Virgo — The Maiden
A Mercury-ruled earth sign, Virgo is the practical, discerning energy of the harvest season. As a mutable sign it is traditionally read as adaptable and improving, always refining what it touches. In astrology it is tied to care, craft, and a sharp eye for detail. It is often called the helper of the zodiac, drawn to be useful and to do things well.
What tradition gives Virgo
- Traditionally linked to precision and helpfulness
- Associated with practicality and care
- A sign of the craftsperson in tradition
The myth underneath
Associated with harvest goddesses such as Demeter and Astraea.
Tradition pairs Virgo most easily with Taurus, Capricorn, Cancer — a folk pattern about temperaments, not a rule about people.
When the Sun is actually here
Across a century of computed positions, the Sun holds Virgo from about August 23 to September 22.
The edges, honestly
Sign boundaries are not fixed calendar dates — the Sun's ingress moves by a day or so from year to year. Computed across 1930–2030, these dates near Virgo's edges belong to different signs in different years:
| Date | Usually | Sometimes |
|---|---|---|
| August 23 | Virgo in 64% of years | Leo otherwise |
| September 22 | Virgo in 99% of years | Libra otherwise |
| September 23 | Libra in 73% of years | Libra otherwise |
Born on one of these dates? The year decides. Compute your chart and the question closes in a second.
The Sun is one placement of ten
A Virgo Sun says nothing about your Moon, your rising sign, or where the rest of the sky sat. The free calculator draws the whole wheel — on your device, in a second.