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Virgo in astrology

No planet from the Sun to Pluto is in Virgo today.

Element
Earth
Modality
Mutable
Ruling planet
Mercury
Symbol
The Maiden
The Sun is in the sign
About 23 August to 22 September
Opposite sign
Pisces

Virgo is the sixth sign of the tropical zodiac. The Sun is in Virgo from about 23 August to 22 September, towards the end of summer in the northern hemisphere. Virgo is an earth sign, mutable in modality, and Mercury is its traditional ruler.

In tradition Virgo is the sign of analysis and craft. The traditional keywords are precision, order, usefulness, attention to detail and a wish to improve things, with worry and self-criticism as the usual counterpart. Its symbol is the Maiden, often shown holding a sheaf of wheat, a sign of the harvest season in which the Sun passes through Virgo.

Virgo sits opposite Pisces on the wheel and shares the earth element with Taurus and Capricorn. By analogy the sixth house corresponds with Virgo, the house of daily routines, work and service. Mercury rules both Virgo and Gemini.

Traditional astrology says Mercury is exalted in Virgo, the sign where it is considered to be at its strongest, with the peak at 15 degrees. That is a convention of the tradition and not something the sky shows.

At a glance

Often feels
Concerned, and quietly useful
Shows love by
Fixing the thing you mentioned once
Needs
Order, purpose and a little praise
Watch for
Criticism offered as help

Planets in Virgo

Sun in Virgo
The Sun in Virgo is read as careful and useful: an eye for what can be improved, a habit of noticing the detail, and a quiet way of showing care through help.
Moon in Virgo
The Moon in Virgo is read as comfort through order: feelings settle when things are sorted and useful, and worry is the usual way of caring.
Mercury in Virgo
Mercury in Virgo, its own sign, is read as a precise mind: the detail noticed, the list made, the sentence tidied before it is spoken.
Venus in Virgo
Venus in Virgo is read as affection in acts of service: the practical help, the fixed thing, the noticed detail, and a shyness about saying it outright.
Mars in Virgo
Mars in Virgo is read as drive turned to craft: energy spent on getting it right, irritation at carelessness, and work as the favourite outlet.
Jupiter in Virgo
Jupiter in Virgo is read as growth through usefulness: faith in the detail done well, generosity in practical help, and an expansion that stays modest.
Saturn in Virgo
Saturn in Virgo is read as the perfectionist's lesson: high standards for work and routine, worry about mistakes, and a mastery of method over time.
Uranus in Virgo
Uranus in Virgo is read as a generation that changes work and method; personally it is read as original approaches to routine and a dislike of pointless procedure.
Neptune in Virgo
Neptune in Virgo is read as a generation that dissolves old ideas of work and service; personally it is read as compassion made practical and an uneasy relationship with detail.
Pluto in Virgo
Pluto in Virgo is read as a generation that transforms work, service and method; personally it is read as an intense drive to improve and to be useful.

Virgo rising

Virgo rising is read as a modest, observant first impression: neat, attentive and helpful, with a critical eye kept mostly to oneself.

Virgo with each sign

Astrology is a tradition of interpretation. What is written here is traditional, offered for reflection and entertainment, not advice and not a prediction.