Taurus zodiac sign
Earth Sign  ·  Fixed  ·  April 20 – May 20

Taurus

The sensualist of the zodiac. Patient, loyal and built to last.

Dates
Apr 20 – May 20
Element
Earth
Ruling Planet
Venus
Modality
Fixed
Lucky Stone
Emerald
Lucky Day
Friday
Lucky Numbers
2, 6
Colour
Green, Pink

Taurus Daily Horoscope

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Taurus Monthly Horoscope

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Read the full piece: The Taurus Monthly Horoscope for May 2026, written by Paul O'Mara.

Taurus is the zodiac's great builder. Ruled by Venus, the planet of beauty and abundance, Taurus has a genuine, almost sensory relationship with the physical world that other signs can only approximate. They notice texture, taste, quality and comfort. They invest in things that last.

In readings, Taurus is the most reliable presence in almost any situation I encounter. When a Taurus commits, they commit completely. When they eventually decide to leave something behind, they have been thinking about it considerably longer than anyone realised. The famous stubbornness is simply the other face of extraordinary loyalty.

The challenge for Taurus is resistance to change that has become necessary. Their gift is stability, but stability held too long becomes rigidity. The bull digs its hooves in and sometimes the ground beneath needs to shift.

Paul O'Mara, O'Mara Tarot & Clairvoyants  ·  Astrologer and clairvoyant since childhood  ·  Online since 1999

Taurus Personality Traits

Patient
Taurus understands that most things worth having require time. They are not easily rushed and they do not decide until they are certain. This produces remarkably solid, durable outcomes.
Reliable
If a Taurus says they will do something, they will do it, to a standard that meets their own considerable requirements. They are the foundation that other people build on.
Sensual
Taurus experiences the world through the senses more fully than most signs. Good food, beautiful surroundings, physical comfort and aesthetic quality matter deeply. This is not indulgence. It is their way of being fully alive.
Determined
Once Taurus has settled on a direction, very little will shift them. This is a tremendous asset when the direction is right and a significant difficulty when it needs to change.
Possessive
Taurus's deep investment in people and things can tip into possessiveness. Impermanence is a concept they find genuinely difficult, in relationships and in circumstance.

Taurus Love & Compatibility

Taurus in love is the most physically affectionate sign in the zodiac. They express love through touch, through creating beautiful shared experiences, through remembering exactly how you take your coffee. They are deeply loyal and expect loyalty in return.

Best matches are fellow Earth signs Virgo and Capricorn who share their practical approach, and Water signs Cancer and Pisces who provide emotional depth. Scorpio as the opposite sign creates the most magnetically transformative relationship — the immovable meeting the irresistible.

The difficulty for Taurus in love is letting go when something has genuinely run its course. They will stay longer than is good for them out of sheer loyalty.

Most compatible
VirgoCapricornCancerPisces
More challenging
LeoAquarius

Taurus Career & Money

Taurus excels wherever patience, quality and sustained effort are rewarded. Finance, architecture, the arts, gastronomy, luxury goods and any form of craftsmanship suit them well. They have a particular gift for understanding value — their own and everyone else's.

Taurus needs stability in their professional environment. Constant change or unpredictable conditions are genuinely costly to a sign that thrives on solid ground.

Financially, Taurus tends toward security. They save with discipline and invest with an almost instinctive sense of what endures.

Taurus Man & Woman

Taurus Man

The Taurus man takes his time, but once he has decided on someone his devotion is total. He expresses love through presence, through material care and through the slow, patient building of a shared life.

He can be possessive and he resists change. He needs a partner who values security and genuine warmth over drama and unpredictability.

Taurus Woman

The Taurus woman knows exactly what she wants and she waits for it without apology. She will not settle for less than what she considers genuinely good — in love, in life, in almost everything.

She is deeply loyal, sensually expressive and has a gift for creating environments that feel like home. Her stubbornness is legendary, and entirely understandable once you understand how carefully she considered her position before taking it.

Taurus Mythology & Symbol

The divine bull appears across many ancient traditions. In Greek mythology Zeus transformed himself into a magnificent white bull to approach Europa. Taurus's association with Venus adds beauty and desire to this already richly physical energy — abundance, fertility and the raw magnificence of the natural world at the height of spring.

Taurus Questions

Taurus runs from April 20 to May 20. It is the second sign of the zodiac, covering the height of spring in the northern hemisphere.
Taurus is ruled by Venus, the planet of love, beauty, pleasure and abundance. Venus gives Taurus its sensuality, aesthetic sense and capacity for deep loyalty.
Taurus is an Earth sign, sharing this element with Virgo and Capricorn. Earth signs are characterised by practicality, patience and a strong connection to the material world.
Patience, reliability, loyalty, sensuality and a remarkable capacity to build lasting things. Taurus is the most dependable sign in the zodiac.
Stubbornness, resistance to change and a tendency toward possessiveness. Their determination becomes an obstacle when the direction needs to shift.
Virgo, Capricorn, Cancer and Pisces. Earth signs share their practical nature while Water signs provide emotional depth. Scorpio as the opposite sign creates the most magnetically transformative pairing.
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