Zodiac sign · element: Air · quality: cardinal
Sign: Libra
Libra is a sign of air and relationship. The tradition sees in it a sense of balance, fairness and beauty.
Strength
You can see the reasons on both sides and find a form in which people can reach an understanding.
Cost
Weighing reasons can go on without end. A decision that will disappoint someone can be harder for you than for others.
Element: Air
Air is thought, conversation and the links between people. Gemini, Libra and Aquarius belong to it.
Quality: cardinal
The cardinal quality is beginning. Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn open the seasons, and the tradition links them with initiative.
Planets in this sign
Sun
The tradition links the Sun in Libra with an identity shaped in relationships and in the search for balance. You may understand yourself better in conversation with another person than alone.
Moon
The tradition links the Moon in Libra with a need for harmony and accord around you. Discord between people close to you may unsettle you faster than your own troubles.
Mercury
The tradition links Mercury in Libra with thinking that weighs both sides and looks for words that reconcile. You may put a decision off until you have heard everyone out.
Venus
Venus in Libra stands in its own sign. The tradition links it with grace, an aesthetic sense and a need for partnership based on balance.
Mars
The tradition links Mars in Libra with action that seeks fairness and agreement. Fighting for yourself may be harder for you than fighting for someone else.
Jupiter
The tradition links Jupiter in Libra with growth through partnership, diplomacy and a sense of fairness. You may gain most when working with a well-matched partner.
Saturn
The tradition considers Saturn in Libra especially strong. It links it with a sense of justice, loyalty and taking commitments to others seriously.
Uranus
The tradition reads Uranus in Libra as a generational theme: new forms of partnership and equality in relationships. You may need a relationship with room for both people's freedom.
Neptune
The tradition reads Neptune in Libra as a generational theme: an ideal of harmony, peace and love without conflict. Your image of a relationship may be more beautiful than any real one.
Pluto
The tradition reads Pluto in Libra as a generational theme: the transformation of relationships, partnership and the idea of justice. In relationships you may look for a balance of power, not only for peace.