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Sun
in Virgo

With the Sun in Virgo, the core of who you are runs on a practical, analytical energy that likes to be useful. This placement shapes what drives you, how you see yourself and the way your vitality shows up in the world.

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The Virgo zodiac sign at a glance: traits, dates, element and ruler
Meaning

What Sun in Virgo means

Virgo is an earth sign ruled by Mercury, the planet of how you think and talk. You may feel a steady urge to improve things, polish them and bring a bit of order to your corner of the world. Many with this placement want to be useful in ways you can see, through careful analysis and committed work. Busyness alone rarely satisfies them, because they find meaning in precision and in helping. Check whether you feel best when your intelligence gets to solve a problem, sort out details or build a system that works better for everyone. Your sense of self might be closely tied to being competent and dependable, and to holding yourself to a high standard.

In daily life

How it shows up day to day

Day to day, this often looks like a sharp eye for detail and a methodical way of working. You might be the one who:

  • Catches the small mistake in a report that everyone else read past.
  • Sorts the pantry by category and expiry date.
  • Gives friends practical, well-researched advice when they ask.
  • Enjoys focused, precise work, like crafting or coding.

Making things run smoothly may feel deeply satisfying, and a calm, productive space probably suits you better than chaos. Because you like to help, people may come to you first for practical answers or careful planning, and you tend to arrive prepared and thorough.

Light and shadow

Strengths and tensions

A Virgo Sun often brings real gifts: a sharp mind, a strong work ethic and a sincere wish to be of use. Would the people around you call you reliable, analytical and dedicated? The growth edge lies with the inner critic. High standards can push you to do excellent work, and the same standards can turn inward and feed self-doubt or endless over-analysis. Perfectionism may stall a project before it starts, like an email whose first line you rewrite six times. You might also dwell on flaws nobody else saw. Growth here means learning to allow 'good enough' and seeing your worth as bigger than what you produce.

In practice

How to work with it

The idea is to lean on your natural talents while turning down the volume on the critical voice. Some ways to try it:

  • Hand tasks to other people more often, even if they will not do them your way.
  • Treat yourself with the same patience you give others when they make mistakes.
  • Set goals you can actually reach. Aim for progress over perfection, and notice the small wins.
  • Pick up a hobby where the process counts for more than a flawless result, like messy watercolors.

When you balance the drive for excellence with some self-acceptance, your analytical strength can work for you without dragging you into the weeds. Your helpful, intelligent nature then gets more room to show, and you may find the work feels lighter.

Fact sheet

Sun in Virgo at a glance

Three facts place Sun in Virgo: element earth, mutable modality, ruler Mercury. Opposite lies Pisces; the neighbors are Leo and Libra. More on the sign itself is on the Virgo zodiac page.

Zodiac wheel with twelve signs and Virgo highlighted, showing Sun in Virgo, an earth sign.
Virgo in the zodiac with its qualities.
Sun in Virgo at a glance
FeatureValue
PlanetSun
SignVirgo
Element · modalityEarth · Mutable
Ruler of the signMercury
Opposite placementSun in Pisces
Birth time needed?Usually not. Only on a sign-change day does the time decide

When was Sun in Virgo?

Sun in Virgo: periods 2026–2026 (computed, to the day)
First entryFinal exit
Aug 23, 2026Sep 23, 2026

The Sun changes sign on almost the same days every year; depending on the year the boundary shifts by a day. If you were born on a cusp day, enter your date rather than reading the table.

Diagram of the planetary orbits around the Sun with Sun's orbit highlighted.

Test the placement against yourself

  • What gets you out of bed in the morning when nobody is pushing you?
  • Do you need something tangible, like a number or a plan, before you commit?
  • Do you adjust quickly to new situations?

Hold your answers up against the reading above. Where something does not fit, the house is often the reason, and the house calculator shows you which one. Sometimes it is a tight aspect instead, which the aspect calculator finds. To see every planet at once, open the sign calculator.

By the numbers

How many people have the Sun in Virgo?

At 8.5% of all birth moments from 1940 to 2009, the Sun is in Virgo. That puts Virgo at rank 5 of the twelve, against an average of 8.3%.

The Sun does not spend the same time in every sign: 31.5 days in Cancer, only 29.4 in Capricorn, 30.9 in Virgo. In early January the Earth is closest to the Sun and moves fastest along its orbit, so the winter signs are shorter and a little rarer.

The Sun next enters Virgo on 23 August 2027.

Bar chart: the months people with Sun in Virgo are born in, August 27.6%, September 72.4%
Sun in Virgo by the numbers
ItemValue
Share of births 1940–20098.5%
Rank among the twelve signs5 of 12
Most / least common signCancer 8.6% / Capricorn 8.1%
Typical stay in the sign30.9 days
Stays 1900–2100201
Famous people with Sun in Virgo181 of 2,127 (8.5%)

Counted with the Swiss Ephemeris: every moment from 1940 to 2009 at three-hour steps, each counted equally (not official birth records). Stays from a daily scan 1900–2100, from the first entry to the final change of sign. Famous people: Wikidata birth dates (CC0), only birthdays on which the sign did not change all day.

Famous people

Famous people with the Sun in Virgo

These people were born with the Sun in Virgo, as their birth date shows. Anyone born on a day the Sun changed sign is left out, because without the hour it is unclear which sign applies.

A birth date does not explain a person. Check for yourself whether you see anything in common.

Birth dates: Wikidata (CC0). Signs calculated with the Swiss Ephemeris; without birth times, so only unambiguous placements.

FAQ

Sun in Virgo: frequently asked questions

What does 'Sun in Virgo' actually mean?
At the moment you were born, the Sun was passing through Virgo. Since the Sun stands for your core identity, your ego and your life force, Virgo's qualities color all three for you.
Is Virgo my Sun sign or my 'star sign'?
Both. Your Sun sign is what most people mean when they say 'star sign' or 'zodiac sign'. It is the placement people most often know about themselves.
Do I need my exact birth time to know my Sun sign?
No. Your birth date alone shows which sign the Sun was in when you were born, so the exact time is not needed for your Sun sign.
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