- Dates
- 23 August to 22 September
- Symbol
- ♍ the Maiden
- Element
- Earth
- Modality
- Mutable
- Ruler
- Mercury
What the Virgo sign means
Virgo, the Maiden, is the sixth sign of the zodiac and the archetype of the craftsperson: earth by element, mutable by mode, and ruled by Mercury. In astrology, someone is "a Virgo" when the Sun was in Virgo at their birth, roughly 23 August to 22 September. Those cusp dates shift by a day some years, so if you were born near the edge, only your actual chart settles it.
The Virgo temperament
Earth signs run on steadiness, the senses, and a love of what is real and usable. As a mutable sign, it adapts: it bends and changes shape as circumstances do. Put together, Virgo tends towards noticing the flaw and the fix, happiest making something real a little better, and like every sign it holds both a gift and its shadow. Vela reads none of this as a verdict on who you are, only as a lens for noticing.
If Virgo is your Sun sign, where do you recognise the craftsperson in yourself, and where is it a costume you have outgrown?
Read Virgo in depth
Your sign is one of three placements that matter most. Read Virgo as a Sun sign, your Virgo Moon, and your Virgo rising, see the personal planets in Virgo (Venus, Mars), read today's Virgo horoscope, or explore Virgo compatibility.
Frequently asked
What are the Virgo dates?
The Sun is in Virgo from about 23 August to 22 September each year. The cusp dates move by a day some years, so if you were born near the edge, casting your chart is the only way to be sure.
What element and ruler is Virgo?
Virgo is earth by element and mutable by mode, ruled by Mercury.
Is astrology a prediction?
Not in Vela's hands. Your sign is a lens for reflection, a way of noticing patterns in yourself, never a forecast of what you must do or become.