♈︎♉︎ Aries and Taurus compatibility

How well do Aries and Taurus go together? By tradition: unfamiliar yet close.

Neighbours in the zodiac live door to door and still live differently: element and way of going about things do not match. At first, what is strange stands out. In time it turns out that one can do exactly what the other is still learning.

What helps: Curiosity instead of correcting: the other is not wrong, only different.

What connects them

Aries brings drive, Taurus steadiness, and both are honest about what they want.

Where it rubs

Aries wants it now, Taurus wants to wait and see, and this difference in pace rubs in everyday life.

Element and way

Fire meets earth: one wants to get going, the other wants to know where to. Fire brings enthusiasm, earth brings permanence. It goes well when fire does not take earth's patience for sluggishness and earth does not take fire's drive for recklessness.

Aries is a cardinal sign, Taurus a fixed one. The cardinal sign starts, the fixed one holds on. Movement comes from one, permanence from the other. Friction comes with the pace: one already wants to move on when the other has only just arrived.

The two in love

In love, Aries likes to win someone over, and fast. It needs passion and someone who gives as good as they get.

In love, Taurus is faithful and sensual. It needs reliability, time and small pleasures.

The planets of the two

The planet of Aries is Mars. Mars stands for drive and desire. It brings passion to a relationship, and sometimes quarrels too.

The planet of Taurus is Venus. Venus stands for love, beauty and balance. It brings tenderness to a relationship and a feel for getting on well together.

	Aries	Taurus
Element	Fire	Earth
Quality	cardinal	fixed
Planet	Mars	Venus

The sky for the two, as of 19 October 2026

Venus is currently in Scorpio, until 24 October. For Aries, it touches the area of shared money and letting go. For Taurus, it touches the area of partner and the people opposite. Venus has been retrograde since 3 October and stays so until 14 November. During this time, tradition advises clearing up old matters between two people rather than sealing new ones. On 20 April 2027, Venus enters Aries. Mars is currently in Leo, until 25 November.

Computed from the real sky, new every day.

Read by decans

Tradition divides every sign into three decans of about ten days. Each decan has a sub-sign of the same element, and the couple then reads like the two sub-signs. If you know the birthdays, here is the finer reading. Under each decan are its approximate days and its sub-sign. The dates are for 2026 and shift by about a day from year to year.

	Taurus I 20 Apr – 29 Apr Taurus	Taurus II 30 Apr – 10 May Virgo	Taurus III 11 May – 20 May Capricorn
Aries I 21 Mar – 30 Mar Aries	unfamiliar yet close	challenging	full of tension
Aries II 31 Mar – 9 Apr Leo	full of tension	unfamiliar yet close	challenging
Aries III 10 Apr – 19 Apr Sagittarius	challenging	full of tension	unfamiliar yet close

Frequently asked questions

Are Aries and Taurus compatible?: By tradition, the connection is unfamiliar yet close. Neighbours in the zodiac live door to door and still live differently: element and way of going about things do not match.
What connects Aries and Taurus?: Aries brings drive, Taurus steadiness, and both are honest about what they want.
Where is there friction between Aries and Taurus?: Aries wants it now, Taurus wants to wait and see, and this difference in pace rubs in everyday life.
What helps Aries and Taurus as a couple?: Curiosity instead of correcting: the other is not wrong, only different.

More precise than the sun sign

The zodiac sign is only part of the picture. Tradition also looks at where Venus, Mars and the Moon stood at birth, and at the ascendant.

Calculate Venus, Mars and the Moon: how the two of you love, desire and what you need, from the date of birth alone.
Synastry: the two birth charts laid over each other, with time and place of birth.
Venus retrograde: every date until 2030 and what it means for love.
Chinese compatibility: the twelve animals by year of birth.

Aries with the other signs

The reading follows tradition: it reads a couple by the distance between the two signs in the zodiac, by their elements, their way and their planets. It is no verdict on two people. Whether it fits is for the two of them to decide.