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(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Libra a small faint zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere between Virgo and Scorpius the seventh sign of the zodiac the sun is in this sign from about September 23 to October 22
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This article is about the constellation. Libra is also a Roman coin and weight measure, see Ancient Roman weights and measures. Libra_(novel) Libra is also a novel by Don DeLillo. LIBRA is also a political party in Croatia. Libra (2005 album)Libra is also an album by Toni Braxton.''Libra ( , and Latin for ''balance'') is a constellation of the zodiac. It is a fairly inconspicuous constellation and has no star of apparent magnitudefirst magnitude, lying between Virgo to the west and Scorpius to the east. As the names of the brighter stars testify, it was at one point part of Scorpius' claws.
Notable features - The brightest stars in Libra form a rectangle:Alpha Libraeα Librae, Zubenelgenubi ("southern claw"), a visual binary;Beta Libraeβ Librae, Zubeneschamali ("northern claw"); Gamma Libraeγ Librae, Zubenelakrab ("scorpion's claw");Sigma Libraeσ Librae, an eclipsing variable.α and β Librae are the scales' balance beam, and γ and σ are the weighing pans.σ Librae was formerly known as γ Scorpii despite being well inside the boundaries of Libra. It was not redesignated as σ Librae until 1851 (by Benjamin A. Gould).
Mythology - The constellation, which had originally formed part of the claws of the scorpion (ScorpiusScorpio), is the youngest of the Zodiac and the only one not to represent a living creature. In later Greek mythology, the constellation, which when considered on its own looks vaguely like a set of scales, was considered to depict the scales held by Astraea (identified as Virgo), the goddess of justice.Since Libra was originally part of Virgo (as scales), and before that part of Scorpio, it was not a distinct entity for which a zodiac sign was named. Its place may have been taken by Boötes, which is the nearest to the ecliptic. Since the place Boötes should have held on the ecliptic is vacant, it may have, together with Ursa Major, Draco (constellation)Draco, and Ursa Minor, also in Libra, led to the myth of the apples of the Hesperides, one of The Twelve Labours of Herakles.
Astrology - The Western astrological sign Libra of the tropical zodiac (September 23–October 22) differs from the astronomical constellation and the Hindu astrological sign of the Sidereal astrologysidereal zodiac (October 31–November 22).In some cosmologies, Libra is associated with the classical element Air, and thus called an Air Sign (with Aquarius and Gemini). It is also one of the four cardinal signs (along with Aries, Cancer, and Capricorn). Its polar opposite is Aries. It is the domicile_(astrology)domicile of Venus_(planet)Venus and the exaltation_(astrology)exaltation of Saturn_(planet)Saturn. Each astrological sign is assigned a part of the body, viewed as the seat of its power. Libra rules the lower back and internal reproductive organs. The symbol for Libra is the BalanceScales.
Stars - :Stars with proper names::* (Alpha Libraeα Lib) Zubenelgenubi Zuben - Elgenubi or ''Kiffa Australis'' ''Elkhiffa - australis'' !(8/α1? Lib, !9/α227/β Lib) 2.61 Zubeneschamali Zuben - Eschamali, ''Zuben el Chamali, Zubenesch, Zubenelg'' or ''Kiffa Borealis'':*: < !الزب&# 1606;? !الشم&# 1575;لي? ''az-zuban aš-šamāliyy'' The northern claw (of the scorpion):*: < ? ''al-kiffah aš-šamāliyy'' The northern pan (of the scales):* (Gamma Librae38/γ Lib) 3.91 ''Zuben Elakrab'' ''Zuben - (el) Hakrabi, Zuben Hakraki'':*: < زبن !العق&# 1585;ب? ''zuban !al-caqra b''? The claw of the scorpion:* (Delta Librae19/δ Lib) 4.91 Zuben Elakribi or ''Mulu-lizi'' (see Gamma Libraeγ Lib):* (Eta Libraeη Lib) 5.41 ''Zuben Hakrabi'' ''Zuban - Alakrab'' (see Gamma Libraeγ Lib):* (Nu Librae21/ν Lib) (or ''Zuben Hakrabim'', see Gamma Libraeγ Lib) 5.19:* (Sigma Librae2/σ Lib) 3.29 ''Brachium'' or ''Cornu'' (or ''Zuben el Genubi'', see Alpha Libraeα Lib; or ''Zuben Hakrabi'', see Gamma Libraeγ Lib; or ''Ankaa'', see Alpha Phoenicisα Phe) — eclipsing variable:Stars with Bayer designations::: Epsilon Libraeε Lib 4.92; Zeta Libraeζ Lib 5.53; Theta Libraeθ Lib 4.13; Iota Libraeι Lib 4.54; Kappa Libraeκ Lib 4.75; Lambda Libraeλ Lib 5.04; Mu Libraeμ Lib 5.32; Xi1 Libraeξ1 Lib 5.78; Xi2 Libraeξ2 Lib 5.48; Omicron Libraeο Lib 6.14; Tau Libraeτ Lib 3.66; Upsilon Libraeυ Lib 3.60:Stars with Flamsteed designations::: 2 Librae2 Lib 6.22; 4 Librae4 Lib 5.70; 5 Librae5 Lib 6.33; 11 Librae11 Lib 4.93; 12 Librae12 Lib 5.27; 16 Librae16 Lib 4.47; 17 Librae17 Lib 6.61; 18 Librae18 Lib 5.88; 22 Librae22 Lib 6.41; 23 Librae23 Lib 6.47 – has a planet; 25 Librae25 Lib 6.07; 26 Librae26 Lib 6.18; 28 Librae28 Lib 6.16; 30 Librae30 Lib 6.46; 32 Librae32 Lib 5.64; 33 Librae33 Lib 6.69; 34 Librae34 Lib 5.82; 36 Librae36 Lib 5.13; 37 Librae37 Lib 4.61; 41 Librae41 Lib 5.36; 42 Librae42 Lib 4.97; 47 Librae47 Lib 5.95; 48 Librae48 Lib 4.95; 49 Librae49 Lib 5.47; 50 Librae50 Lib 5.53:Other notable stars::HR 5568Zodiac ConstellationsListedByPtolemy ConstellationList
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