Earth · fixed
Taurus zodiac sign
In Western astrology, Taurus stands for steadiness, sensuality, and a deliberate pace.
In everyday language it's just called your zodiac sign. What's meant is your sun sign: the sign the Sun was in when you were born.
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- Building things patiently and creating reliability
- security, sensuality, and a calm pace
- questioning habits before they harden
Taurus: strengths and challenges
The two sides traditionally attributed to this sign.
Strengths
Taurus builds patiently, sticks with a task, and has a good sense for what actually carries everyday life.
Challenges
It gets difficult when reliability tips into rigidity, change gets fended off for too long, or a necessary no comes too late.
Which habit gives you stability, and which one now costs more than it's worth?
Taurus in love and relationships
For Taurus, what counts is reliability, closeness, and a shared everyday life. Change goes more smoothly when expectations are discussed early and without time pressure.
Taurus at work
At work, Taurus scores with continuity and careful execution. When change is needed, a comprehensible reason is more convincing than sheer time pressure.
Getting along with Taurus
Announce important changes early and name what stays the same. That way, persistence becomes shared ground instead of a power struggle.
Horoscopes for Taurus
From today's general impulse to your personal year-ahead preview.
Today's impulse for Taurus
A concrete impulse for the day and a question that needs no invented backstory.
Read todayNext 14 daysYour personal preview
Concrete transit dates for your own birth chart — with an actual date, not a generic sun-sign text.
Open the previewNext 12 monthsYour year at a glance
The longer transits from Jupiter to Pluto, their date ranges, and the days they turn exact.
Open the year aheadPick what still works tomorrow
choose a solution you can reliably repeat.
Which habit gives you stability, and which one now costs more than it's worth?
When does the Taurus zodiac season begin?
The Sun is in Taurus from April 20, 2026 at 03:39 AM CEST to May 21, 2026 at 02:37 AM CEST.
The Sun's next entry into Taurus is on April 20, 2027 at 09:17 AM CEST — about 6 hours later than this year.
Why the exact time matters
Listings like "21 May to 21 June" are just rules of thumb. The entry shifts by a few hours every year. If your birthday falls close to the sign change, your birth year, time, and time zone decide — that's why Leitstern calculates the Sun's position.
Element, Ruler, and Origin
The astrological assignment
- Element
- Earth
- Quality
- fixed
- Ruler
- Venus
This assignment appears in Ptolemäus, Tetrabiblos I,17 to 19.
Where the name comes from
Taurus is the constellation in which Zeus, disguised as a bull, carried Europa off across the sea (recorded by Hyginus, De astronomia II). Venus as ruler is in Ptolemäus, Tetrabiblos I,17.
Sign and constellation aren't the same today: Western astrology counts tropically from the spring equinox, while the constellations slowly drift because of the precession of Earth's axis.
There's more than your sun sign
Your sun sign only shows the Sun. The Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars and — with an exact birth time — the Ascendant round out the picture. Calculate the key positions for free from your birth details.
Calculate my birth chartWhich signs are compatible with Taurus?
As a rule of thumb, the same or complementary elements make for an easier start. Opposite signs and signs with a very different core nature can be just as attractive, but usually need more attunement.
Often easier together
Here, pace, expression, or needs tend to be more alike.
CancerCreating closeness and noticing what people needEarth brings steadiness and practical reliability, Water brings closeness and a feel for nuance. Clear words keep care and expectation from getting mixed up.
VirgoLooking closely and finding solutions that actually workBoth signs share the element Earth. Similar ideas about reliability and everyday routine build a stable base. Change still shouldn't get postponed forever.
CapricornPlanning for the long term and carrying responsibilityBoth signs share the element Earth. Similar ideas about reliability and everyday routine build a stable base. Change still shouldn't get postponed forever.
PiscesSensing subtle moods and connecting things creativelyEarth brings steadiness and practical reliability, Water brings closeness and a feel for nuance. Clear words keep care and expectation from getting mixed up.Often needs more attunement
Here, pace, expression, or needs tend to differ more often. Clear agreements help.
AriesStarting things boldly and getting decisions movingTaurus and Aries often set different priorities and work at a different pace. That can be enriching once expectations get said out loud instead of assumed.
GeminiPicking up new things fast and explaining them clearlyTaurus and Gemini often set different priorities and work at a different pace. That can be enriching once expectations get said out loud instead of assumed.
LeoCreating things and carrying others alongBoth signs are fixed. Both hold their ground. That builds loyalty, but can make a needed change of course unnecessarily hard.
LibraBringing different interests together fairlyTaurus and Libra don't share the same basic language right away. Things get clearer once both say what they mean by closeness, reliability and a good next step.
ScorpioGetting to the bottom of complex issuesTaurus and Scorpio are opposite signs. The differences themselves can be what attracts and shows new sides; over time it takes clear agreements about pace, closeness and decisions.
SagittariusSeeing the big picture and giving people confidenceTaurus and Sagittarius don't share the same basic language right away. Things get clearer once both say what they mean by closeness, reliability and a good next step.
AquariusThinking independently and designing new solutionsBoth signs are fixed. Both hold their ground. That builds loyalty, but can make a needed change of course unnecessarily hard.For a personal comparison, the sun sign alone isn't enough. Synastry checks the planets in both birth charts and shows the actual angles.
Compare two birth chartsFrequently asked questions about Taurus
In 2026, the Sun is in Taurus from April 20, 2026 at 03:39 AM CEST to May 21, 2026 at 02:37 AM CEST. These times are calculated from orbital data. They shift by a few hours every year because the solar year isn't a whole number of days. Listings with only calendar days are therefore rules of thumb.
That's decided by the exact moment of birth, not just the calendar day. It takes the date, the time, and the time zone that belongs to the birthplace. The calculated position of the Sun always falls in exactly one sign.
Taurus belongs to the element Earth and has fixed quality. The classical ruler is Venus. This assignment is recorded in Ptolemäus, Tetrabiblos I,17 to 19.
Traditionally, signs of the same element, plus complementary element pairs, are read as an easier start. The opposite sign, Scorpio, is read more as an attracting but demanding contrast. A closer comparison needs the planets from both birth charts.
For Taurus, what counts is reliability, closeness, and a shared everyday life. Change goes more smoothly when expectations are discussed early and without time pressure. For a personal picture, Venus, Mars, the Moon, and the aspects across the whole birth chart are considered too.
Yes. In everyday language, "zodiac sign" means the sun sign — the sign the Sun was in at the moment of birth. The Moon sign, the Ascendant, and the other planets are additional parts of the birth chart.
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