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Tula Rashi (Libra)
Also in: हिन्दी
Tula (Libra, तुला) is the 7th of the twelve rashis of Vedic astrology and spans 180°00' to 210°00' of the zodiac. Movable air sign of balance, trade and relationship. Its lord is Shukra, and it holds the nakshatras Chitra, Swati and Vishakha. Shani is exalted here and Surya debilitated.
Classical facts
| Number | 7 |
|---|---|
| Sanskrit name | Tula |
| Hindi name | तुला |
| English name | Libra |
| Glyph | ♎ |
| Lord | Shukra |
| Element | Air |
| Quality | Movable (chara) |
| Gender | Male |
| Symbol | Scales |
| Body (Kalapurusha) | lower abdomen, kidneys |
| Degree range | 180°00' - 210°00' |
| Nakshatras in this sign | Chitra, Swati, Vishakha |
| Exalted here | Shani 20° |
| Debilitated here | Surya 10° |
| Mooltrikona here | Shukra 0°-15° |
| Reference | Libra (astrology) (Wikipedia) |
Articles about Tula Rashi (Libra)
- How long Venus stays in one rashi, and what its transit doesVenus stays in one rashi for about four weeks, longer when retrograde. What its transit through each house from your moon sign is read as, any month.
- Swati nakshatra career: the professions that suit itSwati nakshatra careers: trade, negotiation, travel, sales, teaching and work you steer yourself. Why this Rahu-ruled Libra nakshatra points there.
- Swati nakshatra famous people: Nilekani, Sunidhi ChauhanSwati nakshatra celebrities checked against the Moon: S. N. Bose, Nandan Nilekani and Sunidhi Chauhan hold up. Are Gandhi and Julia Roberts Swati?
- Exalted Saturn in the marriage divisionSaturn is exalted in Tula. In the ninth-division chart read for marriage that points to durability rather than ease, and not to a happy marriage.
- Venus in the navamsa (D9) chart, read plainlyVenus in the navamsa, the ninth-part chart read for marriage, shows how affection and comfort tend to run in a partnership. A leaning to read, not a verdict.
- The 7th lord in Swati nakshatra, and what it actually indicatesWhat the 7th lord in Swati says about partnership, why the foreign spouse and multiple marriage claims do not hold, and how the placement is really read.
- Saturn in the navamsa chart, read plainlySaturn in the navamsa, the ninth-part chart read for marriage, describes how a marriage matures: slowly, with duty and delay, and often a late reward. It is not a verdict.
- Saturn in the 7th house: later marriage, steadier bondSaturn in the 7th house is read as a marriage that comes slowly and steadies late. It indicates delay rather than denial, and is better than its reputation.
- Nakshatra and rashi, and what the difference actually isRashi cuts the zodiac into 12 signs of 30 degrees. Nakshatra cuts the same circle into 27 of 13 degrees 20 minutes. Same Moon, finer grain.
- Jupiter mahadasha for Libra ascendant, the period that pays for effortFor Libra ascendant Jupiter rules the third and sixth houses, so its sixteen years pay for effort rather than hand anything over. Honestly explained.
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