Rasi 7 of 12 · Movable Air
Thulam (Libra)
fair-minded, sociable and diplomatic, a sign that seeks agreement and good company
The sign in short
- Where it sits
- 180° to 210° of the sidereal zodiac
- Lord
- Sukran (Venus)
- Element
- Air
- Quality
- Movable
- Read for
- balance
- Body part
- Lower abdomen and kidneys — the classical Kalapurusha mapping, head at Mesham to feet at Meenam
- Varna
- Shudra — the Ashta Koota varna of the sign, not of a person
- Vashya group
- manava (human)
- Vasya rasis
- Magaram — the signs this one draws, by the Tamil vasya table
The nakshatras in it
Nine padas fill a rasi, so a sign holds either three whole stars or two whole ones and parts of two more.
| Star | Pada | Degrees in Thulam | Lord |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chithirai Chitra · partly here | 3, 4 of 4 | 0°00′ to 6°40′ | Sevvai |
| Swathi Swati | 1, 2, 3, 4 of 4 | 6°40′ to 20°00′ | Rahu |
| Visakam Vishakha · partly here | 1, 2, 3 of 4 | 20°00′ to 30°00′ | Guru |
A person's rasi, unless a page says otherwise, is the sign the Moon stood in at birth — so it follows from the birth star and its pada. Every star ranked against one keeps the two together for that reason.
What the almanac attaches to it
Traditional and popular associations, as the Tamil almanacs and the daily columns print them — offered in the same spirit as the daily reading, not as fact.
- Colour
- White and Sky blue
- Number
- 6 and 8
- Day
- Friday
- Gem
- Diamond (Vairam) — the wearing rules
- Metal
- Silver
- Deity
- Lakshmi (Mahalakshmi)
- Direction
- Southeast
- Flower
- Lotus (Thamarai)
- Fasting
- Friday
- Mantra
- Om Shukraya Namaha — the texts
The name
The same sign in every script this app carries.
- English Thulam
- தமிழ் துலாம்
- తెలుగు తుల
- ಕನ್ನಡ ತುಲಾ
- മലയാളം തുലാം
- हिन्दी तुला
- বাংলা তুলা
- ગુજરાતી તુલા
- मराठी तूळ
- ଓଡ଼ିଆ ତୁଳା
- ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਤੁਲਾ
- සිංහල තුලා
Also written Libra, the Western sign of the same name — though the Western zodiac is tropical and this one sidereal, so the dates do not line up. The difference, and the glossary's entry for Thulam.