Libra ( 24 September - 23 October )
Masculine, Cardinal Sign
Element: Air
Keywords associated with Libra: Harmonising, Relating, Balancing, Beautifying, Justice, Diplomacy, Refinement Venus rules Libra so beauty goes hand in hand with the harmony and justice. Libra is essentially gentle, charming, sociable happy-go-lucky, romantic and idealistic. Libra looks for lasting love and is deeply distressed and hurt by discord, hostility and conflict. Dilly-dally might well be Libra's middle name for they find it impossible to make a decision - they can see both points of view and hate to favour either. Venus brings a love of beauty and endows Libra with artistic talent best expressed in the design of their personal environs. Libra loves compromise and as such make gifted peacemakers. They are rarely ambitious although they look for security and stability. Libra's romantic idealism may lead them to extravagance in money and in sentiments.

Polar or opposite sign: Aries
Fixed star: Zubenelgenubi
Colour: Blue
Anatomy: Kidneys, lower back, adrenal glands, ovaries
Celeb Libras: Amitabh Bachchan, Amjad Ali Khan, Dev Anand, Emily Post, Hema Malini, Jimmy Carter, John Lennon, Keshub Mahindra, Lata Mangeshkar, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.