The mind and the moon

 Astrologically, the sun has been attributed as the influencer of Atman (Soul) and the moon has been attributed to as the influencer of the mind. And the mercury has been attributed to as the influencer of intellect. And naturally, the sun and the moon are also seen as father and mother respectively.

 Naturally, the mind is something that is seen as which changes very quickly, hardly it is same in the morning and the evening when one is a product of one's own desires. Interestingly the astrological transit of planets to cross each of the 12 houses is as follows in increasing order.

  Moon -> 2.5 days

  Mercury -> 1 month (approx)

  Venus -> 1 month (approx)

  Sun -> 1 month (all Thamizh are based on the relative movement of Earth to the sun, eg. In the Thamizh month of 'Thai' sun is in Capricorn)

 Mars -> 45 days (approx)

 Jupiter -> 1 year (approx)

 Rahu -> 1.5 years (approx) (moves to houses retrospectively)

 Ketu -> 1.5 years (approx) (moves to houses retrospectively)

 Saturn -> 2.5 years (approx)

 From this list we can infer that the moon is the moving planet (though technically not a planet, but a natural satellite of Earth) and Saturn is the slowest moving, this order can be attributed between the distance of the planets and the sun in the solar system, technically all revolve around, the Earth is taken as a base to the sun astrologically.

 Ideally, this represents the nature of our mind why it changes so fastly just like the moon. And Interestingly, the Atman or the soul is represented as eternal and never changing, but always with life. Similarly, all planets revolve around the sun and the sun is what energises the planets and living beings on it, without which the plants can't grow.

 Coming back to the mind and the moon, the moon also naturally influences compassion, mother and management. The slowest moving planet Saturn influences the career and lifespan naturally. If one may see closely, career is not something that one changes frequently (Saturn is the slowest moving planet relative to Earth), but the factors induced by the movement of the mind, the mood swings happen frequently to a common man (fastest moving planet).

 Though we didn't want to go into further astrological insights of the moon, we thought it might be of interest to the reader. Also to mention, the author is not a professional in astrology, but absorbed by its beauty.

 On Full Moon day (also 2 days before and after) the moon has complete brightness since they are at 180° to each other specifically at the time of the full moon. Astrologically if one may see it, the sun and the moon will be 7 places from each other naturally, aspecting each other.

 The single and 7th aspect of a full moon is said to be as beneficial as Jupiter's 7th aspect. Whenever the moon (more beneficial if it is a 'Valarpirai' moon and near to full moon) is aspected by natural benefice or moon is in conjunction with the natural benefic Jupiter, Venus and Mercury, without the influence of natural malefic Saturn, Rahu and Mars (though a close friend of Moon), such native is highly likely to have a tender mind and a positive approach to things. And if it is the other way around, one might have a rigidity within oneself, if it is influenced by benefices at the same time, that rigidity might be used for a good cause, based on the extent of influence which is stronger.