Venus in astrology
Venus is retrograde in Libra until 14 November.
- Cycle
- About 225 days round the Sun
- Time in a sign
- Usually about 4 weeks, longer around a retrograde
- Rules
- Taurus and Libra
- Turns retrograde
- Yes
Venus is the second planet from the Sun and, after the Sun and the Moon, the brightest object in the sky; it shines as the morning or the evening star. It circles the Sun in about 225 days. Like Mercury it stays close to the Sun in the sky and is never more than about 47 degrees from it. It usually spends about four weeks in a sign, longer around a retrograde.
In tradition Venus stands for attraction, harmony, taste and pleasure, and for what a person values. The traditional keywords are beauty, affection, art, sociability and comfort. It rules two signs, Taurus and Libra. Venus turns retrograde about every 19 months, for around six weeks.
Because a Venus retrograde is rare, some years have no Venus station at all; the year pages say so when that is the case. Astrologers who use retrogrades often read them as a time to revisit the planet's themes; that is a tradition of interpretation, not a measured effect.
Venus through the signs
- Venus in Aries
- Venus in Aries is read as affection with momentum: the first to make a move, charmed by boldness, and quickly bored by a slow start.
- Venus in Taurus
- Venus in Taurus, its own sign, is read as affection through the senses: touch, food, music and loyalty, and a taste for the lasting over the new.
- Venus in Gemini
- Venus in Gemini is read as affection through conversation: wit is the great attraction, variety keeps the warmth alive, and a good talk is a kind of touch.
- Venus in Cancer
- Venus in Cancer is read as affection as care: feeding, remembering, sheltering, and a slow trust that once given runs deep.
- Venus in Leo
- Venus in Leo is read as affection with ceremony: grand gestures, open admiration, and a need to be the one who is adored in return.
- Venus in Virgo
- Venus in Virgo is read as affection in acts of service: the practical help, the fixed thing, the noticed detail, and a shyness about saying it outright.
- Venus in Libra
- Venus in Libra, its own sign, is read as affection through grace: good manners, shared taste and real partnership, and a dislike of anything coarse.
- Venus in Scorpio
- Venus in Scorpio is read as affection at full intensity: devotion and jealousy from the same root, no interest in the casual, and a long memory.
- Venus in Sagittarius
- Venus in Sagittarius is read as affection with an open door: shared adventures, honesty over flattery, and a need for freedom inside closeness.
- Venus in Capricorn
- Venus in Capricorn is read as affection shown by reliability: commitment taken seriously, feelings expressed through actions, and a taste for quality that lasts.
- Venus in Aquarius
- Venus in Aquarius is read as affection that starts as friendship: unconventional attachments, a need for independence, and loyalty of an unusual kind.
- Venus in Pisces
- Venus in Pisces is read as affection without a boundary: romantic, forgiving and easily moved, with a tendency to love the idea as much as the person.
Venus through the houses
- Venus in the first house
- Venus in the first house is read as charm at the door: an agreeable manner, care for appearance, and a gift for making people comfortable.
- Venus in the second house
- Venus in the second house is read as pleasure in things of quality: a taste for comfort and beauty, and affection shown through gifts and good living.
- Venus in the third house
- Venus in the third house is read as grace in words: a pleasant voice, warmth with neighbours and siblings, and attraction through conversation.
- Venus in the fourth house
- Venus in the fourth house is read as love of home: beauty in the private space, strong family affection, and comfort as a form of love.
- Venus in the fifth house
- Venus in the fifth house is read as romance and play: a love of courtship, art and celebration, and affection expressed with flair.
- Venus in the sixth house
- Venus in the sixth house is read as affection in service: care through the daily task, harmony at work, and love shown by making life easier.
- Venus in the seventh house
- Venus in the seventh house, its traditional home, is read as partnership as the heart of life: a natural diplomat and a need for a close, fair bond.
- Venus in the eighth house
- Venus in the eighth house is read as love at depth: intense intimacy, shared resources as a bond, and attraction to what is hidden.
- Venus in the ninth house
- Venus in the ninth house is read as love of the far and the foreign: attraction across cultures and beliefs, and pleasure in travel and ideas.
- Venus in the tenth house
- Venus in the tenth house is read as grace in public: a liked reputation, art or beauty as a vocation, and affection tied to standing.
- Venus in the eleventh house
- Venus in the eleventh house is read as love among friends: warmth in groups, attachments that begin as friendship, and a wide social circle.
- Venus in the twelfth house
- Venus in the twelfth house is read as private affection: hidden loves, compassion for the forgotten, and beauty found in solitude.
Astrology is a tradition of interpretation. What is written here is traditional, offered for reflection and entertainment, not advice and not a prediction.