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title: "Vrishabha Rashi (Taurus) in Vedic Astrology"
url: "https://abhisheksoni.in/learn/rashi/vrishabha"
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updated: "2026-10-27"
description: "Vrishabha (Taurus), rashi 2 of 12: Fixed earth sign of accumulation, value and the senses. Lord Shukra, 30°00' - 60°00'."
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# Vrishabha Rashi (Taurus)

*Rashi · ♉*

Vrishabha (Taurus, वृषभ) is the 2nd of the twelve rashis of Vedic astrology and spans 30°00' to 60°00' of the zodiac. Fixed earth sign of accumulation, value and the senses. Its lord is Shukra, and it holds the nakshatras Krittika, Rohini and Mrigashira. Chandra and Rahu are exalted here and Ketu debilitated.

## Classical facts

- **Number:** 2
- **Sanskrit name:** Vrishabha
- **Hindi name:** वृषभ
- **English name:** Taurus
- **Glyph:** ♉
- **Lord:** Shukra
- **Element:** Earth
- **Quality:** Fixed (sthira)
- **Gender:** Female
- **Symbol:** Bull
- **Body (Kalapurusha):** face, neck
- **Degree range:** 30°00' - 60°00'
- **Nakshatras in this sign:** Krittika, Rohini, Mrigashira
- **Exalted here:** Chandra 3°, Rahu 20°
- **Debilitated here:** Ketu 20°
- **Mooltrikona here:** Chandra 4°-30°
- **Reference:** [Taurus (astrology) (Wikipedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taurus_%28astrology%29)

## Articles about Vrishabha Rashi (Taurus)

- [How long Venus stays in one rashi, and what its transit does](/learn/venus-transit-and-your-rashi): Venus stays in one rashi for about four weeks, longer when retrograde. What its transit through each house from your moon sign is read as, any month.
- [Venus in the navamsa (D9) chart, read plainly](/learn/venus-in-the-navamsa-chart): Venus in the navamsa, the ninth-part chart read for marriage, shows how affection and comfort tend to run in a partnership. A leaning to read, not a verdict.
- [Movable, fixed and dual signs, and what cardinal and mutable mean in a kundli](/learn/movable-fixed-dual-signs): The twelve rashis fall into three groups of four, movable, fixed and dual. In Vedic practice they answer one question, how fast a matter moves.
- [Famous people born in Krittika nakshatra, checked against the Moon](/learn/krittika-nakshatra-famous-people): Anil Kumble, Homi Bhabha, Sushmita Sen and Uday Kotak have strong claims to a Krittika birth. Here is the checked list and how the checking works.
- [Shani Mahadasha for Taurus: Saturn's Kind Side](/learn/shani-mahadasha-for-taurus): For a Taurus rising sign, Saturn owns two of the best houses, so its nineteen-year period is read as building rather than punishing.
- [Saturn mahadasha for a Taurus ascendant, phase by phase](/learn/saturn-period-taurus-ascendant): For a Taurus ascendant Saturn owns the 9th and 10th houses, so the 19 years of its mahadasha tend to build rather than punish. Here is how the stretch usually runs.