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Libra in astrology

Venus is in Libra today.

Element
Air
Modality
Cardinal
Ruling planet
Venus
Symbol
The Scales
The Sun is in the sign
About 23 September to 22 October
Opposite sign
Aries

Libra is the seventh sign of the tropical zodiac. The Sun is in Libra from the September equinox, around 23 September, until about 22 October, when day and night are close to equal in length. Libra is an air sign, cardinal in modality, and Venus is its traditional ruler.

The scales give Libra its themes in tradition: balance, fairness, proportion and the weighing of two sides. The traditional keywords are diplomacy, harmony, good taste and cooperation, with indecision as the usual counterpart. It is the only sign whose symbol is an object and not a living creature.

Libra sits opposite Aries on the wheel and shares the air element with Gemini and Aquarius. By analogy the seventh house corresponds with Libra, the house of one-to-one partnerships. The seventh house starts at the Descendant, the point opposite the rising sign, so astrologers see Aries and Libra as a pair: the self and the other.

Traditional astrology says Saturn is exalted in Libra, the sign where it is considered to be at its strongest, with the peak at 21 degrees. That is a convention of the tradition and not something the sky shows.

At a glance

Often feels
Unsettled by discord
Shows love by
Making every evening a date
Needs
Harmony, company and fair play
Watch for
Agreeing to keep the peace

Planets in Libra

Sun in Libra
The Sun in Libra is read as balanced and relational: a feel for fairness, taste and good company, and a dislike of being the one who tips the scales.
Moon in Libra
The Moon in Libra is read as a need for harmony: discord is felt in the body, company restores it, and the hardest feeling to voice is a plain no.
Mercury in Libra
Mercury in Libra is read as a mind that weighs: both sides seen before an opinion forms, a diplomatic tongue, and a long pause before yes or no.
Venus in Libra
Venus in Libra, its own sign, is read as affection through grace: good manners, shared taste and real partnership, and a dislike of anything coarse.
Mars in Libra
Mars in Libra is read as drive that seeks agreement: energy for partnership and fairness, difficulty with open conflict, and anger that arrives late and polite.
Jupiter in Libra
Jupiter in Libra is read as growth through others: a wide circle, a strong sense of fairness, and a faith that things can be settled by agreement.
Saturn in Libra
Saturn in Libra, where tradition says it is exalted, is read as responsibility in partnership: commitments taken seriously, fairness as a duty, and relationships that mature late and well.
Uranus in Libra
Uranus in Libra is read as a generation that rethinks partnership; personally it is read as unconventional relationships and a need for equality.
Neptune in Libra
Neptune in Libra is read as a generation that idealises love and peace; personally it is read as romantic ideals that reality rarely matches.
Pluto in Libra
Pluto in Libra is read as a generation that transforms partnership; personally it is read as intensity in relationships and a deep need for fairness.

Libra rising

Libra rising is read as a graceful, agreeable first impression: charm, good manners and a wish to put others at ease.

Libra with each sign

Astrology is a tradition of interpretation. What is written here is traditional, offered for reflection and entertainment, not advice and not a prediction.