Virgo
Virgo is the sign of craft and care. It sees what is wrong and wants to fix it, starting with itself.
The Sun is in Virgo from about Aug 23 to Sep 23. The exact moment moves a little each year.
| Year | Sun enters Virgo | Sun leaves |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ||
| 2027 | ||
| 2028 |
Times are in UTC.
What Virgo is like
Virgo notices details other signs miss. It is modest, practical and helpful, and it trusts work more than talk. Its inner critic is loud. Virgo can fix everyone else’s problems and still feel that its own work is not good enough.
Virgo is a mutable earth sign, ruled by Mercury. Its symbol is the maiden.
Virgo in love
In love Virgo shows care through small acts: the fixed shelf, the remembered allergy. It is shy about big words. It needs a partner who sees the effort and does not take it for granted.
Virgo gets on most easily with the other earth signs and with the water signs, Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces. The opposite sign, Pisces, pulls and pushes at once. A real match depends on whole charts: the Moon, Venus and Mars matter as much as the Sun.
Virgo at work
At work Virgo is the one who makes things work: editing, health, research, data, craft and service. It wants clear standards and time to do the job right.
Planets in Virgo now
No planet is in Virgo on Nov 6, 2026. The Moon passes through it every month.
Coming up: the penumbral lunar eclipse in Virgo on Feb 20, 2027 and the new moon in Virgo on Aug 31, 2027.
Planets in Virgo
- Sun in Virgo: A self that finds meaning in doing things well.
- Moon in Virgo: Feelings sorted through care and routine.
- Mercury in Virgo: A precise, careful mind.
- Venus in Virgo: Love shown through care and small acts.
- Mars in Virgo: Precise, careful and hard-working drive.
- Jupiter in Virgo: Growth through service and skill.
- Saturn in Virgo: Learning that good enough is enough.
- Uranus in Virgo: A generation that remakes work and health.
- Neptune in Virgo: A generation that dreams of a healthier world.
- Pluto in Virgo: A generation that remakes work and health.
Virgo compatibility
- Aries and Virgo
- Taurus and Virgo
- Gemini and Virgo
- Cancer and Virgo
- Leo and Virgo
- Virgo and Virgo
- Virgo and Libra
- Virgo and Scorpio
- Virgo and Sagittarius
- Virgo and Capricorn
- Virgo and Aquarius
- Virgo and Pisces
Calculated with the Swiss Ephemeris, tropical zodiac. Updated Nov 6, 2026.
Where is Virgo in your chart?
Every chart has Virgo somewhere, even without a planet in it. The house it rules is the part of your life where you act like Virgo would. Solstice finds it from your birth time and place.
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