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La Balance est une constellation du zodiaque traversée par le Soleil du 31 octobre au 22 novembre. Dans l'ordre du zodiaque, elle se situe entre la Vierge à l'ouest et le Scorpion à l'est.

La Balance désigne également un signe du zodiaque correspondant au secteur de 30° de l'écliptique traversé par le Soleil du 23 septembre au 22 octobre. C'est dans ce sens qu'il sert au repérage des déplacement planétaires, encore utilisé en astrologie.

C'est une constellation modeste qui ne contient aucune étoile de première magnitude. Elle était jadis considérée comme les pinces du scorpion (ses étoiles en tirent leur nom). Dans la mythologie classique, elle était la balance d'Astrée, la déesse vierge de la Justice, la déesse elle-même étant représentée par une constellation voisine, la Vierge.

Comme le nom des étoiles principales de cette constellation l'atteste, la Balance était à l'origine (chez les grecs en particulier) considérée comme les pinces de la constellation du Scorpion. On pense qu'il s'agit des romains qui ont introduit cette constellation. Elle apparaît dans le Calendrier julien en 46 av. J.-C.

Libra is the seventh astrological sign in the Zodiac, originating from the constellation of Libra. In western astrology, this sign is no longer aligned with the constellation as a result of the precession of the equinoxes. In astrology, Libra is considered a "masculine", positive (extrovert) sign. It is also considered an air sign and is one of four cardinal signs.[1] Libra is ruled by the planet Venus (Which also rules Taurus). It is governed by the 7th House (House of Love & Relationships).

Individuals born when the Sun was in this sign are considered Libra individuals. Under the tropical zodiac, the Sun enters Libra around September 23 - 24 and exits around October 22 - 23. Under the sidereal zodiac, it ends on November 15.
Libra, (The Scales of Balance), is the only symbol of the zodiac that is inanimate (it is not represented by an animal or person).

In mythology Libra is often associated with the Greek Goddess of Justice, Themis,[6] the Greek mythological figure of Atalanta (meaning balanced), and Astraea (daughter of Themis), who ascended to heaven and became the constellation of Virgo, and carried the scales of justice, the nearby constellation of Libra.

Libra is also associated with the Greco-Roman goddess Aphrodite/Venus and sometimes also the goddesses Eris/Discordia,[citation needed] along with Hermione/Concordia, Hera/Juno, Ishtar, Freyja and Frigg, and the Aztec god Xolotl.[citation needed]

The astrological symbol for Libra represents the scales. Many modern astrologers regard it as the most desirable of zodiacal types because it represents the zenith of the year, the high point of the seasons, when the harvest of all the hard work of the spring is reaped.

The brightest stars in Libra form a rectangle:

α Librae, Zubenelgenubi ("southern claw"), a visual binary;
β Librae, Zubeneschamali ("northern claw");
γ Librae, Zubenelakrab ("scorpion's claw");
σ Librae, Brachium an eclipsing variable.
α and β Librae are the scales' balance beam, and γ and σ are the weighing pans.
σ Librae was formerly known as γ Scorpii despite being well inside the boundaries of Libra. It was not redesignated as σ Librae until 1851