Tula · तुला · The Scales
Fair-minded and socially fluent — the sign that can hold two opposing views and see why both are reasonable.
Dates
23 September – 22 October
Element
Air
Quality
Cardinal
Ruling planet
Venus (Shukra)
Lucky day
Friday
Gemstone
Diamond or opal
The dates above are the common Western tropical ranges, which is how most people know their sign. Vedic astrology uses the sidereal zodiac, which runs roughly three weeks later — so if you were born near the edge of a range, your Vedic rashi may be the previous sign. A full kundali resolves it properly.
Strengths
Challenges
Libra is one of the most relationship-oriented signs and is at its best in partnership. The risk is losing its own position inside one. It does well with a partner who asks what it actually wants and waits for the real answer.
Strongest matches
Needs more work
Sun-sign compatibility is a starting point, not a verdict. Two full charts say far more than two signs do.
Law, design, diplomacy, HR, client relationships, mediation, the arts — anywhere balance and taste are the product.
Get a career timeline from your chartNumbers
6, 9
Colours
Pastel blue, white, pink
Day
Friday
Gemstone
Diamond or opal
Nakshatras spanning Tula: Chitra (second half), Swati, Vishakha (first three quarters). A gemstone is traditionally prescribed from a full chart rather than the sign alone — treat the stone above as the classical association, not a recommendation to go and buy one.
Your sun sign is one placement out of a chart full of them. A kundali reads the whole thing — ascendant, houses, dashas and all.