Libra
The Scales
Libra's ruler, Venus, shows our tastes, pleasures, artistic leanings, love life, money stance, and need for harmony. Libra seeks balance and equality, is artistic, has a keen sense of balance and eye for beauty. Libra achieves its goals through powers of attraction and diplomacy.
Libra's glyph or symbol can represent the setting sun or scales for weighing and is representative of "approximately equal to" -- Libra is constantly seeking balance and equality, measuring and weighing matters carefully. The scales are a symbol of justice.
Flowers associated with Libra are the rose (depicted, and representing love, beauty, and passion) and the Narcissus (rebirth, inner reflection, inspiration, and on the negative side, vanity).
Libra's element is Air along with Gemini and Aquarius. Air signs are intellectual, detached, and fair-minded. While Air signs share the same element of Air, they each have a different modality: Gemini is Mutable Air, Libra is Cardinal Air, and Aquarius is Fixed Air.
The Scales is a symbol of justice. Libra measures and weighs matters carefully, seeking equality and balance. The symbol is apt for this fair-minded sign that is especially focused on balancing give-and-take. Libra is brilliant at seeing the other side of a situation.
Libra's mode is Cardinal, along with Aries, Cancer, and Capricorn. Cardinal signs want action! They correspond to the beginning of each of the four seasons.
The glyph or symbol of Libra's ruling planet, Venus reveals spirit (circle) over matter (cross) and reflects the evaluation of sensations and experiences through the feelings.
The constellation of Libra is depicted here. Beta Librae is the brightest star in the constellation.
The metal associated with Libra is copper. Copper is the metal of Venus. Copper has enhancing properties, much like the sign of Libra, and is associated with beauty, love, artistry, and sensuality.
Libra is associated with a number of gemstones, including sapphire, the smoky quartz , jade, chrysolite, marble and the diamond (strength, commitment, and endurance).
Colors associated with the sign of Libra are pastel green (representing harmony, love, freshness, and vitality), rose pink, and indigo blue.
Libra is associated with the seventh house, which rules companionship, the alter ego, partnerships, one-to-one relationships, marriage (first marriage), the “significant other,” business partnerships, competitors, our “shadow self,” lawyers, mediators, counselors, contracts.
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The Sun is in the sign of Libra in the tropical zodiac from September 23rd to October 22nd. These dates and times vary slightly from year to year. Those born on or close to these dates need to use a Sun Sign calculator to determine their sign based on birth date, year, time, and place.
The ruling planet of Libra is Venus, depicted in square one of the grid above.
Through Venus, we learn about our tastes, pleasures, artistic inclinations, love life, attitude towards money, and desire for harmony and peace.
Libra seeks balance, harmony, and equality. Libra is artistic and has a keen sense of balance and eye for beauty. Libra achieves its goals through the powers of attraction and diplomacy.
Libra’s glyph is shown here.
This glyph or symbol can, on the one hand, represent the setting sun. It can also symbolize scales for weighing and is representative of “approximately equal to” — Libra is constantly seeking balance and equality, measuring and weighing matters carefully. The scales are a symbol of justice.
Flowers associated with Libra are the rose (depicted here and representing love, beauty, and passion) and the Narcissus (representing rebirth, inner reflection, inspiration, and on the negative side, vanity).
Libra’s element is AIR. There are three Air signs: Gemini, Libra, and Aquarius. Air signs are intellectual, detached, and fair-minded.
While Air signs share the same element of Air, they each have a different modality: Gemini is Mutable Air, Libra is Cardinal Air, and Aquarius is Fixed Air.
The symbol for Libra is the Scales.
Libra measures and weighs matters carefully. The scales are a symbol of justice. Libra seeks equality, balance, and harmony. The scales symbol is apt for this fair-minded sign that is especially focused on evening the score and balancing give-and-take. Libra is brilliant at seeing the other side of a situation.
Libra’s mode is Cardinal. There are four Cardinal signs: Aries, Cancer, Libra, and Capricorn.
Cardinal signs want action! They correspond to the beginning of each of the four seasons.
Depicted here and in the grid above, the glyph or symbol used to represent Libra’s ruling planet, Venus.
The Venus glyph reveals spirit (circle) over matter (cross). It is similar to the glyph of Mercury, but minus a crescent, reflecting the evaluation of sensations and experiences through the feelings, as opposed to rational thought.
The constellation of Libra is depicted in the grid above (square eight).
The metal associated with Libra is copper.
Copper is the metal of Venus. Copper has enhancing properties, much like the sign of Libra, and is associated with beauty, love, artistry, and sensuality.
Libra is associated with a number of gemstones, including sapphire, the smoky quartz, jade, chrysolite, marble, and the diamond (strength, commitment, and endurance).
Colors associated with the sign of Libra are pastel green (representing harmony, love, freshness, and vitality), rose pink, and indigo blue.
Libra is the seventh sign of the zodiac and is also associated with the seventh house.
The seventh house rules companionship, the alter ego, partnerships, one-to-one relationships, marriage, the first marriage, the “significant other,” business partnerships, competitors, our “shadow self,” lawyers, mediators, counselors, contracts, and more.
Libra is a positively-charged, masculine, or yang sign along with Aries, Gemini, Leo, Sagittarius, and Aquarius.
The number associated with Libra is six 6. Lucky days of the month are 6, 15, and 24. Lucky years include 1977, 1986, 1995, 2004, 2013, 2022, 2031, 2040.
Libra’s symbol is an inanimate object instead of a beast or human.
Saturn is exalted in the sign of Libra. Mars is in its detriment if found in Libra, and the Sun is in its fall if in the sign.
Libra dislikes crudeness and rudeness most.
Where we find Libra in the natal chart, progressed chart, or Solar Return chart is where we tend to mediate, harmonize, balance, and employ diplomacy to achieve our goals.
Modality: Cardinal
Element: Air
Ruler: Venus
Season: Fall
7th Sign of Zodiac
Metal: Copper
Stone: Diamond, Quartz, Marble
Color: Pastel Green
Anatomy: Kidneys
Keywords: just, sociable, refined, accommodating, kind, fair, diplomatic, likable, indecisive, respectful, compromising, artistic
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Libra Compatibility: Libra Sun Sign Compatibility Libra Moon Sign Compatibility Libra Venus Sign Compatibility
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