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September 23 – October 22 · The scales

Libra

Balance between people: fairness, beauty and partnership.

  • Fair
  • Charming
  • Indecisive
Element
Air
Mode
Cardinal
Ruler
Venus
Opposite
Aries
Body
Kidneys and lower back
Degrees
180°–210°
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Strengths

What Libra does best

You see every side of a question, make people feel at ease and make things beautiful. You are a natural diplomat with good taste.

Challenges

Where it trips up

Keeping the peace can mean never saying what you want. Choosing is hard when every option has a good argument.

Love

Libra in love

You are romantic and you feel best in a partnership. You want an equal, good manners and some romance, always.

Work

Libra at work

You do well in design, law, mediation and client work, wherever people and taste matter. You work best with a partner who decides fast.

Compatibility

Libra with the other signs

This uses Sun signs only, which is the simplest kind of compatibility. Tap a pair for love, friendship and work.

Easiest

Most challenging

Two of a kind

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What are Libra’s dates?

Libra season usually runs September 23 – October 22. In 2026 the Sun enters Libra on 23 September 2026 at 00:06 UTC and leaves on 23 October 2026. If you were born near a change of sign, your exact birth time and place decide your sign.

What element and mode is Libra?

Libra is a cardinal air sign. Its ruling planet is Venus.

Who is Libra most compatible with?

By sign alone, Libra’s easiest matches are Gemini, Aquarius, Sagittarius. Its most difficult matches are Cancer and Pisces. Real compatibility depends on whole charts: the Moon, Venus, Mars and rising signs.

What is Libra’s opposite sign?

Aries. Opposite signs have the same mode and elements that complete each other. Each sign has what the other one is learning.

What does it mean to have a Libra Moon or rising sign?

A Libra Moon has Libra feelings and needs (fair, charming, indecisive). A Libra rising shows these qualities to other people. Use the birth chart calculator to find yours.