posted November 20, 2005 11:45 AM              

What effect does the phase of the moon at the time of birth have on the individual?

I was born a couple of days after the full moon:
waning gibbous with 93% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated.
Moon quincunx Sun, past exact (149*)

posted November 20, 2005 01:18 PM              

New Moon on 21 June 1982 at 7:52 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time.

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Gemini sun, Cancer rising, mercury in Gemini, moon in Taurus *29, venus in Taurus, mars in Libra

posted November 20, 2005 04:05 PM              

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Aqua sun
Scorpio Moon
Pisces Asc

posted November 20, 2005 04:34 PM              

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Why does it matter what phase the moon was in?

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And somewhat (un)related, does this have anything to do with the Moon being void of course in any way?

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posted November 20, 2005 05:42 PM              

My LOVE:
Phase of the Moon on 11 April: waning gibbous with 90% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated.

posted November 20, 2005 06:25 PM            

Phase of the Moon on 20 October: waxing gibbous with 95% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated.
Full Moon on 22 October at 4:55 a.m. Pacific Standard Time.
WAXING GIBBOUS -- You are striving to improve yourself and find some meaning to your place in society.

From http://goddess.astrology.com/moon/phaseoverview.html
As the Moon moves through its phases, it affects our emotions and moods. Our own physical cycles are connected to those phases, though they may not exactly coincide.

In ancient times, the Moon was the major light in the night. With no electricity, the changing phases of the Moon had a much more direct effect on people. Like a child's night light, the Moon was a comfort, like the mother is a comfort to babies. At the beginning of the cycle, the New Moon disappears and we have a black sky for as long as three days.

We carry such information in our ancestral memories, even if we now live in the middle of a city with every street lit and night lights in every room. On some level, we still feel the Moon cycles. The dark of the Moon, for instance, may be associated with deeper mysteries and secrets, because without light, things can be hidden.

In each of the phases, the Moon's influence represents different life situations. Wouldn't it be great if we could predict what we have to deal with just by following the cycles of the Moon? It doesn't work that way, but we can use our awareness of the Moon's influence, and work with the energy that's traveling to our planet to help with whatever we're going through.

Waxing and Waning
The first portion of the cycle, from New Moon to the Full Moon, is the waxing period. It is the build up, the beginning of the cycle from creation to consciousness.

The second part of the cycle, from the Full to the Balsamic Moon, is the waning period. Now the cycle returns from consciousness to creation.

Synodic and Siderial Moon Periods
The 29-day Synodic period is the time from New Moon to New Moon. This is called the "lunation cycle" and it signifies the relationship between Sun and Moon as they work together. The myth associated with the Synodic period is that of Apollo, god of the Sun and of wisdom, and his sister Artemis, also known as Diana, goddess of the moon and of wilderness. The Siderial period is 27 days. This is the Moon's own cycle, the relationship of the Moon to itself.

Another link: http://www.mooncatsastrology.com/webpages/moontoday.htm#lunar

posted November 20, 2005 07:05 PM              

My moon and sun are in quincunx aspect - separated exactly by 150 degrees (moon at 3 Taurus in the 7th house, sun at 3 Libra in the 12th).

I find that I am much more likely to get my period during this phase of the moon than at any other time. As well, I believe there is a theory that women spontaneously ovulate when the moon's phase is as it was at the time of their birth.