Placements · Taurus decans
Taurus decans: the garden, the workshop and the mountain
Every Taurus builds something that lasts. The decan says what: comfort you can touch, skills you can use, or a legacy you can stand on.
Urania's Mirror, London 1824 · Library of Congress
At a glance
Taurus 1st decan: Apr 20 to Apr 29. 2nd decan: Apr 30 to May 9. 3rd decan: May 10 to May 20.
- 1st decan, 0° to 10°
- Taurus · VenusFive of Pentacles, Material Trouble · Mercury
- 2nd decan, 10° to 20°
- Virgo · MercurySix of Pentacles, Material Success · Moon
- 3rd decan, 20° to 30°
- Capricorn · SaturnSeven of Pentacles, Success Unfulfilled · Saturn
Taurus · earth · fixed
Three kinds of steady
Try this today
- Notice the last purchase that made you genuinely happy. Was it comfort, craft or long-term security? That hints at your decan's flavour.
- Compare your degree with a Taurus friend's and see whether the descriptions sort you correctly.
Ask three Taurus friends what makes them feel safe and you might get three answers: a good meal, a job done properly, a savings account. That is the decans talking.
The bull's thirds go to the earth family, bull first: Taurus, then Virgo, then Capricorn. Up to 10° you get Taurus at its most sensual and unhurried. From 10° Virgo's eye for detail and usefulness arrives, and from 20° Capricorn's long game.
All three share the Taurus core: loyal, patient, slow to change their mind and very hard to rush. What shifts is where that steadiness goes. One plants a garden, one sharpens a tool, one climbs a mountain one step at a time.
Read your decan as a nuance, not a new sign. You are still the person who knows exactly which bakery makes the best bread.
The sky behind it
Longitude 30° to 60°. 2026 lines: Apr 20, 2026, 01:39 UTC, Apr 30, 2026, 08:04 UTC, May 10, 2026, 15:49 UTC. The 3rd decan holds the Sun longest here, 10.37 days.
Five of Pentacles, Material Trouble
1st decan Taurus: Venus at home
Try this today
- Cook something slowly this week. No shortcuts. Notice how much calmer you are while it simmers.
- Name one comfort you could share instead of keep. Venus is generous when she feels safe.
Venus runs Taurus and runs its opening slice too. Expect earth in its most sensory mood: texture, taste, music, the weight of a good blanket.
Of the three, this one loves comfort hardest, with a strong aesthetic sense and a talent for making any room feel lived-in. Loyalty runs deep. So does stubbornness, especially when someone tries to hurry a decision that has not finished ripening.
Mercury gets the Chaldean face, an interesting counterweight: a quick, curious planet inside the slowest decan. The Five of Pentacles, Material Trouble, shows two figures in the snow outside a lit window, which reads less like doom and more like a reminder that security is a feeling, not only a balance.
Typical birthdays: April 20 to April 29.
The sky behind it
Apr 20, 2026, 01:39 UTC to Apr 30, 2026, 08:04 UTC; Apr 20, 2027, 07:17 UTC. April 19-21 · 10.27 days · 26.3 min (New York).
Six of Pentacles, Material Success
2nd decan Taurus: Virgo's careful hands
Try this today
- Pick one small skill to practise for ten minutes a day this week. Mercury in an earth decan likes visible progress.
- When the worry loop starts, write the plan down once and close the notebook.
Mercury steps in as sub-ruler once the bull passes 10°, by way of Virgo. The steadiness turns practical: this is the Taurus who wants to know how things work and how to make them work better.
Skilled, discerning and quietly funny, these people cannot stand sloppy work. They tend to show love through acts of service: fixing the shelf, remembering the allergy, packing the snacks. The shadow is worry dressed up as planning.
Under the Moon's face there is a protective, homey layer. The Six of Pentacles, Material Success, shows a merchant weighing coins on a scale for those in need: things going right because someone took care of the details.
Typical birthdays: April 30 to May 9.
The sky behind it
Apr 30, 2026, 08:04 UTC to May 10, 2026, 15:49 UTC; Apr 30, 2027, 13:45 UTC. April 29-May 1 · 10.32 days · 28.5 min (New York).
Seven of Pentacles, Success Unfulfilled
3rd decan Taurus: Capricorn's long game
Try this today
- Write a five-year goal and the very first boring step toward it. Do the boring step today.
- Schedule something purely for pleasure. Saturn works better when Venus gets a turn.
Saturn arrives as sub-ruler for the bull's final stretch, borrowed from Capricorn. The earth gets serious: this decan thinks in decades, not weekends.
Ambition, endurance and a dry sense of humour come with it, plus a tendency to carry more responsibility than anyone asked them to. They are often the friend who started saving early and the colleague who quietly became indispensable. The lesson is to enjoy the view on the way up, not only at the top.
Saturn holds the Chaldean face too, so both systems agree this is the most structured part of Taurus. Its card, the Seven of Pentacles, Success Unfulfilled, is often drawn as a gardener waiting for a harvest. Patience, again, but with a plan.
Typical birthdays: May 10 to May 20.
The sky behind it
May 10, 2026, 15:49 UTC to May 21, 2026, 00:36 UTC; May 10, 2027, 21:22 UTC. May 10-11 · 10.37 days · 31.3 min (New York). Uranus before Jan 1, 2026 to Apr 26, 2026.
Find yours
Which Taurus decan are you?
30° to 60° of longitude; 86 minutes to rise over New York, 69 London, 145 Sydney, 119 equator.
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14°00′ Taurus is in the Taurus 2nd decan.
Your placement
Taurus 2nd decan
10° to 20° of Taurus
Triplicity decan: Virgo, ruled by Mercury.
Chaldean face: Moon. Tarot (Golden Dawn): Six of Pentacles, “Material Success”.
More to read
Shorter reads. Each opens in place.
In real life
Taurus decans at work
Late-April bulls thrive where taste matters: food, design, music, anything you can touch. Early-May bulls shine in skilled, detailed work where quality shows. Mid-May bulls build structures, budgets and businesses that outlast their founders. Each works best at its own pace. Rush them and you get the famous stubborn streak.
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2026 to 2027
Slow planets in Taurus's decans
Uranus, 20° to 30°: before Jan 1, 2026 to Apr 26, 2026.
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Quick answers
What decan am I if I'm a Taurus?
April 20 to April 29: Taurus. April 30 to May 9: Virgo. May 10 to May 20: Capricorn.
What is a 2nd decan Taurus like?
In the triplicity system it borrows from Virgo, with Mercury as sub-ruler. Astrologers describe it as practical, skilled and detail-minded, the Taurus most likely to show love by fixing things. It keeps the Taurus loyalty and patience.
Which Taurus decan is the most stubborn?
All three earned the reputation, but the late-April bull, with Venus doubled, is the most fixed in its comforts. The 3rd decan, with Saturn, can be just as immovable about its long-term plans.
