2023 Libra Horoscope Preview
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Libra Horoscopes, Year 2023: Summary/preview of the year ahead for the zodiac sign Libra.
This forecast is for all those born with the Sun in Libra (from approximately September 23 to October 23)* and for those with a Libra Ascendant**. This is the Libra preview horoscope–see also the detailed 2023 Libra Yearly Horoscope.
2023 Libra Horoscope Overview
(Click on any sign above to navigate to that sign’s preview horoscope).
Areas of Expansion in 2023 for Libra:
Your Libra 2023 Horoscope points to areas of life that are destined to expand and grow.
- Partnership
- Agreements or Negotiations
- One-to-one Relationships or Counseling
- Intimacy
- Shared Finances/Joint Resources
Until May 16th, your relationships receive a boost of forward-moving energy. This cycle continues to help you succeed in partnership or improve your relationship status/situation.
This influence spans two date ranges, with the first wave behind us (it happened in 2022), and the second one underway until mid-May this year:
- from May 10-October 28, 2022,
- and from December 20, 2022-May 16, 2023.
You’re on the second and final step.
Your partnerships, relating abilities, and powers of negotiation grow and expand during this cycle. New partnership opportunities can arrive now, or the chance to bring fresh energy to an existing committed relationship emerges.
Relationships you enter into now are generally successful and happy — they are mutually beneficial. Sometimes, this transit absolves an existing partnership, but if this is the case, it is likely to come as a relief, or it is a “blessing in disguise.” Meeting someone more suitable for you at this point in your life may be a reason for this, although it’s important not to blindly jump into something new since you could suffer from some feeling that the “grass is greener” elsewhere.
Your ability to get along with others improves and enhances as you are especially willing to compromise, and you are more
appealing than usual.
The positive potentials of this transit are many: You can negotiate more successfully and, if applicable, win in legal matters. Legal matters or challenging relationship problems from the past might resolve, and settling more casual disputes amicably can figure strongly.
You may find yourself taking on the role of consultant or advisor, or you could benefit from help from the same. Good publicity may come your way. If your career
has you working with or before the public, you can safely expect increased popularity now, particularly if you do counseling or negotiating in your job.
Relationships and partnerships benefit from expansive, warm energy, difficult relationships may be absolved, and/or you enter into successful new ones during this period. It’s a relationship-boosting period!
Jupiter rules your sector of communications, learning, and transportation sector, and any of these things tie into partnerships during this time. A partnership could form that’s related to learning, studying, or meetings of the mind, or that’s characterized as especially communicative or derives from a powerful mental connection. A partnership may strengthen, or a significant person in your life can help make you feel more secure.
In fact, you can have a stronger ability to connect with others, and sharing ideas or special communications on a one-to-one level can figure strongly in your life. You’re improving your communication skills to improve relationships. It’s highly possible that a frequent mental focal point is a key relationship. With this influence, you talk to others more readily and naturally, and you love exchanging ideas and sharing your day with someone special.
Shared beliefs, interests, and ideologies might be a focal point in a close relationship. For some, a significant person comes into your life with common educational goals or belief systems, possibly through long-distance connections, schools, or publishing/online activities. For many of you, you attract people who want to help, who are on your side, and who take a strong interest in you.
Potential negatives: You might attract partners who are more concerned with freedom than with pairing or who seem to be quite extravagant or full of themselves. There could be troubles associated with an existing partner’s extravagance or desire for increased freedom. Be careful not to sugarcoat or close your eyes to problem areas that could grow exponentially at this time. Watch for having your blinders on with people.
However, for the most part, you are likely to enjoy an improved social life during this cycle. You learn a lot through your experiences and interactions with a significant “other.” A partnership can be a source of inspiration, and the realization of a happiness goal seems more likely through the support or positivity of a friend/partner.
February and the first half of March are particularly strong months for healing relationships or better understanding your relationship needs and goals. A partner or significant someone can support, boost, or encourage career success and attention to longer-term goals.
From May 16th onward, there is a wonderful, refreshing focus on your private world or intimate life – a possible deepening of a relationship, or an increased understanding of your inner workings–a boost in your relationship with yourself!
Your intimate life begins to enlarge and expand, bringing you more joy and new discoveries during this period that lasts just over a year.
This influence occurs from May 16th, 2023, to May 25th, 2024. You learn to embrace inner change to feel more empowered during this cycle. There are more chances to find support, financial and/or emotional, but you should be wary of living on credit and borrowing too heavily from the future.
It’s a time to grab opportunities that help you to feel empowered and on top of your life. Conversations and musings are deep and lead to fruitful discoveries. Sexuality is richer. There can be benefits and support coming your way through or from others, whether it’s about a refund, an easier time acquiring loans or mortgages, an increase in a partner’s income, or you inherit something valuable.
Combining your resources, talents, or money with a partner can improve your financial outlook. You might also benefit from managing others’ resources and talents without the “teaming up” part–it all depends on your current circumstances.
These matters can relate to your communications, education, or transportation since Jupiter rules these things in your solar chart. There may be a metamorphosis pertaining to your mindset, communication skills, daily affairs, relationship with siblings or neighbors, learning, studies, or connections. For some, it’s about a significant investment. You may tune into your intuition or psychic tendencies. You could be more frequently thinking about transformation, death, turning points, finances, and intimacy during this trend.
Potential negatives: Taking on too much debt or relying too heavily on others for support. Be wise when/if lending and borrowing.
Otherwise, it’s a strong period for opening yourself up to others and for feeling more confident about your emotional depths. This is a period when you can quite successfully purge yourself of some of your inner demons, guilt, and buried psychological problems. It might also be a significant period for sexual discovery and depth.
While there can be some reality checks, it’s a potent period for psychological growth.
In May when this transit begins, there can be initial challenges due to a Jupiter-Pluto square. There can be a major shift in your expectations from–and attitudes toward–romance, entertainment, children, or creative expression. There could be obsessiveness due to fear of losing someone or something, such as a relationship. New ways of expressing yourself could put pressure or strain on a current relationship. Suppose you’ve been holding on too tightly to ideas of yourself or a relationship, and this has prevented you from exploring your options and more fully enjoying yourself. In that case, you might decide to make permanent changes now. You may be torn between wanting more or less from a relationship. There can also be a strong need to release yourself from debts and obligations.
Fortunately, in June especially, you’re in great shape for making changes to your current lifestyle that will benefit you for years to come. You enjoy a greater ability to make plans, mainly related to health, diet, and work, with a special focus on balance. You can better manage your time as you get a handle of your jobs or routines. This is also an excellent period for sensible fitness and health programs. A more balanced approach to your diet and habits boosts your confidence on an inner level.
Areas of Contraction and Lessons in Simplicity:
Your Libra 2023 Horoscope points to areas of contraction, restriction, and necessary “slimming down” in order to test for stable foundations. There are always areas of life that require more simplicity. Tests may be part of the picture as you learn that life with only growth and expansion can run away from itself.
- Romance
- Creativity
- Recreation
- Work/Day Job/Daily Routine
- Health
- Habits
Until March 7th, the areas of your life that require a “back to basics” approach are associated with the sector of your solar chart that governs creativity, dating and romance, pleasure, children, hobbies, and creative pastimes. There may be tests of sorts in these areas of life, as if the universe is checking that the foundations are strong. Things built on weak foundations may very well crack under the pressure of these tests. Those that are suitable will endure and strengthen.
This influence began in 2020 and comes to an end this year–in March 2023. You feel it most strongly earlier or later in the cycle, depending on whether you were born earlier or later in the sign of Libra. This year, those born with a Libra Ascendant of 23 to 30 degrees and those born from October 16-23 are most directly affected.
Tests can come to your romantic life during this cycle. For those of you who are single, there can be some reluctance to enter into light-hearted romantic relationships. If you do, you do so cautiously, and you are attracted to more mature or stable people during this cycle. 
Because you are more discriminating now, the pickings might be (or appear to be) slim.
Those who are dating might feel some loneliness, as it can be hard to find what you are looking for now. An existing romance may face tests, but strong ones strengthen further. Those Libras who are in committed partnerships could find the romantic or fun element of the relationship becomes a vital area of focus during this cycle, for better or worse. Keeping this aspect of your partnership alive requires work. For example, a romantic partner could feel like a “heavy” at this time, and you might feel restricted in terms of making acquaintances and enjoying other people’s company.
For those single and looking, be careful not to project a negative attitude without even realizing it, as this can intimidate some. Those of you who are parents could feel the weight of responsibilities towards children during this cycle. They may require more attention now, although this can ultimately be rewarding.
However, for many others, this is a time when a relationship stabilizes, and it feels great. In fact, this can be a generally more stable or steady time in your life, which can be exactly what you need at the moment.
Creatively speaking, you are a little more serious in your approach. You might get serious about a hobby, or you might find that there is less time for creative pursuits, pastimes, amusements, and entertainment. Your work can require more show, drama, creativity, and entertainment value, and it might be a hobby-turned-business. Romance and work can tie together in some significant way. Some of you could be working hard on–and putting a lot of effort into–creative hobbies or pastimes.
You can be filled with desire–or circumstances create a need–for more structure in all or any of these areas of life, including children, romance, creativity, and recreation.
This can be a truly wonderful time for feeling balanced and steady. Firming up areas of your life that have become wasteful can benefit you in many ways. This can be a good time for realizing a dream or goal, particularly along creative lines. The last time a similar theme occurred was from 1991 to early 1994.
From March 7th, the areas of your life that require a “back to basics” approach are associated with the sector of your solar chart that governs work, health, daily routines, employees, pets, and habits. There may be tests of sorts in these areas of life, as if the universe is checking that the foundations are strong. Things built on weak foundations may crack under the pressure of these tests. Those that are suitable will endure and strengthen.
This influence runs from March 2023 until 2025/2026. You’re likely to feel this transit most strongly earlier or later in the cycle, depending on whether you were born earlier or later in the sign of Libra. This year, it will influence those born from approximately September 23-30 and with a Libra Ascendant of 0-7 degrees the most. The rest of the sign will feel its influence more directly in later years.
Tests can come to work and working relationships during this cycle. Responsibilities in your daily life can weigh heavily – they appear magnified! Be sure you are attending to your duties and not letting them pile up. Some of you might experience some form of loss or scandal on the work front or possibly some heavy-handed activity and powerplays with co-workers. However, this is only in extreme cases.
For those unhappy with your job or out of work, you are not likely to jump to grab just any position that comes along now. You want something mature, long-term, and reflective of your values. However, because you are more discriminating now, the pickings might seem slim. It’s also possible that the pickings are slim, in general, regardless of your perception!
The monotonous part of your work can seem harder, and it makes sense to restructure enough to make it work for you. Avoid the inclination to see flaws, complain, and leave it at that. Instead, take it upon yourself to make whatever adjustments you can to improve your working conditions. The rewards may be slow to transpire, but they’re great when they come! This can be true of daily routines or chores, not just working conditions. Health matters might be a little more problematic than usual. Even so, these are likely to be minor problems that can be fixed with extra attention. Essentially, this transit gives you a kick in the pants to get your self-care programs into good shape!
While our work may sometimes feel too routine or boring, it can also give us a strong feeling of purpose. We want to be needed; we want to help and support others and do our share. If you’ve been overdoing a supportive role, or if you’ve been scattering your energies and haven’t truly noted just how much you do, then Saturn here will stimulate you to tidy up. In the end, you can, in fact, feel more joyful about the services you provide and the support you give after taking a realistic look at these things and making the necessary adjustments.
Seek ways to balance your activities and responsibilities at this time. This is also an excellent period for simplifying and structuring your life, starting with your daily routines. You can be quite determined to make things work, and you’re especially capable. Disciplined efforts to advance can pay off.
The last time Saturn moved through this area of your solar chart was from 1993 to 1996.
This can be a year in which you’re exceptionally determined and goal-oriented in your work or with your daily routines, chores, and tasks. Getting these things in order can benefit your family or home life.
There can certainly be times when your social life or a close relationship can conflict with your need to structure your daily affairs, especially when this influence begins in March. While you’re likely to do battle with different goals and conditions, a comfortable balance is within reach.
Especially in April, June, August, and October, you can feel very determined to improve your lifestyle and habits. It’s a powerful time to make changes that go deep and that will benefit you for years to come. You’re making plans, particularly related to support, finances, health, diet, and work, with a special focus on balance. You are better able to manage your time. This is an excellent period for sensible fitness and health programs and for quitting bad habits.
Areas of Excitement, Innovation, Independence, and Speed: Partnerships, Intimacy, Shared Finances
Your 2023 Libra Horoscope points to areas of your life that seem to speed up so that you can take some risks, innovate, and revolutionize.
All year, you are in a long-term cycle in which your intimate world and shared resources can be unpredictable and unusual, but also inspiring and exciting. Your private life and support systems from others are stimulated and opened.
These areas of life can be the wildcard area of life, but also highly innovative! You can become far more experimental regarding opening yourself up on sexual and intimate levels, or there can be a marked decrease in interest as you explore different areas of your life more fully, depending on your current circumstances. You do need to watch for over-confidence with others who might squander your shared resources, however.
You are learning a lesson in detachment during this cycle – sudden changes in the support you receive from others or outside sources can force you to become more independent financially, for example. Prepare yourself for fluctuations by settling as many debts as you can and by working on boosting your personal income. Some Libras free themselves from an attachment that at one time weighed them down too heavily.
This can also be a highly creative time for handling money, talents, and relationships. The important thing with this transit is opening up to alternative, new, progressive, or non-traditional ways of doing things without throwing practical considerations out. It’s a period when your relationship with love, creativity, or children transforms and evolves.
Note that this influence stays with you until April 2026! In 2023, late March and early May bring the more appealing and possibly rewarding themes of this transit. The major key to success is to be open-minded and to entertain forward-looking, progressive feelings and ideas about how you make money, do your work, or approach your special projects and interests. New insights into old problems can be exciting and liberating.
Areas of Change, Purging, & Transformation:
Your Libra Horoscope for the year ahead reveals life areas where change and transformation occur. It’s a time for “out with the old, in with the new.”
- Family & Home Life
- Inner Foundations
- Romance & Recreation
- Sharing & Intimacy
- Dependencies & Attachments
- Partnerships
- Independence
Until March 23rd and from June 11th forward, attitudes towards home and family continue to transform. There can be a retreat into yourself during this long-term cycle as you explore, on a very deep level, your roots, childhood conditioning, and feelings of personal security.
Note that this influence is very long-term and has been with you for many years (the full range of this influence is from January to June 2008, November 2008 to March 2023, June 2023 to January 2024, and then September 2024 to November 2024). This year and next year, this theme is phasing out and resolving.
Problems adjusting to these changes are more likely to occur when Pluto forms challenging aspects. There can be times when urges, needs, and desires in other life departments conflict with the changes you’re engaged in on the inside and with home or family life.
When Pluto connects easily with the inner planets, there can be nice support for your efforts to excavate, change, and renovate your life from the ground up or from the inside out. Deep, lasting changes and improvements can occur on physical and emotional planes. Activities related to purging and emotional renewal can figure strongly during these transits.
February is particularly strong for inner growth and transformation, perhaps through a special connection, partnership, or relationship goals. It’s a time for healing. You might enjoy a renewed commitment to living well at home and integrating this with partnering in satisfying ways.
From March 23rd to June 11th, a new Pluto theme is with you. While it’s only a sneak preview of a transit that will stick around for years, you’ll see some preliminary changes in 2023.
Love affairs can bring intense personal transformations during this cycle. You can meet people who turn you inside out, and through experiences with them, you learn more about your own power over your life. While experience is good – it builds character – protect your heart and body by employing some caution with new people.
There can be some pressure to make things happen when Pluto is in challenging aspects with the planets. Especially in May, there could be obsessiveness due to fear of losing someone or something, such as a relationship.
Conversely, when Pluto forms harmonious aspects, these themes are more naturally supportive. It’s a fabulous time for digging deep and exploring your creativity.
This influence is only just beginning and, once it takes hold, will be with you for many years to come.
In 2023, the Moon’s Nodes and eclipse activity continue to highlight the need to manage your resources. Themes related to shared finances, support, dependency, intimacy, and power dynamics are strong. You’re encouraged to share yourself with others in satisfying ways.
The North Node continues to transit your solar eighth house until mid-July, encouraging you to embrace your intimate world and need for a deeper connection to someone or a special project.
Dependencies on others are revealed, and they could feel uncomfortable initially. The ways you handle money need to change, but also your attitude toward how effectively you can make an income, save, and depend on yourself. You experience a strong need to eliminate things you no longer need. There is a real need to share yourself with others in empowering and effective ways.
Avoid stubbornly holding on to what you have or know since, in the process, you might be overlooking your need to grow and improve.
A new theme is weaving into your life in 2023, starting with the Solar Eclipse in April. Especially from mid-July forward, there can be an evolution of your personality and your partnerships. Your definitions of “me” and “you” are transforming! Issues of personal courage, confidence, and independence come to the fore. Personal appearance, your body, and your image become especially important. For some, marriage or divorce will be an issue. For most, carving out a personal identity that includes a significant other who furthers their own personal growth will come into strong focus. This year and the next, you’ll be discovering where you stand regarding partnerships and independence.
In particular, the North Node in your partnership sector from mid-July forward calls you to face up to your needs and desires to partner effectively. It’s a nudge toward better balancing and understanding your needs for independence and partnership, with an emphasis on improving negotiations, compromise, and one-on-one connecting.
Your Planetary Ruler in 2023: Venus is your planetary ruler. Typically, Venus moves through the entire zodiac in any given year, or almost, and its journey is a little more personal to you since Venus rules Libra.
Venus is retrograde from July 22nd to September 3rd, 2023. (Keep in mind there are preamble and hangover periods involved with this, and to be cautious, consider the dates from June 19th to October 7th). This is not an ideal time for new endeavors, beginnings, or launches, but is useful for looking back and learning from the past. Rest, reflect, and reconsider during this period.
It’s not an ideal time for new endeavors, beginnings, or launches, but it’s useful for looking back and learning from the past. Rest, reflect, and reconsider during this period.
Another period that’s less than ideal for big decision-making is when Venus is out of bounds. You could be acting out of character during these times. In 2023, this happens from April 17th to June 1st.
More power to you when your ruler, Venus, is in your sign, and in 2023, this period is from November 8th to December 4th.
Opportunity days are January 3-4, January 9, March 1, March 11, April 11, June 17, September 23, and November 15.
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