Libra is the seventh astrological sign in the zodiac. It spans 180°–210° celestial longitude. The Sun transits this sign on average between September 24 and October 23. The symbol of the scales is bas
Libra Astrological Sign at the Wisconsin State Capitol
Illustration of Libra in a Flemish manuscript from the early 1460s
Libra, or al-Mīzān, depicted in the 14th/15th century Arabic astrological text Book of Wonders
A woman holding the scales (Book of Hours, the Fastolf Master [fr], Bodleian Library)
The zodiac is a belt-shaped region of the sky that extends approximately 8° north and south celestial latitude of the ecliptic – the apparent path of the Sun across the celestial sphere over the cours
Libra (astrology)
…Libra (♎︎; Ancient Greek: Ζυγός, romanized: Zygós, Latin for "scales") is the seventh astrological sign in the zodiac. It spans 180°–210° celestial longitude. The Sun transits this sign on average between September 24 and October 23. The symbol of the scales is based…
The Earth's orbit around the Sun causes the apparent motion of the latter along the ecliptic (red). Earth is axially tilted 23.4° relative to this plane; its equator, extended to the stars, is shown in light blue.
Astrophotos of the twelve zodiac constellations
Roman Egyptian coin of Antoninus Pius (dated year 8 of his reign or 145 AD) showing his portrait and a Zodiac wheel with the busts of Helios and Selene in the center
A sixth-century mosaic zodiac wheel in synagogue Beth Alpha incorporating Greek-Byzantine elements, Israel