Venus Sign Calculator
Your Venus sign describes how you love and what you value: what attracts you, how you show affection, what you find beautiful and how you spend. Enter your birth date to find it. Venus is never more than two signs from the Sun, so many people have a Venus sign different from their Sun sign.
Enter your birth date in the form on this page to cast your answer. The result appears on this page, and your birth details are remembered on this device so other tools can fill them in.
Venus in each sign
Venus spends four to five weeks in a sign, so your birth date is almost always enough. On the day it changed sign, the time decides.
Venus in Aries: The bold lover
You fall fast and say so. Attraction is immediate and physical, and you enjoy the chase as much as the catch. You show love by acting on it: turning up, defending, surprising. Slow, ambiguous courtships lose you. You value honesty and independence in a partner, and boredom is the quickest way to lose your interest.
Venus in Taurus: The devoted lover
Venus rules Taurus, so love comes naturally and steadily. You show affection through touch, food, time and reliability, and you value comfort and quality. You are slow to commit and very loyal once you do. Security matters to you in love and money, and you dislike being rushed.
Venus in Gemini: The playful lover
You fall for minds first. Conversation, wit and variety keep you interested, and you show love by talking, texting and sharing ideas. You need a partner who is also a friend and does not mind change. Heavy emotional intensity can make you restless; lightness and curiosity keep you close.
Venus in Cancer: The nurturing lover
You love protectively and show it through care: cooking, remembering, making a home. You need emotional security before you open up, and you remember every kindness and every hurt. Family and belonging sit at the heart of what you value. Once you trust someone, you are deeply loyal.
Venus in Leo: The generous lover
You love warmly, openly and with some drama. You like romance to feel special: gestures, celebrations, being chosen. You give generously and need appreciation in return. A partner who is proud of you and says so will have your loyalty for a long time.
Venus in Virgo: The attentive lover
You show love through practical care: noticing what someone needs and quietly doing it. You are discerning about partners and take time to trust. You value reliability, intelligence and shared routines over grand gestures. Criticism is often your way of caring, which partners do not always realise.
Venus in Libra: The romantic partner
Venus rules Libra, so partnership is central to you. You love beauty, courtesy and harmony, and you are good at making the other person feel considered. You can avoid conflict too long to keep the peace. You value fairness, good manners and a partner who is also your equal.
Venus in Scorpio: The intense lover
You love all or nothing. Attraction is deep and private, and you want emotional and physical closeness without pretence. Trust is everything: once given it is total, once broken it is hard to restore. You value loyalty, depth and honesty, and you can tell when someone is holding back.
Venus in Sagittarius: The free-spirited lover
You love openly and adventurously and need room to move. Shared travel, ideas and laughter matter more to you than routine. You are honest about what you feel and can be blunt about it. A partner who grows with you and does not fence you in keeps your heart.
Venus in Capricorn: The committed lover
You take love seriously and build it carefully. You show affection by being dependable and by planning a future together. You may be reserved at first and warmer than people expect once committed. You value maturity, ambition and loyalty, and love that lasts more than love that dazzles.
Venus in Aquarius: The independent lover
You love as a friend first and need space to be yourself inside a relationship. Unusual people and unconventional arrangements appeal to you. You show love through loyalty and shared ideals rather than sentiment. A partner who respects your independence earns your devotion.
Venus in Pisces: The devoted dreamer
Venus is exalted in Pisces, so love is generous, tender and romantic. You give without counting and sense what a partner needs. You can idealise people and need to see them as they are. Music, art and compassion are what you value, and you love deeply once your heart is involved.
What your Venus sign tells you
Venus is the planet of love, attraction, pleasure and value. Its sign describes your style of affection and what you look for in a partner, and also what you offer: the kind of care and attention you bring.
It is one of the first placements compared between two charts, because it shows whether two people enjoy the same things and show love in the same way.
How this calculator works
Enter your birth date, and a time and place if you have them. The calculator casts the same chart as the full birth chart, from the Moshier ephemeris in the tropical zodiac, and reads the sign and degree of one point. Venus stays within about 47 degrees of the Sun.
Common questions
Is my Venus sign my love language?
It is the closest thing astrology has to one: how you show affection and what makes you feel loved.
Can Venus be retrograde in my birth chart?
Yes, for about six weeks every 19 months. It is read as a more private, reflective way of valuing and loving.
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