Virgo zodiac sign: dates, personality and compatibility

Virgo at a glance

Virgo dates by year

The Sun moves from Leo into Virgo at different hours, even on different days: in 1951 on August 23 at 23:16 UTC, in 2028 as early as August 22 at 14:01 UTC. The table shows entry and exit for each year in Universal Time.

Calculated from JPL DE421 ephemerides; times in UTC.

Leo or Virgo: if your birthday is August 22–23

August 23 is the trickiest day here: in most years the Sun changes sign during it. Born in the morning, you may be a Leo; in the evening, already a Virgo. August 22 is more often entirely Leo, but there are exceptions.

Virgos prefer precision to “roughly,” so I don't guess — I check the table of the Sun's entries by year. Enter your date and year in the zodiac sign calculator; if the day is borderline, you'll need your birth time too.

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Virgo personality

Virgo has an inner editor that never clocks out: they see that the picture is crooked, the contract has the wrong clause, the soup needs salt. Astrological tradition credits Mercury, the planet of the mind and of details. It isn't nitpicking — they genuinely feel uneasy when something could have been done well and wasn't.

Earth makes Virgo practical: they love usefulness you can touch. Their care looks less like declarations and more like a flask of tea for the road, a reminder about the doctor, a vacation budget spreadsheet. The mutable modality adds flexibility: Virgos happily rework a plan if the new one makes more sense.

But the inner editor works against them too: a Virgo can spend a month polishing a text that was ready a week ago, and a week worrying over a phrase nobody noticed. I know the feeling — once I recalculated the Moon's position three times, and it was right the first time.

Virgo strengths

• Notices details that other people miss
• Keeps promises and meets deadlines
• Helps with actions, not just words
• Brings order to chaos — in a closet or in a project
• Learns fast and loves figuring out how things work
• Says honestly when something is going wrong

Virgo weaknesses

• Criticizes even when nobody asked
• Is too hard on themselves and their mistakes
• Worries about small things that haven't happened yet
• Struggles to delegate: “it's quicker if I do it myself”
• Puts off joy until everything is perfect

Virgo in love

Before falling in love, a Virgo takes a careful look: how you talk to the waiter, whether you're late, whether you keep your word in small things. It isn't coldness, it's a reliability check — Virgos don't like risking their heart blind.

After that, their love is very concrete. A Virgo will remember that you can't stand coriander, find you a good dentist and notice before you do that you need sleep. In return they need little: thanks for this invisible work and respect for their sense of order.

Virgo shares a language of plans with the earth signs Taurus and Capricorn: five stars in my table. It's warm with Cancer and Scorpio — water softens Virgo's strictness. Gemini and Aquarius are harder: too many ideas, too little order, in Virgo's view.

The Virgo man

The Virgo man shows feelings through reliability. He won't forget tomorrow's job interview, he'll fix the shelf you mentioned a month ago, and he'll understand your insurance better than the insurer. Big words may take a while — his actions speak first.

How can you tell if a Virgo man likes you? He spends his most valuable resources on you — time and attention to detail: he remembers what you love, adjusts his plans, asks follow-up questions. The criticism stays; it just becomes caring.

The Virgo woman

The Virgo woman is composed, wry and very observant, always with tissues, a spare charger and a backup plan. She hates being rushed or having decisions made for her: first she has to figure things out herself.

Behind the strictness there's a lot of tenderness, shown only to people she trusts. She values a partner she can feel calm with: no drama out of nothing, agreements that are kept. Then her strictness turns into a warm “I've thought of everything — just relax.”

Virgo at work and with money

Virgo is a born professional, suited to work that values precision and usefulness: analytics, medicine, editing, accounting, software development, research, anything with a checklist. Virgo finds the bug before launch and calmly fixes it while others panic.

With money Virgos are careful: they know where every expense goes and compare prices. Their risk is underrating themselves — doing the work of two for years and feeling awkward about asking for a raise. I'd suggest keeping a list of your achievements as carefully as your to-do list, and bringing it to the salary talk.

Virgo compatibility with the zodiac signs

Virgos like to know where a number comes from. Here's mine: one to five stars by the angle between the signs and their elements, as in my bots — and next to each rating I write why.

Virgo Sun, Moon and rising sign

The Sun in Virgo covers the essentials: what a person values and how they want to live. But character is built from details — and Virgos appreciate details. The Moon shows how someone feels and calms down; the ascendant, or rising sign, the first impression they make.

A Virgo with the Moon in Sagittarius can be giggly and a bit chaotic; with Leo rising, noticeable in any crowd. If “typical Virgo” doesn't quite fit you, look to your Moon or ascendant — for those you need your date, time and city of birth.

Virgo FAQ