Of all the satellite MOON is the one nearest to us. Moon has an influence on all life forms and it has a direct impact on the mental faculty.
The full moon is a spectacular sight and has a calming influence on mind. Moon plays the ideal foil to sun in bringing about evolutionary changes to all life on earth.
The moon makes the mind and mind makes the man. In Vedic astrology moon has prime importance.
Whereas sun is hot,. moon is cool. Moon is the nourisher of all life forms. Sun signifies day, moon the night. Of all celestial bodies moon is the closest to the earth and hence has the maximum influence on earth in terms of magnetic pull. So also the magnetic influences of all other planets reach earth through moon.
Moon has huge influence on herbs and all vegetation. The potency of herbs vary from day to day in relation to moon.
The breath that passes through right nostril( pingala) corresponds to sun and hence is hot and destructive. So also the breath through the left nostril ( Ida) corresponds to moon and is cooling and nourishing.
If sun correspond to brain( head) , moon corresponds to heart. The moon affects our mind on a continuous basis and therefore all our endeavors have a stamp of moon. So by acknowledging the influences of moon and choosing moon as our star of choice, we choose to live a life in tune with nature.