Venus in Taurus
In its own sign, Venus loves through touch and staying power. You read people by their hands and their voices, choose slowly, keep what you choose, and count quietly when you are jealous.
You love with your hands. The dinner made from scratch on a weeknight because they looked tired. The scarf you wound round their neck at the door. The breakfast order you have remembered for eleven years, and the shoulder you find in the dark without looking.
With Venus in Taurus, love is something you do, and then do again tomorrow. Other people fall in love. You settle into it, the way a house settles.
A long lunch
A first date with you is a long lunch, not a firework, and you are watching the whole way through: how they speak to the person clearing the plates, whether they are the same person by dessert. People who want to be swept off their feet find you maddening. People who want to be kept find you, eventually, and stay.
What your hands know
You trust your senses more than words. You can tell a meant apology from a practised one by the voice, and whether someone likes you by the way they pass you a cup. Touch is your first language: a hand at the small of the back, the long hold at the door, a foot found under the table. Unhurried people catch your eye: comfortable in their bodies, slow to speak, good with their hands.
Venus at home
This is Venus’s own sign, and tradition made it the planet’s house of the night. Its other sign, Libra, is Venus in company; Taurus is Venus at home after the guests have gone, shoes off, the good plates in the sink. So this Venus asks nobody’s permission to enjoy itself, and the people around you relax because of it.
A quiet counting
What you love, you hold, and you hold it the same way whether it is still good for you or not. The relationship that went quiet five years ago. The friend who only calls when they need something. Jealousy, when it comes, is not loud. It is a quiet counting: who they messaged, how late they were, whether they still reach for your hand in the car.
When you do let go, it is slow and final, with no looking back.
From a real analysis
In her chart: Venus in Taurus, in the 8th house · 19°09′ Taurus
Your Venus, the part of you that loves and enjoys, is in Taurus, the earthy sign of the senses, of comfort and of things built to last. Venus rules Taurus, so love and pleasure are at home here, in what you can touch and keep. For you, affection is a warm plate set down, a hand on the back of a neck, an afternoon given without checking the time. And because your Venus stands where life is shared most privately, you want the whole thing: full trust, nothing held back, a bond that belongs to the two of you.
Were you born with Venus in Taurus?
Venus comes to Taurus about once a year and stays about three and a half weeks, or as long as four months when it turns retrograde there.
Venus’s every stay in Taurus from 1920 to 2030, from the minute it entered to the minute it left, in Universal Time (UTC). Born on a first or last day? Then the hour and the place decide it, and your chart settles it.
1920s
| Entered | Left |
|---|---|
| May 6, 1920, 12:55 p.m. | May 31, 1920, 12:05 a.m. |
| March 7, 1921, 9:18 a.m. | April 25, 1921, 11:46 p.m. |
| June 2, 1921, 4:21 a.m. | July 8, 1921, 5:57 a.m. |
| April 6, 1922, 3:50 p.m. | May 1, 1922, 1:21 a.m. |
| May 21, 1923, 2:50 p.m. | June 15, 1923, 11:46 a.m. |
| March 9, 1924, 11:55 a.m. | April 5, 1924, 6:46 a.m. |
| April 21, 1925, 8:14 a.m. | May 15, 1925, 4:04 p.m. |
| June 2, 1926, 7:59 p.m. | June 28, 1926, 9:04 p.m. |
| March 22, 1927, 10:56 p.m. | April 16, 1927, 7:25 p.m. |
| May 6, 1928, 12:03 a.m. | May 30, 1928, 11:00 a.m. |
| March 8, 1929, 7:29 a.m. | April 20, 1929, 2:05 a.m. |
| June 3, 1929, 9:47 a.m. | July 8, 1929, 2:00 a.m. |
1930s
| Entered | Left |
|---|---|
| April 6, 1930, 2:57 a.m. | April 30, 1930, 12:37 p.m. |
| May 21, 1931, 2:38 a.m. | June 14, 1931, 11:04 p.m. |
| March 9, 1932, 2:07 a.m. | April 5, 1932, 12:19 a.m. |
| April 20, 1933, 7:00 p.m. | May 15, 1933, 2:47 a.m. |
| June 2, 1934, 10:11 a.m. | June 28, 1934, 9:38 a.m. |
| March 22, 1935, 10:29 a.m. | April 16, 1935, 7:37 a.m. |
| May 5, 1936, 10:53 a.m. | May 29, 1936, 9:39 p.m. |
| March 9, 1937, 1:19 p.m. | April 14, 1937, 4:20 a.m. |
| June 4, 1937, 6:41 a.m. | July 7, 1937, 9:12 p.m. |
| April 5, 1938, 1:46 p.m. | April 29, 1938, 11:35 p.m. |
| May 20, 1939, 2:13 p.m. | June 14, 1939, 10:11 a.m. |
1940s
| Entered | Left |
|---|---|
| March 8, 1940, 4:25 p.m. | April 4, 1940, 6:10 p.m. |
| April 20, 1941, 5:53 a.m. | May 14, 1941, 1:36 p.m. |
| June 2, 1942, 12:26 a.m. | June 27, 1942, 10:18 p.m. |
| March 21, 1943, 10:24 p.m. | April 15, 1943, 8:12 p.m. |
| May 4, 1944, 10:04 p.m. | May 29, 1944, 8:39 a.m. |
| March 11, 1945, 11:17 a.m. | April 7, 1945, 7:15 p.m. |
| June 4, 1945, 10:58 p.m. | July 7, 1945, 4:20 p.m. |
| April 5, 1946, 1:01 a.m. | April 29, 1946, 10:59 a.m. |
| May 20, 1947, 2:05 a.m. | June 13, 1947, 9:35 p.m. |
| March 8, 1948, 6:59 a.m. | April 4, 1948, 12:40 p.m. |
| April 19, 1949, 4:44 p.m. | May 14, 1949, 12:25 a.m. |
1950s
| Entered | Left |
|---|---|
| June 1, 1950, 2:19 p.m. | June 27, 1950, 10:45 a.m. |
| March 21, 1951, 10:05 a.m. | April 15, 1951, 8:33 a.m. |
| May 4, 1952, 8:55 a.m. | May 28, 1952, 7:19 p.m. |
| March 14, 1953, 6:57 p.m. | March 31, 1953, 5:17 a.m. |
| June 5, 1953, 10:34 a.m. | July 7, 1953, 10:29 a.m. |
| April 4, 1954, 11:55 a.m. | April 28, 1954, 10:03 p.m. |
| May 19, 1955, 1:35 p.m. | June 13, 1955, 8:38 a.m. |
| March 7, 1956, 9:31 p.m. | April 4, 1956, 7:23 a.m. |
| April 19, 1957, 3:28 a.m. | May 13, 1957, 11:08 a.m. |
| June 1, 1958, 4:07 a.m. | June 26, 1958, 11:08 p.m. |
| March 20, 1959, 9:55 p.m. | April 14, 1959, 9:08 p.m. |
1960s
| Entered | Left |
|---|---|
| May 3, 1960, 7:55 p.m. | May 28, 1960, 6:11 a.m. |
| June 5, 1961, 7:25 p.m. | July 7, 1961, 4:32 a.m. |
| April 3, 1962, 11:05 p.m. | April 28, 1962, 9:23 a.m. |
| May 19, 1963, 1:21 a.m. | June 12, 1963, 7:57 p.m. |
| March 7, 1964, 12:38 p.m. | April 4, 1964, 3:03 a.m. |
| April 18, 1965, 2:31 p.m. | May 12, 1965, 10:08 p.m. |
| May 31, 1966, 6:01 p.m. | June 26, 1966, 11:40 a.m. |
| March 20, 1967, 9:56 a.m. | April 14, 1967, 9:54 a.m. |
| May 3, 1968, 6:56 a.m. | May 27, 1968, 5:02 p.m. |
| June 6, 1969, 1:48 a.m. | July 6, 1969, 10:03 p.m. |
1970s
| Entered | Left |
|---|---|
| April 3, 1970, 10:05 a.m. | April 27, 1970, 8:33 p.m. |
| May 18, 1971, 12:48 p.m. | June 12, 1971, 6:57 a.m. |
| March 7, 1972, 3:25 a.m. | April 3, 1972, 10:48 p.m. |
| April 18, 1973, 1:05 a.m. | May 12, 1973, 8:42 a.m. |
| May 31, 1974, 7:19 a.m. | June 25, 1974, 11:44 p.m. |
| March 19, 1975, 9:42 p.m. | April 13, 1975, 10:26 p.m. |
| May 2, 1976, 5:49 p.m. | May 27, 1976, 3:43 a.m. |
| June 6, 1977, 6:10 a.m. | July 6, 1977, 3:09 p.m. |
| April 2, 1978, 9:14 p.m. | April 27, 1978, 7:53 a.m. |
| May 18, 1979, 12:29 a.m. | June 11, 1979, 6:13 p.m. |
1980s
| Entered | Left |
|---|---|
| March 6, 1980, 6:54 p.m. | April 3, 1980, 7:46 p.m. |
| April 17, 1981, 12:08 p.m. | May 11, 1981, 7:45 p.m. |
| May 30, 1982, 9:02 p.m. | June 25, 1982, 12:13 p.m. |
| March 19, 1983, 9:51 a.m. | April 13, 1983, 11:26 a.m. |
| May 2, 1984, 4:53 a.m. | May 26, 1984, 2:40 p.m. |
| June 6, 1985, 8:53 a.m. | July 6, 1985, 8:01 a.m. |
| April 2, 1986, 8:19 a.m. | April 26, 1986, 7:10 p.m. |
| May 17, 1987, 11:56 a.m. | June 11, 1987, 5:15 a.m. |
| March 6, 1988, 10:21 a.m. | April 3, 1988, 5:07 p.m. |
| April 16, 1989, 10:52 p.m. | May 11, 1989, 6:28 a.m. |
1990s
| Entered | Left |
|---|---|
| May 30, 1990, 10:13 a.m. | June 25, 1990, 12:14 a.m. |
| March 18, 1991, 9:45 p.m. | April 13, 1991, 12:10 a.m. |
| May 1, 1992, 3:41 p.m. | May 26, 1992, 1:18 a.m. |
| June 6, 1993, 10:03 a.m. | July 6, 1993, 12:21 a.m. |
| April 1, 1994, 7:20 p.m. | April 26, 1994, 6:24 a.m. |
| May 16, 1995, 11:22 p.m. | June 10, 1995, 4:19 p.m. |
| March 6, 1996, 2:01 a.m. | April 3, 1996, 3:26 p.m. |
| April 16, 1997, 9:42 a.m. | May 10, 1997, 5:20 p.m. |
| May 29, 1998, 11:32 p.m. | June 24, 1998, 12:27 p.m. |
| March 18, 1999, 9:59 a.m. | April 12, 1999, 1:17 p.m. |
2000s
| Entered | Left |
|---|---|
| May 1, 2000, 2:49 a.m. | May 25, 2000, 12:15 p.m. |
| June 6, 2001, 10:25 a.m. | July 5, 2001, 4:44 p.m. |
| April 1, 2002, 6:40 a.m. | April 25, 2002, 5:57 p.m. |
| May 16, 2003, 10:58 a.m. | June 10, 2003, 3:32 a.m. |
| March 5, 2004, 6:12 p.m. | April 3, 2004, 2:57 p.m. |
| April 15, 2005, 8:37 p.m. | May 10, 2005, 4:14 a.m. |
| May 29, 2006, 12:41 p.m. | June 24, 2006, 12:31 a.m. |
| March 17, 2007, 10:01 p.m. | April 12, 2007, 2:15 a.m. |
| April 30, 2008, 1:34 p.m. | May 24, 2008, 10:52 p.m. |
| June 6, 2009, 9:07 a.m. | July 5, 2009, 8:23 a.m. |
2010s
| Entered | Left |
|---|---|
| March 31, 2010, 5:35 p.m. | April 25, 2010, 5:05 a.m. |
| May 15, 2011, 10:12 p.m. | June 9, 2011, 2:23 p.m. |
| March 5, 2012, 10:25 a.m. | April 3, 2012, 3:18 p.m. |
| April 15, 2013, 7:25 a.m. | May 9, 2013, 3:03 p.m. |
| May 29, 2014, 1:45 a.m. | June 23, 2014, 12:34 p.m. |
| March 17, 2015, 10:15 a.m. | April 11, 2015, 3:29 p.m. |
| April 30, 2016, 12:36 a.m. | May 24, 2016, 9:44 a.m. |
| June 6, 2017, 7:27 a.m. | July 5, 2017, 12:11 a.m. |
| March 31, 2018, 4:54 a.m. | April 24, 2018, 4:40 p.m. |
| May 15, 2019, 9:46 a.m. | June 9, 2019, 1:37 a.m. |
2020s
| Entered | Left |
|---|---|
| March 5, 2020, 3:07 a.m. | April 3, 2020, 5:11 p.m. |
| April 14, 2021, 6:22 p.m. | May 9, 2021, 2:01 a.m. |
| May 28, 2022, 2:46 p.m. | June 23, 2022, 12:34 a.m. |
| March 16, 2023, 10:34 p.m. | April 11, 2023, 4:47 a.m. |
| April 29, 2024, 11:31 a.m. | May 23, 2024, 8:30 p.m. |
| June 6, 2025, 4:43 a.m. | July 4, 2025, 3:31 p.m. |
| March 30, 2026, 4:01 p.m. | April 24, 2026, 4:03 a.m. |
| May 14, 2027, 9:02 p.m. | June 8, 2027, 12:33 p.m. |
| March 4, 2028, 8:01 p.m. | April 3, 2028, 8:27 p.m. |
| April 14, 2029, 5:06 a.m. | May 8, 2029, 12:46 p.m. |
2030s
| Entered | Left |
|---|---|
| May 28, 2030, 3:33 a.m. | June 22, 2030, 12:23 p.m. |
Find your own Venus
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