Sex By Zodiac Sign: Your Astrology Guide

What’s your sexual compatibility? Astrology provides answers to your questions about how your zodiac signs mesh between the sheets.

Which zodiac sign is good in bed? Are there zodiac signs that love sex more than others? Our sex by zodiac sign guide describes what it’s like to have sex with each sign.

Sex by zodiac sign

Sex with Aries

If there’s one thing the Aries is known for, it’s their libido. They’re incredibly physical, and they’ll take any opportunity to shed their clothes. This sign could screw all day long, and if they’re not having sex, they’ll think or talk about it non-stop.

Sex with Taurus

A guide to sex with a Taurus. What turns them on and turns them off?

When it comes to sex with a Taurus, this sensual sign is out to earn a varsity letter in it.

This sign knows they can deliver and they ooze sexual confidence. They’re always ready for an earthy roll in the hay with you. A slave to their senses, they love to taste, see, touch and smell. Your natural scent is the biggest turn-on. They love to inhale you, before and after sex. (If they don’t like your smell, however, consider it a dealbreaker.) Bulls are in no rush to finish, either. When they take you in, you’ll feel like the main dish in a lavish, seven-course meal. Patience is their sexual virtue.

Atmosphere is important to Taurus

They love to create a lush setting for you to tryst the night away. They’ll do rose petals, candles, pillows, hell—they might even break out a bearskin rug. A comfortable bed and clean, non-scratchy sheets are the absolute minimum requirement. An earth sign, sex with a Taurus might be an outdoor romp in the woods, provided you can find a comfortable enough place to spread out.

Since Taurus rules the neck and throat, you can expect a few grunts and growls of passion. They’ll often rev your motor by kissing your neck, lightly at first, then with increasing pressure. Keep a few turtlenecks in your wardrobe if you date a Taurus. Hickeys aren’t just for high school anymore. In the throes of passion, Bulls rarely realize their own strength.

The experimental side to Sex with a Taurus

When it comes to positions, Taurus can be more consistent than experimental. You get one of two styles: slow and sensual (they’ll start with a massage and go all night) or a charging Bull ramming into their target. What they lack in variety, they make up for in endurance—or imaginative foreplay. But you may be saddle sore after riding this mechanical Bull!

That’s not to say that they won’t get kinky. This sign will readily branch out, especially if you initiate it. Being a Bull, they’re familiar with a little cowhide, so feel free to break out the leather costumes and cuffs. Tease them with sexy outfits or a lap dance; they love when you put in a little effort to impress them. Still, they’d really rather just have you naked than play too many games. With this natural earth sign, your body is the main event. Sex with a Taurus is grab and go!

Taurus turn-ons

• Be consistent. Taurus loves the familiar and hates sudden change

• Be on time—when there’s a date on the books, this sign is punctual to a T!

• Love music, art and be culturally literate all around

• Genuinely admire them—make them feel brilliant and successful

• Ask their advice and opinion and listen raptly

• Express your truth passionately—they think wishy-washy people are weak

• Be sensual, strong and classy

• Love food and wine and be willing to indulge in both with them

• Be fashionable, choosing elegant clothes with original flair

• Massage their neck, head and shoulders

• Run your life like a well-oiled machine, balancing family, work and fun

• Make time to share life’s simple pleasures, like a sunset or a stroll

• Be family-oriented

• Be available when they need comfort, affection or attention

• Be warm, real and down-to-earth

• Call it like you see it (in a supportive, non-critical way)

• Buy them expensive grooming products and always smell good!

Taurus turns-offs

• Interrupting them when they’re talking

• Talking too loud or make a scene

• Having an empty refrigerator or a messy house

• Trying to change them or tell them what to do

• Complimenting them too often—they’ll think you have an agenda (do you?)

• Being scared to disagree with them

• Fighting just for fighting’s sake—Taurus needs peace!

• Bing tacky or cheap

• Not showering, or wearing a scent they hate—their sense of smell is unparalleled

• Being cold or mysterious

• Playing games or making them jealous—they’ll just leave

• Coming between them and their family or friends

• Showing them up, or embarrassing them publicly or making them look foolish in any way

• Insisting on having the last word in an argument

• Rushing them when they’re fussing with their appearance, which could take hours

• Flirting with anyone else in front of them

• Staying out all night or being nomadic in any way

Sex with Gemini

A guide to sex with a Gemini. What turns them on and turns them off?

Gemini is mutuality-minded, and so sex with a Gemini can be a give-and-take. They’re also big on communication both in and out of bed. Talk dirty and vocalize your pleasure. Tell them where to touch you and get them to tell you where their spots are too. Since your voice will be a major turn-on, seduce your Twin with racy audio memos during the day. Just get their imagination going. They’ll be home from work early! 

Gemini rules the hands, and they know exactly what to do with whatever ends up in them. They also respond well to your touch, so be sure to return the favor with a massage or lots of caressing. Kiss or nibble on their fingers if you want to give them an extra thrill.

Gemini’s curiosity can take many forms

They may keep your sex in semi-vanilla territory, while they save their most outrageous fantasies for themselves. As we said, Gemini rules the hands—so they can always find a willing “partner,” if you will. With their love of the Internet, they may prefer to download before they can unload. Take our word: just let them. Many people get jealous of their Gemini’s fantasy material, but don’t freak out. They’ve got room in their vast sexual universe for whatever you’re serving!

If you think it won’t freak them out, you could learn how to give a lapdance, then surprise them. “I am a big fan of dirty talk, and when there’s a trust there, I love acting like porn stars together,” said one Gemini. But just because your Twin goes wild, doesn’t mean you should install a pole and an adult swing set in the bedroom. The key with sex with a Gemini is variety. Even Gemini rocker Dave Navarro divorced Pussycat Doll ex-wife Carmen Electra (a Taurus), and she pioneered the pole-dancing craze. Keep them guessing, waiting, wondering a little. Throw in a costume or two, and remember that spontaneous, unpredictable sex with a Gemini is always their favorite kind.

The experimental side to Sex with a Gemini

The thrill of almost getting caught will drive Gemini’s inner daredevil wild, too. A semi-public tryst will always be memorable. “My favorite sexual experience was hiking six miles to the top of a waterfall in Yosemite national park,” recalls one Gemini. “We reached the top with a bunch of random strangers who all rested at one peak, then climbed a little bit higher to a pool of ice cold water, where we got naked and had sex on a roasting hot slab of rock that was up against the ice cold pool… dipping in and out of the pool with everyone just out of ear shot below us. HOT!”

Gemini turn ons

• Be up on current events, the latest books and music

• Have a big, ambitious project that gives your life purpose and passion

• Have a beautiful voice and hands

• Be intelligent and observant

• Call them on their shit, but do so in a playful way

• Appreciate and compliment their ideas and intellect

• Give them constructive criticism and support their creativity

• Listen to their demo, read their screenplay, attend their launch parties

• Understand their need for variety

• Give them lots of time to themselves

• Be their best friend and perfect complement

Gemini turn offs

• Having a shrill, piercing or annoying voice

• Lacking edginess, and being too wholesome, sweet or naïve

• Letting them get away with murder—they want you to be onto their game (mostly, anyhow)

• Nagging or bossing them around too much

• Being insecure or needy

• Losing your autonomy: wanting to do everything together, or being two halves of a whole 24/7 rather than two whole, separate people (sometimes)

• Suggesting they “grow up” and getting a traditional 9-to-5 job

• Eating an unhealthy diet

• Neglecting your fitness or appearance

• Making them dress up or play along with family politics

• Showing no interest in the trivia and hobbies they enjoy

• Needing them to financially support you

• Expecting to be spoiled, coddled, and paid for 100% of the time—they need give and take

• Demanding consistency or trying to put them in a neat little checkbox

  
  

Sex with Cancer

Let’s get this clear up front: sex with a Cancer is not usually a one-and-done. They’re not that type of lover. They’re sensitive to your needs and long to please you. This shiny-gold-star-earning teacher’s pet wants to figure out what will make you scream in absolute surrender. All this while showing you how to please them like the sexual deity you were born to be. Didn’t know you had it in you?

Sex with Leo

Sex with a Leo is a grand performance. They take great pride in their prowess. Leos love to set the stage for their regal romps, and may even design their bedrooms like elaborate movie sets. One Leo we know has a disco ball, black lights and mirrored walls in their boudoir—plus an elaborate stereo system, since music gets them in the mood. (Every great performance needs a soundtrack, right?)

Sex with Virgo

Finally, a lover who doesn’t skimp on the foreplay! Virgo is the sign of service, and they know how to take care of you in bed. They’re tender and earthy—this is someone with whom you can truly “make love” and understand what that means. If you’ve been through trauma, as many people have, sex with the Virgo can be incredibly healing. They’re patient and nurturing, a safe space for you to relax and express your sensual side.

Sex with Libra

Nice people finish last, and in Libra’s case, it’s a good thing. Unless you’re the “wham, bam,” type, you’ll enjoy the slow-jamming sensual style of sex with a Libra. They’ll pet and caress you, love you tenderly, kiss you slowly for hours. Libra may even seduce you by offering a skillful massage. They can Shiatsu your defenses away so well, you’ll be begging for their sweet, sweet lovin’.

Sex with Scorpio

It’s the way a Scorpio looks at you, like you’ve changed their life, and nothing else matters but you. They’re confident in their prowess; after all, they ARE the zodiac’s uncontested sex sign. Sex with a Scorpio is a spiritual experience for this sign. Although they’ll have their flings, most prefer to give their entire focus to one partner, body and soul.

Sex with Sagittarius

Sagittarius is symbolized by the Centaur, which is half human and half animal. This sign has an idealized vision of sex, along with a very base and primal hunger for it. Sex with a Sagittarius means this sign wants a best friend, sexual god(dess) and soulmate in one—a John Lennon and Yoko Ono love story. Below the belt, however, they’re all animal. You never know which head they’ll be thinking with from moment to moment.

Sex with Capricorn

So you think you’ve found a strait-laced workaholic whose sexual fantasy involves an executive title and a corner office? Well, only if you’re using their mahogany desk as an erotic prop. Sex with a Capricorn is a lusty experience with a creature whose stoic exterior belies a deeply kinky streak. Don’t judge this book by its cover—at least not sexually.

Sex with Aquarius

A guide to sex with an Aquarius. What turns them on and turns them off?

As with everything, sex with an Aquarius is an otherwordly adventure, limited only by your own imagination. They regard sex as a natural part of the human experience, and can easily separate “the act” from love. Although they may seem uptight, Aquarius has very few hang-ups. They’re like a sexual Dr. Seuss, dreaming up the most outrageous games.

Futuristic Aquarius likes to experiment

Sex with an Aquarius can be a journey through gender roles, power and the unexamined side of human desire. Because they can detach from the touchy-feely, “love-making” aspect of sex more easily than other signs, they’re willing to turn this exploration into scientific research. At times, they can be a little rough in the sack. (Who wants a spanking?) This is the sign who might secretly visit a Dominatrix to unleash their control issues. “We make appointments for sex because my Aquarius partner has these elaborate scenarios to act out, complete with props,” said one woman. “They’re very kinky in bed; they like to tie me up.”

As the sign that rules technology, Aquarius loves a good sex toy, and may even whip out a battery-powered gadget from their own arsenal on the first date. “One of my favorite things,” said one Aquarius, “is to visit an adult store on a date. I like to talk to people about what’s new, hear their recommendations. I once took a girlfriend out for a great birthday dinner then ended the night at a sex toy shop. She picked out a vibrator and that was her present.”

Not exactly romantic in the fairy-tale novel sense, but that’s sex with an Aquarius—champion of sexual liberation. They want you to be independent, and the idea of you satisfying yourself without them will only turn them on, not to mention stoke their competitive nature. They love to be wanted, but you can stop right there. Neediness is a drag in their world. As much of a Pocket Rocket as they can be, the Aquarius may go through unavailable spells. Maybe they’re juice fasting, solving the mystery of Atlantis, obsessing over their career. When they’re consumed by an intellectual pursuit they may have little interest in sex. During those times, they expect you to know how to get off without them.

The experimental side to Sex with an Aquarius

Since Aquarius is the sign of groups, they may dabble in orgies, partner swapping, and (their favorite) threesomes—or at least, they’ll fantasize about it. Sex is always casual for Aquarius, even when they’re deeply in love. And yet, it never is, either. They want to experience spiritual elevation, and since they spend so much time lost in their heads, they need to connect to their bodies first. Sex is the quickest path. Still, experimenting and learning are always part of the package for Aquarius. Once they’re in love, they may dabble in tantric sex, or find ways to keep things interesting and off the beaten path. Keep an open mind. They will!

Aquarius turn ons

• Be an independent go-getter who can hold their own

• Have an accomplished career—success is an aphrodisiac for them

• Think outside the box

• Have a few scandals under your belt that you’ve lived through and learned from

• Let Aquarius teach you something

• Pursue separate interests, then bring them back to the relationship

• Be spiritually evolved

• Prioritize fun and adventure

• Exude confidence: they love a boss babe or baller

• Take care of your body—be fit and sporty

• Travel, often, and always explore your destination

• Join them on spontaneous adventures—always be ready to go

• Admire their offbeat lifestyle and don’t give them flack about their random work hours

• Be warm and nurturing, but never smothering

• Tell them your kinkiest fantasies and let them help you realize them

Aquarius turn offs

• Being cynical, skeptical or too much of a realist

• Giving them unsolicited advice or telling them how to run their life

• Pressuring them to marry you, have kids or follow your timeline

• Being a lost soul with no path, vision or life direction

• Being materialistic, fussy or high-maintenance

• Having no interest in spiritual or metaphysical issues

• Criticizing or laugh at them

• Scoffing at their passion and rolling your eyes at their jokes

• Being too free-spirited or cold, with no nurturing instinct at all

  
  

Sex with Pisces

Ready to make love? Sweet, sensual love? Light the candles, scatter the rose petals, and turn on some Barry White. Ohhhhhhh. Yeahhhhhh. Now baby, put on that sexy outfit they picked up for you. It fits perfectly, of course—Pisces knows your measurements. Sex with a Pisces is the kind that includes tender embraces, gentle caressing, heated massage oil and staring deep into each other’s eyes. If you both weep at the point of climax (which will be simultaneous, of course), don’t be surprised.