The planets

Venus in astrology

What Venus means in your birth chart: love and values, and where it shows up.

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Venus is what you love and value: beauty, pleasure, affection and the things you are drawn to. It shapes how you relate and what makes you feel close to someone.

What it governs

  • Role: Love & values
  • Keywords: love, values, pleasure, what you're drawn to
  • Type: Personal planet

Venus is a personal planet. It moves quickly through the zodiac, so it describes something close and individual about you rather than your whole generation.

Wherever Venus falls, its sign shows the style it acts in and its house shows the part of life it touches. Venus in a bold fire sign plays out very differently from Venus tucked away in the quiet twelfth house.

Meet the whole cast in The planets, and see how Venus connects with the others in Aspects.

Common questions

What does Venus mean in astrology?

In astrology, Venus governs love and values: love, values, pleasure, what you're drawn to.

Is Venus a personal or outer planet?

Venus is a personal planet: it moves quickly and describes something individual about you.

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