

5. Then look at each planet’s own placement. The signs the Sun and the Moon are in decide how each one expresses itself; see Planets in the Signs. If either planet has other aspects, read them together. For a complete reading, use the In-Depth Chart Reading.

Other aspects between the Sun and the Moon

Conjunction · Sextile · Square · Trine · Opposition

The sextile with other planets

Sun: Sun sextile Mars, Sun sextile Jupiter, Sun sextile Saturn, Sun sextile Uranus, Sun sextile Neptune, Sun sextile Pluto.

Moon: Moon sextile Mercury, Moon sextile Venus, Moon sextile Mars, Moon sextile Jupiter, Moon sextile Saturn, Moon sextile Uranus, Moon sextile Neptune, Moon sextile Pluto.

All Sun aspects · All Moon aspects · Planet aspects overview