Taurus Compatibility: Who Is Taurus Compatible With?
Tradition: Western astrology. A tradition, not a forecast. Astrologers read it this way; the evidence does not.
By Suraj Giri · Reviewer for this method: not yet appointed (see our editorial policy)
In Western astrology, Taurus is rated highest with Virgo and Capricorn (a strong match, 8 of 8 points) and lowest with Leo and Aquarius (a challenging match, 1 of 8). The list below ranks all eleven other signs; the same-sign pair is noted under it.
Taurus compatibility is settled one pair at a time, and Taurus is one of twelve signs. To check Taurus against any other sign, check two signs. Every row of the list below opens a verdict page of its own. Taurus and Scorpio, for example, sit opposite each other on the wheel, and the full reading sits on Taurus and Scorpio compatibility. The rating reads two sun signs and nothing else.
How compatible is Taurus with each zodiac sign?
| Rank | Pair | Verdict | Points | Elements | Aspect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taurus and Virgo | strong match | 8 of 8 | same element | trine, 120 degrees |
| 2 | Taurus and Capricorn | strong match | 8 of 8 | same element | trine, 120 degrees |
| 3 | Taurus and Cancer | good match | 5 of 8 | paired elements | sextile, 60 degrees |
| 4 | Taurus and Pisces | good match | 5 of 8 | paired elements | sextile, 60 degrees |
| 5 | Taurus and Scorpio | mixed | 4 of 8 | paired elements | opposition, 180 degrees |
| 6 | Taurus and Aries | takes adjustment | 2 of 8 | unpaired elements | semisextile, 30 degrees |
| 7 | Taurus and Gemini | takes adjustment | 2 of 8 | unpaired elements | semisextile, 30 degrees |
| 8 | Taurus and Libra | takes adjustment | 2 of 8 | unpaired elements | quincunx, 150 degrees |
| 9 | Taurus and Sagittarius | takes adjustment | 2 of 8 | unpaired elements | quincunx, 150 degrees |
| 10 | Taurus and Leo | challenging | 1 of 8 | unpaired elements | square, 90 degrees |
| 11 | Taurus and Aquarius | challenging | 1 of 8 | unpaired elements | square, 90 degrees |
The same sign: Taurus and Taurus reads as good match, 5 of 8, a conjunction. Points: aspect up to 5, elements up to 2, modality 1. Ties keep wheel order.
Five tiers, one rule. The pair at the top shares Taurus's earth element and sits a trine away, where our scoring gives the most it gives. The aspect counts for more than the element, and the element for more than the modality. The pair at the bottom sits a square away, the angle astrologers read as friction. In between are two sextiles, one opposition, and four signs a semisextile or a quincunx away, where the tradition reads adjusting rather than argument. Libra belongs to that tier of four, and what it means is plain: Venus rules Libra and Taurus alike, and a shared ruler earns no points.
What is Taurus's best match?
The tradition's best match for Taurus is Virgo and Capricorn: a strong match at 8 of 8 points, same element, trine.
Our scoring puts Virgo and Capricorn level at the top for Taurus, and nothing in the tradition as we read it separates them.
- Virgo is earth, like Taurus, and sits four signs away, the aspect astrologers read as the least effortful (same element, trine).
- Capricorn reaches the top on the same three counts, and brings the cardinal mode that Taurus does not have (same element, trine).
- Cancer sits two signs away, a sextile, which the tradition reads as friendly rather than effortless (paired elements, sextile).
- Pisces forms the second sextile and scores level with Cancer, because earth pairs with water in the convention our scoring follows (paired elements, sextile).
Who is Taurus not compatible with?
The lowest ratings for Taurus are Leo and Aquarius: a challenging match at 1 of 8, unpaired elements, square. A low rating is the tradition's reading of two sun signs, not a fact about two people.
Leo and Aquarius share the bottom of the list for Taurus, and one aspect explains both.
- Leo sits three signs from Taurus, a square of 90 degrees, which astrologers read as friction (same modality, unpaired elements).
- Aquarius forms the mirror square from the other side of the wheel and lands level with Leo (same modality, unpaired elements).
- Scorpio is fixed too and still sits well above them: an opposition is worth more than a square, and earth pairs with water where earth and fire do not pair.
A low rating measures ease, not worth. It describes where two sun signs begin and says nothing about the people born under them. The same ranking answers the two questions readers reach for next.
Who is the best match for a Taurus woman?
The ranking is the same for a Taurus woman, because our scoring takes two signs and has no input for gender at all. Virgo and Capricorn stay at the top. Read through the element, earth is the group astrologers tie to patience and the practical side of a day, and that is the tradition's account of the earth trine.
Who is the best match for a Taurus man?
Virgo and Capricorn again, for the same reason: the scoring reads two sun signs and knows nothing about the people holding them. Read through the mode this time. Taurus is fixed, which astrologers tie to holding a position, and our scoring credits any partner of another mode.
How is Taurus in love, friendship and marriage?
Love, friendship and marriage read the same eleven ratings from three angles. Warmth comes from the element, ease from the aspect and staying power from the modality, which is why the order changes so little between them.
Taurus in love
For love the tradition rates Taurus highest with Virgo, Capricorn, Cancer and Pisces: the 4 pairings that reach a good or strong match on the points above.
Taurus in friendship
The signs that share Taurus's element, earth, sit in a trine (Virgo and Capricorn), which the tradition reads as the easiest company; the two sextiles (Cancer and Pisces) read as easy and friendly.
Taurus in marriage
For the long run the tradition looks at modality: Taurus is a fixed sign, so a partner of another modality scores the modality point (8 of the eleven). Taurus runs April 20 to May 20 and is ruled by Venus.
What does Taurus need in love?
Taurus needs steadiness. It is an earth sign, fixed by mode, ruled by Venus, and astrologers read that combination as a sign that settles into what it likes and stays there. That is the reason behind the ranking above rather than a claim about any Taurus: the signs rated highest are the ones the tradition reads as content to keep the same Sunday.
Which signs are the best friends for Taurus?
Virgo, Capricorn and Cancer are the signs the tradition reads as easy company for Taurus.
- Virgo and Capricorn form the earth trine, and a trine is the aspect astrologers read as the least effortful between two signs.
- Cancer sits a sextile away, which the tradition reads as friendly: earth pairs with water in the convention our scoring follows, and neither sign is in a hurry.
A sextile carries more weight in friendship than in love, because friendship asks two charts to agree on fewer things.
Who will a Taurus usually marry?
Virgo and Capricorn are the two signs the tradition pairs with Taurus for the long run, with Cancer and Pisces behind them. Marriage is where the modality counts for most: two signs of one mode read as a contest, two of different modes as a division of labour. Taurus is fixed, so the tradition is easiest on a cardinal or mutable partner, and no page here says who anyone marries.
Why are Taurus so attracted to Taurus?
Astrologers put the pull down to the conjunction. Two Taurus charts sit on the same point of the wheel, so each meets its own pace and its own ruler in the other. The tradition reads a conjunction as intense and similar rather than complementary. The note under the table above carries our rating, and the full verdict is on Taurus and Taurus compatibility.
Taurus runs April 20 to May 20 on the dates most calendars use. A birthday on either edge can belong to the sign next door, because the Sun's entry shifts by up to a day with the year and the time zone. Every sign has a best and a worst match, and the twelve line up differently once they are set side by side. The ranking across all twelve is in best and worst zodiac matches.
How we calculate it
- The distance between the two signs on the wheel gives the aspect: the same sign, one sign apart, and so on to opposite signs. A trine scores 5, a conjunction, sextile or opposition 3, anything else 1.
- The elements are compared. The same element adds 2. Fire with air, or earth with water, adds 1.
- The modalities are compared. Different modalities add 1.
- The total, out of 8, sets the band. The points table is our proposal and is waiting for an astrologer's review.
The full rule, in plain words and in pseudocode, is on the methodology page.
Sources
- Astrological sign (Wikipedia): Modality table; classical and modern rulers
- Zodiac signs (Astrology.com): Modality and ruler per sign; the date table
- Sign rulerships (Cafe Astrology): Traditional against modern rulerships
- Astrological aspect (Wikipedia): Degrees; major and minor aspects
- Aspects in astrology (Cafe Astrology): How each aspect is read
- Zodiac (Wikipedia): The sun-sign date ranges and the note that they vary slightly by year