What it means
Taurus is an earth sign and a fixed sign, so it tends to hold its ground once it has chosen a direction. Its symbol is the bull: slow to start and hard to move. Venus, its ruler, links Taurus to pleasure, beauty and what a person values, including money and possessions. The Codex calls the Taurus Sun the builder, whose purpose is to create lasting value and cultivate peace. It often shines when life feels grounded and productive, with room to enjoy good food, music, touch and time outdoors. Once it trusts a person or a plan, it tends to stay with it for years.
Strengths
Patience, reliability, loyalty, a good eye for quality, and the stamina to finish what it starts.
Challenges
Stubbornness, resistance to change, holding on too long, and treating comfort as a reason not to move.
Dates
The Sun moves through Taurus from about April 20 to May 20. The exact dates shift by a day or so from year to year, so if you were born near either edge, your birth time and place decide which sign your Sun is in. A free blueprint calculates it exactly.
How Cosmic Array reads it
Your Sun is one part of the chart, not the whole of it. The Moon and Rising sign change the picture: a Taurus Sun with a Gemini Rising can come across as chatty and quick, while underneath it decides slowly and rarely changes its mind. Cosmic Array also reads your Sun against your numerology and Human Design, and where they pull in different directions, the blueprint names that tension instead of picking one side.