Taurus Full Moon
- Lori Barnes
- Oct 31
- 6 min read
Mercury Goes Retrograde
Taurus Full Moon Dates and Time
Wednesday, November 5
8:19 AM, Eastern
13 Degrees Taurus
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Taurus Full Moon Introduction
Running a business often means juggling ideas, responsibilities, and being in constant motion. The Full Moon every month is a time of heightened energy and illumination. Each Full Moon offers perspective on what’s working, what needs adjustment, and where to direct your next effort.
The Taurus Full Moon expresses its energy through the sign of Taurus, while the Sun reflects from Scorpio, linking grounded practicality with emotional depth. Taurus brings the stability and persistence needed to maintain progress, while Scorpio adds insight and transformation through analysis and truth-seeking. Together, they encourage a balance between holding steady and exploring what lies beneath the surface.
This Full Moon carries a calm yet powerful tone, though the exact opposition of Mars and Uranus may bring an unexpected twist or sudden change. Taurus prefers the familiar and dependable, while Uranus disrupts patterns that have grown too rigid. Whether changes come from within or through outside events, they point toward growth and renewal.
This Taurus Full Moon is also a supermoon. It occurs when the Moon reaches its closest point to Earth in its orbit around the Earth. Its light appears brighter and larger in the sky, amplifying the emotional tone of the lunation.
With Mercury preparing to go retrograde the following day, the message of this Full Moon is clear: slow your pace, stay adaptable, and give yourself space to review what’s shifting before taking a big step.
In this series, you’ll find astrology written for business owners, creative professionals, and entrepreneurs who want to align their planning with lunar timing. Each post explores the symbolism of the Moon, key planetary influences, and a short ritual you can use to stay focused and inspired.
What’s Inside:
Taurus Full Moon and Scorpio Sun
A full moon always involves a pair of signs opposite each other, showing two sides of one spectrum. Taurus and Scorpio connect the physical world with the emotional and psychological, linking what can be seen and tangible with what is felt and lies under the surface.
Taurus grounds energy in practicality and values material things, stability, and physical comfort. Scorpio delves into the unseen and emotional depths, exploring intensity, symbolism, and the meaning beyond what is visible.
Taurus finds security in the familiar through comfort, predictability, and a sense of routine. Scorpio seeks emotional security through in-depth work, research, analysis, and the pursuit of truth.
Where Taurus maintains and preserves, Scorpio penetrates and evolves. Taurus values what can be seen, touched, and relied upon, while Scorpio is drawn to what is invisible, pursuing truth through psychological exploration and symbolism that gives meaning to experience.
Taurus Full Moon: Fixed Earth
Taurus is a fixed earth sign, combining steadiness with practicality. As an earth sign, it operates through tangible experience, patience, and a grounded sense of purpose. Earth builds stability through consistent effort, valuing results that can be seen, touched, and relied upon. It connects to the physical world through craftsmanship, cultivation, and dedication to what endures over time.
The other Earth signs are Virgo and Capricorn.
Its fixed modality adds strength, loyalty, and determination. Fixed signs sustain, preserve, and follow through once a direction is chosen. In Taurus, this quality manifests as persistence, reliability, and the ability to stay the course, even when progress is slow. The lesson lies in striking a balance between steadiness and adaptability, maintaining commitment without becoming resistant to necessary change.
The other fixed signs are Leo, Scorpio, and Aquarius.
Venus: Taurus Full Moon Ruler
Venus rules Taurus, giving this Full Moon its connection to pleasure, comfort, and the enjoyment of life’s simple luxuries. At the time of the Full Moon, Venus is strong in her own sign, Libra, highlighting balance, beauty, and harmony in relationships and creative expression.
Traveling through the final degrees of Libra, Venus carries a mature energy that encourages appreciation for what has already been built. There can be a sense of completion, reminding us to pause and celebrate your small wins before racing toward the next goal.
Her applying trine to Neptune adds a gentle, inspiring tone that opens space for imagination, compassion, and connection through art or shared mystical experiences. The recent trine with Jupiter adds warmth and optimism, supporting faith that there is goodness in what’s unfolding.
Together, these influences create a soothing and uplifting backdrop for the Taurus Full Moon. It’s an ideal time to slow down, celebrate what you’ve achieved, and find harmony in the present moment.
Taurus Shadow
When Taurus energy is strong, steadiness, patience, and loyalty shape the atmosphere. This can bring stability and a calm, grounded pace that helps build lasting results. Yet the same persistence that sustains progress can become resistance when change is needed. Comfort can slip into complacency, and caution can turn into delay.
Unchecked, this fixed earth energy may cling to the familiar, holding on to routines, possessions, or patterns long past their usefulness. The challenge is to remain open to growth while maintaining security, and to recognize when consistency turns into stagnation.
This Taurus Full Moon, reflect on where you may be holding steady versus holding back.
Are you maintaining stability or resisting change out of fear of uncertainty?
Do your routines support growth, or have they become too comfortable to evolve?
What small success or achievement can you celebrate right now?
Taurus Full Moon Symbol: The Bull
The Bull has long symbolized strength, fertility, and the creative force of the Earth. Across cultures, it connects Taurus with the natural rhythm of life, the steady pulse that builds stability and sustains growth.
In Greek mythology, Zeus transformed into a radiant white bull to approach Europa, embodying beauty, form, and grace, speaking to Taurus’s connection with the tangible world, where spirit takes shape in matter.
In Mesopotamian and Egyptian traditions, the Bull represented agricultural fertility and renewal of the land. Honored as a life-giver tied to the soil and seasons, it mirrors Taurus’s instinct to nurture abundance through patience and consistent effort.
Reflect under this Taurus Full Moon:
Where can you slow down and connect with what nourishes you?
Check out the November Business Outlook for the full list of planetary transits this month.
Taurus Full Moon Ritual: Bring Success to the Present Moment
This Taurus Full Moon ritual is designed for busy business owners and professionals. It’s short, grounding, and focused on acknowledging success in the present moment.
1. Create calm.
Take ten quiet minutes away from screens and noise. Light a candle, make tea, or simply sit somewhere comfortable. Feel your feet on the floor and take a few steady breaths, letting your body settle.
Option: Do this outside where you can put your bare feet on the earth.
2. Acknowledge what’s thriving.
Write down three wins, large or small, that reflect your effort and persistence over the past month. Let yourself appreciate how far you’ve come. Let success and achievement linger in the present moments of the ritual.
3. Celebrate the moment.
Do something that feels like a small celebration, raise a glass, play a favorite song, step outside to look at the Moon, or treat yourself to something you enjoy. Let it mark a moment of success and satisfaction before focusing on new ideas and next tasks.
4. Ground your energy.
Take a slow breath, thank yourself for your dedication, and imagine your energy settling like roots in the earth. Feel supported by what you’ve built and confident about what’s growing next.
This simple ritual helps bring achievement into the present, grounding your motivation in gratitude and reminding you that growth feels strongest when it’s appreciated along the way.
Words of Wisdom
‘Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.’ — Buddha
Wrap-Up: Full Moon in Taurus
The Taurus Full Moon reminds us that progress is built through consistency, patience, and appreciation for what already supports us. Take time to celebrate your achievements, both large and small, and recognize the stability you’ve created through steady effort.
As Mercury prepares to go retrograde shortly after this Full Moon, it’s a good time to slow the pace, review your plans, and tie up loose ends before new projects begin.
This blog focuses on the Taurus Full Moon itself, but there is much more happening in the sky this month. For a full look at planetary movements, major aspects, and current retrogrades, read the November Business Outlook on my blog, where I cover the broader astrological themes influencing timing and direction.
