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Western zodiac 20°26' Virgo - 3°46 Libra; 13 Hasta - हस्त "the hand" α "Alchiba", β "Kraz", γ, δ "Algorab" and ε "Minkar" Corvi: Lord: Chandra (Moon) Symbol: Hand or fist; Deity : Savitri or Surya, the Sun god; Indian zodiac: 10° - 23°20' Kanya; Western zodiac 3°46 - 17°06' Libra; 14 Chitra - चित्रा "the bright ...
Libra / ˈ l iː b r ə / is a constellation of the zodiac and is located in the Southern celestial hemisphere. Its name is Latin for weighing scales . Its old astronomical symbol is (♎︎).
The astrological signs are Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces. The Western zodiac originated in Babylonian astrology, and was later influenced by the Hellenistic culture. Each sign was named after a constellation the sun annually moved through while crossing the sky.
Vishākhā is a nakshatra in Indian astronomy spread in Tula or Libra (The 7th House of Natural Vedic Astrology). In Hindu mythology, Vishākhā is a daughter of the king Daksha . She is one of the twenty-seven daughters of Daksha, who married the moon-god Chandra .
Libra (♎︎; Ancient Greek: Ζυγός, romanized: Zygós, Latin for "scales") is the seventh astrological sign in the zodiac. It spans 180°–210° celestial longitude . [ 2 ] The Sun transits this sign on average between September 22 and October 23. [ 3 ]
Greene highlights the house as the realm of the search for meaning, where individuals explore spirituality, culture, and belief systems. [11] Houlding focuses on its traditional role in religion, law, and foreign affairs, emphasizing the expansion of one’s worldview. [ 7 ]
In Hindu astronomy, there was an older tradition of 28 Nakshatras which were used as celestial markers in the heavens. When these were mapped into equal divisions of the ecliptic, a division of 27 portions was adopted since that resulted in a clearer definition of each portion (i.e. segment) subtending 13° 20′ (as opposed to 12° 51 + 3 ⁄ 7 ′ in the case of 28 segments).
Astrology, in its broadest sense, is the search for meaning in the sky. [25] Early evidence for humans making conscious attempts to measure, record, and predict seasonal changes by reference to astronomical cycles, appears as markings on bones and cave walls, which show that lunar cycles were being noted as early as 25,000 years ago. [26]