Tula Rashi
Libra — the Vedic moon sign, not the Western sun sign.
The one sign whose symbol isn't a creature — a balance. Read as weighing both sides before deciding, and uncomfortable with open conflict.
| Ruling planet (rashi swami) | Venus |
| Element (tattva) | Air (by classical triplicity and dosha grouping — BPHS's surviving English text doesn't state the element outright for this sign) |
| Nature | Chara (movable) |
| Classical gender | Male (odd) |
| Planetary dignity | Saturn is exalted here; Sun is debilitated here |
Every rashi spans exactly 9 nakshatra padas — Tula covers these three nakshatras:
| Chitra | padas 3–4 | 180°00′–186°40′ into the sign |
| Swati | padas 1–4 | 186°40′–200°00′ into the sign |
| Vishakha | padas 1–3 | 200°00′–210°00′ into the sign |
Tula isn't a calendar date range. Your rashi is whichever sign the Moon was
in when you were born — not the Sun, and not the Western tropical dates you may have seen elsewhere
(those use a different starting point and a different planet entirely). The gap between the two systems
is currently around 24°, which is why a Vedic Tula and a Western Libra rarely line up. Your own
chart will show your real rashi from your actual birth details.
Tula rashifal, today →
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This page describes the sign in general, classical terms — the same description applies to roughly a twelfth of everyone born. It says nothing about you personally; only a real chart, built from your own birth details, can do that.