Libra (Tula)
Libra (Tula) is a movable air sign ruled by Venus and symbolised by the scales. It stands for balance, fairness, partnership, diplomacy, beauty and trade.
Also known as: tula rashi, tula rasi
Tula weighs things up. Its natives tend to be courteous, sociable and fair-minded, with a gift for negotiation, design and bringing people together. In Indian tradition the symbol is a man holding a balance in the marketplace, a reminder of Libra’s link with trade. Indecision and people-pleasing are its growth points.
Libra is the lower abdomen of Kalapurusha, and as the 7th sign it mirrors the house of marriage. Saturn is exalted here, most of all at 20°, and the Sun is debilitated at 10°; the first 15° are Venus’s moolatrikona. The last two padas of Chitra, all of Swati and the first three padas of Vishakha fall in Libra.
For Libra rising, Saturn rules the 4th and 5th houses and is the yogakaraka. As a Moon sign, Libra seeks harmony and companionship. The Sun moves through sidereal Libra from about 17 October to 15 November, the season of Diwali.