Venus
Venus governs what a person likes: love, taste, money as pleasure, aesthetics and their own way of being attractive.
Governs
Venus describes how a person loves and what they find beautiful; it is also associated with values in the literal sense, including one's attitude to money and possessions.
Unlike Mars, which acts, Venus attracts. In synastry, its position is considered one of the key factors in romantic compatibility.
Venus never gets more than 48 degrees away from the Sun, which means it is never more than two signs away from it.
In the signs and houses
By sign, Venus shows the relationship style: in Taurus, sensual and loyal; in Aquarius, friendly and free; in Virgo, reserved and caring.
By house, it shows where a person seeks pleasure and beauty: in the second, in possessions and money; in the seventh, in partnership; in the tenth, in recognition.
Strong and weak placements
Domicile: Taurus and Libra; exaltation: Pisces. Detriment: Scorpio and Aries; fall: Virgo.
In the tradition, Venus is the "lesser benefic": its position in a chart is considered softening. Like other assessments of this kind, this is an internal rule of the system, not an observation.