Element: Earth
Color: Dark blues, Grays and Browns
Gem: Sardonyx
Metal: Mercury

Aug. 23-Sept. 22

At heart you are modest and humble, and you rarely strive to be in the limelight or in a position of power. You have a sharp analytical mind, a keen eye for detail, and you prefer to observe, dissect, and study life from a distance. Conscientious and conservative, you can be relied upon to be careful, efficient, and thorough in your work and you take pride in doing a job well. What you may lack in self-confidence you often make up for in skill - developing expertise, technical knowledge, and competency in some specialized area.
Earth Sign: Fastidious, always seeking to purify, lover of routine, mechanical, sincere, conscientious, critical of self and others, kind, natural, skilled, precise, articulate.

The Dates for Virgo change every year, so check an ephemeris if you're on the cusp. Sun into Virgo is back-to-school and harvest time, ending with Fall Equinox that falls around September 23rd.

Virgo's symbol -- the Virgin -- is unique, not one of the circle of animals, but a person. Virgo is shown as a harvest maiden, with wheat bundles in her hand. Virgo's nature is earthbound, alert to creatures great and very small. And an eye for how pieces fit together to make the whole.

Virgo's sincerity and diligence earns them trust, as healers, friends, co-workers. They've got high standards, and are known to be way too critical with self and others at times. Many are fixed on optimal health, and dedicated to their chosen profession.

Element is Earth
Quality is Mutable
Polarity is Pisces
Ruler is Mercury
Natural House is the 6th
Phrase "I analyze"
Body Association the Digestive System
Flowers are poppies, Lily of the Valley, honeysuckle, baby's breath, cornflower, morning glory, iris, lady's slipper orchid, plumbago, sweet William, heartsease, sweet cicely, Queen Anne's lace.
Animals small creatures kept as pets like mice, rabbits, canaries, and goldfish.

Virgo has a strong sense of service and feels satisfied when in service to others.
At the extreme edges, Virgo is all routine, and no play, hyper-critical, a hypochondriac an relentless perfectionist.

Virgo likes to make the most of their time, and are great at organizing, whether a space or the activities of people. They're precise, and get into the workings (mechanics) of a system like nobody's business. They thrive when happy in their work, with a rhythm that makes them feel productive.

Famous People with Sun in Virgo:
Sean Connery, Hugh Grant, Stephen King, Cameron Diaz, Sean Connery, Mother Theresa, Richard Gere, Tommy Lee Jones, Michael Jackson, Jerry Seinfeld, Keanu Reeves, Freddie Mercury, Oliver Stone, Patsy Cline, Ingrid Bergman, Jeremy Irons, Beyonce Knowles.