Moon in the 9th House

Dharma Bhav — dharma, fortune, higher learning

Favourable Results

The native (jataka, the person whose chart it is) is comfortable and at ease in body, fortunate (bhagyavan), steady and composed (dhir), charitable (dani), gentle and noble in character (sajjan), and free of sin (nishpap). Being one who takes an interest in dharma-karma (righteous duty and religious observance), this person studies religious scriptures (dharmik granthas) and undertakes pilgrimages (tirtha yatra). He holds shraddha (reverent faith) in the deities (devatas) and in the guru (his preceptor), and he becomes accomplished in many shastras (bahushastra nipun, proficient across many branches of learning).

The native enjoys happiness from his family (kutumba), his wife, his children, and the like, and he gives comfort and ease to his own wife. He has the happiness of vehicles (vahana sukha). He performs many works for the welfare of the people (janata), and for this reason he is popular and venerable (vandaniya, worthy of reverence) among the public; even his enemies (shatru) praise him. In his youth his fortune (bhagya) shines. He makes journeys by water (jala yatra, voyages over the sea). The native's father (pita) is long-lived (dirghayu).

Unfavourable Results

If Chandra (the Moon) is weak (kshina) or under the influence of cruel, malefic grahas (krura grahas), then the native is poor (nirdhan), devoid of virtues (nirgun), foolish, and arrogant (abhimani). He keeps physical relations with several women.