When exalted Moon is placed in the eighth house in a horoscope, Libra rises in the ascendant. Exalted Moon is benefic in the eighth house in most cases though it may turn malefic in some cases. This generally happens when Moon is afflicted by malefic planets, such as through conjunction and/or aspects. As the number of malefic planets and the strengths of such planets increase, Moon may become more malefic.
If exalted Moon is afflicted by two or more than two malefic planets in the eighth house, it may turn significantly or highly malefic. Apart from that, the overall theme of horoscope having such exalted Moon can also turn it malefic in some cases, when such theme is highly malefic. The concept of benefic planets turning malefic due to influences of malefic planets has been explained in Manglik Dosh section of the book ‘Match Making and Manglik Dosh (Revised Edition)’.
Let’s look at some results which may be given by exalted Moon in the eighth house when it is benefic. Such benefic exalted Moon can bless the native with good results related to profession, finances, marriage, health, spiritual growth and several other good results, depending on his overall horoscope. Looking at the sphere of mother, such benefic exalted Moon can bless the native with various types of benefic results related to his mother.
Taking an example, suppose benefic exalted Moon is placed in the eighth house of a horoscope in Taurus and benefic Saturn is placed in the third house in Sagittarius. In this case, the native may get blessed with a mother who may be rich and who may also be a celebrity, depending on his overall horoscope. For instance, if Rahu is placed in eleventh house in Leo, Ketu is placed in the fifth house in Aquarius and Sun is placed in the tenth house in Cancer, native’s mother may be an actor. She may be a popular celebrity and the native may enjoy a very good relationship with his mother. The native may witness several benefits in his life, by virtue of his mother.
Taking another example, suppose benefic exalted Moon is placed in the eighth house of a horoscope in Taurus and benefic Saturn is placed in the eleventh house in Leo. In this case, native’s mother may be a successful and rich businesswoman or she may be a politician, depending on his overall horoscope. For instance, if benefic Sun is placed in the fourth house in Capricorn, a combination of Venus and Mercury is placed in the third house in Sagittarius and exalted Jupiter is placed in the tenth house in Cancer, native’s mother may be a powerful politician. She may be a minister in the central government or she may be chief minister of a state. The native may also join politics and he may witness very good results. His mother may play an important role in building his career in politics.
Benefic exalted Moon in the eighth house can bless the native with good or very good results through a wide variety of professions, depending on his overall horoscope. Such placement can make the native interested in creative fields and he may achieve success in them, if his overall horoscope is supportive.
Taking an example, suppose benefic exalted Moon is placed in the eighth house of a horoscope in Taurus. A combination of Venus and benefic Mars is placed in the eleventh house in Leo and Sun is placed in the tenth house in Cancer. In this case, the native may engage in the field of acting and he may achieve good results as an actor. If Saturn is placed in the third house in Sagittarius, Jupiter is placed in the fifth house in Aquarius, Rahu is placed in the first house in Libra and Ketu is placed in the seventh house in Aries, the equation may improve.
The native may become a mainstream movie actor and he may witness very good amount of success, money, fame and recognition. The native may also win awards for his acting performances in some of his movies. If Mercury is placed in the ninth house in Gemini, the native may achieve even more success as an actor. If Mercury is placed in the tenth house in Cancer with Sun, the native may achieve less amount of success. If Mercury is placed in the eleventh house in Leo with Venus and Mars, the native may come across wonderful results. The native may become an actor of international fame and he may have a large number of fans in many countries.
Apart from these, benefic exalted Moon in the eighth house can bless the native with several other good results, depending on his overall horoscope.
On the other hand, malefic exalted Moon in the eighth house of horoscope can trouble the native with problems related to mother, profession, reputation, health and several other problems, depending on his overall horoscope. Such placement may prove troublesome for native’s relationship with his mother and/or for her health and lifespan.
Taking an example, suppose exalted Moon is placed in the eighth house of a horoscope in Taurus with malefic Ketu. Malefic Rahu is placed in the second house in Scorpio and Saturn is placed in the sixth house in Pisces. In this case, native’s mother may suffer from serious health problems which may trouble her a lot and which may reduce her lifespan. If a combination of Venus, Sun and Mercury is placed in the fourth house of this horoscope in Capricorn, the equation may become worse. Native’s mother may die before his age of 15, on account of a fatal disease. If malefic exalted Jupiter is placed in the tenth house in Cancer and Mars is placed in the eighth house with Moon and Ketu, the native may lose his mother to death, any time after his birth, depending on the finer factors and running times.
Malefic exalted Moon in the eighth house can also create problems in profession. Taking an example, suppose exalted Moon is placed in the eighth house of a horoscope in Taurus with malefic Jupiter. A combination of Sun and Mercury is placed in the tenth house in Cancer and debilitated Venus is placed in the twelfth house in Virgo. In this case, the native may not find permanent profession till late in his life and he may engage in temporary jobs. He may also have to remain jobless between job changes. If Mars is placed in the sixth house in Pisces, Ketu is placed in the tenth house in Cancer with Sun and Mercury, and Rahu is placed in the fourth house in Capricorn, the native may not find a permanent profession throughout his life, provided the finer factors and running times are supportive for this result.
Apart from these, malefic exalted Moon in the eighth house of horoscope can trouble the native with several other problems, depending on his overall horoscope.