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Virgo season follows Leo season, the one that let us shine under the summer heat, and that order is no accident. Virgo is a mutable sign, which means it handles the transition between two seasons: it announces the end of summer and the arrival of fall 🍂. More symbolically, this season can mark the end of something and the start of a new phase, because back-to-school time often brings big changes.
It's no coincidence either that Virgo is traditionally the sign of the harvest 🌾. Like a farmer separating the wheat from the chaff, it invites you to look at what the summer grew inside you: what do you keep? What do you leave behind? A season of harvest, but also of sorting out the heart.
After Leo season, playful and sparkling, comes Virgo's, and all of a sudden the mood turns much more serious. The Virgo zodiac sign asks us to think, to plan our fresh start and to reflect hard 🤯. It's a sign of analysis and self-questioning: under its influence, we have to rethink our habits, our ways of doing and thinking. Is it really effective? Useful? Good for me? For others? Bring on the to-do lists and top-notch organization!
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Claim Your Welcome Offer Now! 🚀Under its influence, we also become far more attentive to details, to little things we had never noticed before 🧐. We can also become more critical, of ourselves or of others, which can create unease or tension with the people around us. Good communication is the key here. Be careful not to sacrifice yourself to the mental load of the season: Virgo tends to pile on the pressure, and that constant quest for perfection can be hard to live with.
Virgo season also works as a time of healing: it teaches us to take care of ourselves and of our bodies. It's the right moment to pamper yourself, to adopt a healthier routine, to drop a bad habit like smoking or to get back into sports. It's time to let old wounds close, physical or emotional, and to take care of others: Virgo is the nurse of the zodiac. Just be careful not to forget yourself along the way.
Virgo season works as a time of healing in our lives.
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Here are the celestial appointments worth noting to live this season fully aware (times in Eastern Time):
👉 To go further, take a look at the key astrological dates of the year as well as your daily horoscope.
Virgo doesn't knock on the same door for everyone! Depending on your sign, its organizing energy lights up one very specific area of your life, a different astrological house for each of us. Here's where to focus your efforts (and your sorting energy!) 🧹:
Want the full picture of your chart? You'll find all the keys in the zodiac signs encyclopedia.
On the heart front, Virgo season pushes us toward analysis and communication 💖. It's the ideal moment for deep conversations with the people you love, for clarifying your expectations and working on the way you talk to each other. Just be careful not to slide into excessive criticism, of yourself or of others: that's usually where the little tensions of the season are born.
Ready to become the Marie Kondo of the zodiac? Here are a few tips to live Virgo season with style and efficiency, and to ease into your fresh start with these 5 gentle back-to-school rituals:
Look at your habits and your routines with a critical but kind eye. This is the moment to think differently, to challenge your assumptions and to streamline your everyday life. Don't be afraid to shake up a routine that no longer serves you.
Plan ahead, make detailed lists, define your short- and long-term priorities. Virgo helps you structure your life so you can reach your goals. Use organizing tools too, a planner or an app, to stay on track.
Virgo is associated with health and holistic well-being. Adopt new healthy habits, whether in your diet, your fitness routine or your sleep hygiene. Listen to your body and give yourself moments of rest to recharge.
Don't let the mental load and the high expectations of this time of year swallow you. The constant search for perfection can be stressful and counterproductive. Learn to let go when you need to, and to celebrate your small daily wins. Real perfection lies in accepting imperfection.
✨ Make the most of Virgo's energies, know how to welcome them and how to use them. The Libra zodiac sign takes over on the evening of September 22, pulling us into a quest for balance and harmony…
In 2026, the Sun enters Virgo on August 22 at 10:18 p.m. ET (August 23 at 4:18 a.m. in Paris) and stays there until September 22. That same evening it hands over to Libra, right at the autumn equinox. 🍂
Virgo is ruled by Mercury, the planet of the mind, analysis and communication. That's exactly why we want to understand, sort and organize everything during its season! 🧠
Not at all! The Sun in Virgo influences all twelve signs, each in a different area of life. Virgos simply feel it more intensely, since it's their solar birthday. 🎂
Yes, and at two strong moments! Just after the Sun moves into Virgo, the Full Moon in Pisces on August 27-28 (paired with an eclipse) calls for letting go: try these 7 rituals to practice on a Full Moon night. Then, on September 10-11, the New Moon in Virgo opens a cycle of new beginnings, perfect for setting a clear intention. 🌙
Susan Taylor's insights: New beginningsThis is a special time of year, marking a new beginning, new challenges, and a look ahead to tomorrow. It's not always easy to move forward, to take a direction, to get started, which is why I recommend a spiritual guidance session to silence your doubts. You'll come away feeling calm and confident. If you have questions about your future, if you need answers, don't hesitate to make an appointment with one of our psychics. They will enlighten you about your future with great attention. - The future is mine - |
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From July 26, 2026, until March 26, 2028, the North Node is in Aquarius and the South Node in Leo. In 2027, there's no axis change: the whole year lives under this lesson, paced by five eclipses, from February 6 to August 17. I'll explain what this transit changes for your sign.
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Jupiter retrograde in Leo from December 12, 2026 to April 12, 2027: it has already been moving through its shadow period since September 17. In 2027, it stays retrograde until April 12, then the next one waits until January 12, 2028, in Virgo. I'll explain what it changes for your sign.
Saturn retrograde in Aries from July 26 to December 10, 2026: it's its only retrograde of the year. In 2027, it will back up again in Aries, from August 9 to December 23. I'll explain what it changes for your sign.
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