Virgo

The astrological sign, Virgo is associated with the constellation Virgo. It is linked to purity and service. The sign opposite to the Virgo is the Pisces.

Virgo

Zodiac Symbol
 Virgin
 
Birth Dates (Tropical)
 August 23 to September 22
 
Birth Dates (Sidereal)
 September 16 to October 15
 
Birth Dates (Solar)
 September 16 to October 30
 
Constellation
 Virgo
 
Zodiac Element
 Earth
 
Zodiac Quality
 Mutable
 
Positive Traits
 Modest, shy, meticulous, reliable, practical, diligent, intelligent, analytical
 
Negative Traits
 Fussy, worrier, overcritical, harsh, perfectionist, conservative
 
Likes
 Health foods, lists, hygiene, order, wholesomeness
 
Dislikes
 Hazards to health, anything sordid, sloppy workers, squalor, being uncertain
 
Body Part
 Intestines
 
Domicile
 Mercury
 
Detriment
 Jupiter
 
Exaltation
 Mercury
 
Fall
 Venus
 
Birthstone
 Sapphire
 
Colours
 Navy Blue, Gray
 
Numbers
 Eight and Four
 
Day
 Wednesday
 
Gemstones
 Pink Jasper, Sapphire, Star Sapphire, Azurite, Rhodochrosite
 
Metal
 Gold
 

The astrological sign, Virgo is associated with the constellation Virgo. It is linked to purity and service. The sign opposite to the Virgo is the Pisces.

The individuals born under this sign have diligent, analytical, self-sufficient, controlled, orderly, modest, and intellectual character.

They are observant, shrewd, critically inclined, judicious, self concealing, patient, methodical, logical, studious, and practical. On the negative side, they are prone to fussiness, perfectionism, harsh criticism, coldness, and hypochondria.
They make good editors, physicists, analytical chemists, bookkeepers, accountants, welfare workers, doctors, nurses, psychologists, teachers, confidential secretaries, technologists, inspectors, musicians, critics, and public speakers.

The Virgos have a graceful figure with round head. Their features include full and delicately shaped lips, perfect teeth, a clear complexion, large and clear eyes, small, symmetrical, and refined features, a high forehead, a thin nose, coarsely textured hair, and thin eyebrows with slightly above the average height.

The Virgo rules the abdominal region, large and small intestines, spleen, solar plexus, lower lobes of the liver, pancreas, portal veins, umbilicus, hands, nails, and carpal bones.

Geographically, the Virgo is linked with Turkey, Greece, Brazil, Uruguay and the Caribbean. The mythological figure of Omphale, Queen of Lydia, from the myth of Heracles is related to the Virgo.

The Greco-Roman god Hermes or Mercury, the goddesses Athena or Minerva, Demeter or Ceres, Astraea, Eris or Discordia, Ate, Hestia or Vesta and the gods Hephaestus or Vulcan, Loki, Asklepios or Aesculapius and Veles are associated with the Virgo.

Some of the popular personalities born under this sign are Sean Connery, Lyndon Johnson, Sophia Loren, Stephen King, Queen Elizabeth I, Peter Sellers, Faith Hill, Bill Murray, Tommy Lee Jones, Sam Neill, Fiona Apple, Raquel Welch, Hugh Grant, Adam Sandler, Charlie Sheen, Beyonce Knowles, Cameron Diaz, Keanu Reeves, Lily Tomlin, Shania Twain, Regis Philbin, Leonard Bernstein, Elvis Costello, Mother Teresa, Ingrid Bergman, Greta Garbo, Richard Gere, James Coburn, Rocky Marciano, Terry Bradshaw, Bob Newhart, Buddy Holly, Lauren Bacall, and H.G. Wells.