Taurus and Scorpio Compatibility

The physical and emotional pull is powerful. Scorpio values Taurus's constancy; Taurus is drawn to Scorpio's depth and passion. Both want commitment, both are loyal, and both guard the relationship fiercely.

Taurus loves by staying: steady, sensual and loyal, slow to commit and slower still to let go.

Scorpio loves all or nothing: intense, private and fiercely loyal, and slow to forgive a betrayal.

With two fixed signs, neither yields. Jealousy and possessiveness can run both ways, Scorpio's intensity collides with Taurus's need for calm, and silences can last for days.

Build trust with complete honesty about money and feelings. Agree how a standoff ends before one starts, and give each other private space without suspicion.

The Moon signs face each other, 7th from each other (Samasaptak): Bhakoot gives its full 7 points.

Taurus is ruled by Venus and Scorpio by Mars. Venus counts Mars neutral, and Mars counts Venus neutral: Graha Maitri gives 3 of 5.

Bhakoot and Graha Maitri are the two kootas the Moon signs settle on their own and that read the same whichever partner is counted first. Varna and Vashya also read the signs but depend on who is the groom; Tara, Yoni, Gana and Nadi need both birth stars.

Earth and water: water nourishes earth, so one brings feeling and the other gives it a steady shape.

Both fixed: loyal and persistent, and equally stubborn once a position is taken.

Opposite signs: complementary elements across the zodiac, strong attraction and the work of balancing two ends of one axis.

Sun-sign compatibility describes two signs, not two people: read it as the tradition's tendencies, and match two real charts with kundli matching.

Here the two systems agree. Western astrology reads opposite signs as strong attraction, and Vedic matching gives the same 7-7 spacing the full 7 Bhakoot points.

A Vedic sign is the Moon's sign in the sidereal zodiac; a Western sign is usually the Sun's, in the tropical zodiac. Your two signs are often different, so check which reading is about you.

Two signs are a starting point. Your own match reads both full birth charts — all 36 Guna Milan points, Manglik dosha and the 7th houses — so a Taurus and a Scorpio can score anywhere.

• Kundli matching by birth details: the full 36-point Guna Milan
• Compatibility by date of birth: Moon signs, nakshatras and the koota scores
• Matching by name, when birth times are not known
• Find your rashi: your Moon sign from your birth details