2027 Forecast

September 23 – October 22 · Air · Cardinal · ruled by Venus

Libra

Libra covers September 23 – October 22 and is the 7th sign of the zodiac: air, cardinal, ruled by Venus. Its keynote is balance, fairness and acute awareness of other people. In 2026 the Sun spends 30.4 days in it — the 6th shortest of the twelve, because the signs are not equal in length.

Sun enters 2027
Sep 23 6:02 AM UTC
Sun leaves
Oct 23 3:33 PM UTC
Season length
30.4 days 30 d 9 h 31 min
US births
8.52% 5th most common of 12

Times: NASA JPL DE440. Births: US Social Security Administration, 2000–2014.

The Libra man The Libra woman

For Libra today: Libra horoscope today, Libra compatibility and Libra birthstones.

The animal each of the twelve signs is paired with, and why the two calendars disagree: spirit animal by zodiac sign.

The same sign on the horizon instead of behind the Sun: Libra rising — a different reading, and one that needs a birth time.

180°–210°

Exact times

Libra season 2027: the exact start in your city

The Sun enters Libra at 6:02 AM UTC on September 23, 2027 — 3:02 AM in Santiago, 2:02 AM in New York, 7:02 AM in London and 3:02 PM in Tokyo — and leaves it for Scorpio at 3:33 PM UTC on October 23, after 30 d 9 h 31 min.

City Sun enters Libra Sun moves on to Scorpio
UTC Thu, Sep 23 Sat, Oct 23
Honolulu United States 8:02 PM Wed, Sep 22 · UTC−10 5:33 AM Sat, Oct 23 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 10:02 PM Wed, Sep 22 · UTC−8 7:33 AM Sat, Oct 23 · UTC−8
Los Angeles United States 11:02 PM Wed, Sep 22 · UTC−7 8:33 AM Sat, Oct 23 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 11:02 PM Wed, Sep 22 · UTC−7 8:33 AM Sat, Oct 23 · UTC−7
Denver United States 12:02 AM Thu, Sep 23 · UTC−6 9:33 AM Sat, Oct 23 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 1:02 AM Thu, Sep 23 · UTC−5 10:33 AM Sat, Oct 23 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 12:02 AM Thu, Sep 23 · UTC−6 9:33 AM Sat, Oct 23 · UTC−6
New York United States 2:02 AM Thu, Sep 23 · UTC−4 11:33 AM Sat, Oct 23 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 2:02 AM Thu, Sep 23 · UTC−4 11:33 AM Sat, Oct 23 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 1:02 AM Thu, Sep 23 · UTC−5 10:33 AM Sat, Oct 23 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 1:02 AM Thu, Sep 23 · UTC−5 10:33 AM Sat, Oct 23 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 2:02 AM Thu, Sep 23 · UTC−4 11:33 AM Sat, Oct 23 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 3:02 AM Thu, Sep 23 · UTC−3 12:33 PM Sat, Oct 23 · UTC−3
Buenos Aires Argentina 3:02 AM Thu, Sep 23 · UTC−3 12:33 PM Sat, Oct 23 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 3:02 AM Thu, Sep 23 · UTC−3 12:33 PM Sat, Oct 23 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 6:02 AM Thu, Sep 23 · UTC 3:33 PM Sat, Oct 23 · UTC
London United Kingdom 7:02 AM Thu, Sep 23 · UTC+1 4:33 PM Sat, Oct 23 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 7:02 AM Thu, Sep 23 · UTC+1 4:33 PM Sat, Oct 23 · UTC+1
Paris France 8:02 AM Thu, Sep 23 · UTC+2 5:33 PM Sat, Oct 23 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany 8:02 AM Thu, Sep 23 · UTC+2 5:33 PM Sat, Oct 23 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa 8:02 AM Thu, Sep 23 · UTC+2 5:33 PM Sat, Oct 23 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 9:02 AM Thu, Sep 23 · UTC+3 6:33 PM Sat, Oct 23 · UTC+3
Athens Greece 9:02 AM Thu, Sep 23 · UTC+3 6:33 PM Sat, Oct 23 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey 9:02 AM Thu, Sep 23 · UTC+3 6:33 PM Sat, Oct 23 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 9:02 AM Thu, Sep 23 · UTC+3 6:33 PM Sat, Oct 23 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 9:02 AM Thu, Sep 23 · UTC+3 6:33 PM Sat, Oct 23 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 9:32 AM Thu, Sep 23 · UTC+3:30 7:03 PM Sat, Oct 23 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 10:02 AM Thu, Sep 23 · UTC+4 7:33 PM Sat, Oct 23 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 11:02 AM Thu, Sep 23 · UTC+5 8:33 PM Sat, Oct 23 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 11:32 AM Thu, Sep 23 · UTC+5:30 9:03 PM Sat, Oct 23 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 11:47 AM Thu, Sep 23 · UTC+5:45 9:18 PM Sat, Oct 23 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 12:02 PM Thu, Sep 23 · UTC+6 9:33 PM Sat, Oct 23 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 1:02 PM Thu, Sep 23 · UTC+7 10:33 PM Sat, Oct 23 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 1:02 PM Thu, Sep 23 · UTC+7 10:33 PM Sat, Oct 23 · UTC+7
Singapore 2:02 PM Thu, Sep 23 · UTC+8 11:33 PM Sat, Oct 23 · UTC+8
Beijing China 2:02 PM Thu, Sep 23 · UTC+8 11:33 PM Sat, Oct 23 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 2:02 PM Thu, Sep 23 · UTC+8 11:33 PM Sat, Oct 23 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 2:02 PM Thu, Sep 23 · UTC+8 11:33 PM Sat, Oct 23 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 3:02 PM Thu, Sep 23 · UTC+9 12:33 AM Sun, Oct 24 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 3:02 PM Thu, Sep 23 · UTC+9 12:33 AM Sun, Oct 24 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 3:32 PM Thu, Sep 23 · UTC+9:30 2:03 AM Sun, Oct 24 · UTC+10:30
Brisbane Australia 4:02 PM Thu, Sep 23 · UTC+10 1:33 AM Sun, Oct 24 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 4:02 PM Thu, Sep 23 · UTC+10 2:33 AM Sun, Oct 24 · UTC+11
Auckland New Zealand 6:02 PM Thu, Sep 23 · UTC+12 4:33 AM Sun, Oct 24 · UTC+13

Sun’s ingress from the NASA JPL DE440 ephemeris; Swiss Ephemeris agrees within 5 seconds. Local times: IANA time zones, to the minute.

DatesSeptember 23 – October 22
SymbolScales
ElementAir
ModalityCardinal
Ruling planetVenus
House7
PolarityPositive
Lucky numbers6, 9
Lucky dayFriday
ColorPink, pale blue
BirthstoneOpal, peridot
Best matches Gemini, Aquarius, Leo
Hardest matches Scorpio, Taurus, Pisces
Rules the bodyKidneys and lower back

Calculated, not approximated

Exact Libra dates for 2026

Sun enters Libra September 23, 12:05 AM UTC
Sun leaves Libra October 23, 9:38 AM UTC
Length this year 30.4 days

The usual "September 23 – October 22" is an average. The Sun enters Libra at 180° of ecliptic longitude, and the exact minute of that crossing — given above for the coming season — moves a little every year, which is what a boundary birthday needs.

When the Sun enters Libra, every year 1900–2050 (UTC)
When the Sun enters Libra, every year 1900–2050 (UTC) Libra season started as late as Sep 24, 5:43 AM UTC in 1903 and will start as early as Sep 22, 8:01 AM UTC in 2048; in 2026 it is Sep 23, 12:05 AM UTC. A common year moves the ingress about 5 h 48 min later and a leap day pulls it back about 18 h 9 min, so it saw-tooths between September 22 and 24. The season itself has run from 30 d 8 h 36 min to 30 d 9 h 43 min — a spread of 68 minutes over 151 years. Sep 22Sep 23Sep 24Sep 25latest 1903latest 1903earliest 2048earliest 2048202620261900192519501975200020252050Source: NASA JPL DE440 ephemeris, Sun’s ingress at 180°astrohot.com

Libra season started as late as Sep 24, 5:43 AM UTC in 1903 and will start as early as Sep 22, 8:01 AM UTC in 2048; in 2026 it is Sep 23, 12:05 AM UTC. A common year moves the ingress about 5 h 48 min later and a leap day pulls it back about 18 h 9 min, so it saw-tooths between September 22 and 24. The season itself has run from 30 d 8 h 36 min to 30 d 9 h 43 min — a spread of 68 minutes over 151 years.

Calculated from the Sun's actual motion

The zodiac signs are not equal

Libra lasts 30.4 days
Rank by length 7 of 12
Share of all births 8.52%
If signs were even 30.44 days · 8.33%

Libra runs 30.4 days in 2026 — in the middle of the range, between the long summer signs and the short winter ones. Only just longer is Aries at 30.45 days; just behind is Pisces at 29.95.

With US births also peaking between July and September, Libra took 8.52% of them in 2000–2014. All twelve lengths, and why they differ, are on the zodiac dates page.

Share of US births by Sun sign, 2000–2014 — Libra highlighted
Share of US births by Sun sign, 2000–2014 — Libra highlighted Libra: 8.52% of the 62.2 million births, with each birth assigned by the Sun’s ingress time — the 5th most common of twelve. Leo leads with 8.96% and Capricorn trails with 7.63%. An even split would give 8.33%. LeoLeo: 8.96%8.96%VirgoVirgo: 8.94%8.94%CancerCancer: 8.84%8.84%GeminiGemini: 8.56%8.56%LibraLibra: 8.52%8.52%TaurusTaurus: 8.29%8.29%ScorpioScorpio: 8.18%8.18%AriesAries: 8.14%8.14%PiscesPisces: 8.04%8.04%SagittariusSagittarius: 7.95%7.95%AquariusAquarius: 7.93%7.93%CapricornCapricorn: 7.63%7.63%Source: US SSA births 2000–2014 via FiveThirtyEightastrohot.com

Libra: 8.52% of the 62.2 million births, with each birth assigned by the Sun’s ingress time — the 5th most common of twelve. Leo leads with 8.96% and Capricorn trails with 7.63%. An even split would give 8.33%.

Rarely covered

The three Libra decans

Ten degrees each. Modern astrologers give them to the three air signs' rulers — Venus, Uranus and Mercury; the older Chaldean order, used on our birth date pages, gives the Moon, Saturn and Jupiter.

Decan 1 · 0°–10°

Sub-ruler: Venus

Double Venus — the most charming and the most indecisive.

2026: Sep 23 – Oct 3 · Chaldean order: Moon

Decan 2 · 10°–20°

Sub-ruler: Uranus

Independent and unconventional. Fairness becomes principle.

2026: Oct 3 – Oct 13 · Chaldean order: Saturn

Decan 3 · 20°–30°

Sub-ruler: Mercury

Analytical and articulate. Argues the case rather than smoothing it.

2026: Oct 13 – Oct 23 · Chaldean order: Jupiter

Libra personality

Diplomatic
Indecisive
Charming
Fair-minded
Conflict-averse

Strengths

Sees every side of a dispute and can make opposing parties feel heard.

Weaknesses

Avoids decisions to avoid disappointing anyone, which disappoints everyone eventually.

Libra is the one cardinal air sign — and that pairing is the whole explanation. The element sets temperament: air signs process by thinking and talking. The modality decides what happens when circumstances change: cardinal signs start the change themselves.

No other sign is cardinal air, so Libra cannot stand in for the other air signs — which share the temperament and divide the work between them differently.

Primary source

Why Venus rules Libra, in Ptolemy’s words

Tetrabiblos, second century AD
“Venus, possessing a favourable temperament, and placed beneath the sphere of Mars, takes the next two signs, Taurus and Libra. These are of a fruitful nature, and preserve harmony by the sextile distance; and this planet is never more than two signs distant from the Sun.”
Claudius Ptolemy, Tetrabiblos, book I, chapter XX, translated by J. M. Ashmand from the Greek paraphrase of Proclus (London, 1822) — read the original text. Ptolemy wrote in Alexandria, and his reasoning is from the northern hemisphere, where Cancer and Leo are the summer signs. He knew seven planets, and this scheme of rulers is still the one astrologers use.

Primary source

What William Lilly wrote about Libra in 1647

The sign’s nature
“[Libra] is a Signe aeriall, hot and moyst, Sanguine, Masculine, Moveable, Equinoctiall, Cardinall, Humaine, Diurnall, of the Æriall Triplicity, and Western, the chiefe House of [Venus].”
The person it describes
“It personates a well framed body, straight, tall and more subtill or slender then grosse; a round, lovely and beautifull Visage, a pure sanguine colour; in Youth, no abundance or excesse in either white or red, but in Age usually some pimples, or a very high Colour, the Haire yellowish, smooth and long.”
William Lilly, Christian Astrology (London, 1647), book I, chapter XVI — read the original text. Christian Astrology was the first astrology textbook of its kind printed in English rather than Latin. Lilly used these descriptions mainly for the sign rising at a birth or at the moment a question was asked; reading character from the Sun’s sign alone was popularized by newspaper horoscopes in the 1930s. Spelling and punctuation are as printed, with the long s and u/v modernized; signs and planets printed as symbols are given in square brackets.

The Libra man and woman

Libra man

Charming and conflict-averse. Agrees more readily than he means to.

Libra woman

Graceful and socially fluent, with more steel under it than people expect.

Astrology gives Libra no gendered meaning; the two sketches follow how the sign is usually written about.

Libra in each area of life

In love and relationships

Partnership-oriented to the core. Uncomfortable alone, sometimes to its own cost.

As a friend

Fair, generous with time, and terrible at choosing a restaurant.

At work

Strong in negotiation, mediation and anything aesthetic. Weak on unilateral calls.

Career that suits

Law, diplomacy, design, HR, mediation — anywhere balance is the job.

With money

Spends on beauty and company. Budgets in theory.

As a child

Sociable and eager to please. Struggles with conflict at home more than most.

As a parent

Fair-minded and warm. Can avoid necessary discipline to keep the peace.

Health and the body

Kidneys and lower back — Libra rules them, hence the association with balance.

Libra compatibility with every sign

Ranked by the angle from Libra on the wheel; how the angle is read is explained on the compatibility hub.

WithAspectAngleScoreElement
Gemini Trine 120° 88% Air
Aquarius Trine 120° 88% Air
Leo Sextile 60° 82% Fire
Sagittarius Sextile 60° 82% Fire
Libra Conjunction 0° 78% Air
Aries Opposition 180° 75% Fire
Cancer Square 90° 62% Water
Capricorn Square 90° 62% Earth
Virgo Semi-sextile 30° 58% Earth
Scorpio Semi-sextile 30° 58% Water
Taurus Quincunx 150° 55% Earth
Pisces Quincunx 150° 55% Water

Famous Libras

Kim Kardashian, Will Smith, Serena Williams, Oscar Wilde

Libra accounts for 8.52% of US births, so a list of famous Libras is trivia rather than evidence.

Today's horoscope Calculated from where the Moon actually is right now. This week The lunar events falling in the next seven days. Libra birthstone Composition, hardness and origin of each stone.

Common questions about Libra

What are the exact Libra dates?

September 23 – October 22 as usually published. In 2026 the Sun enters Libra on September 23 at 12:05 AM UTC and leaves on October 23 at 9:37 AM UTC.

Who is Libra most compatible with?

By aspect, Gemini, Aquarius and Leo — they sit at the easiest angles from Libra.

What is a Libra decan?

A ten-degree third of the sign with its own sub-ruler: Venus, Uranus and Mercury in the modern scheme, the Moon, Saturn and Jupiter in the older Chaldean order.

What body part does Libra rule?

Kidneys and lower back — Libra rules them, hence the association with balance.

Is the Libra man different from the woman?

Not in the chart: the Sun in Libra works the same for everyone. The difference is in how it is written about — the Libra man is usually read through Mars, which spends 9.6% of days in Libra, and the Libra woman through Venus, at 7.6%.

Other signs

Aries Taurus Gemini Cancer Leo Virgo Scorpio Sagittarius Capricorn Aquarius Pisces

Sources

  1. Claudius Ptolemy, Tetrabiblos, book I, chapter XX, translated by J. M. Ashmand from the Greek paraphrase of Proclus (London, 1822)
  2. William Lilly, Christian Astrology (London, 1647), book I, chapter XVI

Statements of fact on this page were checked against these sources in October 2026. How we choose and check sources: editorial policy.

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