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Lunar Placement

First Quarter in Taurus

Classical astrology meaning for the first quarter when it occurs in Taurus - a Earth Fixed sign ruled by Venus.

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What first quarter in Taurus emphasizes

This page combines the lunar phase with a earth, fixed sign ruled by Venus, so the doctrine is more specific than a generic phase page.

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Last Quarter in Pisces

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Next occurrence

February 14, 2027

Exact astronomical moment: Feb 14, 2027, 7:59 AM UTC

Moon in Taurus

Exalted

Moon is exalted in Taurus — honored and potent, treated as a highly distinguished guest.

Sign profile

Earth / Fixed

The Bull. Taurus stabilizes, gathers, and preserves. It is fertile, material, and concerned with continuity, endurance, and possession.

Visual geometry

First Quarter in Taurus

The visual geometry stays fixed by phase, while the sign changes the atmosphere and expression.

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Sun in Aquarius.

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Moon in Taurus during the first quarter.

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Why Taurus changes this First Quarter

Taurus is earth and fixed, ruled by Venus. That means the first quarter does not land in an abstract way: it is filtered through the bull. taurus stabilizes, gathers, and preserves. it is fertile, material, and concerned with continuity, endurance, and possession.

Lunar condition in this sign

The Moon is exalted in Taurus, so the lunation inherits a more sharply defined lunar condition than it would in a peregrine sign.

Sun-Moon geometry

A first quarter in Taurus means the Sun is in Aquarius. The page therefore combines the Moon's phase doctrine with the zodiacal atmosphere of Taurus and the implied solar counter-sign that completes the lunation.

The First Quarter - Classical Doctrine

The First Quarter Moon occurs when the Moon reaches 90 deg of elongation from the Sun - the first square (quartile) in the lunar cycle. Classical astrology treats the square as an aspect of tension, friction, and required action. The Moon is still waxing, still increasing in light, but now stands at an angle of challenge to the solar principle.

The Moon's Square to the Sun

At 90 deg elongation, the Moon is in quartile to the Sun. Classical doctrine holds that the square is a partile aspect of friction and required effort. The Moon's signification runs at cross-purposes to the Sun's - not in opposition, but at an uncomfortable angle that demands resolution.

Still Increasing in Light

Unlike the Last Quarter (a waning square), the First Quarter occurs while the Moon is still increasing in light. This means the underlying trajectory is still favorable: the Moon grows toward fullness. The challenge is to navigate the square's friction without abandoning the momentum built since the New Moon.

Moon in Taurus - Classical Doctrine

When Moon occupies Taurus, lunar instinct is stabilized through Venusian earth and the Moon's exaltation. Traditional authors treat this placement as steady, fertile, materially responsive, and more durable in its attachments than most lunar positions.

Element

Earth

Modality

Fixed

Ruler

Venus

Classical Sources

Primary-source passages from the Hermetikon archive on the first quarter and Moon in Taurus.

Cover of A Manual of Astrology

A Manual of Astrology

Raphael (Robert Cross Smith)
1828
"In a short time after the conjunction, she appears like a fine crescent, soon after the sun sets, which crescent begins to fill up, and the illuminated part to increase, as she advances in her orbit; and when she has performed a fourth part of her revolution, she appears to be half-illumined, being then in her first quarter"
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Cover of Clavis Astrologiae Elimata

Clavis Astrologiae Elimata

Henry Coley
1669
"When the ☽ is in her first quarter, that is, from the time she is receded from the ⊙'s Conjunction, the moistures of Bodies do flow, until her second quarter, at other times they decrease"
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Cover of Anima Astrologiae

Anima Astrologiae

Henry Coley
1676
"But Fire-Wood and what you would have grow quickly again, cut when the Moon is above the Earth in the first quarter, joyned either to Venus or Jupiter"
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Cover of Astrology for All

Astrology for All

Alan Leo (William Frederick Allan)
1899
"THE MOON IN TAURUS. ☽ in ♉. This person is quiet and unimpulsive; persistent, determined, and not to be thwarted in his aims. Somewhat hopeful, ambitious, and desirous of excelling. Follows established customs and is conservative by nature, resisting change and outside influences. This lunar position gains friends and favours the acquisition of money, houses, or land. It also favours occupations of the nature of the earthy element; dealing in land, houses, heavy goods, old established businesses; succeeding to the father's business; gain or inheritance from a parent. Sometimes the occupation may be one considered low-class, plebeian, or unpopular, involving secrecy or mystery; but it will generally be remunerative, and the native will prosper financially. This position is favourable for occupations dealing with water and liquids, and for living near rivers or on the coast; also slightly good for money derived from companies, wholesale trading, associations, societies, etc. It is favourable for singing, music, painting; for gaining friends and for joining societies. The native is somewhat sensuous and materialistic, though sociable and of good disposition"
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Cover of Clavis Astrologiae Elimata

Clavis Astrologiae Elimata

Henry Coley
1669
"The Moon in Taurus , gives a well compacted Body, of a middle stature, rather inclinable to brevity) a corpulent strong Body, of no clear Complection, a sad brown, or black Hair; but a Person of a gentle disposition, and obliging temper, a sober carriage and deportment, just in all his Actions, and consequently gains respect from all (or most) persons"
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Cover of The Message of the Stars

The Message of the Stars

Max Heindel
1913
"The Moon, being the planet of fecundity, is exalted in this exceedingly fruitful sign; hence people with the Moon in Taurus, have large families, particularly if the configuration is in the Sth House, for that designates children"
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Sources on First Quarter in Taurus

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First Quarter in Taurus - FAQ

What does First Quarter in Taurus mean in astrology?

The First Quarter in Taurus combines the first quarter's the moon stands in square (quartile) to the sun, having completed one quarter of its synodic cycle with the qualities of Taurus - a Earth Fixed sign ruled by Venus. When Moon occupies Taurus, lunar instinct is stabilized through Venusian earth and the Moon's exaltation. Traditional authors treat this placement as steady, fertile, materially responsive, and more durable in its attachments than most lunar positions.

When is the next First Quarter in Taurus?

The next First Quarter in Taurus occurs on February 14, 2027.

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