Venus in the 2nd House: Meaning by Rising Sign
The short answer
With whole-sign houses, Venus is in your 2nd house when it is in the sign 1 sign on from your rising sign: Venus in Taurus for Aries rising, Venus in Scorpio for Libra rising, and so on for all twelve rising signs.
What Venus in the 2nd house means
Venus describes what you value, and how you show affection. In the 2nd house of income and what you value, that plays out through the money you earn, what you own, and what you think you are worth.
The 2nd is a succedent house, the part of the chart concerned with what you build up, keep and rely on. Its natural sign is Taurus, so Venus here takes on some of Taurus's concerns whatever sign it is actually in.
With whole-sign houses, Venus sits in your 2nd house when it is in the sign 1 sign on from your rising sign: for Aries rising that means Venus in Taurus. A transit of Venus through one house lasts about 33 days, because that is how long Venus usually stays in one sign.
Which sign puts Venus in your 2nd house
Find your rising sign in the left column. If your Venus is in the sign beside it, your Venus is in the 2nd house.
| Your rising sign | Venus in the 2nd house |
|---|---|
| Aries rising | Venus in Taurus |
| Taurus rising | Venus in Gemini |
| Gemini rising | Venus in Cancer |
| Cancer rising | Venus in Leo |
| Leo rising | Venus in Virgo |
| Virgo rising | Venus in Libra |
| Libra rising | Venus in Scorpio |
| Scorpio rising | Venus in Sagittarius |
| Sagittarius rising | Venus in Capricorn |
| Capricorn rising | Venus in Aquarius |
| Aquarius rising | Venus in Pisces |
| Pisces rising | Venus in Aries |
How long a Venus transit of the 2nd house lasts
Venus stays in one sign for about 33 days on average, so a transit of Venus through your 2nd house lasts about that long: as little as about 24 days and as much as about 4 months across the charted years.
About the 2nd house
The 2nd house of income and what you value: the money you earn, what you own, and what you think you are worth. Its natural sign is Taurus.
How the houses are counted
Houses here use whole-sign counting: your rising sign is the whole 1st house, the next sign the 2nd, and so on around the zodiac. Many astrologers use Placidus or another quadrant system instead, which can move a planet close to a sign boundary into the neighbouring house. Either way you need an accurate birth time, because the rising sign changes about every two hours.
Venus in the other houses
Venus in the 1st house · Venus in the 3rd house · Venus in the 4th house · Venus in the 5th house · Venus in the 6th house · Venus in the 7th house · Venus in the 8th house · Venus in the 9th house · Venus in the 10th house · Venus in the 11th house · Venus in the 12th house
Other planets in the 2nd house: Sun · Moon · Mercury · Mars · Jupiter · Saturn · Uranus · Neptune · Pluto
Is your Venus in the 2nd house? Vera reads it with the rest of your chart.
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