Venus Sign Calculator
Venus describes what you are drawn to and how you show affection. Enter your birth details and see your Venus sign in both zodiacs, free.
Free result, no name or email. Shown in the tropical zodiac and the true sidereal zodiac side by side, because your Venus sign can differ between them.
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Synthesis uses 13 unequal sign bands, including Ophiuchus. This is not the equal-sign Lahiri zodiac.
What your Venus sign describes
Venus is the planet of attraction, pleasure and value: what you find beautiful, how you give and receive affection, what you spend on without guilt. In relationships it describes your style of closeness more than your choice of partner.
Venus never sits more than two signs from the Sun, so many people share their Sun and Venus sign. When they differ, the Venus sign often explains why the way you love does not match how you otherwise come across.
Venus sign meanings
- Venus in Aries
- Attraction is immediate and pursued openly. Affection looks like enthusiasm and initiative; the chase is part of the pleasure.
- Venus in Taurus
- Slow to commit, hard to move once committed. Affection is physical and practical: presence, comfort, things that last.
- Venus in Gemini
- Drawn to minds and conversation. Affection is verbal and playful; variety keeps interest alive, routine dulls it.
- Venus in Cancer
- Attraction to safety and care. Affection is protective and domestic; being needed and being remembered both count as love.
- Venus in Leo
- Romance with a sense of occasion. Affection is generous and expressive, and it wants to be received with the same warmth.
- Venus in Virgo
- Love shown through attention to detail. Affection is quiet, useful and exact; grand gestures matter less than noticing.
- Venus in Libra
- Attraction to grace, balance and being a pair. Affection is considerate and aesthetic; harshness is felt as a lack of love.
- Venus in Scorpio
- Attraction with depth and stakes. Affection is intense, private and loyal; anything halfway feels like nothing.
- Venus in Sagittarius
- Drawn to honesty, humour and horizons. Affection needs freedom to stay warm; possessiveness cools it fast.
- Venus in Capricorn
- Attraction to competence and reliability. Affection is shown through commitment and effort over time, not declarations.
- Venus in Aquarius
- Drawn to the unusual and the independent. Affection is friendly first, and closeness has to leave room to breathe.
- Venus in Pisces
- Attraction to what moves you. Affection is tender, idealising and forgiving; boundaries are the thing to practise.
- Venus in Ophiuchus
- Only in the true sidereal zodiac. Venus in the serpent-bearer's band is drawn to what needs mending and to people with a past.
Common questions
What is a Venus sign?
The zodiac sign Venus occupied at your birth. It describes attraction, affection, taste and what you value, in the tropical zodiac and, on this page, the true sidereal zodiac as well.
Do I need my birth time for my Venus sign?
Rarely. Venus stays in a sign for about three to four weeks, so the date is usually enough. The calculator flags the result if Venus changed sign on your birthday.
Is Venus sign compatibility a thing?
Comparing two Venus signs is a common shortcut. A fuller answer comes from overlaying both whole charts; the free synastry calculator on this site does that.