Your Progressed Moon: What Chapter of Your Life Are You In?

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  • Do you know what house your progressed Moon is going through now? This is reflective of the specific theme of one's life for 2 - 3 years. This is how long it takes your progressed Moon to move from one house in your natal chart to the next one.
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  • @WrittenintheStarsbyRux
    @WrittenintheStarsbyRux  3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    writteninthestars-astrology.com/ for personalised readings

    • @steviep6955
      @steviep6955 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      What if I see myself experiencing it all at once? At 52.

  • @TheSuri26
    @TheSuri26 3 ปีที่แล้ว +128

    1st house 6:15
    2nd house 7:50
    3rd house 9:36
    4th house 10:25
    5th house 10:55
    6th house 11:23
    7th house 12:23
    8th house 13:40
    9th house 14:28
    10th house 15:23
    11th house 16:10
    12th house 17:09

    • @bisolababafemi
      @bisolababafemi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Love you

    • @jalzinho1
      @jalzinho1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Going all in on astrology Suri😊

  • @redwolf481
    @redwolf481 4 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    Her style is phenomenal.

  • @saturnsharvest
    @saturnsharvest 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    This was so cool! In the last month, my progress moon has moved from the 4th house to the 5th house. I definitely have felt the shift to be more outgoing & have more fun! Also, I had 2 babies while my progress moon was in my 4th house!!! Amazing when it lines up so perfectly! Im new to astrology so I am constantly amazed as I find these perfect synchronicities.

    • @WrittenintheStarsbyRux
      @WrittenintheStarsbyRux  4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Ha that's awesome, thank you for sharing! Cosmic timing really is amazing, have the best of years with your babies!

    • @astralfluxaf
      @astralfluxaf ปีที่แล้ว

      I just wanted to say that it’s pretty amazing that you’re new to astrology and know about moon progressions 😂
      By now you must be a pro!!! 🎉

  • @pritikaguha3173
    @pritikaguha3173 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    6th house 11:26

  • @taetae2808
    @taetae2808 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Progressed moon is in my 7th house in Gemini right now. It's been there since 2018. I confessed to my crush that I met in 2018 a year later in 2019 and got rejected. I was hopeful to finally start dating for the first time, but nothing has happened for the past 2 years. Uranus has started transiting my 7th house natal chart since my 25th birthday in April and nothing has happened either. Hmmm...Oh well. :) Maybe it means the next few years to focus on my relationship with myself. 7th house = 1st house kind of life.

  • @natasia64
    @natasia64 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Progressed moon in 8th house Pisces 13 degrees. Going through major upheavals, transformation and death/rebirth.....fears,betrayals, and endings happens....childhood wounds, past trauma,deep fears, deep psychological transformation n facing fears....

  • @wilbersonaltidor7798
    @wilbersonaltidor7798 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    12:30 7th house.

  • @holyfool328
    @holyfool328 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Progressed moon in gemini in my 11th house👀 I'm 23 so I think my by Saturn return it'll be in my 1st house😬 should be interesting to see how that plays out lol👀

  • @soldier_of_love
    @soldier_of_love 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    My progress moon is in the 12th house. That's exactly how I feel like letting everything go and reinventing myself.

  • @jilloneill71
    @jilloneill71 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    My progressed ascendant and moon are both currently in the sign of cancer right now 👌🏻

    • @naturallyniece320
      @naturallyniece320 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I was told this means marriage or baby. This happen to you?

  • @thynisia396
    @thynisia396 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Mmm. My progressed moon is in my 6th house last degrees. I feel like when it's going to move through my 7th house I might meet someone. That's backed up from some transits aspects I've seen a few years ahead. I shall see.

  • @biandakanani
    @biandakanani 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Progressed moon is about to finish its ‘transit’ in my 1st house and will soon enter my 2nd house + have a conjunction with my progressed sun ☺️ i’m soooooo excited.

  • @catsturk795
    @catsturk795 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    WHY DO YOU PRONOUNCE PROGRESSED AS "PRA" RATHER THEN "PRO" Need to clarify so to minimize the distraction of listening. Thank you.

  • @ginomazzei1076
    @ginomazzei1076 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Can you help me with my TWO T Squares? Hhhhhhmm?
    Good god your whole speech is so confusing

  • @SFSimone1
    @SFSimone1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    My progressed moon is now in Libra at the end of 5th house (10:58) it will be there during my birthday on the 21th Nov...progressed sun mercury and Venus in Capricorn 8th 😬😬😬

    • @ashamariah3448
      @ashamariah3448 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sane here!! my progressed moon is in Libra too and just about to enter into the 5th house (leo). What did you expirence during your progressed moon 5th house?

    • @astralfluxaf
      @astralfluxaf ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you for the time stamp!!! 😂

  • @steviep6955
    @steviep6955 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What if I feel like I’m going through all of them at once? I’m 52, beginning anew, yet...?✌🏽😎

  • @Blurko17
    @Blurko17 ปีที่แล้ว

    Blessings dear Rux !!!
    It´s a very interesting video but in it you don´t take in consideration the influences of the "lunation cycle". And this is a crucial theme whenever we talk about the Moon. The Moon was going from one house to the next but it was going from "New Moon" to the next fase to "Full Moon" and back to "New Moon" during the first month of life of the native and that was reflected in the first 29 years of life of the native.
    I recomend this video: th-cam.com/video/nNsd8tcdeJE/w-d-xo.html which talks just about the "Lunation cycle" and how it affects the pregressed Moon.
    Blessings again, Rux !!!

  • @mofadali
    @mofadali 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Right now my progressed moon is in the last degrees of the 1st house, and yes indeed I'm creating my true identity and thank God I found that. Now I'm thinking of how to create from this identity my values and to secure my self financially. all love and respect thanks.

  • @belikestephanie
    @belikestephanie 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    My progressed Moon in 6th House and I’m taking lots of courses. They’re all practical studies.

  • @tomaitoe
    @tomaitoe 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This absolutely resonated. I went back and looked at my progressed chart at key dates and was floored. One thing that is confusing for me is the sign vs house meanings. My progressed moon is in the the 5th house in Virgo for instance. It seems contradictory.

    • @WrittenintheStarsbyRux
      @WrittenintheStarsbyRux  4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Not at all - you can take a Virgo-like approach to 5th house matters. The sign planets are in show how their energy is expressed

    • @tomaitoe
      @tomaitoe 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@WrittenintheStarsbyRux Ah, that makes total sense! Thank you! 🙏

  • @Womanwisdom.
    @Womanwisdom. 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Experiencing progress sun on scorpion 12 house and moon on Capricorn 2nd house I can’t begging to tell you how my life is upside down and internally I feel like a fish out of water literally been a moon Pisces and a happy positive sag rising it is as if I am a new person and not feeling enthusiastic about anything 😢

  • @soph3420
    @soph3420 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    8th house 13:40.

  • @thynisia396
    @thynisia396 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I've been SO confused about Progress astrology charts since months. Thank you for clearing that out lmao.

  • @nancyz6141
    @nancyz6141 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    07:54 2nd house

  • @MichaelaXeniadis
    @MichaelaXeniadis ปีที่แล้ว

    Is meant position of progessed Moon in progressed chart or progressed moon in natal chart? What is more important? my progressed moon is in 9th house right in prog. chart, but transiting in 10 natal house. Tnx :)

  • @lived4th1
    @lived4th1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    12th house…but I barely got my goals done. Lol
    However, I do feel a sense of centered being when I let those goals not be in the forefront anymore.

  • @joannabarcikowska6409
    @joannabarcikowska6409 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What about sign is in and aspects? Now mine is in Capricorn 6 house. What to expect? 😊

  • @calmdowngurl
    @calmdowngurl 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Currently 12 the house progressed moon. Lots of changes ...

  • @sharnaburt3125
    @sharnaburt3125 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My progressed moon has been in my 9th house or 8th house(not sure) in capricorn for over a year now. It's also my lunar return. Definitely the most challenging time for me emotionally.

  • @Nat2206.
    @Nat2206. 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    My progressed Moon in 10th makes so much sense...and and Leo.... a leadership role was offered to me in June and I accepted it and I feel I am making a difference. Sun is there too, if that makes a difference. Thank Rux, for making things always simple to understand :)

  • @honeynmilk00
    @honeynmilk00 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My progressed moon is now at Piscis 10th house. Used to be in Taurus 1st house. Makes so much sense because i'm finishing college

  • @ilyab5673
    @ilyab5673 ปีที่แล้ว

    do you go according to the natal house, or the new progressed house? im confused.

  • @eda9953
    @eda9953 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    my natal moon in taurus 4th house my progress moon in cap 12th house..
    I was so in love with my taurus 4th moon that made me sad.

  • @Toomy545
    @Toomy545 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    So my moon progression in my 1H in natal chart or progressed chart?

  • @voyance4elle
    @voyance4elle 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow spot on! It took me a while to find a progressed moon calendar online but 6th house is spot on! Also the past years with the progressed moon in the 5th xD

    • @voyance4elle
      @voyance4elle ปีที่แล้ว

      Now I did it again and this time I found something completely different 🙈 I am confused... But I think that what I found out today fits very well also! 😂

  • @rassa79
    @rassa79 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    4th House @10:25

  • @brianmul1243
    @brianmul1243 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Just found out for the rest of my life my moon will be progressed in the 5th house, i don't even know how that works but i'll take it. Thank you

  • @alleyj826
    @alleyj826 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    15:27 10th house

  • @CombustAstrology
    @CombustAstrology 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Beautiful breakdown

  • @fujoshiotaku5832
    @fujoshiotaku5832 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    What do I have to look for to know when I'll get in a relationship or live some romance?

  • @Bea-re4eb
    @Bea-re4eb 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    8th house 13:41

  • @catm9431
    @catm9431 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My moon is in the 8th house... my progressed moon is also in the 8th house... huh

  • @NikeegeeAD5
    @NikeegeeAD5 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    17:12 12th house

  • @catherinefebrianti9820
    @catherinefebrianti9820 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My progressed moon is in aries in the 9th house & my ori moon in cancer in 12th house.

  • @Only1Dash-
    @Only1Dash- 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Progressed moon in Virgo in the 11

  • @BlackTubers
    @BlackTubers 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Much of this flew over my head the first time. I had to get some additional information from Chris Brennan and Kelly Surtees on this topic. I have now returned, looking at my chart with progressions switched on.
    The house systems have me a little curious. Firstly, all this time I thought I had Jupiter in the 1st because it is in Virgo, and it would be if I was using the whole house system. I now realise I actually have Jupiter in the 12th using the Placidus house system. I really should have known this all along. It's basic stuff. I am so glad I learned of my error right now, in this moment, even though it is not directly to do with the topic of this video, yet it is quite important that I know which house I should be observing while digesting your presentation(s).
    Secondly, the progressed houses and natal houses on a combined chart appear to be aligned slightly different to each other on astro-seek, is this normal?
    I believe today, October 7th 2020, my progressed moon is going through my 8th and your interpretation of this is 100% accurate. Glad there is still time remaining with this configuration as I'm not finished yet.
    2017, 6th H, & 2018/19, 7th H, also correct! Went back to college, bumped into an old "enemy" that tried to mug me a very long time ago. Funny we were in the same boat all of a sudden. We had to get along for the duration.
    Definitely looking forward to 9th H 2023, and 10th H. This all ties into my ten year plan. How strange!

  • @lilgypsiesoul7166
    @lilgypsiesoul7166 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    progressed moon in taurus, and feels true

  • @TheFuture36520
    @TheFuture36520 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wish I knew who invented it

  • @monisune
    @monisune ปีที่แล้ว

    So are these houses in reference to your birth houses? or your progressed houses?

  • @jessicalemos6207
    @jessicalemos6207 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    So, in my birth chart, I'm Virgo sun, Sag ASC and Gemini moon.
    Rn I'm a Virgo sun, Cap ASC and Aries moon
    I can't wait until my 28 yrs come and Libra finally arrive :) also Aquarius, I think it's something I've been craving my whole life, a drastic change, u know?
    Cheers!

  • @sherryt8125
    @sherryt8125 ปีที่แล้ว

    A new concept for me. Spirit is strong for me now supporting me during during this 12th house transit. I'm having a tough time releasig and adapting to a new normal. THANK YOU. I really relate to your clear and charming communication style communication styje, I'm a young 75 year old empathic, star seed Gemini.

  • @ivaivanova
    @ivaivanova 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hello,Rux,what system you use with Progression -Whole sign system? Because I have progressive Moon in 4th house using Whole sign and in 5th house using Placidus

    • @WrittenintheStarsbyRux
      @WrittenintheStarsbyRux  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Whole sign with everything!

    • @ivaivanova
      @ivaivanova 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@WrittenintheStarsbyRux Rux, You mean,you use Whole sign system also when you do personal chart reading,right....

    • @Historian212
      @Historian212 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@WrittenintheStarsbyRux I also use whole sign houses. But I’m confused, because in the video you say that the houses are of different widths. Did you change the house system you’re using? Nice video.

  • @growing.grounds4054
    @growing.grounds4054 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’ve felt my moon progress from Aries in December 2016 4th house back to my natal Gemini here in the 7th house

  • @ccr6942
    @ccr6942 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    9:40 3rd house

  • @Dramequeen2
    @Dramequeen2 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Progressed moon in the 10th moving into the 11th!

  • @Historian212
    @Historian212 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’ve found the ingresses of the prog Sun to be amazingly accurate ways to see larger shifts in my own life, as well as in the lives of others. Will now check the prog Moon’s ingresses, too. I use whole-sign houses, which are all the same size (30 degrees) and sometimes equal houses. So far, it’s worked well. Many astrologers talk about the lunations of the prog Moon, but so far I haven’t been impressed by that technique. I think it may be a more recent technique - 20th century - and has been psychologized quite a bit. But the ingresses of the prog Moon is worth taking a look at.

  • @26purplereign
    @26purplereign 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Progressed moon in Gemini 1H conjunct my natal Chiron
    I swear this the most accurate info I’ve received in a long time!

  • @elisazouza
    @elisazouza 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Im in my 11H chapter right now and my sun is in the 11H too :D

  • @edenhoneyy
    @edenhoneyy 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    So what you’re telling me is that my Saturn return literally won’t show me the rewards until it’s over because that’s the statement my birth transits say for when I’m 32 based on my placements 😂

  • @hammertime369
    @hammertime369 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Progressed moon, sun, mercury and north node in Leo 10th house
    🤷‍♀️

  • @kyracoyle526
    @kyracoyle526 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Progressed Moon in Cancer in the 12th house 🙃 thanks for this helpful video!

  • @kennedycollins7129
    @kennedycollins7129 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Progressed moon in 12th house! I’m only 19...

  • @creaturetransylvania8943
    @creaturetransylvania8943 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Since I started work a few months ago I keep remembering the thing I'm currently doing from a dream I had back when my age was in the single digits.

  • @rusulbasher1984
    @rusulbasher1984 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you so much 💕 1st house 6:20

  • @karinababy6557
    @karinababy6557 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Progressed moon has been in my 8th house for 3 years now but it’s now in cancer.

  • @cookingqueenb
    @cookingqueenb 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    So according to progressions I'm currently in libra inspite of Libra being in the 4th house in my natal chart, I have leo rising and 2nd house, but now I don't have Scorpio in my natal chart yet they say that I'm progressing into Scorpio.

  • @V.roy8
    @V.roy8 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    my progressed moon is in sagittarius in 4th house. going into capricorn in august kinda nervous lol

  • @idillyl
    @idillyl 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Should we look at the houses in our birth chart or progressed chart for this?

  • @EvetheEmpressOracle
    @EvetheEmpressOracle ปีที่แล้ว

    Very accurate! Thank you for this info 💜

  • @rubyrose209
    @rubyrose209 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    OKAY but like WAIT! Help Please. What if your progressed moon, DOESN'T move into a house?! Cause in six or nine years or so my porgressed moon moves from my Taurus 10th house into Gemini, and I have no house placements in Gemini. In my Natal Gemini pops up twice, in my Venus and Saturn. I am fearful for future me. Is this a bad sign?

    • @Yogis406
      @Yogis406 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think you are observing it wrong, your progressed moon takes approx 2 years to move through a sign.

  • @gritlyzayneb5852
    @gritlyzayneb5852 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    My moon is in virgo 1st house and I really almost cried hearing this! Absolutely on point.

  • @JustNettie
    @JustNettie 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I just made a tweet about reinventing myself and I look at my progression chart today. This is amazing!

  • @kabayanhealthtv1895
    @kabayanhealthtv1895 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    1st house 6:15 so true. I'm currently in the phase of reinventing my identy.

  • @dxmkrew
    @dxmkrew ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for breaking down the difference between progressions and transits. A lot of videos highlight natal vs progressions, but leave transits out. Now I get where each of these charts serve me.

  • @nenalinda3337
    @nenalinda3337 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    My progress moon will conjunct my progress descendant , and will be on my 8th natal chart house!! So which one will be activited my 7th or 8th house? Please 🙏 thank you.

  • @JasmineMiller16
    @JasmineMiller16 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    My Progressed Moon will be in Capricorn next year, but my Sagittarius Moon has basically stayed in my 4th house. I’ve ran different dates, but it doesn’t seem to want to move to a new house from my natal. It won’t happen until 2022, after my Saturn Return. Why is this?

  • @casperelena77
    @casperelena77 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have my progressed moon in 1st house in Leo

  • @FeelingBeingFromTheLiving
    @FeelingBeingFromTheLiving 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Question: Do you look at where the progressed moon is in the progressed chart or where it would be if it was on the natal? That us unclear, thanks! (Ex: natal asc in gemini, progressed asc cancer, progressed moon is in gemini, does it make it 12 house or first house)

    • @Yogis406
      @Yogis406 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      You look at it in comparison to your natal chart. Yours is in the first house currently.

  • @AS-lk8sb
    @AS-lk8sb 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Progressed Leo Moon in my 12th house

  • @CarissaMG_
    @CarissaMG_ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I love your channel! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge.

  • @shaulablack1
    @shaulablack1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Really good video, thank you so much

  • @omgitsamberb11
    @omgitsamberb11 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I loved this explanation! Thank you ♥️

  • @megang1513
    @megang1513 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Progressed moon in cancer 10th house ending in July then its in Leo in 7th house. Not the best luck in relationships let's hope this next cycle works for me 🤞

    • @cristybarreramueller5370
      @cristybarreramueller5370 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      HI Megan! How did your progressed moon in Cancer 10th house manifest for you? Mine is about to move there!

  • @LeonessLives
    @LeonessLives 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Progressed Sun, Moon and Mercury in Virgo in 8th house - joining Natal Jupiter and Saturn (Virgo 8th) 😬

  • @Nat2206.
    @Nat2206. 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Rux, what would be the difference on unterpreting the progressed Sunand progressed Moon please? And also, does the sign they are in matter?
    Thank you for explaining this method it's quite interesting. I will practice this with my friends now :)))

  • @cookingqueenb
    @cookingqueenb 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Mine will progress into 4th house Scorpio but in my natal chart I have no Scorpio.

  • @vibegrl1791
    @vibegrl1791 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    11:26 The sixth house

  • @Herenowtodayful
    @Herenowtodayful 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you so much. Very well explained. ⭐️🌝

  • @marleenijsselmuiden3876
    @marleenijsselmuiden3876 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh yeap, got my progressed moon in the second half of the 12th house atm and this past year has been all about letting go and surrendering... Also discovered all things spiritual during this phase. Definitely have the feeling that I’m reinventing myself. This video couldn’t have been more on point!

  • @nekiya4926
    @nekiya4926 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This made a lot more sense for me

  • @Ethereal_muse
    @Ethereal_muse 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you Rux

  • @existentialdetective2010
    @existentialdetective2010 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for all the insights..P. Moon is transiting my natal Vertex in the 6h... In your experience, is this significant?

  • @m7amm33
    @m7amm33 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    What is she a Virgo?! 😂

  • @consciousmind8
    @consciousmind8 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    wow ... my progressed moon in Capricorn and in the 12th house, I really related to what you said :) mindblowing! Thank you a lot!

  • @achakajalji
    @achakajalji 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    My progressed moon is in Taurus, & 6th house and how much on point you are!

    • @achakajalji
      @achakajalji 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's moving in Gemini & 7th house in September 2022 and thank you for giving a heads-up.

  • @Original-Michiko
    @Original-Michiko 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    The little Kitty to the right, what is that?!

  • @wilbersonaltidor7798
    @wilbersonaltidor7798 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Progress moon in 7th house 😭😭😭😭

  • @TheSkyhazFallen
    @TheSkyhazFallen 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi, thanks for the information. Do you need time of birth to prigress the chart?

  • @Frecks50
    @Frecks50 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    are there chimes in the background?