A person with Moon and Saturn conjunction in a particular house in his or her birth chart is said to have Vish (poison) Yoga. This yoga is also formed when Moon and Saturn are in mutual aspect. In Astrology, as I always say one should not jump on to conclusion without checking the details. To understand this yoga, one should know the natural signification of both Moon and Saturn. Moon is your Mind and Saturn is Detachment. Such person would have a detached mind and would be like a monk. Moon is your Mother and Saturn is illness so such person’s mother suffers from illness. Moon is happiness and Saturn is grief so you see these are two opposite energies which come together. On the positive side, such people are very good at concentration and make excellent scientist as Moon is mind and Saturn is discipline so Saturn doesn’t allow Mind to wander. The impact of this combination would depend on number of factors such as:

1. Degree wise distance between Moon and Saturn.
2. Strength of Moon and strength of Saturn.
3. Lordship of Moon and Saturn in the birth chart i.e. the houses they own in the birth chart
4. Aspect of other planets on this combination
5. Natural traits and mindset of the person

Degree wise distance between Moon and Saturn

For any conjunction in astrology to be meaningful the planets have to be within 10 degrees of each other in a particular House or Rashi. If distance between Moon and Saturn is more than 10 degrees then the native may not experience the effects of Vish Yoga discussed above.

Strength of Moon and Strength of Saturn

In a combination of Moon and Saturn who plays the lead role will depend upon the strength of each planet. If Saturn is placed in Libra or in the 7^th / 10^th / 11^th house or in his own signs or in sign of his friends which are Mercury and Venus then Saturn would be powerful and combination would yield not so good results. This is because Saturn achieves dig bala or directional strength in 7^th house and 10^th & 11^th house are Saturn’s natural houses. If Moon is placed in 4^th house or is placed in her own sign or in the signs of her friends which are Sun, Mars and Jupiter or is placed seventh from Sun then it is considered as powerful. Moon achieves dig bala or directional strength in 4^th house and whenever it is placed 7^th from Sun it is closer to Full Moon [Poornima] and is considered powerful. If Moon is powerful in the combination then Saturn takes a back seat and the effects of Vish yoga will not be that bad.

Lordship of Moon and Saturn in birth chart

If both Moon and Saturn are rulers of Kendra (1^st, 4^th, 7^th and 10^th house) or Trine houses (5^th and 9^th house) and are conjunct then this will result in Raj Yoga. Say for example, for Libra ascendant, Moon gets the Lordship of 10^th house and Saturn is Yoga Karaka planet as it rules both 4^th and 5^th house [Planet ruling a Kendra and Trine house is known as Yoga Karaka planet]. Thus, person with Libra ascendant having Saturn and Moon combination would be a Raj Yoga. Again, the house where the combination is forming is also very important. Continuing with the Libra ascendant example if this combination is not forming in malefic houses which are 6^th, 8^th and 12^th house then it adds to the auspiciousness of the yoga.

Aspect of other planets on this combination

Planets transmit their energy through their aspects. If Moon and Saturn combination in birth chart is aspected by naturally benefic planets like Jupiter, Venus and Mercury (Mercury could be both Malefic as well as Benefic) then it results in great personalities like Swami Vivekananda and Rishi Aurobindo. Yes, both Vivekananda and Aurobindo had Saturn and Moon combination in their birth chart. However, if this combination is aspected by malefic planets like Sun, Mars, Rahu and Ketu then it will usher in misery and misfortune for the native.

Natural Trait and Mindset of Person

Some people by birth are very content and satisfied. For such people this combination becomes a boon as they can easily prosper in their path of self-realization and penance. Some people are very ambitious and materialistic. For these people this combination of Saturn and Moon is very painful and brings in misery. Now, how do we gauge whether a person is content or ambitious from the birth chart. If the ascendant (which is first house) has ambitious planets and lord of the ascendant are sitting with ambitious planets like Rahu and Mars or getting aspects from them then such person is ambitious. If the ascendant or lord of ascendant is associated by way of placement or aspect of benefic planets like Jupiter and Ketu then such person is content and satisfied by nature.

Remedy

One can do remedies for Saturn to pacify Saturn. Link is given below.

Saturn