Rashi 2 of 12 · Earth sign
Taurus.
Vrishabha · The Bull
Venus's earth sign builds slowly and keeps what it builds. Vrishabha values comfort, beauty and things that last, and it does not like to be rushed.
- Ruler
- Venus (Shukra)
- Element
- Earth
- Quality
- Fixed (sthira)
- Gender
- Feminine (even)
- Exalted here
- Moon
- Debilitated here
- None
- Direction
- South
- Sun passes
- 15 May – 14 Jun (approx.)
Placement
Taurus in your chart
Rashi — the mind and emotions
Taurus as your Moon sign
The Moon is exalted in Taurus: the mind here is steady, sensual and contented, at its best when life has a reliable rhythm.
Lagna — the body and the life's direction
Taurus rising
A Taurus ascendant carries a calm, grounded presence and often a pleasing voice or face; others find them dependable.
Vedic astrology reads the Moon sign and the ascendant before the Sun sign. Both depend on the exact time and place of birth — NAMOH works them out from yours.
Temperament
The nature of Vrishabha
Gifts
- Patience and staying power
- Loyalty
- An eye for beauty and quality
Lessons
- Resistance to change
- Possessiveness
- Comfort becoming inertia
Where Taurus tends to thrive
- Finance and banking
- Food and hospitality
- Design and the arts
- Agriculture and land
Lunar mansions
The nakshatras of Taurus
Thirty degrees, nine padas. Where your Moon falls along this span decides which nakshatra colours your Taurus Moon — and which planet's dasha your life begins in.
Lordship
Venus, lord of Taurus
Taurus takes its colour from Venus (Shukra). Wherever Venus sits in your chart shows where the affairs of your Taurus house are carried out.
Moon is exalted here — at the height of its strength.
Graha Maitri
Taurus with the other signs
One strand of Guna Milan compares the rulers of two Moon signs. It is a first reading only: a full match weighs all eight kootas, from nakshatra to nadi.
Questions
Taurus, briefly answered
Who rules Taurus in Vedic astrology?
Taurus (Vrishabha) is ruled by Venus (Shukra). It is a feminine, fixed earth sign.
What are the Taurus dates in Vedic astrology?
In the sidereal zodiac used in Vedic astrology, the Sun passes through Taurus from about 15 May – 14 Jun, give or take a day each year. Vedic astrology gives more weight to the Moon sign and the ascendant than to the Sun sign, and those depend on the exact time and place of birth.
Which nakshatras fall in Taurus?
Krittika (3 padas), Rohini and Mrigashira (2 padas). Together they make up Taurus's thirty degrees, nine padas in all.
Which planets are strong or weak in Taurus?
Moon is exalted in Taurus. Exaltation lets a planet give its best results; debilitation asks more of it.
See where Vrishabha sits in your chart.
Your Moon, your rising sign and every planet, read from your exact birth time and place.
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