Libra Characteristics - Libra the Scales of Justice - Libra Astrology

Libra, the seventh constellation of the Zodiac, is located between Virgo and Scorpio and is best seen in the Northern Hemisphere in spring. This website is about libra the scales, libra characteristics, libra horoscopes, symbol, constellation and the famous tribal libra zodiac sign. The Sun passes southeastward through Libra from about October 24 to November 22, during its sojourn south of the celestial equator. Among Libra's stars are three binaries: the two stars of Alpha Librae are just barely resolvable to the naked eye; Beta Librae, with the unusual colour of green, is a spectroscopic binary; and Delta Librae is an eclipsing binary.

Libra gemstone:
Opal

Opal, the birthstone for Libra and a semiprecious gem long valued for its play of colours and milky-to-pearly opalescence, is usually rounded and polished to display these properties best. White and black opals gain their colour from iridescence on, respectively, milky opalescent stones and dark green, black or grey stones. Fire opals gain theirs from reddish orange flashes on a clear stone. The water, or hyaline, opal is an iridescent clear stone. Opals are porous; they lose their colour and may crack if they dry out, or they may absorb body oils or other liquids. The finest opals - black opals - come from Australia. Opals have long mesmerized ancients who find the colours and delicate qualities of this gemstone as the materialization of organized chaos.

What is your sign?

Your Zodiac sign is determined by your birthdate. Use the table below to determine your own sign.

Aries	March 21 to April 19	Taurus	April 20 to May 20
Gemini	May 21 to June 20	Cancer	June 21 to July 22
Leo	July 23 to August 22	Virgo	August 23 to September 22
Libra	September 23 to October 22	Scorpio	October 23 to November 21
Sagittarius	November 22 to December 21	Capricorn	December 22 to January 19
Aquarius	January 20 to February 18	Pisces	February 19 to March 20