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Libra in the sidereal zodiac

A calculation-focused reference for Libra: its 30° span, traditional element and mode, and how a chart assigns it.

Sidereal span180°00′–210°00′
Traditional elementAir
ModeMovable

What the sign label means

The seventh 30° segment. A chart may contain no planets in Libra; that does not make the sign or its house disappear.

A body is listed in Libra when its normalized sidereal longitude falls from 180°00′ up to—but not including—210°00′. The exact degree within the sign remains important, particularly near either edge.

Sign is not the same as house

The sign is a fixed part of the 360° circle. In a whole-sign chart, the house number depends on the ascendant: the rising sign is house one, and the following signs are numbered in order. Libra can therefore be a different house in different birth charts.

Element and mode are traditional classification labels. They do not, on their own, establish a personality or predict an event.