Taurus personality traits and characteristics
"We have always done it this way, and it works." Say that to a Taurus and you may get a nod. Taurus is a fixed sign, and it falls in the middle of spring in the Northern Hemisphere, when the season has settled in and stopped changing every week. Fixed means you hold your ground, and once you have decided, you are hard to talk out of it.
Venus, the planet of pleasure, taste and attraction, rules Taurus, and earth makes the pleasure physical. You notice textures, smells and the quality of a meal, and you tend to want good things to be real and lasting. Virgo, also an earth sign, improves things. You enjoy them first.
Patience is the trait people mention most. You move at your own pace, and your temper is slow too: a very long fuse, then a stop nobody can shift.
Taurus qualities: strengths and weaknesses
Strengths
A friend is moving on Saturday, the van is late, and you are already on the sidewalk with a roll of tape and sandwiches for everyone. Dependability is the first strength astrology gives you. Whatever you begin gets finished, you stay calm when others panic, and your word holds. Persistence is the second: you keep at a slow job long after others quit.
Venus also gives a gift for making a place comfortable.
Weaknesses
Stubbornness is the classic charge, and it looks like patience until a decision is due. You can dig in over small things, resist a change before hearing the reason and keep an old habit because it is yours. Possessiveness is the other one. What you value, you like to keep, whether it is a chair, a routine or a person.
When someone proposes a change, say "let me sleep on it" before you say no. You think best slowly, and a night usually turns a reflex into a decision.
Taurus in love
Aries, just before Taurus on the wheel, can fall in love in a week. You take months, and you say it later still. The slowness is care, because you want to be sure the thing will last before you put weight on it.
Then one evening you stop at a hardware store on the way home and have a key copied for someone. You hand it over with dinner and no speech, as if it were nothing. It is the most serious thing you have said so far: there is a place for you here, and it does not expire. Astrology sees your kind of love as something built, and a copied key is one way it gets built.
Once committed you are loyal, physical and generous with comfort. The trouble spots are jealousy and a long memory for slights. You forgive slowly, and you hold a grudge the way you hold everything else. Venus, the planet of love, rules Taurus, which is why the tradition ties your loving to comfort and touch.
The Taurus man and woman
Taurus man
A Taurus man who is serious about someone cooks. Somewhere there is a recipe he learned for someone else: her grandmother's soup, the pasta from her first trip abroad. He will try it six times to get the taste she remembers.
He also cannot be rushed. Astrology describes him as steady, sensual and stubborn, a man who likes plain plans, good food and a quiet evening. If you like him, suggest a specific dinner and then give him time. Pushing makes him dig in.
Taurus woman
By Sunday evening the Taurus woman has done what she planned: the table is cleared, the week is laid out, the house feels like hers. Calm, warm, practical and hard to rush are the words the tradition uses for her, and she is also stubborn, with a taste for good fabric, good food and a comfortable chair.
In love she wants actions that match words. Promises count for little with her, and showing up on the day you said counts for a lot. Be consistent, do not push her to decide faster than she wants to, and she becomes the most loyal person in the room.
Taurus compatibility with every sign
Virgo and Capricorn (trine, same element) are the easy matches for Taurus, with Cancer and Pisces next (sextile). Leo and Aquarius sit at a square to it, and Scorpio, directly opposite, brings the strongest pull and the most friction.
| With | Sign relationship | Elements | In the tradition |
|---|---|---|---|
| ♈︎ Aries | semi-sextile | earth and fire | needs adjusting |
| ♉︎ Taurus | same sign | both earth | flows easily |
| ♊︎ Gemini | semi-sextile | earth and air | needs adjusting |
| ♋︎ Cancer | sextile | earth and water | flows easily |
| ♌︎ Leo | square | earth and fire | friction and pull |
| ♍︎ Virgo | trine | both earth | flows easily |
| ♎︎ Libra | quincunx | earth and air | needs adjusting |
| ♏︎ Scorpio | opposition | earth and water | friction and pull |
| ♐︎ Sagittarius | quincunx | earth and fire | needs adjusting |
| ♑︎ Capricorn | trine | both earth | flows easily |
| ♒︎ Aquarius | square | earth and air | friction and pull |
| ♓︎ Pisces | sextile | earth and water | flows easily |
The sign relationship is the distance around the zodiac between the two Sun signs. The Sun is one planet of ten: to compare whole charts, enter both birth dates in the compatibility calculator or, with every planet by exact degree, the synastry chart calculator.
Taurus as the rising sign, the sign on the eastern horizon at birth, reads differently from the Sun in Taurus: see Taurus rising.
Taurus shares its element with Virgo and Capricorn. How the three earth signs differ, and how much earth your own chart holds: earth signs. How earth gets on with the other three: zodiac elements and their compatibility.
Work and money
You suit work that rewards patience and a steady hand. Jobs that make or grow something tangible fit: cooking and food, farming and gardening, banking, real estate, carpentry and building, design and music, and any trade where quality shows over time.
Money is a pleasure in the tradition, and you like to see it turn into something solid. You tend to buy one good thing instead of three cheap ones and keep it for years. The risk is staying in a comfortable job too long because it is comfortable, and waiting for others to notice work you could point out yourself.
How much Taurus is in your chart?
Enter your birth date. The check looks at the Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus and Mars, counts how many were in this sign, and, if your Sun was there, names your decan.
Example: May 4, 1994, Eastern time.
♉︎ Taurus in your chart: 2 of 5
On May 4, 1994: Sun, Mercury in Taurus.
- ☉ Sun: Taurus
- ☽ Moon: Pisces
- ☿ Mercury: Taurus
- ♀ Venus: Gemini
- ♂ Mars: Aries
Your decan: the second (10° to 20° of Taurus, Sun at 13°57′). In the classical table of faces it belongs to the Moon. Usual dates: Apr 30 to May 9.
For the Moon, Venus, Mars and every other planet in one place, use the zodiac sign calculator.
Mercury, Venus and Mars next to this Sun
Take every Taurus-Sun birthday in the 1930 to 2025 data. Mercury keeps the Sun company for 47.2%. Aries has 33%, Gemini 19.8%. So in many of them the mind moves faster than the reputation: blunter with Mercury in Aries, more curious and talkative with Mercury in Gemini.
Venus sits at home only 20.7% of the time, while Aries (33.5%), where the tradition puts it in detriment, and Gemini (30.3%) both beat that. Taste and affection in most of them follow another sign's habits, bolder from Aries and lighter from Gemini. Mars is in Taurus for 12.9%. Add the Moon to Mercury, Venus and Mars: 33.5% of these people have not one of them sharing the Sun's place and 46.7% see a single one. Under other Suns, 22% of birthdays still place one of those planets in Taurus.
| Planet | Where it is for people with this Sun sign, 1930–2025 |
|---|---|
| ☿ Mercury | Taurus47.2%, Aries33%, Gemini19.8% |
| ♀ Venus | Aries33.5%, Gemini30.3%, Taurus20.7%, Cancer7.9%, Pisces7.6% |
| ♂ Mars | Gemini13.5%, Taurus12.9%, Cancer12.8%, Aries11.9%, other signs less |
Our count of all 35,064 dates from 1930 to 2025, at noon UTC: 2,972 of them have the Sun in this sign.
When is Taurus season? 2026 and 2027 dates
Taurus season is the stretch of the year when the Sun is in Taurus. In 2026 it starts on April 19 at 9:39 p.m. EDT and ends on May 20 at 8:37 p.m. EDT, when the Sun moves into Gemini. In 2027 the Sun arrives on April 20 at 3:17 a.m. EDT and leaves on May 21 at 2:17 a.m. EDT. The minute shifts every year, which is why a birthday on the first or last day can belong to either sign.
| Season | Starts (Eastern) | Ends (Eastern) | Starts (Pacific) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taurus 2026 | Apr 19, 9:39 p.m. EDT | May 20, 8:37 p.m. EDT | Apr 19, 6:39 p.m. PDT | 31.0 days |
| Taurus 2027 | Apr 20, 3:17 a.m. EDT | May 21, 2:17 a.m. EDT | Apr 20, 12:17 a.m. PDT | 31.0 days |
Moments of the Sun's entry into Taurus and into Gemini, from the astronomy-engine ephemeris (tropical zodiac), rounded to the minute. What the coming year holds for the sign: Taurus horoscope 2027.
Taurus birth dates by year
Taurus runs from Apr 20 to May 20 in most lists. The Sun reaches Taurus at a different hour each year, so the first day moves. In US Eastern time, from 1930 to 2025, Taurus began on Apr 20 in 60 years and on Apr 19 in 36 years; Gemini took over on May 21 in 60 and on May 20 in 36.
First day of the sign by decade
| Births in | Taurus began on (Eastern) |
|---|---|
| 1930s | Apr 20 (10) |
| 1940s | Apr 20 (9), Apr 19 (1) |
| 1950s | Apr 20 (8), Apr 19 (2) |
| 1960s | Apr 20 (7), Apr 19 (3) |
| 1970s | Apr 20 (7), Apr 19 (3) |
| 1980s | Apr 19 (6), Apr 20 (4) |
| 1990s | Apr 20 (6), Apr 19 (4) |
| 2000s | Apr 19 (6), Apr 20 (4) |
| 2010s | Apr 19 (6), Apr 20 (4) |
| 2020s | Apr 19 (5), Apr 20 (1) |
Number of years in each decade. 2020s: 2020 to 2025.
Born on a border day? Each one has its own page with the hour of the change for every year: Apr 20 · Apr 19 · May 21 · May 20.
By birth month, with a calendar of every day: April zodiac signs: Aries or Taurus · May zodiac signs: Taurus or Gemini. All twelve months: zodiac signs by month.
Taurus decans
Each sign is split into three 10° parts called decans. The Sun moves about one degree a day, so a decan lasts about ten days.
| Decan | Usual dates | Ruler (classical faces) | Ruler (modern) |
|---|---|---|---|
| First, 0° to 10° | Apr 20 – Apr 29 | Mercury | Venus |
| Second, 10° to 20° | Apr 30 – May 9 (starts this day in 77 of 96 years) | the Moon | Mercury |
| Third, 20° to 30° | May 10 – May 20 (starts this day in 71 of 96 years) | Saturn | Saturn |
Start dates in US Eastern time, 1930–2025. Classical rulers from the table of faces (Chaldean order, as in Lilly's Christian Astrology); modern rulers as listed in Wikipedia's "Decan (astrology)".
Taurus symbol, ruler and element
The Bull stands for Taurus, and its glyph ♉ draws a circle topped with a pair of horns. The myth behind it is Greek: Zeus took the shape of a gentle white bull to carry Europa across the sea to Crete. The constellation holds the bright star Aldebaran, the Bull's eye, and two famous star clusters, the Pleiades and the Hyades.
Venus rules Taurus, and the Moon is exalted here, its strongest placement in the tradition. Mars, the planet of drive, works less comfortably in Taurus (detriment) and feels at home in Scorpio, the opposite sign. Astrologers set the pair against each other as holding on to what is steady and going toward what is hidden.
In tarot, the Golden Dawn gave Taurus the card The Hierophant: what it means upright, reversed and in love. Your Sun sign is the Sun's place at birth, and the Sun has a card of its own, The Sun. All 22 cards with their signs: tarot card meanings.
The card of Venus, the ruler of Taurus, is The Empress. Earth, the element of Taurus, belongs to The World.
Other planets in Taurus
Your Sun sign is one placement. If another planet was in this sign when you were born, its page reads that part of you: ☽ Moon · ☿ Mercury · ♀ Venus · ♂ Mars · ♃ Jupiter · ♄ Saturn · ♅ Uranus · ☊ North Node · ⚸ Black Moon Lilith.
Famous Taurus people
- George Lucas, American filmmaker and philanthropistMay 14, 1944
- Michelle Pfeiffer, American actressApr 29, 1958
- Jet Li, Chinese-Singaporean martial artist and actorApr 26, 1963
- Mark Zuckerberg, American Internet entrepreneurMay 14, 1984
- Jessica Alba, American actress and businesswomanApr 28, 1981
- Al Pacino, American actorApr 25, 1940
- Cate Blanchett, Australian actor and producerMay 14, 1969
- Adele, English singer-songwriterMay 5, 1988
Birth dates from Wikidata, only entries with a single sourced date, and only if the Sun was in the sign for the whole birthday in every time zone. A Sun sign describes a style in the tradition; it does not explain anyone's success.
Mercury retrograde in Scorpio 2026: what it means for Taurus
Other zodiac signs
Before this sign comes Aries; after it, Gemini. All twelve with their dates, elements and rulers: zodiac signs.
More of Taurus in a birth chart: Taurus horoscope 2027 (the year ahead, month by month) · Midheaven in Taurus (career and public role) · rising sign calculator (Taurus rising needs your birth time) · Moon sign calculator (your Moon sign, with the hour if it changed on your birthday) · solar return chart (your chart for the year from your next birthday) · planets today (which planets are in Taurus right now) · Venus retrograde 2026 (dates and the signs it touches) · Taurus and Taurus compatibility (two Taurus Suns together) · Sun, Moon and rising sign meaning (your Taurus Sun read with the other two) · Taurus stellium (three or more planets in Taurus) · zodiac sign dates by year · Full Moon in Taurus (dates in 2026 and 2027) · zodiac sign statistics (how common Taurus is among birth dates, 1930 to 2025) · celebrity birth charts (famous people with a birth time on record), including Zendaya's birth chart (Moon in Taurus), Miley Cyrus's birth chart (rising in Taurus), Megan Fox's birth chart (Sun in Taurus), Cher's birth chart (Sun in Taurus), Demi Lovato's birth chart (Moon in Taurus), Mariah Carey's birth chart (rising in Taurus), Meryl Streep's birth chart (Moon in Taurus), Adele's birth chart (Sun in Taurus), Gigi Hadid's birth chart (Sun and rising in Taurus), Frida Kahlo's birth chart (Moon in Taurus), Stevie Nicks's birth chart (rising in Taurus), Nikola Tesla's birth chart (rising in Taurus), Demi Moore's birth chart (Moon in Taurus), Bob Dylan's birth chart (Moon in Taurus), George Clooney's birth chart (Sun in Taurus), Diana Ross's birth chart (Moon in Taurus), Audrey Hepburn's birth chart (Sun in Taurus), Jessica Alba's birth chart (Sun in Taurus), Al Pacino's birth chart (Sun in Taurus), Tracee Ellis Ross's birth chart (rising in Taurus), Christina Aguilera's birth chart (Moon in Taurus), Austin Butler's birth chart (rising in Taurus), Cameron Diaz's birth chart (Moon in Taurus), Serena Williams's birth chart (rising in Taurus), Anya Taylor-Joy's birth chart (rising in Taurus), Adam Driver's birth chart (Moon in Taurus), Camila Cabello's birth chart (rising in Taurus).
Questions people ask
When is Taurus season?
Usually April 20 to May 20, a span of 31.0 days on average. Taurus opened on April 20 in US Eastern time for most years between 1930 and 2025, and on April 19 for the remainder. So a birthday on April 19, 20 or May 20 can fall on either side of the line, which the birth year and clock time settle. Every year's exact moment is in the dates table.
Is Taurus an earth sign?
Yes. Three signs are earth: Virgo, Capricorn and Taurus, the fixed one, ruled by Venus.
What are some common personality traits of a Taurus woman?
Calm, warm, practical and loyal, with a taste for comfort and good things. The tradition adds stubbornness and a slow temper, and describes her as someone who trusts actions over words.
Does Taurus fall in love?
It does, at a slow pace. Astrology describes Taurus as careful at the start and deeply committed once sure, with love shown through food, gifts, touch and showing up.
Who is Taurus' soulmate?
No single soulmate sign exists for Taurus in astrology. Virgo and Capricorn get named most, earth signs that also like a steady routine, and Scorpio is the opposite number whose intensity can match Taurus' loyalty. Two people work out what turns anyone into a soulmate.
Are Taurus loyal or cheaters?
The tradition calls Taurus one of the most loyal signs, because it values what is settled and dislikes starting over. Astrology cannot say whether a given person will stay faithful. Loyalty is a trait of people, whatever their Sun sign.
Who is a bad match for Taurus?
Taurus clashes hardest with Leo and Aquarius, the two squares, because each holds opinions as firmly as Taurus holds its own. Scorpio, directly opposite, pulls strongly and tends to argue about possession and control. Pull and friction usually arrive together in these pairs.
Who will break Taurus' heart?
No sign is cast as the heartbreaker. What wounds Taurus in the usual descriptions is a change it never agreed to: the partner who sells the house, moves the plans or leaves a life the two of you built slowly. The pairings that collide hardest are the fixed ones, Leo and Aquarius at the squares and Scorpio opposite, where both sides dig in.
Who is a Taurus to marry?
No sign can name a spouse. In the tradition Taurus is comfortable with Virgo, Capricorn, Cancer and Pisces. What they share is respect for a settled home, which suits the sign that likes things made to last.
What is the zodiac sign for Vrishabha Rashi?
Vrishabha is the Sanskrit name for Taurus, the bull. Indian astrology usually uses the sidereal zodiac and often goes by the Moon sign, so Vrishabha Rashi can differ from the Western Sun sign described here.
What is the meaning of the Taurus bull?
A bull, drawn in the glyph ♉ as a circle with horns on top. It points to strength, patience and Venus' love of the physical world.
Sources
- Astronomy Engine: the open-source ephemeris library behind our planet positions, dates and statistics
- William Lilly, Christian Astrology (London, 1647): scan of the original edition
- Wikipedia: Decan (astrology): modern decan rulers
- Wikidata: birth dates of the famous people listed
- How we create our readings: our own calculation of sign dates, positions and the 1930 to 2025 statistics
Written by The Zodiac Atlas editorial team with the help of AI and edited by a person. Element, quality, ruler and decans follow the Western tradition; dates and shares come from our own run of every date from 1930 to 2025 with the astronomy-engine ephemeris (tropical zodiac). Astrology is a symbolic tradition, not a science; read a sign as a set of questions about yourself.