Birth chart for Taurus
Your Sun in Taurus is one placement out of ten. It's the part every Taurus shares; the other nine are what make your chart yours. Here's what is fixed, what can vary, and how your birth time decides the rest.
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What every Taurus chart has in common
The Sun in Taurus: a fixed earth sign ruled by Venus. In 2026 the Sun enters Taurus on April 20 at 01:39 UTC and moves into Gemini on May 21; across recent decades the season starts on April 19 or 20 and ends on May 20 or 21, so the boundary days depend on the year and hour.
A Taurus Sun makes your identity around steadiness, sensuality, and the long game. You build slowly — and that's a feature, not a bug. While faster signs sprint and burn out, you're still walking, still showing up, and twenty years later you have something built. Comfort matters to you in a way that surprises people who think comfort is shallow: a good meal, a familiar bed, a body that feels at home in itself. You don't apologise for any of it.
Your loyalty runs deep. The people you love know they have you, period — and that knowing is rare. The flip side is that once you've decided something, you're hard to move. "Stubborn" is the word people use, and you'll roll your eyes at it, because from the inside it just looks like clarity. You know what you like and what you don't. You're not interested in being convinced.
Mercury and Venus: the placements that can't wander far
Two planets are tied to the Sun by geometry. Mercury never sits more than about 28° from it, so a Taurus Sun always has Mercury in Aries, Taurus, Gemini. Venus stays within about 47°, so it lands in Pisces, Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer — most often the middle three. That's why Taureans think and love in a recognisable handful of styles rather than twelve.
Your Moon: twelve possibilities
The Moon changes sign every two to three days, so it can be anywhere. It is the biggest single reason two Taureans feel different from each other. Pick yours:
- Taurus Sun, Aries Moonpioneering · direct · brave
- Taurus Sun, Taurus Moonsteady · sensual · loyal
- Taurus Sun, Gemini Mooncurious · witty · adaptable
- Taurus Sun, Cancer Moonprotective · intuitive · loyal
- Taurus Sun, Leo Moongenerous · dramatic · loyal
- Taurus Sun, Virgo Moonprecise · helpful · analytical
- Taurus Sun, Libra Moondiplomatic · aesthetic · fair
- Taurus Sun, Scorpio Moonintense · penetrating · loyal
- Taurus Sun, Sagittarius Moonadventurous · honest · philosophical
- Taurus Sun, Capricorn Moonambitious · disciplined · patient
- Taurus Sun, Aquarius Moonoriginal · detached · humanitarian
- Taurus Sun, Pisces Moonintuitive · compassionate · dreamy
Birth time: your rising sign and where the Sun sits
At sunrise the Sun is on the horizon, so a Taurus born at dawn has Taurus rising and the Sun in the 1st house. Every two hours or so the horizon moves one sign along and the Sun climbs one house. This table is a rough guide — the ascendant's speed changes with latitude and season — but it shows why the time matters.
| Born | Rising sign (approx.) | Sun's house |
|---|---|---|
| Around sunrise | Taurus rising | 1st house |
| ~2 h after sunrise | Gemini rising | 12th house |
| Late morning | Cancer rising | 11th house |
| Around midday | Leo rising | 10th house |
| Early afternoon | Virgo rising | 9th house |
| Late afternoon | Libra rising | 8th house |
| Around sunset | Scorpio rising | 7th house |
| Early evening | Sagittarius rising | 6th house |
| Late evening | Capricorn rising | 5th house |
| Around midnight | Aquarius rising | 4th house |
| The small hours | Pisces rising | 3rd house |
| Before dawn | Aries rising | 2nd house |
Common questions
What is a Taurus birth chart?
A birth chart is the whole sky at your birth: Sun, Moon, rising sign, all ten planets and the houses they fall in. "Taurus birth chart" usually means the chart of someone whose Sun is in Taurus — the Sun is one placement out of ten, so two Taureans can have very different charts.
Do all Taureans have the same chart?
No. They share the Sun in Taurus, and their Mercury is always in Aries, Taurus, Gemini, but the Moon can be in any of the twelve signs, the rising sign depends on birth time and place, and the outer planets depend on the year. The shared Sun explains why Taureans recognise each other; the rest explains why they are not interchangeable.
When does Taurus season start in 2026?
In 2026 the Sun enters Taurus on April 20 at 01:39 UTC and enters Gemini on May 21. Across 1980–2030 the start falls on April 19 or 20 depending on the year, so people born on the boundary day should check the exact time.
Do I need my birth time?
For the Sun, Mercury, Venus and the outer planets, no. For the rising sign and houses, yes — they change every two hours or so. The Moon changes sign every two to three days, so a time helps on about one day in three. The free calculator works either way and tells you which parts depend on the time.
See your whole Taurus chart
Sun, Moon, rising, every planet and house, and the aspects between them — computed from your birth details, free. Then decide if you want it read.