Libra Monthly Horoscope
{Monthly Horoscopes 2021}
A horoscope guide to the month ahead for Libra Sun and Libra Ascendant.
May 2021 Horoscope: Predictions for Libra
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We divide our 2021 monthly horoscopes into 3 groups (or decanates/decans) per sign for more accuracy. Remember that if you know your Ascendant, read forecasts for both your Sun sign and your Ascendant sign. If you know your birth time, but don’t know your Ascendant, be sure to see How to Obtain Your Astrology Chart here or use Cafe Astrology’s Ascendant Calculator.
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| Libras born October 14 to 23 |
Overview for this Month: Libra (All)
May 2021 Monthly Horoscope Overview for Libra:
You're developing and building your close relationships this month, dear Libra. Strong cosmic activity in your intimacy sector at the start of May encourages you to work on power dynamics and sharing in a relationship. Instead, this can be a time when you pour a lot of energy and attention into a passion project. You're also getting to know your own capabilities. At the same time, your ambition is burning bright, and you're pushing a little harder.
While this intense focus on your inner world and private life can do you some good, too much of it can lead to overthinking at the expense of happiness. This is changing as May progresses. Mercury moves into your sector of spirit and adventure on the 3rd, Venus on the 8th, and the Sun on the 20th. Energy is shifting, and you're becoming more inclined to reach out, take action, and seek new experiences. These transits are about creating and initiating new experiences for yourself. Emotional energy and enthusiasm increase, and people are generally supportive and approving. You're inclined to gather inspiration wherever you can find it.
Your personality opens up to the rest of the world and new experiences. You can feel compelled to reach beyond your usual routines and explore new ideas, activities, and places.
Another theme threading through the month is due to Mars in your career and reputation sector all of May. You have strong energy, ambition, and motivation to pursue your goals. With a winning formula of enthusiasm and respect for your need for downtime, you're capable of much! The desire to pioneer or innovate is active, and you may enjoy coming up with new ventures or methods to improve what you already have going. You're likely to be ahead of the competition if you're even noticing them at all.
The New Moon on the 11th gives you a cosmic nudge toward sharing, supporting, and enjoying a relationship or project in more depth. New beginnings with shared finances or debts are in store. A fresh start in an intimate relationship or with a special passion project is also possible now–you're inspired and determined to make improvements.
Jupiter moves into your solar sixth house on the 13th. While it's a longer-term transit that will develop more fully in 2022, you'll begin to see some benefits now and until July 28th. You can be motivated to improve your health, daily habits, work, and routines. Finding more joy and satisfaction from your work is most helpful, and if you're looking for new work, this is a very employable time! Increased faith and optimism can help you heal, and you can find new meaning in the work or chores you do.
You're in good shape for making your life feel more safe and structured. You might put a special effort into creating something unique or expressing yourself, adding important details, or getting technical aspects just right. Aim to divide your time between work/chores and pleasure more effectively, since doing so makes everything a little less stressful. Getting serious about a creative or educational pursuit brings wonderful rewards now and down the road.
Your perspective on commitments related to romance and creativity is likely to shift with Saturn's retrograde starting on the 23rd. The next four-plus months are good for reevaluating, consolidating, and perhaps rebuilding endeavors related to the pursuit of pleasure, romance, comfort, and creative expression. Brand-new major projects may not take off quickly and might only serve to stress you out, as this is a time for conserving energy and simplifying your life, generally speaking. Aim to level things out.
The Full Moon on the 26th is a Lunar Eclipse, and you can experience a revelation of sorts. A writing or learning project can come to a turning point. Watch out for processing too much information or for sensory overload — aim to be discriminating with what you take in. Still, there can be important discoveries, ideas, and changes in your mindset or attitude. Watch for impulsive self-expression, but give weight to your emotions and any epiphanies occurring at this time. This eclipse reminds you of connecting with your true feelings about what you're learning, communicating, and sharing. On another level, recent inattention to details or daily affairs may need rectifying.
Mercury turns retrograde in your solar ninth house on the 29th, pointing to the need to slow down and reconsider some elements of your plans, programs, or ideas. There can be some mix-ups that introduce delays into your life. You'll benefit from taking a look at things from a new or different perspective, however, so even if blocks are irritating, you might get the chance to reconsider specific plans to your advantage. Mercury's retrograde lasts from May 29th to June 22nd, and it's a good time for refueling and rethinking recent events and projects.
See also This Month in Astrology.
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Libra (Born September 24 to October 3) and Libra Ascendant 0 to 10 degrees Libra:
May 2021 Libra Horoscope: Love, Career, & General Trends
May 2021
The Sun this Month: Central Focus, Consciousness
Until May 20th:
The Sun continues to highlight your solar eighth house. Your attention turns inward, as well as to close personal relationships on a deeper level. Personal transformations, personal power, and intimate matters fulfill you most during this cycle. There may be a strong focus on other's money, such as the resources of a partner, inheritance, banking and loans, or taxes.
You are more intense in your mood and disposition, and perhaps even secretive, at this time of year. You are more in touch with the deeper and even primal elements of your own personality, and more able to see these things in others. This can be a determined and personally powerful time of year if you apply the energy of this transit constructively.
From May 20th forward:
This month, with the Sun spotlighting your solar ninth house, your focus turns outward, away from the more personal concerns that have occupied your thoughts in the last months. More than any other time during the year, you are feeling most adventurous and willing to take a leap of faith. This is a cycle in which you seek a higher meaning to your life, and/or seek out new experiences that take you beyond the here and now, and beyond the mundane details of day-to-day life. Anything that broadens your experiences attracts now.
A lack of superficiality finds you straight to the point, interested in the truth of things. It would be wise for you to consider scheduling a vacation, adventure of sorts, or a course that expands your mind. These don't have to happen now, but taking the time to recognize your needs for escaping the daily grind, taking a few risks, and feeding your spirit for self-expression through some form of adventure or higher learning, will help you to feel good about yourself. The only caution with this cycle is that you could lose touch with managing everyday affairs and important details.
Eclipse
A Lunar Eclipse occurs on May 26th:
A general rule of thumb regarding eclipses is to avoid major decision-making in the week before and after an eclipse. This is because new information that could change our perspective often is revealed in the week after the eclipse. There is absolutely no need to suspend projects already in progress. Essentially, it's better to take in right now--to observe and get in touch with feelings.
This Lunar Eclipse stimulates your solar third house. Surprises surrounding your siblings, neighbors, or classmates are in store. Something that has been in hiding or brewing under the surface of things comes to light, or there is a significant fruition or culmination. Your sector of communications is involved. This could manifest, for example, as the culmination of a writing project, an event involving a sibling that grabs your complete attention, a sudden opportunity for an adventure or trip, a flurry of activity in your immediate environment or neighborhood that demands attention, a letter or other communication that holds a big surprise, and other such possibilities.
Venus this Month: Love, Romance, Social Life, Comfort, Pleasure
Until May 8th:
Venus continues to move through your solar eighth house during this period. You are attracted to the deeper elements of relationships and social interactions now, rather than what you meet on the surface. Mysteries fascinate you and you could be looking for others' motives for doing and saying what they do. It's a good time to feel supported by others, whether it's financially or emotionally. It's also a strong cycle for discovering your own hidden talents as well as fascinating things about a partner.
From May 9th forward:
Venus graces your solar ninth house during this period. A taste for the exotic takes hold during this cycle. Routine affairs simply don't seem to satisfy. You receive pleasure from anything that expands your horizons, both physically and mentally. Foreign people and places may particularly appeal now. You tend to be expansive and generous when it comes to love. A love interest who attracts you during this cycle may be somebody who you previously wouldn't consider attractive, or someone whose cultural background is very different than yours. You have a taste for the exotic and the spirit to match. Public relations work, promotion, and other such endeavors are favored now. It is more about how you express yourself than the specifics of what you are saying that helps sway others to your position. There could be especial rapport with foreigners and with women if you are traveling during this period. You are all the more attractive and charming with this position, which increases your popularity. If a romance were to begin now, it is more likely to be with someone of a different background or educational level, or someone you meet through travel. You have a taste for the exotic now that can show up in many areas of your life--who you are attracted to, what you buy, the kind of art or entertainment you enjoy, and so forth.
Mercury this Month: Communications, Learning, Connections, Transportation
Until May 3rd:
Mercury continues to transit your solar eighth house. The ability to analyze and rationalize some of the deeper elements inside yourself and in your intimate life now can benefit you. This is also a good time for sorting out finances, particularly money shared or coming from other sources other than your own personal income.
You might particularly enjoy discussing topics that you typically don't verbalize with someone special during this cycle. Anything taboo, mysterious, or puzzling can be especially fascinating for you just now. You have little interest in small talk. You are more aware of subtleties and nuances during this cycle, and you can use this increased insightfulness to improve your life.
Until May 4th forward:
Mercury transits your solar ninth house. Not content to focus on mundane, practical affairs just now, your mind turns to bigger visions, thoughts, and ideals. You are open to expanding your knowledge base during this cycle, and communications from or with someone far away may be part of the picture.
You are putting everything into perspective now, rather than compartmentalizing. Instead of simply shooting the breeze, you are more inclined to discuss broader philosophies now. Your inclination during this cycle is to think about the "big picture" rather than the mundane circumstances and details of your life. Missing appointments and other forms of forgetfulness could be part of the picture now.
Mercury is retrograde from May 29th to June 22nd:
All Mercury retrograde cycles particularly affect you in terms of communications involving legal affairs, travel, and education, as well as communications about the past, because Mercury rules these areas of your life. With Virgo ruling your twelfth house sector, somebody might be deceiving you or working against you, or nagging issues from the past may crop up and demand attention. Put off making solid travel plans if possible.
Occurring in your solar ninth house this time, extra care should be exercised regarding travel or education plans. Delays or complications are very possible in these areas. Go over applications carefully before submitting them and make sure you understand instructions clearly. Expressing your opinions now might come across in entirely the wrong way. It would be wise to be especially clear when it comes to communicating with professors and lawyers as well; or take this time to re-examine issues rather than communicating about them prematurely.
Mars this Month: Energy, Drive, Courage
All month:
Mars continues to energize your solar tenth house now. You bring much energy, enthusiasm, and drive to your career or to directing activities in your life during this cycle. You may be quite competitive during this period, preferring to achieve and accomplish things on your own. This attitude can, in some cases, be seen by others as an instigating or otherwise offensive energy, so be aware of that possibility.
This is a strong time for directly pursuing your goals, and, if you need that extra push or oomph to get a plan going, particularly a professional one, or to assert your desires, then this is the time. You are self-motivated, and your enthusiasm can be harnessed if you so choose.
Overview Horoscope:
May 2021 Monthly Horoscope Overview for Libra:
You're developing and building your close relationships this month, dear Libra. Strong cosmic activity in your intimacy sector at the start of May encourages you to work on power dynamics and sharing in a relationship. Instead, this can be a time when you pour a lot of energy and attention into a passion project. You're also getting to know your own capabilities. At the same time, your ambition is burning bright, and you're pushing a little harder.
While this intense focus on your inner world and private life can do you some good, too much of it can lead to overthinking at the expense of happiness. This is changing as May progresses. Mercury moves into your sector of spirit and adventure on the 3rd, Venus on the 8th, and the Sun on the 20th. Energy is shifting, and you're becoming more inclined to reach out, take action, and seek new experiences. These transits are about creating and initiating new experiences for yourself. Emotional energy and enthusiasm increase, and people are generally supportive and approving. You're inclined to gather inspiration wherever you can find it.
Your personality opens up to the rest of the world and new experiences. You can feel compelled to reach beyond your usual routines and explore new ideas, activities, and places.
Another theme threading through the month is due to Mars in your career and reputation sector all of May. You have strong energy, ambition, and motivation to pursue your goals. With a winning formula of enthusiasm and respect for your need for downtime, you're capable of much! The desire to pioneer or innovate is active, and you may enjoy coming up with new ventures or methods to improve what you already have going. You're likely to be ahead of the competition if you're even noticing them at all.
The New Moon on the 11th gives you a cosmic nudge toward sharing, supporting, and enjoying a relationship or project in more depth. New beginnings with shared finances or debts are in store. A fresh start in an intimate relationship or with a special passion project is also possible now–you're inspired and determined to make improvements.
Jupiter moves into your solar sixth house on the 13th. While it's a longer-term transit that will develop more fully in 2022, you'll begin to see some benefits now and until July 28th. You can be motivated to improve your health, daily habits, work, and routines. Finding more joy and satisfaction from your work is most helpful, and if you're looking for new work, this is a very employable time! Increased faith and optimism can help you heal, and you can find new meaning in the work or chores you do.
You're in good shape for making your life feel more safe and structured. You might put a special effort into creating something unique or expressing yourself, adding important details, or getting technical aspects just right. Aim to divide your time between work/chores and pleasure more effectively, since doing so makes everything a little less stressful. Getting serious about a creative or educational pursuit brings wonderful rewards now and down the road.
Your perspective on commitments related to romance and creativity is likely to shift with Saturn's retrograde starting on the 23rd. The next four-plus months are good for reevaluating, consolidating, and perhaps rebuilding endeavors related to the pursuit of pleasure, romance, comfort, and creative expression. Brand-new major projects may not take off quickly and might only serve to stress you out, as this is a time for conserving energy and simplifying your life, generally speaking. Aim to level things out.
The Full Moon on the 26th is a Lunar Eclipse, and you can experience a revelation of sorts. A writing or learning project can come to a turning point. Watch out for processing too much information or for sensory overload — aim to be discriminating with what you take in. Still, there can be important discoveries, ideas, and changes in your mindset or attitude. Watch for impulsive self-expression, but give weight to your emotions and any epiphanies occurring at this time. This eclipse reminds you of connecting with your true feelings about what you're learning, communicating, and sharing. On another level, recent inattention to details or daily affairs may need rectifying.
Mercury turns retrograde in your solar ninth house on the 29th, pointing to the need to slow down and reconsider some elements of your plans, programs, or ideas. There can be some mix-ups that introduce delays into your life. You'll benefit from taking a look at things from a new or different perspective, however, so even if blocks are irritating, you might get the chance to reconsider specific plans to your advantage. Mercury's retrograde lasts from May 29th to June 22nd, and it's a good time for refueling and rethinking recent events and projects.
See our Time Line Forecast report for a personalized forecast for the year ahead.
Get your unique Personalized Horoscope for the year ahead—over 100 pages long—for a detailed guide to your best days and your most challenging days for attracting love, career success, communication, and more.
Know More About Yourself and Others
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birth chart reports, relationship reports, future forecasts, and more.
Love & Romance Forecast Report
Love outlook for the year ahead. Try our Love & Romance Forecast report.
Romantic Compatibility Reports
Try Cafe Astrology's in-depth
romantic compatibility reports, including the Synastry and Love Ties reports.
See also general trends for Libra in 2021 and the full 2021 Yearly Libra Horoscope.
Libra (Born October 4 to 13) and Libra Ascendant from 10 to 20 degrees Libra:
May 2021 Libra Horoscope: Love, Career, & General Trends
May 2021
The Sun this Month: Central Focus, Consciousness
All month:
The Sun energizes your sector of transformation, change, sexuality, personal growth, regeneration, others' money and resources, addictions, and taxes. As a result, this is not the most gregarious of months for you. You take a step back, focus on intimacy with a partner, or simply retreat a little from the hectic pace of life. This is an excellent time to create a budget or financial plan, or to rid yourself of bad habits that undermine your sense of personal power and self-mastery.
All that is deeply personal comes into focus now. Intimate matters are especially important to you during this cycle. Just how well you are handling your life comes up for inspection. Your self-mastery skills and psychological predisposition matter to you more than usual. This is the time of year when you are most desirous of change on a deep level. Clearing out psychic "junk" or ridding yourself of bad habits may be part of the picture now. You are more willing than usual to explore life's secrets.
This cycle brings greater in-depth understanding and an inclination to delve beneath the surface of matters to get to the bottom of them. Research uncovers new material that allows you to develop a better overall picture of the year's events. This is an especially introspective cycle during which you have the chance to truly uncover your personal strengths and talents. On a more practical level, you may be dealing with joint finances and shared resources now more than usual.
Eclipse
A Lunar Eclipse occurs on May 26th:
A general rule of thumb regarding eclipses is to avoid major decision-making in the week before and after an eclipse. This is because new information that could change our perspective often is revealed in the week after the eclipse. There is absolutely no need to suspend projects already in progress. Essentially, it's better to take in right now--to observe and get in touch with feelings.
The Lunar Eclipse stimulates your solar second house. Surprises surrounding your personal finances and possessions are in store. Something that has been "in hiding" or brewing under the surface of things comes to light, or there is a significant fruition or culmination. Your sector of personal finances is involved. This could manifest, for example, as the culmination or fruition of a financial project, an event involving personal possessions that holds your attention, a sudden money-making opportunity, a flurry of activity resulting from a financial matter, and other such possibilities.
Venus this Month: Love, Romance, Social Life, Comfort
Until the 17th:
Venus continues to move through your solar eighth house during this period. You are attracted to the deeper elements of relationships and social interactions now, rather than what you meet on the surface. Mysteries fascinate you and you could be looking for others' motives for doing and saying what they do. It's a good time to feel supported by others, whether it's financially or emotionally. It's also a strong cycle for discovering your own hidden talents as well as fascinating things about a partner.
From May 18th forward:
Venus graces your solar ninth house during this period. A taste for the exotic takes hold during this cycle. Routine affairs simply don't seem to satisfy. You receive pleasure from anything that expands your horizons, both physically and mentally. Foreign people and places may particularly appeal now. You tend to be expansive and generous when it comes to love. A love interest who attracts you during this cycle may be somebody who you previously wouldn't consider attractive, or someone whose cultural background is very different than yours. You have a taste for the exotic and the spirit to match. Public relations work, promotion, and other such endeavors are favored now. It is more about how you express yourself than the specifics of what you are saying that helps sway others to your position. There could be especial rapport with foreigners and with women if you are traveling during this period. You are all the more attractive and charming with this position, which increases your popularity. If a romance were to begin now, it is more likely to be with someone of a different background or educational level, or someone you meet through travel. You have a taste for the exotic now that can show up in many areas of your life--who you are attracted to, what you buy, the kind of art or entertainment you enjoy, and so forth.
Mercury this Month: Communications, Learning, Connections, Transportation
Until May 9th:
Mercury continues to transit your solar eighth house. The ability to analyze and rationalize some of the deeper elements inside yourself and in your intimate life now can benefit you. This is also a good time for sorting out finances, particularly money shared or coming from other sources other than your own personal income.
You might particularly enjoy discussing topics that you typically don't verbalize with someone special during this cycle. Anything taboo, mysterious, or puzzling can be especially fascinating for you just now. You have little interest in small talk. You are more aware of subtleties and nuances during this cycle, and you can use this increased insightfulness to improve your life.
From May 10th forward:
Mercury transits your solar ninth house. Not content to focus on mundane, practical affairs just now, your mind turns to bigger visions, thoughts, and ideals. You are open to expanding your knowledge base during this cycle, and communications from or with someone far away may be part of the picture.
You are putting everything into perspective now, rather than compartmentalizing. Instead of simply shooting the breeze, you are more inclined to discuss broader philosophies now. Your inclination during this cycle is to think about the "big picture" rather than the mundane circumstances and details of your life. Missing appointments and other forms of forgetfulness could be part of the picture now.
Mercury is retrograde from May 29th to June 22nd:
All Mercury retrograde cycles particularly affect you in terms of communications involving legal affairs, travel, and education, as well as communications about the past, because Mercury rules these areas of your life. With Virgo ruling your twelfth house sector, somebody might be deceiving you or working against you, or nagging issues from the past may crop up and demand attention. Put off making solid travel plans if possible.
Occurring in your solar ninth house this time, extra care should be exercised regarding travel or education plans. Delays or complications are very possible in these areas. Go over applications carefully before submitting them and make sure you understand instructions clearly. Expressing your opinions now might come across in entirely the wrong way. It would be wise to be especially clear when it comes to communicating with professors and lawyers as well; or take this time to re-examine issues rather than communicating about them prematurely.
Mars this Month: Energy, Drive, Courage
Until May 9th:
Mars continues to animate and energize your solar ninth house. Your energy levels and sense of timing are good during this cycle. You are strong and bold in your beliefs and convictions as well, and others tend to naturally follow your lead. You actively seek out new learning experiences and have a strong desire to set out on new adventures, however big or small. Others find you easy to be around, even inspiring and energizing, and are attracted to your assertiveness and courage.
From May 10th forward:
Mars animates and energizes your solar tenth house. This transit stimulates your ambition and/or your desire to be recognized for your accomplishments. Whether it's professional or personal, you are likely to have an increased desire for others to notice you. This can be a good time to become self-employed or start a business if other factors (and Mars itself) are favorable. Conflicts with those in authority are possible now. You may pour more energy into self-promotion or business/career activities.
Overview Horoscope:
May 2021 Monthly Horoscope Overview for Libra:
You're developing and building your close relationships this month, dear Libra. Strong cosmic activity in your intimacy sector at the start of May encourages you to work on power dynamics and sharing in a relationship. Instead, this can be a time when you pour a lot of energy and attention into a passion project. You're also getting to know your own capabilities. At the same time, your ambition is burning bright, and you're pushing a little harder.
While this intense focus on your inner world and private life can do you some good, too much of it can lead to overthinking at the expense of happiness. This is changing as May progresses. Mercury moves into your sector of spirit and adventure on the 3rd, Venus on the 8th, and the Sun on the 20th. Energy is shifting, and you're becoming more inclined to reach out, take action, and seek new experiences. These transits are about creating and initiating new experiences for yourself. Emotional energy and enthusiasm increase, and people are generally supportive and approving. You're inclined to gather inspiration wherever you can find it.
Your personality opens up to the rest of the world and new experiences. You can feel compelled to reach beyond your usual routines and explore new ideas, activities, and places.
Another theme threading through the month is due to Mars in your career and reputation sector all of May. You have strong energy, ambition, and motivation to pursue your goals. With a winning formula of enthusiasm and respect for your need for downtime, you're capable of much! The desire to pioneer or innovate is active, and you may enjoy coming up with new ventures or methods to improve what you already have going. You're likely to be ahead of the competition if you're even noticing them at all.
The New Moon on the 11th gives you a cosmic nudge toward sharing, supporting, and enjoying a relationship or project in more depth. New beginnings with shared finances or debts are in store. A fresh start in an intimate relationship or with a special passion project is also possible now–you're inspired and determined to make improvements.
Jupiter moves into your solar sixth house on the 13th. While it's a longer-term transit that will develop more fully in 2022, you'll begin to see some benefits now and until July 28th. You can be motivated to improve your health, daily habits, work, and routines. Finding more joy and satisfaction from your work is most helpful, and if you're looking for new work, this is a very employable time! Increased faith and optimism can help you heal, and you can find new meaning in the work or chores you do.
You're in good shape for making your life feel more safe and structured. You might put a special effort into creating something unique or expressing yourself, adding important details, or getting technical aspects just right. Aim to divide your time between work/chores and pleasure more effectively, since doing so makes everything a little less stressful. Getting serious about a creative or educational pursuit brings wonderful rewards now and down the road.
Your perspective on commitments related to romance and creativity is likely to shift with Saturn's retrograde starting on the 23rd. The next four-plus months are good for reevaluating, consolidating, and perhaps rebuilding endeavors related to the pursuit of pleasure, romance, comfort, and creative expression. Brand-new major projects may not take off quickly and might only serve to stress you out, as this is a time for conserving energy and simplifying your life, generally speaking. Aim to level things out.
The Full Moon on the 26th is a Lunar Eclipse, and you can experience a revelation of sorts. A writing or learning project can come to a turning point. Watch out for processing too much information or for sensory overload — aim to be discriminating with what you take in. Still, there can be important discoveries, ideas, and changes in your mindset or attitude. Watch for impulsive self-expression, but give weight to your emotions and any epiphanies occurring at this time. This eclipse reminds you of connecting with your true feelings about what you're learning, communicating, and sharing. On another level, recent inattention to details or daily affairs may need rectifying.
Mercury turns retrograde in your solar ninth house on the 29th, pointing to the need to slow down and reconsider some elements of your plans, programs, or ideas. There can be some mix-ups that introduce delays into your life. You'll benefit from taking a look at things from a new or different perspective, however, so even if blocks are irritating, you might get the chance to reconsider specific plans to your advantage. Mercury's retrograde lasts from May 29th to June 22nd, and it's a good time for refueling and rethinking recent events and projects.
See our Time Line Forecast report for a personalized forecast for the year ahead.
Get your unique Personalized Horoscope for the year ahead—over 100 pages long—for a detailed guide to your best days and your most challenging days for attracting love, career success, communication, and more.
Know More About Yourself and Others
Try Cafe Astrology's in-depth
birth chart reports, relationship reports, future forecasts, and more.
Love & Romance Forecast Report
Love outlook for the year ahead. Try our Love & Romance Forecast report.
Romantic Compatibility Reports
Try Cafe Astrology's in-depth
romantic compatibility reports, including the Synastry and Love Ties reports.
See also general trends for Libra in 2021.
Libra (Born October 14 to 23) and Libra Ascendant from 20 to 30 degrees Libra:
May 2021 Libra Horoscope: Love, Career, & General Trends
May 2021
The Sun this Month: Central Focus, Consciousness
Until May 10th:
The Sun continues to put a spotlight on your solar seventh house--your partnership sector. This can be a time of much learning through the mirror of close relationships. It's not the time to push your agenda or personal plans forward; rather, it's a cycle in which you are at your best when you recognize the need to form alliances, to give back to a special someone, and to compromise in order to find some balance in your life.
It's a strong period for putting yourself into another person's shoes and to better understand him/her. You may be meeting with someone strong and assertive by nature now, or a partner is more assertive and needy of attention. There may be some competitive feelings between you and a significant other now. Focus is on reconciliation, forming or cementing bonds, diplomacy, consultation, one-on-one interactions, and negotiations. You may feel a little drained physically now, temporarily.
From May 11th forward:
The Sun energizes your sector of transformation, change, sexuality, personal growth, regeneration, others' money and resources, addictions, and taxes. As a result, this is not the most gregarious of months for you. You take a step back, focus on intimacy with a partner, or simply retreat a little from the hectic pace of life. This is an excellent time to create a budget or financial plan, or to rid yourself of bad habits that undermine your sense of personal power and self-mastery.
All that is deeply personal comes into focus now. Intimate matters are especially important to you during this cycle. Just how well you are handling your life comes up for inspection. Your self-mastery skills and psychological predisposition matter to you more than usual. This is the time of year when you are most desirous of change on a deep level. Clearing out psychic "junk" or ridding yourself of bad habits may be part of the picture now. You are more willing than usual to explore life's secrets.
This cycle brings greater in-depth understanding and an inclination to delve beneath the surface of matters to get to the bottom of them. Research uncovers new material that allows you to develop a better overall picture of the year's events. This is an especially introspective cycle during which you have the chance to truly uncover your personal strengths and talents. On a more practical level, you may be dealing with joint finances and shared resources now more than usual.
Eclipse
A Lunar Eclipse occurs on May 26th:
A general rule of thumb regarding eclipses is to avoid major decision-making in the week before and after an eclipse. This is because new information that could change our perspective often is revealed in the week after the eclipse. There is absolutely no need to suspend projects already in progress. Essentially, it's better to take in right now--to observe and get in touch with feelings.
The Lunar Eclipse stimulates your solar second house. Surprises surrounding your personal finances and possessions are in store. Something that has been "in hiding" or brewing under the surface of things comes to light, or there is a significant fruition or culmination. Your sector of personal finances is involved. This could manifest, for example, as the culmination or fruition of a financial project, an event involving personal possessions that holds your attention, a sudden money-making opportunity, a flurry of activity resulting from a financial matter, and other such possibilities.
Venus this Month: Love, Romance, Social Life, Comfort
Until May 25th:
Venus continues to move through your solar eighth house during this period. You are attracted to the deeper elements of relationships and social interactions now, rather than what you meet on the surface. Mysteries fascinate you and you could be looking for others' motives for doing and saying what they do. It's a good time to feel supported by others, whether it's financially or emotionally. It's also a strong cycle for discovering your own hidden talents as well as fascinating things about a partner.
From May 25th forward:
Venus graces your solar ninth house during this period. A taste for the exotic takes hold during this cycle. Routine affairs simply don't seem to satisfy. You receive pleasure from anything that expands your horizons, both physically and mentally. Foreign people and places may particularly appeal now. You tend to be expansive and generous when it comes to love. A love interest who attracts you during this cycle may be somebody who you previously wouldn't consider attractive, or someone whose cultural background is very different than yours. You have a taste for the exotic and the spirit to match. Public relations work, promotion, and other such endeavors are favored now. It is more about how you express yourself than the specifics of what you are saying that helps sway others to your position. There could be especial rapport with foreigners and with women if you are traveling during this period. You are all the more attractive and charming with this position, which increases your popularity. If a romance were to begin now, it is more likely to be with someone of a different background or educational level, or someone you meet through travel. You have a taste for the exotic now that can show up in many areas of your life--who you are attracted to, what you buy, the kind of art or entertainment you enjoy, and so forth.
Mercury this Month: Communications, Learning, Connections, Transportation
Until May 18th:
Mercury continues to transit your solar eighth house. The ability to analyze and rationalize some of the deeper elements inside yourself and in your intimate life now can benefit you. This is also a good time for sorting out finances, particularly money shared or coming from other sources other than your own personal income.
You might particularly enjoy discussing topics that you typically don't verbalize with someone special during this cycle. Anything taboo, mysterious, or puzzling can be especially fascinating for you just now. You have little interest in small talk. You are more aware of subtleties and nuances during this cycle, and you can use this increased insightfulness to improve your life.
From May 19th forward:
Mercury transits your solar ninth house. Not content to focus on mundane, practical affairs just now, your mind turns to bigger visions, thoughts, and ideals. You are open to expanding your knowledge base during this cycle, and communications from or with someone far away may be part of the picture.
You are putting everything into perspective now, rather than compartmentalizing. Instead of simply shooting the breeze, you are more inclined to discuss broader philosophies now. Your inclination during this cycle is to think about the "big picture" rather than the mundane circumstances and details of your life. Missing appointments and other forms of forgetfulness could be part of the picture now.
Mercury is retrograde from May 29th to June 22nd:
All Mercury retrograde cycles particularly affect you in terms of communications involving legal affairs, travel, and education, as well as communications about the past, because Mercury rules these areas of your life. With Virgo ruling your twelfth house sector, somebody might be deceiving you or working against you, or nagging issues from the past may crop up and demand attention. Put off making solid travel plans if possible.
Occurring in your solar ninth house this time, extra care should be exercised regarding travel or education plans. Delays or complications are very possible in these areas. Go over applications carefully before submitting them and make sure you understand instructions clearly. Expressing your opinions now might come across in entirely the wrong way. It would be wise to be especially clear when it comes to communicating with professors and lawyers as well; or take this time to re-examine issues rather than communicating about them prematurely.
Mars this Month: Energy, Drive, Courage
Until May 25th:
Mars continues to animate and energize your solar ninth house. Your energy levels and sense of timing are good during this cycle. You are strong and bold in your beliefs and convictions as well, and others tend to naturally follow your lead. You actively seek out new learning experiences and have a strong desire to set out on new adventures, however big or small. Others find you easy to be around, even inspiring and energizing, and are attracted to your assertiveness and courage.
From May 26th forward:
Mars animates and energizes your solar tenth house. This transit stimulates your ambition and/or your desire to be recognized for your accomplishments. Whether it's professional or personal, you are likely to have an increased desire for others to notice you. This can be a good time to become self-employed or start a business if other factors (and Mars itself) are favorable. Conflicts with those in authority are possible now. You may pour more energy into self-promotion or business/career activities.
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May 2021 Monthly Horoscope Overview for Libra:
You're developing and building your close relationships this month, dear Libra. Strong cosmic activity in your intimacy sector at the start of May encourages you to work on power dynamics and sharing in a relationship. Instead, this can be a time when you pour a lot of energy and attention into a passion project. You're also getting to know your own capabilities. At the same time, your ambition is burning bright, and you're pushing a little harder.
While this intense focus on your inner world and private life can do you some good, too much of it can lead to overthinking at the expense of happiness. This is changing as May progresses. Mercury moves into your sector of spirit and adventure on the 3rd, Venus on the 8th, and the Sun on the 20th. Energy is shifting, and you're becoming more inclined to reach out, take action, and seek new experiences. These transits are about creating and initiating new experiences for yourself. Emotional energy and enthusiasm increase, and people are generally supportive and approving. You're inclined to gather inspiration wherever you can find it.
Your personality opens up to the rest of the world and new experiences. You can feel compelled to reach beyond your usual routines and explore new ideas, activities, and places.
Another theme threading through the month is due to Mars in your career and reputation sector all of May. You have strong energy, ambition, and motivation to pursue your goals. With a winning formula of enthusiasm and respect for your need for downtime, you're capable of much! The desire to pioneer or innovate is active, and you may enjoy coming up with new ventures or methods to improve what you already have going. You're likely to be ahead of the competition if you're even noticing them at all.
The New Moon on the 11th gives you a cosmic nudge toward sharing, supporting, and enjoying a relationship or project in more depth. New beginnings with shared finances or debts are in store. A fresh start in an intimate relationship or with a special passion project is also possible now–you're inspired and determined to make improvements.
Jupiter moves into your solar sixth house on the 13th. While it's a longer-term transit that will develop more fully in 2022, you'll begin to see some benefits now and until July 28th. You can be motivated to improve your health, daily habits, work, and routines. Finding more joy and satisfaction from your work is most helpful, and if you're looking for new work, this is a very employable time! Increased faith and optimism can help you heal, and you can find new meaning in the work or chores you do.
You're in good shape for making your life feel more safe and structured. You might put a special effort into creating something unique or expressing yourself, adding important details, or getting technical aspects just right. Aim to divide your time between work/chores and pleasure more effectively, since doing so makes everything a little less stressful. Getting serious about a creative or educational pursuit brings wonderful rewards now and down the road.
Your perspective on commitments related to romance and creativity is likely to shift with Saturn's retrograde starting on the 23rd. The next four-plus months are good for reevaluating, consolidating, and perhaps rebuilding endeavors related to the pursuit of pleasure, romance, comfort, and creative expression. Brand-new major projects may not take off quickly and might only serve to stress you out, as this is a time for conserving energy and simplifying your life, generally speaking. Aim to level things out.
The Full Moon on the 26th is a Lunar Eclipse, and you can experience a revelation of sorts. A writing or learning project can come to a turning point. Watch out for processing too much information or for sensory overload — aim to be discriminating with what you take in. Still, there can be important discoveries, ideas, and changes in your mindset or attitude. Watch for impulsive self-expression, but give weight to your emotions and any epiphanies occurring at this time. This eclipse reminds you of connecting with your true feelings about what you're learning, communicating, and sharing. On another level, recent inattention to details or daily affairs may need rectifying.
Mercury turns retrograde in your solar ninth house on the 29th, pointing to the need to slow down and reconsider some elements of your plans, programs, or ideas. There can be some mix-ups that introduce delays into your life. You'll benefit from taking a look at things from a new or different perspective, however, so even if blocks are irritating, you might get the chance to reconsider specific plans to your advantage. Mercury's retrograde lasts from May 29th to June 22nd, and it's a good time for refueling and rethinking recent events and projects.
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Our detailed monthly horoscopes are designed to reveal and interpret the current transits of the Sun, Mercury, Venus, and Mars in your solar chart. Because these energies or transits do not unfold neatly into any given calendar month (many transits carry forward from one month to the next), you will find some of the energies continue from the previous month. For example, the Sun might transit the second house of your solar chart from June 21 to July 22, so that you will find a similar interpretation for this transit in both June and July’s horoscope. This is normal and expected. While new months can hold new energy, transits don’t abruptly change because the calendar month changes.
These monthly horoscopes also include an overview paragraph, as well as other energies specific to the month, such as retrogrades, eclipses, or major outer planet transits.
The Highlights section reveals lunar cycle dates. Lunar cycles repeat themselves approximately every 28 days, so it is normal to see the same lunar peaks, such as “Your Personal New Moon” and “Monthly career peak” repeat themselves from month to month, but with different dates. They serve as a helpful guide to cycle peaks in different areas of life, such as financial, career, romance, and partnership.
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