The Moon in the cardinal, earth sign of Capricorn indicates a reserved and cautious nature inclined to be cold and austere. You need to cultivate warmth and tenderness and you must learn that giving freely, without expecting anything in return, can be more fulfilling than self-seeking demands made on others. You want to be recognized as an important and powerful person. Emotionally, you are supersensitive and at the same time you are critical of others; however, you are untiring and considerate when you are interested or involved. You are shy and insecure about your own worth; you have many unconscious fears and you can be over-sensitive to real or fancied slights. You seek to justify yourself by acting with personal dignity and by your great ambition to succeed. Thus you are neither truly sympathetic nor very emotional. The Moon is in its detriment in Capricorn, in opposition to warm, nurturing Cancer. The combination of Saturn, the ruler of Capricorn, and the Moon can show a morbid and melancholy tendency to brooding, but you can also achieve popularity or even notoriety. The down-to-earth feeling of the Moon in Capricorn will pick up the best of a chart with easy aspects or the worst if there are too many challenges. When well-aspected, it gives leadership and administrative ability. Difficult aspects often result in a lack of creative energy, although your ambition is strong. If you do not learn to handle this position, you may incline to alcoholism, a surrender to the appetites or a calculated need to achieve power at any cost without concern for anyone else. You make enemies easily, whether they are earned or not and this can cause trouble with your reputation. There is a strong parental influence. Your mother was quite traditional and conservative in raising you. She was practical and efficient, though social and encouraged you to succeed in all your endeavors. You are cautious in money matters and you have common sense and practical ability. These traits can become extreme, leaning toward over-caution, gloominess and austerity. At work you show application; you can take responsibility and earn a high position through your persistent effort. Women with the Moon in Capricorn tend to get the blues and feel No one in the world likes me. The man with this lunar position seeks a mate who can help further his social ambitions, run a comfortable home and balance the family checkbook.