Taurus dates in 2027: Tuesday, April 20, to Thursday, May 20, Eastern Time. The Sun enters Taurus at 3:17 a.m. EDT on April 20 and Gemini at 2:18 a.m. EDT on Friday, May 21.
The Taurus zodiac sign covers the second 30 degrees of the ecliptic, from 30° to 60° of celestial longitude. It begins at the minute the Sun reaches 30° and ends when the Sun reaches 60° and enters Gemini.
In 2027, Taurus begins on Tuesday, April 20, in the contiguous United States but on Monday, April 19, in Alaska and Hawaii, because the Sun crosses the boundary at 07:17 UTC.
From 2024 to 2026, Taurus began on April 19 in every US time zone, so the commonly printed “April 20 to May 20” range was a day late in those years.
This page gives the exact 2027 start and end times in all US time zones, the dates for 2024 through 2030, and how the Western sign compares with Vedic Vrishabha and the Taurus constellation.
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When is Taurus season 2027?
Taurus season 2027 runs from Tuesday, April 20, at 07:17 UTC to Friday, May 21, at 06:18 UTC, a span of 30 days, 23 hours, and 1 minute.
The table below converts both moments to US and international time zones.
| Time zone | Taurus begins (Sun enters Taurus) | Taurus ends (Sun enters Gemini) |
|---|---|---|
| UTC | Tuesday, April 20, 7:17 a.m. | Friday, May 21, 6:18 a.m. |
| US Eastern | Tuesday, April 20, 3:17 a.m. EDT | Friday, May 21, 2:18 a.m. EDT |
| US Central | Tuesday, April 20, 2:17 a.m. CDT | Friday, May 21, 1:18 a.m. CDT |
| US Mountain | Tuesday, April 20, 1:17 a.m. MDT | Friday, May 21, 12:18 a.m. MDT |
| US Pacific | Tuesday, April 20, 12:17 a.m. PDT | Thursday, May 20, 11:18 p.m. PDT |
| Alaska | Monday, April 19, 11:17 p.m. AKDT | Thursday, May 20, 10:18 p.m. AKDT |
| Hawaii | Monday, April 19, 9:17 p.m. HST | Thursday, May 20, 8:18 p.m. HST |
| London | Tuesday, April 20, 8:17 a.m. BST | Friday, May 21, 7:18 a.m. BST |
| India | Tuesday, April 20, 12:47 p.m. IST | Friday, May 21, 11:48 a.m. IST |
| Sydney | Tuesday, April 20, 5:17 p.m. AEST | Friday, May 21, 4:18 p.m. AEST |
In Eastern, Central, and Mountain Time, the last full calendar day of Taurus 2027 is Thursday, May 20. In Pacific Time, Alaska, and Hawaii, Gemini begins on the evening of May 20, so the last full day of Taurus there is Wednesday, May 19.
Taurus zodiac sign dates that differ by location
Both Taurus 2027 boundaries fall close to midnight in the United States, so the calendar date of each depends on the time zone. These are the cases that matter for US births in 2027:
- Monday, April 19: in Alaska, a birth at or after 11:17 p.m. AKDT is a Taurus; in Hawaii, the cutoff is 9:17 p.m. HST. Everywhere else in the United States, all of April 19 is Aries.
- Tuesday, April 20: in the contiguous United States, a birth before 3:17 a.m. EDT (12:17 a.m. PDT) is an Aries; a birth at or after that moment is a Taurus.
- Thursday, May 20: in Pacific Time, a birth at or after 11:18 p.m. PDT is a Gemini. In Eastern Time, all of May 20 is Taurus.
- Friday, May 21: In Eastern Time, a birth before 2:18 a.m. EDT is a Taurus; a birth at or after that time is a Gemini.
The neighbouring signs are covered in Aries Dates and Gemini Dates.
Taurus dates by year, 2024 to 2030
Taurus dates move within a two-day window, and in most recent years the sign has started on April 19 in the United States, not April 20.
The table below lists each year’s start and end.
| Year | Taurus begins | Taurus ends (Sun enters Gemini) | Length of Taurus season |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Friday, April 19, 9:59 a.m. EDT | Monday, May 20, 8:59 a.m. EDT | 30 days, 23 hours, 0 minutes |
| 2025 | Saturday, April 19, 3:56 p.m. EDT | Tuesday, May 20, 2:54 p.m. EDT | 30 days, 22 hours, 58 minutes |
| 2026 | Sunday, April 19, 9:39 p.m. EDT | Wednesday, May 20, 8:36 p.m. EDT | 30 days, 22 hours, 57 minutes |
| 2027 | Tuesday, April 20, 3:17 a.m. EDT | Friday, May 21, 2:18 a.m. EDT | 30 days, 23 hours, 1 minute |
| 2028 | Wednesday, April 19 (UTC date) | Saturday, May 20 (UTC date) | Not yet confirmed to the minute |
| 2029 | Thursday, April 19 (UTC date) | Sunday, May 20 (UTC date) | Not yet confirmed to the minute |
| 2030 | Saturday, April 20 (UTC date) | Monday, May 20 (UTC date) | Not yet confirmed to the minute |
Why the Taurus start date moves
The Taurus start date moves for the same reason every sign’s date moves: the solar year is about 6 hours longer than a 365-day calendar year.
The ingress arrives roughly 6 hours later each year, from 9:59 a.m. EDT in 2024 to 3:56 p.m. in 2025, 9:39 p.m. in 2026, and 3:17 a.m. on April 20 in 2027. The leap day on February 29, 2028, pulls the date back to April 19.
From 2024 to 2027, the length of Taurus season stays within 4 minutes of 30 days and 23 hours every year. That is about 12 hours longer than Aries season, because Earth moves more slowly as it approaches aphelion in early July.
How to check whether a birthday is Taurus
Use this method for a birth date of April 19, 20, or 21, or May 20 or 21:
- Find that year’s Taurus start or end time in the tables above and convert it to UTC.
- Convert the birth time to UTC, accounting for daylight saving time at the birthplace.
- A birth at or after the start time and before the end time is Taurus.
What is the Taurus zodiac sign?
The Taurus zodiac sign is the segment of the ecliptic from 30° to 60° of celestial longitude, the second of 12 equal sectors measured from the March equinox. Its symbol is the bull, written ♉.
Western astrology assigns Taurus the attributes below.
| Attribute | Taurus |
|---|---|
| Position | 2nd of 12 signs; ecliptic longitude 30°–60° |
| Symbol | ♉ the bull |
| Element | Earth, shared with Virgo and Capricorn |
| Modality | Fixed, shared with Leo, Scorpio and Aquarius |
| Ruling planet | Venus |
| Exaltation | Moon, at 3° Taurus |
| Detriment | Mars (modern: also Pluto) |
| Fall | Uranus (modern assignment) |
| Opposite sign | Scorpio |
| Sanskrit name | Vṛṣabha |
The bull is one of the oldest zodiac images. Mesopotamian astronomers called the constellation the Bull of Heaven. During the Early Bronze Age, the Sun stood in Taurus at the March equinox, which made Taurus the first zodiac sign recognised in Mesopotamian astronomy.
In astrological tradition, Taurus is associated with steadiness, patience and attention to material comfort. These are astrological attributions, not findings of psychological research.
Taurus in Vedic astrology: Vrishabha
Vedic (Jyotish) astrology uses the sidereal zodiac, so its Taurus, called Vrishabha, starts about 25 days after the Western sign. In 2027, the Sun enters sidereal Taurus on Saturday, May 15, at 2:54 a.m. EDT (12:24 p.m. IST), according to the Sankranti table published by Drik Panchang.
AAPS gives 12:19 p.m. IST for the same event. The 5-minute gap reflects different ayanamsa values; the ayanamsa is the offset each system uses between the tropical and sidereal zodiacs.
This moment is called Vrishabha Sankranti. Sidereal Taurus ends when the Sun enters Mithuna (sidereal Gemini) on Tuesday, June 15, 2027, at 9:30 a.m. EDT, also per Drik Panchang.
As a result, a person born between Tuesday, April 20, and Friday, May 14, 2027, in Eastern Time is a Taurus in Western astrology and an Aries (Mesha) in Vedic astrology. Only births from 2:54 a.m. EDT on Saturday, May 15, through Thursday, May 20, 2027, are Taurus in both systems.
The Taurus constellation
The Taurus constellation is separate from the Taurus sign, and it is one of the most recognisable constellations in the night sky. It ranks 17th of the 88 constellations by area, covering 797 square degrees, according to Wikipedia’s constellation entry. The constellation contains these notable objects:
- Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri): an orange giant of spectral class K5 III, magnitude 0.87, about 65 light-years away, which marks the bull’s eye.
- The Pleiades (M45): an open cluster of roughly 500 to 1,000 stars, the brightest of which are called the Seven Sisters.
- The Hyades: an open cluster spanning about 5 degrees of sky around Aldebaran.
- The Crab Nebula (M1): the remnant of a supernova seen from Earth on July 4, 1054, and recorded in Chinese texts.
The Sun passes in front of the Taurus constellation from about May 14 to June 21, for 38 days, based on EarthSky’s table of constellation entry dates. That is 7 days longer than the Taurus sign lasts, and it starts more than three weeks later.
What Taurus is not
Three different things share the name Taurus, and their 2027 dates do not match. The table below compares them.
| Feature | Taurus zodiac sign (tropical) | Vrishabha (sidereal Taurus) | Taurus constellation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Used by | Western astrology | Vedic astrology, Hindu calendars | Astronomy |
| Defined by | 30° to 60° from the March equinox | Fixed stars, with an ayanamsa | IAU constellation boundaries |
| Length | About 31 days | About 31 days | About 38 days |
| 2027 start (Eastern Time) | Tuesday, April 20 | Saturday, May 15 | About May 14 |
| 2027 end (Eastern Time) | Thursday, May 20 | Monday, June 14 | About June 21 |
Taurus is also not tied to a birthstone. The US birthstone list follows calendar months, so a Taurus born in April falls under April Birthstone, and one born in May falls under May Birthstone.
Nor is Taurus a spring sign everywhere. In the Southern Hemisphere, Taurus season falls in mid-autumn.
Frequently asked questions
What are the Taurus dates?
The Taurus dates in 2027 are Tuesday, April 20, to Thursday, May 20, in US Eastern Time. Taurus begins at 3:17 a.m. EDT on April 20 and ends at 2:18 a.m. EDT on Friday, May 21, when the Sun enters Gemini. The printed range of April 20 to May 20 matches 2027 in Eastern Time, but Taurus began on April 19 in 2024, 2025, and 2026.
Is April 19 Aries or Taurus?
April 19 is Aries in most of the United States in 2027, but it was Taurus from the moment of the ingress onward in 2024, 2025, and 2026. In 2027, all of April 19 is Aries in the contiguous United States, because Taurus begins at 3:17 a.m. EDT on April 20. In Alaska and Hawaii, Taurus begins late on April 19, 2027, at 11:17 p.m. AKDT and 9:17 p.m. HST.
Is May 21 Taurus or Gemini?
May 21 is Gemini for nearly the whole day in 2027. The Sun enters Gemini at 2:18 a.m. EDT on Friday, May 21, 2027, so only a birth before that time in Eastern Time is a Taurus. In Pacific Time, Gemini begins at 11:18 p.m. PDT on Thursday, May 20, so all of May 21 is Gemini on the West Coast.
What is the Taurus symbol?
The Taurus symbol is the bull, written with the glyph ♉, a circle topped by a curved pair of horns. The image traces to Mesopotamian astronomy, which named the constellation the Bull of Heaven. Taurus is an earth sign with fixed modality, and its traditional ruling planet is Venus, according to standard Western astrological references.
When is Vrishabha Sankranti in 2027?
Vrishabha Sankranti 2027 falls on Saturday, May 15, 2027, at 12:24 p.m. IST, which is 2:54 a.m. EDT, according to Drik Panchang. It marks the Sun’s entry into sidereal Taurus in the Hindu calendar. AAPS lists the same event at 12:19 p.m. IST. Sidereal Taurus lasts until the Sun enters Mithuna on Tuesday, June 15, 2027.
Which stars are in the Taurus constellation?
The brightest star in Taurus is Aldebaran, an orange giant of magnitude 0.87 about 65 light-years away. The constellation also holds two open star clusters, the Pleiades and the Hyades, and the Crab Nebula, the remnant of a supernova observed in 1054. Taurus ranks 17th of the 88 constellations by area, at 797 square degrees.
