Do Aries and Taurus get along?
Aries and Taurus get along best once they accept that they run at different speeds: Aries wants to start now, Taurus wants to be sure, and the relationship works when each treats the other’s pace as an asset. They are neighbouring signs, 30 degrees apart, and share neither element nor mode. Aries is Mars’s cardinal fire sign and Taurus is Venus’s fixed earth sign. That makes them the first two signs of the zodiac and a Mars-Venus pairing, with all the physical attraction astrology attaches to those two planets. The friction is mostly about tempo, money and who gives way.
| Area | Aries and Taurus |
|---|---|
| Rulers | Mars (Aries) and Venus (Taurus), astrology's pair of desire and attraction |
| Elements and modes | Fire and earth. Cardinal and fixed. |
| Geometry | Neighbours, 30 degrees apart, with no element or mode in common |
| Pace | Aries decides in minutes. Taurus decides in weeks and rarely changes its mind. |
| Attraction | Strong and physical. Aries pursues; Taurus enjoys being pursued. |
| Conflict | Aries charges, Taurus plants its feet. The argument ends when someone moves. |
| Long term | Durable when Aries finishes what it starts and Taurus says yes to something new |
Two horned signs
The symbols say a lot here. Both are horned animals, and they use their horns differently. A ram charges, often for the sake of it, and is back grazing a minute later. A bull stands still for a very long time, and when it finally does charge, everyone remembers.
You can see it on an ordinary evening. At a restaurant, Aries has ordered before the waiter finishes the specials and is already restless for the food. Taurus reads the whole menu, considers two dishes and orders what it had last time, because it was excellent. On a walk, Aries is fifty metres ahead; Taurus has stopped at the bakery window. When they move house, Aries has packed half the flat by Sunday. Taurus is still not convinced it wants to leave.
None of this is a problem in itself. It becomes a problem when each takes the other’s speed personally. Aries reads Taurus’ slowness as reluctance, even as a judgement on Aries’ ideas. Taurus reads Aries’ hurry as carelessness, even as a sign that Aries will be gone just as fast.
The first sign and the second
Aries opens the zodiac at the March equinox, and Taurus follows about a month later. In astrology the order matters. Aries is the impulse that starts things. Taurus is what makes those things real and lasting: the money saved, the house kept, the garden that took four years to fill in. Popular astrology sums up the two signs with the keywords “I am” for Aries and “I have” for Taurus, and the shorthand fits this couple well. Aries wants to be and do. Taurus wants to keep and enjoy.
Because neighbouring signs share no element or mode, every habit has to be explained from scratch. Fire acts and then thinks; earth thinks, checks and then acts. Cardinal signs start; fixed signs hold. So Aries often brings the idea and Taurus decides whether it survives. That can feel like a veto to Aries. Seen another way, a plan Taurus has agreed to tends to happen, which is more than can be said for most of Aries’ plans.
Taurus has a neighbour on the other side, too: Gemini, where the contrast is steady against restless (Taurus and Gemini compatibility).
Mars and Venus, one sign apart
In traditional astrology Mars and Venus are the planets of desire and attraction. Mars goes after what it wants. Venus draws it in and enjoys it. Aries, Mars’s sign, pursues openly, with the bold message, the plan made on the spot and very little patience for mixed signals. Taurus, Venus’s sign in its earthy form, enjoys being pursued and does not hurry to be caught. It wants to be courted with time, good food, a hand on its back, the same person turning up week after week.
Each sign is awkward ground for the other’s planet. Traditional astrology says a planet placed in the sign opposite its own is in detriment, working against the grain. Venus is in detriment in Aries, and Mars is in detriment in Taurus. Venus in Aries is said to love in a hurry; Mars in Taurus is said to be slow to act and impossible to shift. In this couple, Taurus can feel its Venus rushed by Aries’ pace, and Aries can feel its Mars bogged down by Taurus’ calm.
The early months often go well because the chase suits both. The test comes once the chase is over. Aries, having won, starts looking for the next challenge. Taurus, having settled, wants things to stay exactly as they are. Aries has to learn that keeping Taurus is a different skill from winning it, and Taurus has to accept that Aries will always need something to chase, ideally a shared project.
Aries and Taurus in love
Physically this is often a very good match. Taurus is the sign of the senses, of touch and slowness and comfort, and Aries brings heat and directness. Taurus teaches Aries to slow down; Aries teaches Taurus to be a little more spontaneous.
Possessiveness needs some care. Taurus is loyal and expects loyalty back in a physical, present way. Aries is independent and sometimes flirts out of sheer competitive habit. A Taurus who watches Aries charm a stranger at a party may say nothing, then bring it up calmly and immovably three days later. Aries, who forgot about it the same evening, is baffled. Aries tends to keep the peace better by saying where it is going and when it will be back, which costs very little and matters a great deal to Taurus.
How do Aries and Taurus argue?
Aries has decided they should sell the car, which Taurus has driven for nine years, and buy something newer while it still sells well. Aries makes the case with energy and some volume. Taurus listens, says “No, I like the car,” and goes back to its book. Aries escalates. Taurus does not move. By the end of the evening Aries is pacing the kitchen and Taurus is calmly loading the dishwasher, and nothing has been decided except that both are annoyed.
That is the standard shape. Aries argues by charging, wanting a fast result. Taurus argues by not moving. The more Aries pushes, the deeper Taurus digs in, since in astrology fixed signs respond to pressure by holding their ground.
The fix comes in two parts. Aries raises big requests early and gives Taurus time: “Have a think about the car, we’ll talk on Sunday.” Taurus bends much more easily on things it has been allowed to sit with. Taurus, for its part, explains its no and says what would turn it into a yes. “Not this year, it’s paid off and I trust it. If it fails the next service, I’ll look at newer ones with you.” Aries can live with a no that has a reason and a condition. A flat no makes Aries charge again.
Money: the impulse and the long view
Aries spends on starts: the road bike, the climbing membership, the course, the flight booked because it was cheap that afternoon. Taurus spends on things that last, and it spends slowly: one excellent pair of boots instead of three cheap ones, savings it doesn’t touch. Taurus can be generous, especially with food and comfort, but it does not like surprises on the bank statement.
A waiting rule helps this pair more than a budget. Anything above an agreed amount waits forty-eight hours before Aries buys it. Most of the time Aries still wants it, and Taurus feels consulted. Sometimes the urge has passed, and Aries is quietly glad. In return, Taurus agrees that a fixed sum each year belongs to Aries’ new interests, no questions asked, even if the climbing shoes end up in the cupboard.
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Aries and Taurus as friends
Their friendships tend to be built on doing things together. Aries drags Taurus to the trampoline park, the open-mic night, the 6 a.m. run. Taurus takes Aries to the restaurant where the owner knows them, and shows it the pleasure of a three-hour lunch with nowhere else to be. Taurus is extremely loyal as a friend and keeps the same friends for decades.
Reliability and novelty are where it wears thin. Aries cancels an hour before because something more exciting came up, and Taurus, which had been looking forward to it all week, does not forget. Taurus turns down every new suggestion for a year, and Aries stops asking. A standing date, the same night each month, chosen by Taurus, with Aries free to choose what they do, suits both natures.
Aries and Taurus in a long marriage
Yes, and Taurus does much of the holding. Fixed signs rarely walk away, and Taurus brings a steady home, careful money and a physical, everyday affection that keeps a marriage warm. Aries brings energy, courage and the push to change things before they go stale.
The long-term risk is the same tempo gap stretched over years. Routine can bore Aries until it starts picking fights just to feel something move. Aries’ restlessness can unsettle Taurus until Taurus clings harder to what it knows. Couples who last build some novelty into the routine: a new place every few months, chosen by Aries and comfortable enough for Taurus, such as a different town with a good restaurant. They also agree that Aries finishes what it starts. A half-built shed at the end of the garden is the classic Aries-Taurus sore point.
Beyond Sun signs: the Moon and two Mars signs
A Sun-sign picture is a starting point. The Moon sign shows what settles each of you at home, and since the Moon passes through every sign in under a month, it can be anywhere in either chart. A Taurus whose Moon is in Aries or Sagittarius reacts far faster than this page suggests; an Aries with an earth Moon is calmer at home than in public. Both Moons are a quick lookup with the free Moon sign calculator; the Moon sign compatibility guide then walks through how they combine.
For this couple, the Mars signs deserve a look as well, because Mars sets the tempo of action and anger, and tempo is the main issue between you. Mars is not tied to the Sun, so a Taurus can have Mars in Aries and move much faster than a typical Taurus, while an Aries with Mars in Taurus is noticeably more patient. Venus stays closer to home, within two signs of the Sun, so an Aries can have Venus in Taurus and court in Taurus’ slow, physical style. The birth chart calculator shows Mars and Venus for both of you.
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Frequently asked questions
They can be, once they respect each other’s pace. Aries and Taurus are neighbouring signs, 30 degrees apart, with Mars-ruled cardinal fire next to Venus-ruled fixed earth, so the physical attraction is strong and the friction is about speed and stubbornness. They do well when Aries gives Taurus time to decide and Taurus agrees to try new things.
Usually, and often through doing things together. Aries pushes a Taurus friend to try the new class or the trip, and Taurus shows an Aries friend how to enjoy a long meal and a slow weekend. The friendship strains when Aries cancels late or Taurus turns down every new plan.
Yes. Fixed-sign Taurus is loyal and rarely leaves, and Aries brings energy and fresh starts into a settled life. Long marriages between them build some novelty into the routine and agree that Aries finishes the projects it begins.
In astrology Aries is ruled by Mars and Taurus by Venus, the classic pairing of desire and attraction. Taurus enjoys being pursued with Aries’ confidence, and Aries is drawn to Taurus’ calm, physical warmth and the sense that Taurus cannot be rushed.
Aries charges in and wants a quick result, while Taurus stays calm, says no and does not move. The standoff ends sooner when Aries raises big requests early and gives Taurus a few days, and when Taurus explains its no and says what would change it.
Popular astrology calls the days around April 19 and 20 the cusp of power, but in the tropical zodiac the Sun is in Aries or in Taurus at any given moment, never both. The moment of change shifts slightly from year to year, so a birth chart for your date, time and place shows which sign is yours. Other planets, such as Mercury, may well sit in the neighbouring sign, which is why some people born then recognise both descriptions.
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About this article: Written by the Euphia team. Aries and Taurus are neighbouring signs, 30 degrees apart. Their rulers and the detriment of Venus in Aries and Mars in Taurus follow traditional astrology, and the “I am” and “I have” keywords come from modern popular astrology. Sign dates follow the tropical zodiac.