♉ Taurus: dates, element and traits
The first earth sign of the cycle, Taurus carries a traditional reputation for steadiness: the image is of someone who values security, routine and simple, tangible pleasures, and who changes their mind more slowly than most.
- Date range
- 20 Apr – 20 May
- Element
- Earth
- Quality
- Fixed
- Ruling planet
- Venus
Traditional traits
- steadiness
- practicality
- love of comfort
Element compatibility
In the astrological tradition, signs that share the same element (Virgo, Capricorn) are usually read as a natural fit. Scorpio, the opposite sign in the cycle, is read as the pairing with the most tension — and, for some astrologers, also the most mutual growth.
Cuidado
Tradition, not prediction
How to read Taurus's element and quality
Taurus is a earth sign with a fixed quality in traditional astrology. It shares its element with Virgo and Capricorn, which the tradition reads as a kinship of temperament between the three, even though each one's quality changes how that element shows up.
The sign traditionally "opposite" Taurus in the cycle is Scorpio — six months apart on the calendar — and traditional astrology reads that specific pairing, Taurus and Scorpio, as tension that can also become complementarity: each tends to have what the other lacks.
The 20 Apr–20 May period assigned to Taurus follows the Western tropical zodiac convention, which splits the year into 12 equal parts starting from the March equinox — which is why that particular start and end date can shift by a day depending on the year, since the civil calendar and the solar cycle don't line up perfectly.
Glossário: os termos desta página
Zodiac sign
One of the 12 equal divisions of the tropical zodiac, each tied to a period of the year, an element and a quality in Western astrological tradition.
Astrological element
Each of the four groups (fire, earth, air, water) that bring together three zodiac signs, traditionally associated with a shared temperament.
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