Sun in Libra, Moon in Aries

You bring together qualities that seem hard to combine: a deep love of harmony and a fiery, combative streak, a talent for keeping a graceful distance and a frank, open nature, a habit of leaving things unfinished and a very direct way of speaking. Harmony matters to you in everything, and you work to create it around you. You have elegance and a refined sense of style, and your creativity comes alive wherever beauty and the finer things are involved. You are charming and sincere. You use authority with diplomacy, careful to keep good relations with the people who work with you. Yet if your feelings are hurt, a very different side of you can appear, sharp, forceful and blunt, and you are never short of a quick reply. Giving yourself a moment before you answer can save you from words you would later soften.

Decisions do not come easily to you. You tend to doubt and hesitate, weighing every option in search of the one right answer, and at times you would be glad if someone else made the choice for you. Once a decision is made, though, you carry it out boldly, daringly and with a taste for the new. You are highly sociable, and partnership plays a central role in your life. People who know you only a little see a diplomat and a master of compromise. Those who come closer soon notice your fiery temperament and the strong energy beneath the polish. Alongside this love of partnership, a part of you guards its freedom closely, and the bond that tends to last is the one that leaves you room to be yourself.

You like to rest in a harmonious, friendly atmosphere, among pleasant people and beautiful surroundings. At the same time, you truly unwind only when you are active and free to act on your own terms. You want to keep the peace in every situation, yet in places where you let your guard down, such as at home, your emotions can come out with real force. Sports and plenty of physical activity help a great deal, giving that energy a healthy outlet. You enjoy changing your home, rearranging the furniture, trying new ideas in interior design and new ways to make daily life easier, and you like to be the first to try them.

You tend to pay little attention to your body's needs for food and sleep, and you often eat on the run, in the short breaks between busy stretches. It is worth slowing down for a proper meal now and then. When you care for loved ones, you are devoted and persistent, and you follow your own idea of what caring means, sometimes without noticing how others receive it. Asking what they need can make your care land even better.

What you set out to do and what you need inside do not always pull in the same direction, and learning to listen to both is part of your path.

In a man's chart, this combination gives a love of harmony, a strong wish for partnership and moments of self-doubt, and it often draws him to a partner who is the opposite: very active, independent and spontaneous. In a woman's chart, it brings ardor, speed, dynamism and a strong need for independence, and she is often drawn to a partner who is diplomatic, balanced, loving and fond of art.