Virgo Star Sign ♍

When Does Virgo Start and End?

The star sign Virgo runs from 23 August to 22 September. During this period, the Sun, as seen from Earth, moves through the section of the zodiac assigned to Virgo. The sign before it is Leo, and the sign that follows is Libra.

Born on a cusp day? The Sun's exact entry into a new sign shifts by a few hours from year to year. Anyone born on 22 August/23 August or on 22 September/23 September, on what is known as the “cusp”, may actually fall into the neighboring sign, depending on their birth year and time. The only way to be certain is an exact calculation using your date, time, and place of birth, for example in a personal Birth Chart Book.

What Are the Three Decans of Virgo?

The three decans of Virgo are three equal segments of the sign, each spanning 10°. Tradition assigns each decan a sub-ruler from the same element, which adds a subtle shade to the core quality:

These periods are approximate calendar dates. What matters is the exact degree of the Sun, which a calculated birth chart shows precisely.

What Does the Star Sign Virgo Mean?

As an earth sign, Virgo represents groundedness, steadiness and a feel for the tangible. As a mutable sign, it stands for adaptability and change: it mediates and brings things to completion. Traditionally, Virgo is ruled by Mercury, the planet associated with thinking and communication. This makes Virgo one of the receptive signs: inward-looking and absorbing.

What Qualities Does Astrology Associate with Virgo?

Above all these: in the astrological tradition, they are considered the defining qualities of Virgo.

Important: these are traditional associations, not a fixed judgment about any person. They describe a tendency that can unfold, offered as an invitation to self-reflection, not as a prediction.

Is your sun sign the whole story?

No. Your star sign only tells you where the Sun was at the moment you were born, and that is something you share with one twelfth of the world's population. Where your Moon falls, which Ascendant was rising, and how the planets relate to one another, that is what makes you truly unique. A personal Birth Chart Book shows you exactly this complete picture: Sun, Moon, Ascendant, all the planets in their houses and the aspects between them, all in a book written solely about you.

Anyone who wants to explore the three most important placements first will find them in the Astro Bite Your Big Three. How Virgo connects with another person is revealed in the Relationship Horoscope Book, which draws on both birth charts, and what the new personal year brings for Virgo is explored in the Birthday Horoscope Book, from one birthday to the next. Free for everyone born under Virgo: the 2027 Yearly Horoscope for Virgo, month by month.