Your Lunar Nodes & Life Path
What’s your life purpose? In your birth chart, the lunar nodes—known as the north node and south node—hold the keys to your destiny and ultimate life lessons.
Your life purpose is encoded in the north node and south node of the moon. The lunar nodes are directly opposite each other in the chart. They aren’t planets, but rather mathematical points on the chart that fall in two opposite zodiac signs. For example, if your north node is in Capricorn, your south node will be in its opposite sign of Cancer, and so on.
North Node activities require you to stretch out of your comfort zone. Once you do, you’ll be amazed by how fulfilled you feel. It’s like the activation of your life’s mission. The sooner you align yourself with this path, the more purpose-driven your life will become.
The South Node: Revealing Past Lives, Natural Abilities
The South Node reveals the gifts that you bring into this lifetime, your sweet spot, your comfort zone. You will be innately good in these areas of life, and may begin your early path based on your South Node leanings. While this can bring a sense of satisfaction, it is unlikely to elevate you to true happiness. There’s a sense of “been there, done that” in the field of South Node activities. And indeed you have: in many past lifetimes. The key is to use your South Node as a springboard into your North Node destiny. The South Node is your horoscope hometown, perhaps not the place you want to settle permanently, but somewhere cozy to visit when you need to feel a sense of place or belonging.
The North Node: Your Destiny That’s Calling
The North Node is the exact opposite zodiac sign of the South Node. It illuminates the terrain that’s calling your name, but climbing to the peak of this mountain is like trekking up Mt. Everest. North Node activities require you to stretch out of your comfort zone. Once you do, you’ll be amazed by how fulfilled you feel. It’s like the activation of your life’s mission. The sooner you align yourself with this path, the more purpose-driven your life will become. However, you will often return to your South Node as that “ace in the hole”—kind of like returning home to your roots, even after you’ve made your way in the world.
We often think that just because we’re good at something—or it comes easily to us—that it’s what we should “do” with our lives. Yet, sometimes, the easy way doesn’t feel spiritually satisfying. Maybe you’ve taken this path enough times in past lives, and you’re ready for something new.
The lunar nodes help us answer questions like: What am I supposed to do with my life? Why am I here? What’s my Purpose?
Use the table below to look up your North & South Node, then follow the links for a description:
May 25, 1941 – Nov 21, 1942 : VIRGO North Node / PISCES South Node
Nov 22, 1942 – May 11, 1944 : LEO North Node / AQUARIUS South Node
May 12, 1944 – Dec 3, 1945 : CANCER North Node / CAPRICORN South Node
Dec 14, 1945 – Aug 2, 1947 : GEMINI North Node / SAGITTARIUS South Node
Aug 3, 1947 – Jan 26, 1949 : TAURUS North Node / SCORPIO South Node
Jan 27, 1949 – Jul 26, 1950 : ARIES North Node / LIBRA South Node
Jul 27, 1950 – Mar 28, 1952 : PISCES North Node / VIRGO South Node
Mar 29, 1952 – Oct 9, 1953 : AQUARIUS North Node / LEO South Node
Oct 10, 1953 – Apr 2, 1955 : CAPRICORN North Node / CANCER South Node
Apr 3, 1955 – Oct 4, 1956 : SAGITTARIUS North Node / GEMINI South Node
Oct 5, 1956 – Jun 16, 1958 : SCORPIO North Node / TAURUS South Node
Jun 17, 1958 – Dec 15, 1959 : LIBRA North Node / ARIES South Node
Dec 16, 1959 – Jun 10, 1961 : VIRGO North Node / PISCES South Node
Jun 11, 1961 – Dec 23, 1962 : LEO North Node / AQUARIUS South Node
Dec 24, 1962 – Aug 25, 1964 : CANCER North Node / CAPRICORN South Node
Aug 26, 1964 – Feb 19, 1966 : GEMINI North Node / SAGITTARIUS South Node
Feb 20, 1966 – Aug 19, 1967 : TAURUS North Node / SCORPIO South Node
Aug 20, 1967 – Apr 19, 1969 : ARIES North Node / LIBRA South Node
Apr 20, 1969 – Nov 2, 1970 : PISCES North Node / VIRGO South Node
Nov 3, 1970 – Apr 27, 1972 : AQUARIUS North Node / LEO South Node
Apr 28, 1972 – Oct 27, 1973 : CAPRICORN North Node / CANCER South Node
Oct 28, 1973 – Jul 9, 1975 : SAGITTARIUS North Node / GEMINI South Node
Jul 10, 1975 – Jan 7, 1977 : SCORPIO North Node / TAURUS South Node
Jan 8, 1977 – Jul 5, 1978 : LIBRA North Node / ARIES South Node
Jul 6, 1978 – Jan 5, 1980 : VIRGO North Node / PISCES South Node
Jan 6, 1980 – Sep 24, 1981 : LEO North Node / AQUARIUS South Node
Sep 25, 1981 – Mar 16, 1983 : CANCER North Node / CAPRICORN South Node
Mar 17, 1983 – Sep 11, 1984 : GEMINI North Node / SAGITTARIUS South Node
Sep 12, 1984 – Apr 6, 1986 : TAURUS North Node / SCORPIO South Node
Apr 7, 1986 – Dec 2, 1987 : ARIES North Node / LIBRA South Node
Dec 3, 1987 – May 22, 1989 : PISCES North Node / VIRGO South Node
May 23, 1989 – Nov 18, 1990 : AQUARIUS North Node / LEO South Node
Nov 19, 1990 – Aug 1, 1992 : CAPRICORN North Node / CANCER South Node
Aug 2, 1992 – Feb 1, 1994 : SAGITTARIUS North Node / GEMINI South Node
Feb 2, 1994 – Jul 31, 1995 : SCORPIO North Node / TAURUS South Node
Aug 1, 1995 – Jan 25, 1997 : LIBRA North Node / ARIES South Node
Jan 26, 1997 – Oct 20, 1998 : VIRGO North Node / PISCES South Node
October 21, 1998– Apr 10, 2000 : LEO North Node / AQUARIUS South Node
Apr 10, 2000 – Oct 13, 2001 : CANCER North Node / CAPRICORN South Node
Oct 14, 2001 – Apr 14, 2003 : GEMINI North Node / SAGITTARIUS South Node
Apr 15, 2003 – Dec 26, 2004 : TAURUS North Node / SCORPIO South Node
Dec 27, 2004 – Jun 22, 2006 : ARIES North Node / LIBRA South Node
Jun 23, 2006 – Dec 18, 2007 : PISCES North Node / VIRGO South Node
Dec 19, 2007 – Aug 21, 2009 : AQUARIUS North Node / LEO South Node
Aug 22, 2009 – Mar 3, 2011 : CAPRICORN North Node / CANCER South Node
Mar 4, 2011 – Aug 29, 2012 : SAGITTARIUS North Node / GEMINI South Node
Aug 30, 2012 – Feb 18, 2014 : SCORPIO North Node / TAURUS South Node
February 19, 2014 – November 11, 2015 : LIBRA North Node / ARIES South Node
November 12, 2015 – May 9, 2017 : VIRGO North Node / PISCES South Node
May 10, 2017 – November 6, 2018 : LEO North Node / AQUARIUS South Node
November 7, 2018 – May 5, 2020 : CANCER North Node / CAPRICORN South Node
May 6, 2020 – January 18, 2022 : GEMINI North Node / SAGITTARIUS South Node
January 19, 2022 – July 17, 2023 : TAURUS North Node / SCORPIO South Node
July 18, 2023 – January 11, 2025 : ARIES North Node / LIBRA South Node
January 12, 2025 – July 26, 2026 : PISCES North Node / VIRGO South Node
July 27, 2026 – March 26, 2028 : AQUARIUS North Node / LEO South Node
March 27, 2028 – September 23, 2029 : CAPRICORN North Node / CANCER South Node
September 24, 2029 – March 20, 2031 : SAGITTARIUS North Node / GEMINI South Node
March 21, 2031 – October 14, 2032 : SCORPIO North Node / TAURUS South Node
October 15, 2032 – May 22, 2032 : LIBRA North Node / ARIES South Node
