What Venus means
Venus is the style in love and relationships, taste, the attitude to money and beauty. It shows what attracts and how a person expresses affection — and conversely what seems to them tasteless and alien.
Tradition gives Venus pleasure, art, beautiful things and money as a way of enjoying life. It rules two signs: in Taurus its theme is earthy — things, money, the body, in Libra airy — relationships and measure.
Venus in the signs
Venus never moves farther than 47° from the Sun, so it stands in the Sun's sign or no more than two signs from it. By element it is read like this:
- In fire signs (Aries, Leo and Sagittarius) — affection flares up fast and is shown openly; admiration, play and boldness are valued.
- In earth signs (Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn) — affection is expressed through deeds — care, a gift, constancy; reliability and quality of things are valued.
- In air signs (Gemini, Libra and Aquarius) — affection begins with conversation and shared interests; ease, freedom and an interesting conversation partner are valued.
- In water signs (Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces) — affection grows slowly, through trust and closeness; depth and fidelity of feeling are valued.
In detail — Venus in each sign, with a “not about you” sign and a check on yourself:
Venus in the houses
Venus's house is the sphere where a person seeks pleasure and where it's easier for them to be liked: in the 2nd — money and things, in the 5th — falling in love and creativity, in the 7th — partnership, in the 10th — work where taste and charm are valued. The house needs the exact birth time.
Venus retrograde
Venus goes backward once every 19 months, for 41–43 days, and on your birthday that was the case for 7.5% of people. Tradition links a retrograde Venus with returns in love and taste: to former people, old things, postponed decisions about money.
When Venus goes backward — station dates, Moscow time →
How to check it on yourself
Each statement below may turn out to be false about you — that’s how it’s written. Check it against your past, and write your answer down before you compare it with the chart. The first item checks the calculation itself, the rest — the interpretation.
If you look at Venus in your chart
What should match. It stands no more than two signs from the Sun's sign: by our measurement for 1950–2030 Venus never moved farther than 47.2° from the Sun. And it was retrograde only when it stood closer than 30° to the Sun — so Venus with ℞ is always in the Sun's sign or the neighboring one.
When it’s not about you. Venus in the third sign from the Sun or farther (Sun in Aries, Venus in Cancer or Capricorn), or Venus with ℞ in the second sign from it (Sun in Aries, Venus with ℞ in Gemini or Aquarius) — the wrong date went into the calculation. This is a check of the calculation, not of the interpretation.
If you know the element of your Venus
What should match. Recall the last three people you wanted to be liked by and what you most often do for that. In at least two cases it is the way of Venus's element: fire — show interest openly and at once, earth — help with deeds or give a gift, air — talk and write, water — take a long time looking and grow close through trust. By chance this matches in about one case in six.
When it’s not about you. In two cases out of three or more the ways of other elements — this isn't about you.
If Venus in your chart has ℞
What should match. With at least one former partner or close friend you resume contact after a long break, and you mentally return to old things and postponed purchases again and again.
When it’s not about you. You close past relationships easily and don't return to them even in thought — this isn't about you.
What retrograde motion is and where in the sky it happens for each planet — on the page of all planets. How we check the rest — the site’s method.