Virgo Season Brings an End of Summer Reset—What it Means for Your Sign
- Virgo season (August 23-September 22) occurs when the sun moves through Virgo’s portion of the sky on the zodiac wheel.
- During Virgo season, we may all feel inclined to get more practical, organized, and refined.
- You’ll be personally impacted by Virgo season based on where Virgo lands in your birth chart.
Roughly every 30 days, the sun makes its way into a new zodiac sign, marking the 12 astrological seasons we all know and love. And at the end of August—August 23, to be exact—we have none other than Virgo season.
From August 23 until September 22, Virgo season marks the last hoorah of summer here in the Northern Hemisphere, as fall (and the halfway point of the astrological year) begins with Libra season on September 23.
Virgo is an earth sign ruled by mental Mercury, so when the sun whizzes through this analytical sign, we can all feel more practical, logical, and concerned with refining our lives. But Virgo is also a very nuanced, often misunderstood sign; While they’re typecast as nit-picky, clean-freak perfectionists, Virgo’s dedication to detail actually comes from a place of selfless service.
The pressure to perfect our lives could certainly come up under this transit, but it will largely depend on where Virgo lands in your birth chart. To that end, here’s what Virgo season is all about, plus what it means for your zodiac sign.
Virgo Traits
You’ve probably heard a thing or two about Virgo; This zodiac sign gets a reputation for being hypercritical, but their perfectionism is why you can always expect top-tier results if they’re the one delivering. (September baby Beyoncé is a famously fitting example.)
They’re ruled by Mercury, the planet of communication and information, so not only are these folks blessed with brilliant minds and sharp tongues, but their attention to detail helps them see every single way something could be improved—from their work, to their relationships, to their life in general.
As you might imagine, this can be a bit exhausting for Virgos. After all, striving for perfection will only get you so far, especially if you can’t appreciate what is. But keep in mind that they’re also a mutable sign, which makes them particularly adaptable—so they can be surprisingly flexible when things don’t go their way.
The key to understanding Virgo is realizing they’re not trying to fix everything out of selfishness, but out of selflessness. They seek practical, tangible results that improve not just their own lives, but the lives of those around them. Sure, they might come off a bit neurotic or high-strung, but it’s almost always coming from a place of care and concern.
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What Virgo Season Brings
When you think about the time period from August 23 to September 22, it likely evokes back-to-school energy. The air begins to get a little chillier, you start envisioning what you want to bring into the fall season, and there’s a sense of starting over—despite summer’s end.
That is precisely the energy Virgo brings us each year. School supply shopping, organizing your autumnal wardrobe, and settling into a new routine, for example, are all very Virgo things to do. Again, this is an earth sign we’re talking about, so think keywords like grounding, practicality, and organization.
And it makes sense, given the high energy of summer and Leo season that we’re winding down from. As the summer festivities come to a close, we’re encouraged to slow down, reflect on the summer that’s come to pass, and prepare for the turn of the seasons.
How Virgo Season Impacts Each Zodiac Sign
In order to understand how Virgo season impacts you specifically, you’ll need your rising sign. Your rising sign determines the layout of your entire birth chart, which will then point you to where Virgo lands in your chart.
- Aries rising: Sixth house of self care, hobbies, and routine
- Taurus rising: Fifth house of passion, creativity, and celebration
- Gemini rising: Fourth house of home, family, and maternal connections
- Cancer rising: Third house of communication, local networks, and sibling connections
- Leo rising: Second house of money, material resources, and self worth
- Virgo rising: First house of self image, identity, and new beginnings
- Libra rising: 12th house of endings, healing, and spirituality
- Scorpio rising: 11th house of networks, humanitarianism and larger communities
- Sagittarius rising: 10th house of career, destiny, and public image
- Capricorn rising: Ninth house of travel, higher learning, and expansion
- Aquarius rising: Eighth house of shared resources, intimacy, and vulnerability
- Pisces rising: Seventh house of commitment, long-term relationships, and business contracts
Whenever the sun lights up a particular house in our chart, we tend to feel a surge of motivation, confidence, or general energy in that area of our life. That energy will have some nuance depending on the sign the sun is in as well, which in this case, is Virgo.
So if you’re a Gemini rising, for instance, Virgo season might inspire you to refine or organize your home life. Or if you’re a Sagittarius rising, you could be more inclined to focus on your career and make calculated strides there.
In any case, there’s one thing we can definitely be sure of when the sun is in Virgo: Grounding and refining our lives is the name of the game.
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