Virgo at a glance
- Dates
- August 23 – September 22
- Element
- Earth
- Mode
- Mutable
- Ruler
- Mercury
Virgo in love
Virgo shows love through attention to detail. They fix the thing that was bothering you, remember the appointment, and quietly make your life run better. Grand declarations matter less to them than whether you keep your word on small things.
Their care can come out as critique, and they are hardest on themselves. Virgo relaxes with a partner who takes the suggestions as help rather than judgment, and who reminds them they don’t have to earn being loved.
What Virgo needs: Reliability, thoughtfulness and a partner who appreciates the quiet ways they help.
Best matches for Virgo
Virgo and Taurus
Taurus helps Virgo relax. Both are practical, value good food and good habits, and show love by doing things. Taurus’s calm cushions Virgo’s worry, and Virgo’s attention makes Taurus feel properly looked after.
Virgo and Capricorn
Capricorn respects Virgo’s competence and shares its standards. Together they are organized and ambitious, a couple people rely on. They should make room for fun on purpose, because neither will do it by accident.
Virgo and Pisces
Pisces is dreamy where Virgo is precise, and each finds the other strangely soothing. Virgo gives Pisces structure; Pisces teaches Virgo to let things be imperfect. When they stop trying to fix each other, the bond is tender.
Virgo compatibility with every sign
Read by Sun sign alone, Virgo has the easiest time with Taurus, Cancer, Scorpio, Capricorn. The table below gives the traditional reading of each pairing, which comes from how far apart the two signs sit on the zodiac.
| With | Pairing | What it’s like |
|---|---|---|
| Aries | Out of step | Virgo and Aries have no element or mode in common, so they keep having to adjust to each other. It can work well, but it rarely feels effortless. |
| Taurus | Natural fit | Both earth signs, Virgo and Taurus share a temperament and rarely have to explain themselves to each other. The risk is comfort turning into coasting. |
| Gemini | Friction | Both mutable signs, Virgo and Gemini each want to lead in their own way. The friction is real and often where the attraction comes from; it lasts when both learn to give ground. |
| Cancer | Easy friends | Earth and water feed each other, so Virgo and Cancer tend to get along easily, with plenty to talk about and few deep clashes. |
| Leo | Neighbors | Virgo and Leo sit side by side on the zodiac but share neither element nor mode (earth and fire). Each has what the other lacks, which can feel either refreshing or foreign. |
| Virgo | Same sign | Two Virgos understand each other instantly and share the same strengths. They also share the same blind spots, so nobody is there to balance them. |
| Libra | Neighbors | Virgo and Libra sit side by side on the zodiac but share neither element nor mode (earth and air). Each has what the other lacks, which can feel either refreshing or foreign. |
| Scorpio | Easy friends | Earth and water feed each other, so Virgo and Scorpio tend to get along easily, with plenty to talk about and few deep clashes. |
| Sagittarius | Friction | Both mutable signs, Virgo and Sagittarius each want to lead in their own way. The friction is real and often where the attraction comes from; it lasts when both learn to give ground. |
| Capricorn | Natural fit | Both earth signs, Virgo and Capricorn share a temperament and rarely have to explain themselves to each other. The risk is comfort turning into coasting. |
| Aquarius | Out of step | Virgo and Aquarius have no element or mode in common, so they keep having to adjust to each other. It can work well, but it rarely feels effortless. |
| Pisces | Opposites | Virgo and Pisces face each other across the zodiac: earth and water, the same mutable mode, opposite instincts. Strong attraction, and a lot to learn from each other. |
Why your Sun sign is only the start
Virgo Suns often have Venus in Leo or Libra, which brings more charm and a stronger wish for romance than the modest Virgo label. A Virgo with a fire Moon is also braver about feelings. The Sun shows how Virgo helps; the rest of the chart shows how it wants to be loved.
The Sun changes sign once a month, so every Virgo gets the same answer here. In a real relationship the Moon, Venus, Mars and the Ascendant often say more than the Sun does: a Virgo whose Moon sits on a partner’s Venus can get on wonderfully with a sign this table calls difficult. Put both birthdays into the calculator above to see the aspects between your actual charts.
Dates are approximate. The Sun moves into each sign on a slightly different day each year, so if you were born on the first or last day of a range, the calculator will tell you which sign your Sun was really in.
Questions people ask
Who is Virgo most compatible with?
By Sun sign alone, Virgo gets along most easily with Taurus, Cancer, Scorpio, Capricorn: the other earth signs share its temperament, and the signs two steps away bring an element that suits it. Pisces, its opposite, is the classic strong attraction.
Which signs clash with Virgo?
Gemini and Sagittarius square Virgo. They share its mutable mode but not its element, so both sides want to steer. That friction is often exciting, and it doesn’t rule anything out.
Is Sun sign compatibility accurate?
It is a rough first look. Your Sun sign is one placement out of more than ten, and two Virgos can have very different Moons, Venus signs and Ascendants. The calculator on this page compares whole birth charts, which is how astrologers actually judge compatibility.