The Characteristics of Soma in Vedic astrology
bahu-vāta-kaphaḥ prājñaś
candro vṛtta-tanur dvija
śubha-dṛṅ madhu-vākyaś
ca pañcalo madanāturaḥ
Candra is of vāta and kapha constitution with a round body. He is filled with deep intuitive insight and endowed with an auspicious glance. O brāhmaṇa, his words are as sweet as honey, he is of fickle temperament and always lovesick.
Source avatāra: Śrī Kṛṣṇa
Disposition: Gentle when waxing, saumyā, but krūraḥ when waning
Microcosm / Macrocosm: Mind, manas
Planetary Cabinet: Empress, rājñī
Complexion: Gaura, light-golden
Divinity: God of Water, Ambu
Gender: Female, yuvatī
Element: Water, jala
Caste: Merchant, Vaiśyaḥ
Mode: Goodness, sattva
Bodily Layer: Blood, raktam
Residence: Watery places, jalam
Time Unit: 4/5 of a second, kṣaṇa
Season: Rainy season, varṣā. 21 June to 21 August. Sun in tropical Cancer & Leo
Taste: Salty, kṣāram
Plants: Those with milky sap, kṣīropeta
Garments: White linen, sita-kṣaumam
Tripartite: Mineral, dhātuḥ
Kārakas: Motherhood, mātṛ-kāraka
Natural Age: Birth and early childhood. Matures in the native at 24. Bṛgu-cakra 0-12.
Viṁśottari daśa length: 10 years
Luminosity: Luminous, prakāśaka
Movement: Creeping, sarīsṛpa
Direction: North-West
Moisture: Moist, sajalam
Gaze: Looking in all directions equally, even eyed, sama-bhāga-dṛṣṭi
Constitution: Fluctuating, cara
Grain: Rice, taṇḍula
Syllables: ya, ra, la, va, śa, ṣa, sa, ha