The Moon in the 5th house of the solar return

The Moon in the 5th house of the solar return makes the year warm and creative, with the emphasis on children, romance and study. Imagination and intuition work especially vividly.

The fifth house of the annual chart governs children, creativity, learning, falling in love and pleasures. The Moon here awakens interest in art and self-expression, strengthens attachment to children and makes the person receptive to new ideas. The year is good for study and creative projects, and for those planning a family the theme of children may become more prominent.

The placement is prone to emotional infatuations that change quickly. Gambling and speculation are best kept within reasonable limits in such a year.

What the result depends on

If the Moon in the solar return is waxing and connected with Jupiter, the placement becomes one of the warmest for the year. Affliction by Saturn or Ketu makes joy more restrained but does not cancel the creative theme. Extra weight is given by a connection of the Moon with the muntha — a point that moves one sign on from the natal lagna each year — and by the planet's part in choosing the lord of the year (see the overview of the solar return).

On the natural meaning of the placement, see the page The Moon in the 5th house; on the area of the house, the article The 5th house of the horoscope. To find out where the Moon will be in your next solar return, calculate your chart.