Western: २३ सप्टेंबर – २२ ऑक्टोबर
If you are a Libra in Western astrology, you are most likely Virgo (Kanya) in Vedic astrology — about 83% of Libras are. Libras born २३ सप्टेंबर – १७ ऑक्टोबर are Virgo; those born १८ ऑक्टोबर – २२ ऑक्टोबर stay Libra. The two zodiacs are measured from different starting points and sit about 24 degrees apart.
Boundary dates shift by about a day depending on the year, so use the calculator above if you were born within a day or two of one.
Enter your date of birth. Add a time if you were born near a sign boundary — a few hours can change the answer.
Virgo is the negative sign of Mercury — mutable earth, representing the intestines of the Cosmic Man. It is a sign of discernment, purification, and practical intelligence, governed by Mercury, the planet of intellect, communication, and refinement.
Less than you might expect. Vedic astrology leads with the Moon sign (rashi) and the rising sign (lagna) rather than the Sun, and both of those need your birth time as well as your date.
Most Libras — about 83% — are Virgo (Kanya) in Vedic astrology, because the sidereal zodiac runs roughly 24 degrees behind the tropical one used in the West.
Libras born २३ सप्टेंबर – १७ ऑक्टोबर are Virgo in Vedic astrology, and those born १८ ऑक्टोबर – २२ ऑक्टोबर are Libra. The boundary moves by about a day depending on the birth year.
Western astrology measures the zodiac from the March equinox; Vedic astrology measures it from the fixed stars. The equinox drifts against the stars by about a degree every 72 years, and the gap now stands at roughly 24.2 degrees — most of a sign.
Neither is a mistake. They are two different measuring conventions, each internally consistent and each with its own body of interpretation. The signs disagree because the starting points disagree, not because one has miscalculated.
Less than you might expect. Vedic astrology leads with the Moon sign (rashi) and the rising sign (lagna) rather than the Sun, and both of those need your birth time as well as your date.