Find your moon in fire signs: Aries, Leo and Sagittarius

Photo by Sandeep Balakrishna 

Find your moon sign here. If the calculator shows your natal moon is in Aries, Leo or Sagittarius, yours is a fiery moon that cherishes the thrill of strong emotions and the warmth of close friendship. These moon signs yearn for strong relationships that can handle a heated conflict one day and a fit of shared giggles the next without missing a beat. Fiery moons don’t mean to burn through relationships, but sometimes they do. 

People with the moon in Aries search for truth and, upon finding a truth, they crusade for it. Their interests, in both truths and people, can be intense and dramatic yet fleeting and unpredictable, replaced by the next new thing. For instance, Marlon Brando, passionate actor with an Aries moon, seemingly out of the blue sent Sasheen Littlefeather to reject his 1972 Best Actor Oscar as a statement against racist characterizations of Native Americans in movies and American culture. But he never really seemed to follow through for that cause in a sustained way. It was just one of those flickering-flame crusades. Moon in Aries is strongly sincere but hates to be bored and needs to make decisions independently. Moon in Aries wants a soul mate, but if one can’t be found after much searching, a person with this moon would rather be alone than settle for unfulfilling love. 

People with the moon in Leo strive for a sense of nobility and authority and need to feel praiseworthy and special. They cultivate fine qualities that are generally admired but often lack the common touch. Consider, for example, Queen Elizabeth II, who is widely admired for the way she handles her regal role but has fared poorly in comparisons with the late Princess Diana in terms of relating to people in ordinary circumstances. Diana’s moon was in Aquarius, the sign opposite Leo on the wheel of the zodiac. Moon in Leo is expressive yet more reserved than fellow fire signs Aries or Sagittarius. Moon in Leo likes to be honorable and generous but also tends to think that respect and charity begin at home, and so a person with this moon can tend to be self-indulgent and out of touch with other’s needs. 

People with the moon in Sagittarius agree with the bumper sticker that says: “Not all who wander are lost.” A continually expanding breadth of experience is vital to them, as distinguished from the intense but changing focus of the Aries moon or the status-conscious explorations of the Leo moon. Easy-going and fun-loving, the Sagittarius moon wants to be all things to all people and feels particularly on fire when playing a teaching role in a social setting. Oprah Winfrey serves as a fine example of someone living a fully realized Sagittarius-moon dream. If thwarted in the freedom to keep expanding their circle and their horizons, or if their advice is rejected, people with a Sagittarius moon may grow restless and over-extend themselves, taking risks, searching for someone to rescue, and becoming entangled in other people’s dramas.