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Taurus (Vrishabha) Monthly Horoscope

Ruler Venus · Earth · August 2026

Trust the heart to keep its course this month, and tend to your learning with an unhurried, caring hand.

Mixed

What changes this month

Around mid-month the Sun turns its light toward your home and peace of mind. Venus moves through your creativity, romance and children this month, bringing a fresh turn.

The Sun's path this month

In the first half, the Sun lights your courage & effort; from the 18 Aug Sankranti it turns toward your home & peace of mind.

The Month's Best & Testing Days

Best days

  • 1 Augthe Moon is well-placed and the day's lord favours you
  • 7 Augthe Moon is well-placed and the day's lord favours you
  • 8 Augthe Moon is well-placed and the day's lord favours you
  • 12 Augthe Moon is well-placed and the day's lord favours you

Tread gently

  • 9 Augthe day's lord is unfriendly; avoid big moves
  • 10 Augthe day's lord is unfriendly; avoid big moves
  • 23 AugChandrashtama — the Moon is 8th from your sign; keep it low-key
  • 24 AugChandrashtama — the Moon is 8th from your sign; keep it low-key

This Month's Sky & Panchang

Key events

  • 12 AugSolar eclipse (Surya Grahan) in Cancer on Wednesday
  • 28 AugLunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) in Aquarius on Friday
  • 2 AugVenus enters Virgo on Sunday
  • 3 AugMars enters Gemini on Monday
  • 6 AugMercury enters Cancer on Thursday
  • 18 AugSimha Sankranti — the Sun enters Leo on Tuesday
  • 23 AugMercury enters Leo on Sunday

Panchang this month

Friendship DayGajanana SankashtiKalashtamiKalashtamiGayatri JapamKamika EkadashiRigveda UpakarmaPradosh VratMasik ShivratriMasik ShivratriShravana AmavasyaHariyali TeejIndependence DaySimha SankrantiNag PanchamiSimha SankrantiKalki JayantiMasik DurgashtamiTulsidas JayantiMasik DurgashtamiShravana Putrada EkadashiDamodara DwadashiDamodara DwadashiPradosh VratSamaveda UpakarmaRaksha BandhanSanskrit DiwasShravana PurnimaKajari TeejEkadashi (9 Aug)Ekadashi (23 Aug)Pradosh Vrat (10 Aug)Pradosh Vrat (25 Aug)Purnima (Full Moon) (28 Aug)Amavasya (New Moon) (12 Aug)Bhadra (4 Aug)Bhadra (8 Aug)Bhadra (11 Aug)Bhadra (16 Aug)Bhadra (19 Aug)Bhadra (23 Aug)Bhadra (27 Aug)Bhadra (30 Aug)

Taurus This Month — Career, Love, Money & Health

Health & Wellbeing

Mixed

In the first half of the month, with a calm heart and a measured pace, recovery takes root without resistance. From the Sankranti onward, let things settle rather than force them. In the second half, rest is repair rather than surrender, and you are wise to give it room to work.

Education & Learning

Challenging

In the first half of the month, neither the thrill of quick progress nor the weight of slow days should set your whole course. After the Sankranti the early momentum quietens and asks for more care. In the second half, uncertain memory responds to soft, frequent repetition rather than straining all at once.

Taurus Do's & Don'ts This Month

Do

  • Let warmth grow this month; small, steady gestures matter most.

Avoid

  • Keep distraction and procrastination from setting the month's pace.
  • Plan this month's travel with margin and around its key dates.

Taurus Lucky Colour, Number & Direction

Lucky colourPink / White
Lucky number6
DirectionSouth-East
RemedyBegin each day this month with a few quiet minutes of prayer or stillness.

Taurus Mantra, Thought & Deity of the Month

Deity of the month

Lakshmi / Durga

Mantra

ॐ द्रां द्रीं द्रौं सः शुक्राय नमः

oṃ drāṃ drīṃ drauṃ saḥ śukrāya namaḥ

Om, with the seed syllables Drāṃ Drīṃ Drauṃ and Saḥ, salutations to Shukra (Venus).

Thought of the month

योगस्थः कुरु कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा धनञ्जय। सिद्ध्यसिद्ध्योः समो भूत्वा समत्वं योग उच्यते।।2.48

yoga-sthaḥ kuru karmāṇi saṅgaṁ tyaktvā dhanañjaya | siddhy-asiddhyoḥ samo bhūtvā samatvaṁ yoga ucyate ||2.48||

Established in yoga, O Arjuna, perform your actions, abandoning attachment, remaining even-minded in success and failure alike. This evenness of mind is called yoga.

Taurus Horoscope — Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Taurus monthly horoscope based on the Sun sign or the Moon sign?

This monthly horoscope is based on your Moon sign (chandra rashi). Through the month the Sun's transit from your Moon sign sets the tone — shifting at the mid-month Sankranti. Use the Birth Rashi calculator to find your Moon sign.

How is the Taurus (Vrishabha) monthly horoscope calculated?

It is computed for the whole calendar month from the Sun's house from your sign (which shifts at the mid-month Sankranti), the inner-planet ingresses, and the slow-planet backdrop relative to your Moon sign. It updates each month.

What does the Taurus monthly horoscope cover?

It covers nine areas — career, business, finance, love, marriage, family, children, health and education — across the month's two halves, plus the month's best & caution dates, key dates (Sankranti, eclipses, festivals & vrats), lucky colour, number & direction, and a remedy.

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