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