The Moon in the 6th house of the solar return

The Moon in the 6th house of the solar return makes the year a working one that demands self-care. There are many duties, and the emotional state is closely tied to one's routine.

The sixth house of the annual chart describes work, routine, competition, debts and health. The Moon here draws one into caring for others, into service and daily tasks; the person may help colleagues or relatives a great deal. It is a good time to put affairs in order and build healthy habits.

In the Tajika tradition the Moon in the 6th house of the annual chart is considered weakened: fatigue, anxiety and minor conflicts at work are possible. It is better not to take on other people's duties beyond measure and to rest more often.

How to read this placement

A Moon strong by phase and sign and an aspect of Jupiter or Venus make the year noticeably easier; a waning Moon connected with Mars or Saturn calls for particular care for oneself. The solar return is cast for the moment the Sun returns to its natal sidereal degree and acts for a year, so the house the Moon occupies in the birth chart matters: the annual placement only awakens what was laid down at birth (see the overview of the varshaphala).

Read more about what the Moon in the 6th house gives in the birth chart, and about the house itself — the 6th house of the horoscope. Calculate your birth chart to compare it with the annual one.