Venus
Venus shows what attracts you and how you behave once you are attached — your taste in people, art, comfort and harmony. In astrology it is Venus, not the Sun, that speaks most directly about romance.
- Rules over
- Love, beauty, values, pleasure
- Orbit
- About 225 days around the Sun
Finding It in Your Own Chart
Venus never strays more than two signs from the Sun, so there are five possible positions for any birthday. When it differs from your Sun sign, what you love can look quite unlike how you otherwise operate.
Its Home Sign
The Ten Planets
Love, Beauty and Value
Venus represents attraction, affection, beauty, pleasure and what you value. In a chart, it describes how you love and what you find appealing.
It also shapes taste in art, style and comfort, and your approach to money spent on enjoyment.
For romance, Venus is more important than your Sun sign.
Close Companion of the Sun
Venus never appears more than about 47 degrees from the Sun, so it is always in your Sun sign or within two signs of it.
That gives five possible Venus signs for any Sun sign.
When Venus differs from your Sun, your love style may surprise people who know only your Sun sign.
Venus Through the Elements
Fire Venus loves boldly and playfully. Earth Venus shows love through loyalty and practical care.
Air Venus loves through conversation and friendship. Water Venus seeks emotional depth and security.
Your Venus sign describes your natural love language.
Venus Retrograde
About every eighteen months, Venus appears to move backward for around six weeks. Tradition reads this as a time to reassess relationships and values.
Being born with Venus retrograde is linked with a reflective, sometimes unconventional approach to love.
It is not a negative placement.
Questions About Venus
Which signs does Venus rule? Taurus and Libra.
How does Venus relate to Mars? Venus shows what attracts you; Mars shows how you pursue it.
Does Venus affect money? Yes, particularly spending on pleasure and beauty.