Sabian Symbols · Libra · Degree 23 of 30
Libra 23°
The traditional symbol for this degree, one of the 360 Sabian symbols first recorded in 1925: “A rooster's crow rings out, announcing the sunrise before anyone else is awake to see it.”
THE SYMBOL
“A rooster's crow rings out, announcing the sunrise before anyone else is awake to see it.”
Libra 23° · Sabian symbols, devised 1925 (Marc Edmund Jones, clairvoyant Elsie Wheeler)
Remember to round up: a planet or point at 9°30′ takes the 10° symbol, not the 9° one.
What this degree describes
A rooster's crow doesn't cause the sun to rise, but it announces the rising loudly enough that everyone within earshot knows the day has arrived. This degree is about voice used to mark a threshold, not to create it, timing and confidence combined into a single, unmistakable call. Libra's diplomacy usually softens announcements; this degree instead lets one be loud, because some mornings actually deserve the noise.
When a planet or point falls here
A planet at this degree often shows a real gift for marking beginnings clearly and confidently, being the one who announces that something new has actually started. Mars or the Sun here can favor a natural herald, someone whose voice or presence signals change is underway before anyone else has noticed it. On the first house, it can describe someone the world experiences as an unmistakable announcement in themselves.
What sunrise are you currently the one meant to announce, loudly enough for the whole yard to hear it?
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