Aries and Libra compatibility
Based on the elements and modes of Aries and Libra: the Sun-sign half of our compatibility report. The report adds the Moon on both birthdays, which a page about two signs can't know.
| Aries | Libra | |
|---|---|---|
| Dates | March 21 – April 19 | September 23 – October 22 |
| Element | Fire | Air |
| Modality | Cardinal (starts things) | Cardinal (starts things) |
| Ruling planet | Mars | Venus |
Two scores from the signs
Temperament: 80 out of 100. Your Sun signs are fire and air, elements that traditionally support each other (fire with air, earth with water), and the rule scores that high: one tends to feed the other.
Everyday pace: 60 out of 100. Your Sun signs are both cardinal, the signs that start things. Two starters tend to bring plenty of drive and both want to steer, so the rule scores it lower.
Each score is one fixed rule about the two signs, given with it, so the same pair always gets the same score whichever sign comes first. It describes how easily the signs' tendencies fit together, not how a relationship goes.
On the zodiac wheel
Opposite signs, 180° apart. Opposite signs share their mode, and their elements traditionally support each other. Tradition reads opposites as each other's missing half: drawn together, and balancing each other.
Talking and everyday life
Fire and air tend to talk easily: air brings the ideas, fire brings the enthusiasm, and each keeps the other going.
Day to day you both tend to take the lead. Deciding who steers what (money, plans, weekends) tends to save a lot of friction.
Where it gets hard
Even fire and air can pull different ways when you are both tired: one wants to talk it out, the other wants a break.
Two starters can compete for the wheel: who plans the trip, who picks the place, who has the last word.
Questions to talk about together
- Which of our ideas do we want to turn into a plan together?
- Which decisions do we each want to lead, and which do we want to share?
These are tendencies to talk about, not a verdict on a relationship. Take what rings true and leave the rest.