Taurus (
Latin for "the
Bull"; symbol: ,
Unicode: ) is the second
astrological sign in the present
Zodiac. It spans the 30-60th degree of the zodiac, between 27.25 and 54.75 degree of
celestial longitude. Under the tropic zodiac, the
Sun transits this area on average between April 21 and May 21 each year. Under the sidereal zodiac, the Sun transits the constellation of Taurus from May 15 (approx.) to June 21. People born between these dates, depending on which system of astrology they subscribe to, may be called
Taureans. The symbol of the bull is based on the
Cretan Bull, the white bull that fathered the
Minotaur who was killed by
Theseus.