TAURUS
Taurus
in a birth chart
Taurus is a fixed earth sign ruled by Venus. In a birth chart it describes the part of a person that steadies and keeps: slow to move, reliable once moving, and strongly attached to comfort and the senses.
- Dates
- April 20 – May 20
- Element
- Earth
- Modality
- Fixed
- Ruler
- Venus
The sign itself
Taurus holds the middle of spring in the northern hemisphere — the season already begun and settling in. Fixed earth means consolidation rather than initiation: keeping, growing, making something last.
Venus rules Taurus, so the sign is genuinely sensory. Taste, texture, food, money, and physical ease are not shallow concerns here; they are how the sign registers safety.
Where Taurus shows up in a chart
The placement decides what the steadiness is applied to.
- Sun in Taurus — purpose pursued patiently, at a pace that will not be hurried.
- Moon in Taurus — comfort through routine, familiar food, touch, and quiet; slow to be upset and slow to let go.
- Rising in Taurus — an unhurried, solid first impression, and a chart run by Venus.
- Taurus on a house cusp — that area of life is where you build slowly and resist change.
At its best and at its cost
At its best: reliability, warmth, real staying power, and good judgement about what is worth keeping. At its cost: stubbornness, inertia, and holding onto something long after it stopped being good.
In a child's chart, Taurus reads as a need for routine and predictable comfort — a child who settles well and hates being rushed.
COMMON QUESTIONS
Questions people ask
- What are the Taurus dates?
- The Sun is in Taurus from about April 20 to May 20 each year, with the exact boundary shifting by a day between years.
- What planet rules Taurus?
- Venus rules Taurus, which is why the sign is so attached to comfort, beauty, and the physical senses.
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