Venus
Venus describes what you are drawn to and how you behave once you are in it: your style of affection, your sense of beauty, and what you consider worth having. In a chart it is the planet that answers "what do I value, and how do I show it?"
- Governs
- Love, taste, values
- Cycle length
- About 225 days
At its best
A well-placed Venus gives warmth, tact and an eye for what makes things harmonious — in a relationship, a room or a budget.
Under strain
Under strain, Venus turns into people-pleasing, indulgence or confusing being liked with being loved. It invites a closer look at what you truly value.
In your own chart
Venus sits no more than about 47 degrees from the Sun, which limits it to five possible signs relative to yours. When it differs from your Sun sign, you often feel like two people: one who lives a certain way and one who is drawn to something else.
Related sign
What Venus Stands For
Venus governs attraction, affection and aesthetics. In a chart it describes what you find beautiful, how you express care and what you value enough to spend time and money on. It is one of the two planets most associated with romance, which is why "what is your Venus sign?" is such a popular question.
Venus and the Sun Travel Together
Venus never strays more than about 47 degrees from the Sun, so your Venus sign can only be your Sun sign, one of the two before it or one of the two after it. Five possibilities. When it differs from your Sun sign, it often gives a pleasant sense of two layers: you live in one register and are drawn by another.
Venus Is Not Only About Romance
Venus also covers money and taste, which is why it rules both Taurus (resources, pleasure) and Libra (relationships, balance). A chart with a strong Venus often belongs to someone with a good eye for what works, whether that is an outfit, a room or a negotiation.
Venus by Element
Fire Venus is warm and enthusiastic and falls fast. Earth Venus shows love through steady, practical care. Air Venus values companionship and conversation and needs some freedom. Water Venus loves deeply and looks for emotional closeness. If you know your Venus sign, you can describe how you like to be shown affection in a sentence, which is very useful to share with a partner.