Taurus: Personality and Compatibility
A fixed earth sign. Like the rich spring earth, Taurus loves what is real and beautiful and takes time to nurture it.
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- Dates (approx.)
- 20 April – 20 May
- Element
- Earth
- Modality
- Fixed
- Ruling planet
- Venus
- Keywords
- possession, stability, the five senses
- Body
- Neck and throat
- Lucky colors
- Green
- Ecliptic longitude
- 30° – 60°
1.The Taurus personality
Strengths
Calm and patient, you see things through. Your senses are sharp, and you have an eye for delicious and comfortable things.
Things to watch
Stubborn and resistant to change, you get grumpy when your pace is disturbed. Possessive, you find it hard to let go.
2.Love and work
Love: You prefer stability and build trust slowly, showing love through touch and gifts, and build relationships that last.
Work: Finance, real estate, cooking, beauty, music and crafts: work that creates value over time.
3.Signs that get along with Taurus
The other earth signs (Virgo and Capricorn) share your values, while the water signs (Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces) bring out the best in you.
4.The dates shift a little each year
A sign begins at the moment the sun reaches 30° of ecliptic longitude, so the boundary moves by about a day from year to year. Exact dates in Japan Standard Time:
| Year | Taurus (JST) |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Apr 20, 2026 10:39 – May 20, 2026 |
| 2027 | Apr 20, 2027 16:18 – May 20, 2027 |
If you were born on a boundary day, check with the Sun, Moon and Rising sign reading.
5.Not just the Sun sign: the Moon sign too
Horoscope columns use your Sun sign, but the sign the Moon was in when you were born shows your private face and how your feelings move. See also the basics of Western astrology.
6.One sign earlier in Indian astrology
Indian astrology uses the sidereal zodiac, which sits about 24° behind the tropical one, so most people born as Taurus are Aries there. Read more in What is Indian astrology?