Taurusரிஷபம் · Vrishabha

What Taurus means in Vedic astrology

Taurus — ரிஷபம், Vrishabha — is the 2nd sign of the sidereal zodiac, spanning 30°–60° measured against the fixed stars. It is a earth sign of fixed quality, ruled by Venus (Shukra).

In Jyotish your Rāsi is your moon sign — where the Moon actually sat at the moment you were born. It describes the shape of your mind and feeling, which is why Vedic astrology leans on it far more heavily than on the sun sign used in Western horoscopes.

The birth stars inside Taurus

Each Rāsi contains finer divisions called Nakshatra. Taurus spans these three: