Taurus

Taurus is the second sign of the zodiac, running from April 20 to May 20. A fixed earth sign ruled by Venus and symbolised by the Bull, Taurus stands for patience, sensuality and quiet endurance. Born while the Sun crossed Taurus? Then Taurus is your Sun sign, the core of your astrological identity.

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Dates
April 20 to May 20
Element
Earth
Modality
Fixed
Ruling planet
Venus
Symbol
The Bull

Taurus personality

Slowness gets a bad reputation, and Taurus quietly proves it wrong. This sign does not rush because it does not need to: it builds, layer by layer, the way an orchard grows. A Taurus decision takes time to form, but once it exists it has roots. Friends learn that a promise from the Bull is close to a law of nature, and that the surest way to lose a Taurus is to keep changing the ground rules.

The five senses are Taurus territory. Taste, texture, music, the weight of good fabric, the smell of bread in the oven: people born under this sign tend to live through the body, not only the mind. That gift for the concrete makes them wonderful cooks, gardeners, craftspeople and hosts. It also explains their famous attachment to comfort; for Taurus, pleasure is not a luxury, it is how the world says you are safe.

Stubbornness is the caricature, steadiness the truth underneath. As a fixed sign, Taurus holds its position while faster signs orbit around it and change their minds. Pushed too hard, that firmness can harden into refusal for its own sake; at its best, it is the strength everyone else leans on when things shake.

Taurus in love

Venus rules Taurus, and it shows. Love here is unhurried, physical and loyal: long dinners, remembered details, affection expressed through presence more than speeches. A Taurus rarely falls quickly, but rarely falls halfway either. What this sign asks in return is reliability; sudden reversals and mixed signals wear the bond down faster than any argument could.

Earth signs (Virgo, Capricorn) and water signs (Cancer, Pisces) often feel naturally easy for Taurus. Still, Sun signs only sketch the outline. Two full charts, especially the Moon and Venus placements, tell the real story of how two people rest together, argue and reconcile.

Taurus at work

Give Taurus a long project and watch it outlast everyone. This is the sign of the marathon: consistent output, realistic estimates, and a calm that steadies whole teams during a crisis. Taurus tends to value tangible results over titles and stable ground over glory, so recognising its concrete work matters far more than applause.

Flexibility is where the Bull has room to grow. Plans change, tools change, and the Taurus instinct is to defend the familiar furrow. A Taurus who learns to treat change as new ground to cultivate, rather than an intrusion, becomes very hard to stop.

Beyond your Sun sign

The Sun is one placement in a chart that holds many. With a Taurus Moon, the need for calm and comfort lives in your emotional core: you settle slowly and attach deeply, whatever your Sun sign says. With Taurus rising, the world meets your composed, unhurried surface first, before anything else in your chart gets a word in.

Only a complete birth chart, calculated for your exact date, time and place of birth, shows where Taurus truly operates in your life and where other signs take the lead. Two people who share a Sun sign can live it in very different ways once the rest of the sky is drawn in.

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Which signs Taurus gets along with

Understands it without effort :
Virgo, Capricorn
Stimulates it :
Cancer, Pisces
Challenges it :
Leo, Aquarius
Completes it :
Scorpio

How compatibility is computed

Frequently asked questions

What are the Taurus dates?

The Sun moves through Taurus from about April 20 to May 20. Because the exact moment of the changeover shifts a little each year, anyone born on a boundary day (the cusp) should rely on a chart computed for their precise birth date, time and city rather than on a calendar rule.

What element and planet belong to Taurus?

Taurus is a fixed earth sign ruled by Venus, the planet of attraction, pleasure and value. Its symbol is the Bull, an image of quiet strength.

Which signs match well with Taurus?

By Sun sign alone, Virgo, Capricorn, Cancer and Pisces are frequent favourites. Deeper compatibility comes from comparing two entire charts, where the Moon and Venus reveal how daily life together actually feels.