Rashi 7 of 12 · Air sign
Libra.
Tula · The Scales
Venus's air sign weighs everything: fairness, harmony and partnership are its measures. Tula brings people together and dislikes discord.
- Ruler
- Venus (Shukra)
- Element
- Air
- Quality
- Movable (chara)
- Gender
- Masculine (odd)
- Exalted here
- Saturn
- Debilitated here
- Sun
- Direction
- West
- Sun passes
- 18 Oct – 16 Nov (approx.)
Placement
Libra in your chart
Rashi — the mind and emotions
Libra as your Moon sign
A Libra Moon finds emotional balance through relationships and beauty, and may struggle to decide when every side seems fair.
Lagna — the body and the life's direction
Libra rising
A Libra ascendant gives grace, charm and diplomacy; others experience them as pleasant and balanced company.
Vedic astrology reads the Moon sign and the ascendant before the Sun sign. Both depend on the exact time and place of birth — NAMOH works them out from yours.
Temperament
The nature of Tula
Gifts
- Diplomacy
- A sense of justice
- Aesthetic refinement
Lessons
- Indecision
- Avoiding necessary conflict
- Depending on others' approval
Where Libra tends to thrive
- Law and mediation
- Design and fashion
- Trade and partnerships
- Public relations
Lunar mansions
The nakshatras of Libra
Thirty degrees, nine padas. Where your Moon falls along this span decides which nakshatra colours your Libra Moon — and which planet's dasha your life begins in.
Lordship
Venus, lord of Libra
Libra takes its colour from Venus (Shukra). Wherever Venus sits in your chart shows where the affairs of your Libra house are carried out.
Saturn is exalted here — at the height of its strength.
Sun is debilitated here, and has to work harder to give its results.
Graha Maitri
Libra with the other signs
One strand of Guna Milan compares the rulers of two Moon signs. It is a first reading only: a full match weighs all eight kootas, from nakshatra to nadi.
Questions
Libra, briefly answered
Who rules Libra in Vedic astrology?
Libra (Tula) is ruled by Venus (Shukra). It is a masculine, movable air sign.
What are the Libra dates in Vedic astrology?
In the sidereal zodiac used in Vedic astrology, the Sun passes through Libra from about 18 Oct – 16 Nov, give or take a day each year. Vedic astrology gives more weight to the Moon sign and the ascendant than to the Sun sign, and those depend on the exact time and place of birth.
Which nakshatras fall in Libra?
Chitra (2 padas), Swati and Vishakha (3 padas). Together they make up Libra's thirty degrees, nine padas in all.
Which planets are strong or weak in Libra?
Saturn is exalted in Libra and Sun is debilitated in Libra. Exaltation lets a planet give its best results; debilitation asks more of it.
See where Tula sits in your chart.
Your Moon, your rising sign and every planet, read from your exact birth time and place.
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