Taurus (astrology)

The zodiac sign Taurus (Greek ταῦρος Tauros, latin Taurus ) corresponds to the second section of the zodiac from 30 ° to 60 ° ecliptic longitude from the vernal equinox.

The sun is in the middle in the period 21 April to 21 May in this sign. Due to the migration of the vernal equinox the zodiac sign Taurus no longer meets today the constellation Taurus. In the constellation Taurus, the Sun is approximately in the period 14 May to 21 June.

After Tetrabiblos of Claudius Ptolemy

• Is the bull female ( I.12 ),
• It is the house of Venus ( I.17 ), and
• The Moon is in Taurus increased ( I.19 ).

As melothesische match the bull was assigned as a human body part of the neck in the ancient Iatroastrologie. The associated deity was the ruler of the sign corresponding to Venus.

With Virgo and Capricorn forms of Taurus the trine of the element earth, and with Leo, Scorpio and Aquarius the square of the four fixed signs.

The character was already part of the Babylonian zodiac. It appears as " Bull of Heaven " or " Bull of Anu " ( GUD.AN.NA ) On the MUL.APIN panels. It is the same word with which the bull of heaven is referred to the Sumerian Epic of Gilgamesh.

Shown is the sign since ancient times as a bull with lowered horns to attack, with only the front half is shown, which corresponds to the constellation. The astrological symbol is the stylization of a ( viewed from the front ) bull head as a circle with an attached pair of horns.

The Unicode character for the symbol is U 2649 ( ♉ ).