The third decan of Libra
The third decan of Libra covers 20° to 30° Libra. The Sun passes through it from about October 14 to October 23 each year, and it is ruled by Mercury.
What the third decan of Libra is like
Mercury adds wit and words. You are a natural diplomat and storyteller, and conversation is one of your great pleasures.
Mercury rules this decan because it rules Gemini, a air sign like Libra.
The Libra underneath
Day and night are equal for a single breath when the autumn equinox in the north opens Libra season. You carry that balance in your bones. You can feel when a room tips out of tune, and you have a gift for bringing it back without anyone quite noticing how you did it.
Grace. You can make a hard moment feel lighter and a plain room feel lovely.
Choosing. Seeing every side can make it hard to stand on one.
Birthdays in the third decan of Libra
These birthdays fall in the third decan in most years. On the days at either end, the year and your birth time can move you into the decan next door.
The other decans of Libra
- The first decan of LibraRuled by Venus
- The second decan of LibraRuled by Uranus
How decans work
Each sign is thirty degrees of the zodiac, split into three decans of ten degrees, so the Sun spends about ten days in each. Hali uses the modern decan rulers, where each decan borrows the ruler of a sign of the same element. The older Chaldean system of Hellenistic astrology hands the decans to the seven classical planets in a fixed order instead, so some books name a different ruler.
Questions about the third decan of Libra
What are the dates of the third decan of Libra?
The third decan of Libra covers 20° to 30° Libra. The Sun passes through it from about October 14 to October 23 each year, and it is ruled by Mercury.
What planet rules the third decan of Libra?
In the modern decan system Hali uses, Mercury rules it. Mercury rules this decan because it rules Gemini, a air sign like Libra.
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