Moon in Taurus (Vrishabha)
Taurus (Vrishabha) is the 2nd sign of the sidereal zodiac, from 30° to 60° of longitude. This page lists the rules Jyotishya applies when the natal Moon is in Taurus.
Sign data
| Sidereal span | 30° – 60° |
| Lord (traditional) | Venus |
| Element (traditional) | Earth |
| Modality (traditional) | Fixed |
| Chandrashtama sign | Sagittarius |
Traditional attributions, listed as reference data. Jyotishya does not interpret them.
Nakshatras in Taurus
- Krittika (padas 2–4): Taurus 0°00′ – Taurus 10°00′
- Rohini (all four padas): Taurus 10°00′ – Taurus 23°20′
- Mrigashira (padas 1–2): Taurus 23°20′ – Taurus 30°00′
Moon-from-Moon transit scores (Chandra gochara)
For a natal Moon in Taurus, the transiting Moon's sign is counted from Taurus as house 1: house = ((transit sign − 1) mod 12) + 1. These are the scores Jyotishya adds to the tara bala score each day. Chandrashtama, the house-8 case.
| Transit Moon in | House from natal Moon | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Taurus | 1 | +1 |
| Gemini | 2 | 0 |
| Cancer | 3 | +1 |
| Leo | 4 | −1 |
| Virgo | 5 | 0 |
| Libra | 6 | +1 |
| Scorpio | 7 | +1 |
| Sagittarius | 8 (Chandrashtama) | −2 |
| Capricorn | 9 | 0 |
| Aquarius | 10 | +1 |
| Pisces | 11 | +1 |
| Aries | 12 | −1 |
Taurus Moon in Western (tropical) astrology
Tropical longitude = sidereal longitude + ayanamsa (24.23° at the time this page was generated, Lahiri). A sidereal Moon between 0° and 5°46′ Taurus is also in Taurus tropically; from 5°46′ to 30° it is in Gemini tropically. Why the zodiacs differ.