Virgo: Personality and Compatibility
A mutable earth sign. Like sorting the harvest before autumn, Virgo analyzes things in detail and puts them in order.
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- Dates (approx.)
- 23 August – 22 September
- Element
- Earth
- Modality
- Mutable
- Ruling planet
- Mercury
- Keywords
- analysis, service, perfection
- Body
- Intestines and digestion
- Lucky colors
- Navy and beige
- Ecliptic longitude
- 150° – 180°
1.The Virgo personality
Strengths
Observant and analytical, you finish every detail carefully. Sincere, you find joy in being useful.
Things to watch
A perfectionist, you can be hard on yourself and others. You worry easily and wear yourself out by overthinking.
2.Love and work
Love: Cautious, you watch someone carefully before opening up. Devoted, your quiet thoughtfulness is your charm.
Work: Medicine, research, accounting, editing and proofreading, quality control and nutrition: work that demands precision.
3.Signs that get along with Virgo
The other earth signs (Taurus and Capricorn) share your values, while the water signs (Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces) bring out the best in you.
4.The dates shift a little each year
A sign begins at the moment the sun reaches 150° of ecliptic longitude, so the boundary moves by about a day from year to year. Exact dates in Japan Standard Time:
| Year | Virgo (JST) |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Aug 23, 2026 11:19 – Sep 22, 2026 |
| 2027 | Aug 23, 2027 17:14 – Sep 22, 2027 |
If you were born on a boundary day, check with the Sun, Moon and Rising sign reading.
5.Not just the Sun sign: the Moon sign too
Horoscope columns use your Sun sign, but the sign the Moon was in when you were born shows your private face and how your feelings move. See also the basics of Western astrology.
6.One sign earlier in Indian astrology
Indian astrology uses the sidereal zodiac, which sits about 24° behind the tropical one, so most people born as Virgo are Leo there. Read more in What is Indian astrology?