Taurus, the Bull, is the second sign of the Zo­di­ac. The sun enters it on or around April 20. Tau­rus belongs to the ele­ment earth, its quality is fixed and its charge is negative. Its Ruler is Venus, and the moon exalts in it. Its motto is: "I have." In the horo­scope chart, Taurus brings a slow stubborn­ness and a materialistic per­spective to planets or Houses therein.

 Those who have Taurus as their star sign are born when the sun was in Taurus, normally April 20 - May 20 (it differs slightly from year to year, be­cause of the leap years). Therefore, it is also - more correctly - called the sun sign.
     The sun in your horoscope is your natural self - what you are when you relax, when other planets in your horoscope are not active. It is your basic drive, a character you have as an ingredient - more or less evident in all you do and all you are. It is the most important point in your horoscope chart, but of course it is not the only thing that describes your personality. You need to look at all the components of your birth chart, to get a correct astrological description of your­self.
     If your sun sign is Taurus, you are usually quite relaxed, sort of laid-back even when involved in some­thing. It is natural for the Taurus to be slow, calm, and conservative in the sense of being reluctant to change. The natural habitat for the Taurus is working the soil, farming and handicrafts. Materialism, things concrete and solid.
     A Zodiac sign does not give exactly the same influ­ence all through its 30°. Its first third has something of a cardinal quality, whatever the quality of the sign as a whole is, its second third is slightly more fixed in quality, and the last third is more mutable.
     If the sun is in the beginning of Taurus, you are very handy and have a need to do things, make use of your ability and strive for prosperity. If it's in the middle of Taurus, you are very patient, indeed, prefering a slow tem­po with most things, and quite easy to please. If the sun is at the end of Taurus, you can be a bit clumsy, to your own surprise, and tend to get impatient when things are more difficult than you expected. Although you like things as they are, you still tend to strive for some change.

The sun in the horoscope also represents your father (the mother is represented by the moon).
     If you have the sun in Taurus, your relation to your father is what it is, through time. You trust each other and can spend time together without needing to do anything, not even talking. You have a sense of know­ing each other well, although you don't talk much. Mostrly you get along, but if there is a grudge it can remain for long.

When another planet or other point of the horo­scope is in Taurus, it is also affected by the sign, get­ting something of its character. Here are those points, what they stand for, and how they are affected by Taurus:

 
    Sun   basic drive - Taurus brings patience and calm.
    Moon   longing - Taurus brings simple needs and emotional stability.
    Mercury   curiosity - Taurus brings careful thinking and reluctance to speak much.
    Venus   affection - Taurus brings enjoyment of sim­ple things and of pleasuring the senses.
    Mars   aggression - Taurus brings grim determi­nation and strength.
    Jupiter   luck - Taurus brings material gains and capacity to increase them.
    Saturn   duty - Taurus brings conservatism and fixed values.
    Uranus   contemplation - Taurus brings an inward mind and an interest reserved for what's palpable.
    Neptune   fantasy - Taurus brings an imagination limited to the well-known, and concrete dreams.
    Pluto   catharsis - Taurus brings long-foreseeable concrete changes that last.
    Ascendant, AC   attitude - Taurus brings neutral behavior towards others, and an everyday appearance.
    Medium Coeli, MC   self-image - Taurus brings a modest view of one's talents, to the point of under­estimating oneself.

In the astrological Houses, the Zodiac signs also bring their characters, influencing the environments de­scribed by the Houses. Here are the twelve Houses, what they stand for, and how Taurus affects them:

1. Identity - Taurus makes you seem slow and uncomplicated.
2. Resources - Taurus makes you have what you need.
3. Communication - Taurus makes you slow to find friends, but keep them long, and you are not keen on theoretical learning.
4. Home - Taurus makes your family life calm and secure.
5. Pastime - Taurus makes you content, maybe lazy, in your spare time.
6. Work - Taurus makes you trustworthy and com­petent at work, never hurrying.
7. Partners - Taurus makes your relations slow to start, then intimate and long-lasting.
8. Unknown - Taurus makes fate have few surpri­ses for you.
9. Travel - Taurus makes you unwilling to change your whereabouts.
10. Carreer - Taurus makes you indifferent to car­reer, but steady at the position you have.
11. Ideals - Taurus makes you nourish conservative values, with no need to spread them around.
12. Shortcomings - Taurus makes your life a bit un­stable, and it may be hard for you to get the means you need.

     Of course, all of the above is very general, mainly to give you an idea of how the sign works in the horo­scope. You need to study your horoscope chart care­fully, to make a nuanced and deeper interpretation.

Aries, the Ram, is the first sign of the Zodiac. The sun enters it on the day of the spring equinox, usually March 21st. Aries belongs to the element fire, its quality is cardinal and its charge is positive. Its Ruler is Mars, and the sun exalts in it. Its motto is: "I am." In the horoscope chart, Aries brings impul­sive energy to planets or Houses therein.

      Those who have Aries as their star sign are born when the sun was in Aries, normally March 21 - April 19 (it differs slightly from year to year, because of the leap years). Therefore, it is also - more correctly - called the sun sign.
     The sun in your horoscope is your natural self - what you are when you relax, when other planets in your horoscope are not active. It is your basic drive, a character you have as an ingredient - more or less evident in all you do and all you are. It is the most important point in your horoscope chart, but of course it is not the only thing that describes your personality. You need to look at all the components of your birth chart, to get a correct astrological description of your­self.
     If your sun sign is Aries, you are not much for relaxing. Actually, you might have a hard time relaxing if you are inactive. You need to do something, be involved in something. You also tend to be quite impulsive with your actions, a strong believer in the principle that it's better to do something wrong than nothing at all. You are quite energetic.
     A Zodiac sign does not give exactly the same influence all through its 30°. Its first third has something of a cardinal quality, whatever the quality of the sign as a whole is, its second third is slightly more fixed in quality, and the last third is more mutable.
     If the sun is in the beginning of Aries, you are very impatient and impulsive, indeed. If it's in the middle of Aries, you are quite proud of what you do, and persistent. If the sun is at the end of Aries, you are extre­mely impatient, to the point that you have trouble finishing what you started, and prefer just moving over to a new project.

The sun in the horoscope also represents your father (the mother is represented by the moon).
     If you have the sun in Aries, your relation to your father is active and impatient. It is probably mutual. You may not talk much, but you enjoy doing things together - and challenging each other. When you talk, it's often in an argument, but you rarely stay angry with each other for long.

When another planet or other point of the horo­scope is in Aries, it is also affected by the sign, getting some­thing of its character. Here are those points, what they stand for, and how they are affected by Aries:

 
    Sun   basic drive - Aries brings unrest and vitality.
    Moon   longing - Aries brings frustration and impa­tience.
    Mercury   curiosity - Aries brings impulsiveness and improvisation.
    Venus   affection - Aries brings creative urge and delight.
    Mars   aggression - Aries brings a quick temper and a challenging attitude.
    Jupiter   luck - Aries brings surprises and "easy come - easy go".
    Saturn   duty - Aries brings a demanding attitude and intolerance.
    Uranus   contemplation - Aries brings an improvising mind, with difficulty to concentrate for long.
    Neptune   fantasy - Aries brings a wild imagination and restless dreams.
    Pluto   catharsis - Aries brings sudden and drastic changes, rarely foreseen.
    Ascendant, AC   attitude - Aries brings some rude­ness, and obvious impatience.
    Medium Coeli, MC   self-image - Aries brings over-estimation of one's own capacity, but eagerness to achieve.

In the astrological Houses, the Zodiac signs also bring their characters, influencing the environments de­scribed by the Houses. Here are the twelve Houses, what they stand for, and how Aries affects them:

1. Identity - Aries makes you seem impulsive and impatient.
2. Resources - Aries makes you adaptive to circum­stance.
3. Communication - Aries makes your friends come and go, and your study often disrupted.
4. Home - Aries makes your family life unpeaceful.
5. Pastime - Aries makes you very active in your spare time, with challenging things.
6. Work - Aries makes you energetic at work, but maybe sloppy, too.
7. Partners - Aries makes your relations intense, and your partners come and go.
8. Unknown - Aries makes fate strike you with sud­den surprises.
9. Travel - Aries makes you restless, needing to move frequently.
10. Carreer - Aries makes you quick to ascend the ladder, and to fall from it.
11. Ideals - Aries makes you convinced of your own ideals, and eager to spread them.
12. Shortcomings - Aries makes it hard for you to act when needed, and to make quick decisions.

     Of course, all of the above is very general, mainly to give you an idea of how the sign works in the horo­scope. You need to study your horoscope chart care­fully, to make a nuanced and deeper interpretation.