♍ Virgo: dates, element and traits
The second earth sign of the cycle, Virgo is traditionally associated with organisation and attention to detail: the image is of someone analytical and helpful, who holds themselves to a high standard and wants things done well, sometimes to the point of perfectionism.
- Date range
- 23 Aug – 22 Sep
- Element
- Earth
- Quality
- Mutable
- Ruling planet
- Mercury
Traditional traits
- attention to detail
- practical sense
- self-criticism
Element compatibility
In the astrological tradition, signs that share the same element (Taurus, Capricorn) are usually read as a natural fit. Pisces, the opposite sign in the cycle, is read as the pairing with the most tension — and, for some astrologers, also the most mutual growth.
Cuidado
Tradition, not prediction
How to read Virgo's element and quality
Virgo is a earth sign with a mutable quality in traditional astrology. It shares its element with Taurus and Capricorn, which the tradition reads as a kinship of temperament between the three, even though each one's quality changes how that element shows up.
The sign traditionally "opposite" Virgo in the cycle is Pisces — six months apart on the calendar — and traditional astrology reads that specific pairing, Virgo and Pisces, as tension that can also become complementarity: each tends to have what the other lacks.
The 23 Aug–22 Sep period assigned to Virgo follows the Western tropical zodiac convention, which splits the year into 12 equal parts starting from the March equinox — which is why that particular start and end date can shift by a day depending on the year, since the civil calendar and the solar cycle don't line up perfectly.
Glossário: os termos desta página
Zodiac sign
One of the 12 equal divisions of the tropical zodiac, each tied to a period of the year, an element and a quality in Western astrological tradition.
Astrological element
Each of the four groups (fire, earth, air, water) that bring together three zodiac signs, traditionally associated with a shared temperament.
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