Venus Enters Virgo 2026
Exact on July 9, 2026 at 19:22 (CEST). Read what this moment in the sky means and how it might play out for your zodiac sign.
This event took place on
July 9, 2026, 19:22
Next time: August 20, 2027
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The facts at a glance
Venus Enters Virgo
Exact moment
July 9, 2026, 19:22
CEST · 17:22 UT
Countdown
Over
on July 9, 2026
Zodiac
Virgo
0°
Event type
Sign change
Venus Enters Virgo
Duration
28 days
until August 6, 2026
How often?
every 12 months
last in 2025, next in 2027
Next time
August 20, 2027
Venus Enters Virgo
How we calculated this
Computed to the minute with the Swiss Ephemeris (NASA JPL data), tropical zodiac. The time is German time, Universal Time (UT) is the time at the prime meridian.
Source: planet positions from the Swiss Ephemeris (NASA JPL data), the same basis professional astrology software uses.
0° Virgo
On July 9, 2026 Venus moves into the sign of Virgo.
What Virgo adds
The sign gives the moment its colour. Virgo stands for the themes of the day for everyone; for you it depends on where Virgo sits in your chart.
Sign Change Bingo
Which of these do you know around this day? Tap what fits. Three in a row is bingo.
0 of 8 · three in a row is bingo
Who notices it most
- VirgoThe sign itself
- PiscesOpposite
- SagittariusAt a right angle
- GeminiAt a right angle
With the Sun, Moon or Ascendant in one of these signs, many notice a day like this more clearly. Who do you know with one of them?
Why these four?
The moment sits at 0° Virgo. The four signs lie right there, opposite, or at a right angle to it. Astrology counts these angles as the most noticeable: what happens there nudges, challenges or sets something in motion.
What Venus entering Virgo can do
Depending on the area of life it falls into in a chart, it shows up differently. These are the twelve possibilities:
- Fresh startSelf & new starts
- Treasure huntMoney & values
- SignalTalk & close circle
- NestingHome & family
- HeartbeatLove & joy
- Clear-outRoutine & health
- MirrorRelationships
- Deep diveIntimacy & change
- WanderlustTravel & meaning
- SummitCareer & goals
- NetworkFriends & plans
- RetreatRetreat & dreams
A note to future you
Open on
August 20, 2027
Venus Enters Virgo
- 1What is on your mind most right now?
- 2What should be different by then?
- 3Who do you want to tell about it then?
Write down the three answers today and read them again on August 20, 2027. Who joins you?
Dates 2026
6 of 12 this year, around this one
Every full moon in your calendar
- Full moon
- New moon
- Eclipse
- Mercury retrograde
The dates appear in your calendar on their own, each with a link to its explanation. Remove it any time.
What does this mean?
On July 9, 2026 at 19:22 (CEST), Venus leaves Leo and moves into Virgo. The planet keeps its job and changes its style, like someone wearing a new coat to the same work. Whatever Venus sets in motion in your everyday life now carries the color of Virgo.
What does Venus mean?
Venus covers value and attraction: love, money, beauty. She pulls toward you whatever pleases you. She also reveals your style in relationships, what you know how to enjoy, and which kind of beauty truly gets to you. From your Venus position you can read how you love, how you bargain, and what you gather around you to feel good.
What does Virgo mean?
Virgo means craft and sorting. For Virgo, the good is in the details: in service, in care, and in really knowing how to do a thing. Where Virgo is active, something gets reworked, cleaned up and improved without fuss, and in the end it carries more than the louder gestures.
Venus Enters Virgo
Venus moves into Virgo and shows love through small acts. For a few weeks, familiar questions get practical answers, like coffee made just right.
What it means for your zodiac sign?
A short reading for each sun sign. You feel the moment most where it hits a point in your own chart directly.
Aries
Aries sits at the edge this time. From there you can calmly watch what unfolds. The focus is love, money and pleasure: the mood shifts and fresh impulses get room. Fire signs often get going by doing. Pick one small action for the day that you will actually finish.
Taurus
The sign Taurus sits at an easy angle to this event. Many people find days like this lighter. Is that true for you? This moment shines a light on love, money and pleasure, and the mood shifts and fresh impulses get room. Earth signs usually want something they can hold. Turn the impulse into one practical step.
Gemini
For Gemini, a moment like this can feel like a quiet pull. Where are you meeting some headwind right now? These days, look closely at love, money and pleasure, since the mood shifts and fresh impulses get room. Air signs like to sort their thoughts in words. Tell someone what is shifting, or write it down.
Cancer
As Cancer, you are among the signs that tend to feel support rather than pressure on days like this. Do you notice any of that? The focus is love, money and pleasure: the mood shifts and fresh impulses get room. With water signs, feelings often speak first. Take a quiet moment and listen to what they are saying.
Leo
For Leo this mostly happens in the background. Rather than an upheaval, maybe one small thing shifts. This moment shines a light on love, money and pleasure, and the mood shifts and fresh impulses get room. Fire signs often get going by doing. Pick one small action for the day that you will actually finish.
Virgo
With Virgo, it lands directly on your own sign. Days like that often show you yourself a little more clearly. These days, look closely at love, money and pleasure, since the mood shifts and fresh impulses get room. Earth signs usually want something they can hold. Turn the impulse into one practical step.
Libra
Libra sits at the edge this time. From there you can calmly watch what unfolds. The focus is love, money and pleasure: the mood shifts and fresh impulses get room. Air signs like to sort their thoughts in words. Tell someone what is shifting, or write it down.
Scorpio
The sign Scorpio sits at an easy angle to this event. Many people find days like this lighter. Is that true for you? This moment shines a light on love, money and pleasure, and the mood shifts and fresh impulses get room. With water signs, feelings often speak first. Take a quiet moment and listen to what they are saying.
Sagittarius
For Sagittarius, a moment like this can feel like a quiet pull. Where are you meeting some headwind right now? These days, look closely at love, money and pleasure, since the mood shifts and fresh impulses get room. Fire signs often get going by doing. Pick one small action for the day that you will actually finish.
Capricorn
As Capricorn, you are among the signs that tend to feel support rather than pressure on days like this. Do you notice any of that? The focus is love, money and pleasure: the mood shifts and fresh impulses get room. Earth signs usually want something they can hold. Turn the impulse into one practical step.
Aquarius
For Aquarius this mostly happens in the background. Rather than an upheaval, maybe one small thing shifts. This moment shines a light on love, money and pleasure, and the mood shifts and fresh impulses get room. Air signs like to sort their thoughts in words. Tell someone what is shifting, or write it down.
Pisces
For Pisces, a moment like this can feel like a quiet pull. Where are you meeting some headwind right now? These days, look closely at love, money and pleasure, since the mood shifts and fresh impulses get room. With water signs, feelings often speak first. Take a quiet moment and listen to what they are saying.
Tips & rituals
4 ideas for this day
- 1Treat the sign change as a change of topic and ask which part of your life could use some fresh air.
- 2Pay attention to small things in the first few days. The new tone often shows up first in everyday moments, like a chat by the coffee machine.
- 3Tune one regular habit to the new tone, such as your morning, the end of your workday or how you plan your week.
- 4Look up where this sign falls in your birth chart. That is where the change gets personal.
Where does this moment hit your chart?
The sky does the same thing for everyone. What reaches you depends on where this moment touches your birth chart. Take a free look at where it lands for you.
Your time windows
Your Time Windows
With dates, and with what you can check in each window.
- Your windowsCheck, prepare, act
- Emotional seasonWhich phase you are in
- DirectionWhere your focus is shifting
- Work & pressureWhat your work demands
- What emergesWhat ends and begins
- Your 90 daysA plan for three months
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Venus Enters Virgo 2026 by the numbers
On July 9, 2026 Venus changes signs, moving from Leo into Virgo. The exact moment is 19:22 CEST. A sign change just means the planet steps into a new 30-degree slice of the zodiac. Its job stays the same; it simply does that job in a different style now.
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Exact moment | July 9, 2026, 19:22 (CEST) |
| Universal Time | 17:22 UT |
| Event type | Sign change |
| Change | Leo → Virgo |
| Stays in this sign until | August 6, 2026 (28 days) |
| Next occurrence | Venus Enters Virgo · August 20, 2027 |
Venus spends 28 days in Virgo, until August 6, 2026. The next time Venus moves into Virgo is August 20, 2027. The Virgo sign profile describes what Virgo is like, and the planets guide explains the job Venus does. Your free birth chart shows where Virgo sits in your own chart, and the 2026 astrology calendar collects every sign change of the year.
How to read the data
- 0°: the opening degree of the new sign, which is why every sign change sits here by definition.
- Stays until: the planet's next sign change. Until that date, Virgo sets the style the planet works in.
How often does Venus enter Virgo?
Venus reaches Virgo on average every 12 months. For 1900 to 2100 the count comes to 201. A stay usually lasts 25 days, the longest one 125 days.
Venus stays close to the Sun, as if on a short leash. It keeps roughly the Sun's pace and passes through each sign about once a year.
In 4.5 % of entries Venus wavers at the border: it crosses in, appears to slip back out during a retrograde phase, then crosses for good.
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Counted | 1900–2100 |
| Entries | 201 |
| Crossings incl. retrograde loops | 210 |
| Average gap | 12 months |
| Shortest / longest gap | 10 months / 13 months |
| Previous time | 19 September 2025 |
| Next time after this | 20 August 2027 |
| Usual / longest stay | 25 days / 125 days |
| Entries 2001–2100 | 100 |
We ran every day from 1900 to 2100 through the Swiss Ephemeris, using the same rules as this calendar. All dates are in German time.
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Common questions
- When does Venus enter Virgo in 2026?
- Venus enters Virgo on July 9, 2026 at 19:22 CEST (17:22 UT).
- What does Venus entering Virgo mean?
- Venus changes stage and now plays its theme in the key of Virgo. For the next few weeks, the same old questions get different answers.
- How long does Venus stay in Virgo?
- This phase runs until August 6, 2026 (28 days). It ends with the next event in the same series.
- Which zodiac signs does Venus entering Virgo affect most?
- Usually it's Virgo, because the event takes place in that sign. Sagittarius, Pisces, Gemini often notice it as well. They sit square or opposite, and a tense angle like that simply means these signs rub against the theme. Check it against your own chart. Further down you'll find a short reading for all 12 signs.