The real sky of Taurus, from Light to Shadow.

V · The Hierophant in Akhuyet Tarot, Light & Shadow. The figure is revealed on Kickstarter.

The twelve signs · V · The Hierophant

Taurus

Taurus is the white bull whose shape Zeus took to win Europa, a Phoenician princess. Charmed by the gentle animal, she climbed on its back, and the bull carried her across the sea to Crete. Only the front of the bull is drawn in the sky, as if it were rising from the waves.

Its card

V · The Hierophant

The sign

April 20 – May 20

See it in the sky

Best in January, around 10 pm, high in the south (northern hemisphere); in the north from the south.

The card of its planet

Venus · III · The Empress

The stars on the cover
  • Aldebaran α Tauri · magnitude 0.87
    “The follower,” because it rises after the Pleiades. The red eye of the bull.
  • Elnath β Tauri · magnitude 1.65
    “The butting one,” the tip of the northern horn.
  • Alcyone η Tauri · magnitude 2.85
    The brightest of the Pleiades, the seven sisters.
  • Tianguan ζ Tauri · magnitude 2.97
    “The heavenly gate” in Chinese astronomy, the tip of the southern horn.
The printable poster of the sky of Taurus

A free gift from the stars

A printable poster of the sky of Taurus and a guide to finding it at night.

Get the sky of Taurus
Taurus Tarot Journal

The Taurus Tarot Journal

Readings, spreads and reflections for any 78-card deck, with the stars of Taurus on the cover.

Coming soon.

Why does the Sun cross Taurus at other dates (about May 14 – June 21)? The signs were fixed more than two thousand years ago. Since then the Earth's axis has slowly turned, and today the Sun crosses each constellation weeks later than its sign. Find your real sky.

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