The twelve signs · V The Hierophant
Taurus
Zeus in the shape of a white bull, carrying Europa across the sea to Crete. The Hyades shape its face, and the Pleiades ride on its shoulder.
Its card
V The Hierophant
The sign
20 April – 20 May
The Sun in the real constellation
about 14 May – 21 June
Brightest stars
Aldebaran, Elnath, the Pleiades
Why two sets of dates? 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. Our cards draw the sky as it truly is.