Taurus zodiac sign
Taurus is steady, sensual and loyal. Ruled by Venus, Taureans love comfort, good food, beautiful things and the people who stick around. They take their time, but once they commit, they don't let go.
Strengths
- Reliable
- Patient
- Loyal
- Down to earth
Watch out for
- Stubborn
- Resists change
- Can be possessive
Taurus in love, friendship and work
Slow to start and in it for the long haul. Taurus shows love with time, touch, good meals and keeping their word.
The friend with the comfortable couch and the open fridge. Dependable in a crisis and a great listener.
Excellent at building something step by step and seeing it through. Usually careful with money and good at growing it.
The Bull in the sky
Taurus is often tied to the myth of Zeus, who took the form of a beautiful white bull to carry away the princess Europa. The constellation holds the Pleiades star cluster.
Taurus season 2026: the Sun is in Taurus from April 19 at 9:29 PM to May 20, 2026 at 8:28 PM Eastern time.
Taurus with every sign
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How common is Taurus?
About 11,100 US babies are born on an average Taurus day. Based on Social Security Administration daily birth counts for 2000 to 2014, via FiveThirtyEight. How common is your birthday?
Born on the Taurus cusp?
Depending on the year, Taurus starts between April 19 and April 21 and ends between May 20 and May 22 (US Eastern time). If your birthday is near either edge, pick your birth year to see exactly when the Sun changed signs.
In 1996, the Sun entered Taurus on April 19, 1996 at 3:12 PM and left on May 20, 1996 at 2:23 PM (Eastern).
Born outside the Eastern time zone? Adjust by your time difference. Times are calculated from the Sun’s position and are accurate to within about 15 minutes.
Famous Taurus
The other signs
Astrology is for entertainment, not fate. Sign facts are standard Western astrology associations; personality text is ours. Famous birthdays come from Wikidata; people born on a day that can fall in either sign are left out. Birth shares come from SSA data via FiveThirtyEight.