Air · cardinal
Libra zodiac sign
In Western astrology, Libra stands for balance, relationship, and a sense for form and tone.
In everyday language it's just called your zodiac sign. What's meant is your sun sign: the sign the Sun was in when you were born.
Das Zeichen Libra. Das gleichnamige Sternbild steht heute woanders, tippen zeigt es.
- Bringing different interests together fairly
- exchange, a good atmosphere, and fitting forms
- naming your own wishes and not postponing decisions forever
Libra: strengths and challenges
The two sides traditionally attributed to this sign.
Strengths
Libra mediates, recognizes different interests, and often finds a form in which a difficult topic can be discussed at all.
Challenges
It gets difficult when decisions get postponed out of fear of discord, politeness replaces an honest no, or their own concern disappears altogether.
Which decision gets easier as soon as you name the one criterion that matters most?
Libra in love and relationships
Libra looks for exchange, fairness, and a relationship where both sides get heard. Harmony stays sturdy when an honest no is just as possible as a yes.
Libra at work
At work, their strengths are negotiation, design, and moderation. For conversations to lead to results, decisions need a deadline and a clear criterion.
Getting along with Libra
A fair tone opens the door, a clear question moves the conversation forward. Ask for an actual decision too, instead of just weighing every option.
Horoscopes for Libra
From today's general impulse to your personal year-ahead preview.
Today's impulse for Libra
A concrete impulse for the day and a question that needs no invented backstory.
Read todayNext 14 daysYour personal preview
Concrete transit dates for your own birth chart — with an actual date, not a generic sun-sign text.
Open the previewNext 12 monthsYour year at a glance
The longer transits from Jupiter to Pluto, their date ranges, and the days they turn exact.
Open the year aheadCompare fairly
judge two options against the same two or three criteria.
Which decision gets easier as soon as you name the one criterion that matters most?
When does the Libra zodiac season begin?
The Sun is in Libra from September 23, 2026 at 02:05 AM CEST to October 23, 2026 at 11:38 AM CEST.
The Sun's next entry into Libra is on September 23, 2027 at 08:01 AM CEST — about 6 hours later than this year.
Why the exact time matters
Listings like "21 May to 21 June" are just rules of thumb. The entry shifts by a few hours every year. If your birthday falls close to the sign change, your birth year, time, and time zone decide — that's why Leitstern calculates the Sun's position.
Element, Ruler, and Origin
The astrological assignment
- Element
- Air
- Quality
- cardinal
- Ruler
- Venus
This assignment appears in Ptolemäus, Tetrabiblos I,17 to 19.
Where the name comes from
Libra is the youngest of the twelve signs: well into Roman times its stars counted as the Scorpion's claws, and that's still how Ptolemäus lists it in the Almagest. Venus as ruler is in Ptolemäus, Tetrabiblos I,17.
Sign and constellation aren't the same today: Western astrology counts tropically from the spring equinox, while the constellations slowly drift because of the precession of Earth's axis.
There's more than your sun sign
Your sun sign only shows the Sun. The Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars and — with an exact birth time — the Ascendant round out the picture. Calculate the key positions for free from your birth details.
Calculate my birth chartWhich signs are compatible with Libra?
As a rule of thumb, the same or complementary elements make for an easier start. Opposite signs and signs with a very different core nature can be just as attractive, but usually need more attunement.
Often easier together
Here, pace, expression, or needs tend to be more alike.
GeminiPicking up new things fast and explaining them clearlyBoth signs share the element Air. Conversation, ideas and learning together often come easily. It gets binding once possibilities turn into actual decisions.
LeoCreating things and carrying others alongAir brings ideas and conversation, Fire the drive to act on them. That often feels lively, as long as it's not all talk or all action.
SagittariusSeeing the big picture and giving people confidenceAir brings ideas and conversation, Fire the drive to act on them. That often feels lively, as long as it's not all talk or all action.
AquariusThinking independently and designing new solutionsBoth signs share the element Air. Conversation, ideas and learning together often come easily. It gets binding once possibilities turn into actual decisions.Often needs more attunement
Here, pace, expression, or needs tend to differ more often. Clear agreements help.
AriesStarting things boldly and getting decisions movingLibra and Aries are opposite signs. The differences themselves can be what attracts and shows new sides; over time it takes clear agreements about pace, closeness and decisions.
TaurusBuilding things patiently and creating reliabilityLibra and Taurus don't share the same basic language right away. Things get clearer once both say what they mean by closeness, reliability and a good next step.
CancerCreating closeness and noticing what people needBoth signs are cardinal. Both want to set the direction. If who's in charge stays unclear, competing over the next decision comes easily.
VirgoLooking closely and finding solutions that actually workLibra and Virgo often set different priorities and work at a different pace. That can be enriching once expectations get said out loud instead of assumed.
ScorpioGetting to the bottom of complex issuesLibra and Scorpio often set different priorities and work at a different pace. That can be enriching once expectations get said out loud instead of assumed.
CapricornPlanning for the long term and carrying responsibilityBoth signs are cardinal. Both want to set the direction. If who's in charge stays unclear, competing over the next decision comes easily.
PiscesSensing subtle moods and connecting things creativelyLibra and Pisces don't share the same basic language right away. Things get clearer once both say what they mean by closeness, reliability and a good next step.For a personal comparison, the sun sign alone isn't enough. Synastry checks the planets in both birth charts and shows the actual angles.
Compare two birth chartsFrequently asked questions about Libra
In 2026, the Sun is in Libra from September 23, 2026 at 02:05 AM CEST to October 23, 2026 at 11:38 AM CEST. These times are calculated from orbital data. They shift by a few hours every year because the solar year isn't a whole number of days. Listings with only calendar days are therefore rules of thumb.
That's decided by the exact moment of birth, not just the calendar day. It takes the date, the time, and the time zone that belongs to the birthplace. The calculated position of the Sun always falls in exactly one sign.
Libra belongs to the element Air and has cardinal quality. The classical ruler is Venus. This assignment is recorded in Ptolemäus, Tetrabiblos I,17 to 19.
Traditionally, signs of the same element, plus complementary element pairs, are read as an easier start. The opposite sign, Aries, is read more as an attracting but demanding contrast. A closer comparison needs the planets from both birth charts.
Libra looks for exchange, fairness, and a relationship where both sides get heard. Harmony stays sturdy when an honest no is just as possible as a yes. For a personal picture, Venus, Mars, the Moon, and the aspects across the whole birth chart are considered too.
Yes. In everyday language, "zodiac sign" means the sun sign — the sign the Sun was in at the moment of birth. The Moon sign, the Ascendant, and the other planets are additional parts of the birth chart.
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