{"id":14,"date":"2022-11-22T13:39:57","date_gmt":"2022-11-22T13:39:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/horoscope\/?p=14"},"modified":"2022-11-23T11:19:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-23T11:19:00","slug":"taurus-the-second-sign-of-the-zodiac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/horoscope\/2022\/11\/22\/taurus-the-second-sign-of-the-zodiac\/","title":{"rendered":"Taurus The Second Sign Of the Zodiac"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Taurus<\/b>\u00a0(<b>\u2649\ufe0e<\/b>) is the second\u00a0astrological sign\u00a0in the modern\u00a0zodiac. It spans from 30\u00b0 to 60\u00b0 of the zodiac. This sign belongs to the Earth element or\u00a0triplicity\u00a0and has a feminine or\u00a0negative polarity, as well as a\u00a0fixed modality, quality, or quadruplicity. It is a\u00a0Venus-ruled\u00a0sign along with\u00a0Libra. The Moon is in its\u00a0exaltation\u00a0here at exactly 3\u00b0. The Sun transits this sign from approximately April 20 until May 20 in\u00a0western astrology.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"History\" class=\"mw-headline\">History<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The sign of Taurus is associated with several myths and bull worship from several ancient cultures. It was the first sign of the zodiac established among the Mesopotamians, who called it &#8220;The Great Bull of Heaven,&#8221; as it was the constellation through which the Sun rose on the vernal equinox at that time,\u00a0<sup id=\"cite_ref-3\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup>that is the Early Bronze Age, from about 4000 BC to 1700 BC.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Astrological_associations\" class=\"mw-headline\">Astrological associations<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Taurus is the fixed modality of the three earth signs, the others being\u00a0Virgo\u00a0and\u00a0Capricorn.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"lets-info-up-block lets-info-up-meta-block\">\n<div class=\"lets-info-up-meta-title lets-info-up-pretitle font-h\">SYMBOL<\/div>\n<div class=\"lets-info-up-meta-content lets-info-up-title font-b\">Bull<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lets-info-up-block lets-info-up-meta-block\">\n<div class=\"lets-info-up-meta-title lets-info-up-pretitle font-h\">ELEMENT<\/div>\n<div class=\"lets-info-up-meta-content lets-info-up-title font-b\">Earth<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lets-info-up-block lets-info-up-meta-block\">\n<div class=\"lets-info-up-meta-title lets-info-up-pretitle font-h\">BIRTHSTONE<\/div>\n<div class=\"lets-info-up-meta-content lets-info-up-title font-b\">Emerald<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lets-info-up-block lets-info-up-meta-block\">\n<div class=\"lets-info-up-meta-title lets-info-up-pretitle font-h\">METAL<\/div>\n<div class=\"lets-info-up-meta-content lets-info-up-title font-b\">Copper<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lets-info-up-block lets-info-up-meta-block\">\n<div class=\"lets-info-up-meta-title lets-info-up-pretitle font-h\">FLOWER<\/div>\n<div class=\"lets-info-up-meta-content lets-info-up-title font-b\">Rose<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lets-info-up-block lets-info-up-meta-block\">\n<div class=\"lets-info-up-meta-title lets-info-up-pretitle font-h\">RULING\u00a0PLANET<\/div>\n<div class=\"lets-info-up-meta-content lets-info-up-title font-b\">Venus<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lets-info-up-block lets-info-up-meta-block\">\n<div class=\"lets-info-up-meta-title lets-info-up-pretitle font-h\">RULING HOUSE<\/div>\n<div class=\"lets-info-up-meta-content lets-info-up-title font-b\">Second<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lets-info-up-block lets-info-up-meta-block\">\n<div class=\"lets-info-up-meta-title lets-info-up-pretitle font-h\">MODALITY<\/div>\n<div class=\"lets-info-up-meta-content lets-info-up-title font-b\">Fixed<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lets-info-up-block lets-info-up-meta-block\">\n<div class=\"lets-info-up-meta-title lets-info-up-pretitle font-h\">TAROT CARD<\/div>\n<div class=\"lets-info-up-meta-content lets-info-up-title font-b\">The Hierophant<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taurus\u00a0(\u2649\ufe0e) is the second\u00a0astrological sign\u00a0in the modern\u00a0zodiac. It spans from 30\u00b0 to 60\u00b0 of the zodiac. This sign belongs to the Earth element or\u00a0triplicity\u00a0and has a feminine or\u00a0negative polarity, as well as a\u00a0fixed modality, quality, or quadruplicity. It is a\u00a0Venus-ruled\u00a0sign along with\u00a0Libra. The Moon is in its\u00a0exaltation\u00a0here at exactly 3\u00b0. 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