The Moon rules Cancer. The basic personality function of this planet is stimulating our responses to our conditions and environments. The moon is the sum total of all our past life habits and experiences combined with into our present personality. The moon does not retrograde. Its basic nature is determined by our life patterns from the past.
Astrologers consider the moon to be the personality and the sun to be the individuality.
The sign the sun occupies in this lifetime are positive traits to be incorporated in to the individuality. The moon is the total of all the personalities we have had in other incarnations. The sun sign shapes the former personalities until they have melded into one distinct personality. To discover the characteristics of the personality, look at what sign the natal moon is in. The phases of the moon are important to consider in preparing and planning rituals.