The sun moves into Virgo on August 22, 2025
Welcome to Virgo season!
August 22 - September 22
The sun moves into the meticulous, helpful, and system-oriented sign of mutable earth on August 22nd at 1:34 pm, and Virgo season ends on September 22nd at 11:20 am, with the equinox, when the sun moves into Libra.
Overview:
Welcome to Virgo season and eclipse season!
Virgo season is typically a time to focus on our systems, our patterns, and the details that bring our experiences to life. Ruled by Mercury and dealing in the material circumstances around us, Virgo offers us the chance to reconnect with our minds and our senses, finding new ways of supporting our current selves and the selves we long to grow into. This Virgo season, however, Pisces energy has a dominant presence, because this is also eclipse season and the north node is in Pisces. The north node is drawing our attention to the Pisces parts of our charts, and while we will have to keep that energy in balance with the Virgo parts of our charts (containing the south node), there’s an unmistakable and strong emphasis on Pisces energy this season. We are renewing our relationships with our systems, the ways we organize and communicate information, and with our fact-checking processes, and we’re doing this through release. Like a closet clean-out on the road to rediscovering personal style, we need to make space to see what we’re working with more clearly.
This Virgo season is bringing us some potentially disruptive twists and turns, as well as opportunities for deep reflection and healing, orienting us toward the future as we recharge after Mercury’s retrograde. Eclipse season has arrived, and change is in the air. Our primary job is to flow with it while doing our best to remain centered within ourselves. This is a time of course correcting, but not in the way Virgo typically prefers; we have to let go of the need to control and overthink, in favor of connecting to ourselves and others more deeply, spiritually, and with the commitment our shared humanity deserves. Virgo may prioritize the mind, but this Virgo season, we may need to do the work required to prioritize the feelings.
Uranus x Neptune:
August 28, 2025: Uranus in Gemini sextiles Neptune at 1° of Aries
November 20, 2025: Uranus in Taurus sextiles Neptune at 29° of Pisces
July 15, 2026: Uranus in Gemini sextiles Neptune at 4° of Aries
January 15, 2027: Uranus in Gemini sextiles Neptune at 1° of Aries
June 6, 2027: Uranus in Gemini sextiles Neptune at 6° of Aries
On August 28th, Uranus and Neptune are coming together in the first of several supportive alignments over the next couple of years, as they form a sexile for the first time since the 1960s. This sextile may help us to disrupt our beliefs and innovate in creative and meaningful new ways in our lives. However, outer planets like these can also speak to generational shifts and changes with widespread and long-lasting effects. We may see changes to spirituality on a larger scale, new perspectives emerging in culture and in the arts, and technological developments with meaningful impacts.
Saturn re-enters Pisces:
Saturn in Pisces: March 7, 2023 - May 25, 2025; September 1, 2025 - February 13, 2026
Saturn spent the last few months in Aries, but on September 1st, the planet of discipline, responsibility, and structure will make its way back into the mutable water sign to double and triple check the strength, viability, and efficacy of our emotional, psychic, and spiritual boundaries. For the next several months, Saturn will wrap up its time in Pisces (for the next almost 30 years), reinforcing the structure it’s been laying for the last few years. This is the time to put in the work in this area of our charts. The time to show up to the task, hold ourselves accountable, be mature, and set ourselves up for success in the areas of our lives associated with the Pisces parts of our charts.
Mercury’s post-retrograde glow up:
September 2nd: Mercury moves into Virgo
September 13th: Mercury in Virgo conjoins the sun at 20°
September 18th: Mercury moves into Libra
After a gnarly retrograde through Leo, Mercury is coming back to full strength this Virgo season as it joins the sun in its home sign and sign of exaltation. When Virgo season begins, its ruler, Mercury, will still be making its way through the last few degrees of its retrograde shadow, preparing to embark on new territory again. Once September rolls around, though, Mercury will move into Virgo, and by the second week of September, it will begin to catch up to the sun. They will travel together for a little while, giving us a jolt of practice clarity during Mercury’s cazimi on the 13th. Then the planet of communication will speed past the sun and into Venus’ territory when it moves into Libra on the 18th.
Uranus retrograde:
Uranus in Gemini: July 7, 2025 - November 7, 2025; April 25, 2026 - August 3, 2032; December 11, 2032 - May 22, 3033
September 5, 2025: Uranus stations retrograde at 1° of Gemini
Uranus moved into Gemini back on July 7th, and on September 5th, it will station retrograde, pulling focus to the planet of unexpected innovations, unnerving surprises, and disruptive changes. This is a great time to reflect on what Uranus’ transit through Gemini has brought to the surface so far. Uranus will be in and out of Gemini for the next 8 years, so we have only just begun to get a taste of what this transit can and will bring. But reflecting on the last two months may help clarify some of what’s happening for us, and may help us to get a clearer idea of what kinds of freedom we’re ultimately moving toward in the Gemini parts of our charts
Lunations:
This Virgo season will feature two new moons in Virgo (one more than is typical), bookending the season, while the first lunation is not an eclipse, the second two are.
New moon at 0° of Virgo on August 22nd at 11:06 pm
When the sun moves into Virgo, it joins the south node and begins to form a whole sign opposition to the north node in Pisces. In many ways, this will kick off the energy of eclipse season, although late in the evening on that first day of Virgo season, we will have. A new moon that is not an eclipse. This first new moon, at 0° of Virgo, represents the last seeds we have the chance to plant before moving through the eclipses, where our intentions may get over-ridden, in some ways, by the prevailing energy. However, this new moon might feel more eclipse-y than a typical new moon, forming a tight square to Uranus in Gemini that suggests our seeds will grow in unexpected ways. This new moon forms the peak of a yod with Saturn and Neptune in Aries and Pluto in Aquarius, putting a lot of pressure on this new beginning. We may feel some of this pressure on our own shoulders as well. This new moon has a chaotic edge and may come with a push in the direction of alignment. We may need to do the work of separating our energy from the details of life and from the topics of our Virgo houses, in order to find relief through the Pisces parts of our charts and, in connection, art, stories, and emotional engagement more generally. What emerges around this time may have significance for us (especially in the Virgo parts of our charts) moving forward. We may find our eyes open to the eroding structures of our lives, to the necessary changes moving in, and the internal power we owe it to ourselves to claim.
Total lunar (full moon) eclipse at 15° of Pisces on September 7th at 11:08 am
Eclipses have a reputation that precedes them. Historically, we consider them to be scary because they represent unknowns, uncertainty, and moments of structural upheaval. The luminaries provide us with clarity as they illuminate our worlds and help us to make sense of our experiences. When their light is disrupted, like it is during eclipses, we can feel lost, unsure, and out of control. But not all eclipses are bad, and this lunar eclipse in Pisces is a great example of one with a lot of support and sweetness to draw on. While we aren’t necessarily in control of this moment, we may find ourselves in a moment of closure that feels celebratory and welcoming. We may find ourselves feeling more connected, more open, and more generous; we may find the people we encounter feeling more connected, open, and generous as well. We need to stay focused and be practical to some degree, but if we allow ourselves to wander into some dreamy moments without foregoing our responsibilities, we might find that things (even practical ones) flow with more ease.
Partial solar (new moon) eclipse at 29° of Virgo on September 21st at 12:54 pm
The second eclipse in this couple, however, may show up more stereotypically. This solar eclipse at the final degree of Virgo is in a close opposition to Saturn, recently back in Pisces to finish up its lesson for the mutable water sign. There’s a gravity baked into this moment and the things and projects that begin near the end of Virgo season—but it also highlights something present for much of Virgo season, there’s something virgoan, something in the Virgo parts of our charts and parts of our lives that we need to let go of in order to move forward. We cannot cling to what isn’t working, telling ourselves that with just a little more time and a few more tweaks, it’ll be perfect. We cannot edit our stories into oblivion when we need to share them. We cannot build what we need if we’re too busy planning. This new beginning is not without support, but it might not be the beginning we had in mind, and it might have a cold edge to it.
Virgo season breakdown:
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Virgo season comes in prepared to make its mark, as the sun pulls our attention to the details and systems of our lives, conjoining the moon (forming the first of two new moons this Virgo season) and squaring off with Uranus in Gemini. But as the moon’s final act in Leo for the month (a few hours before the Virgo new moon), it rules over Venus in Cancer as it squares Chiron in Aries. Something about this first transit of the season sets a tone; there’s wild energy to come this Virgo season, but we need to do our best to keep care and healing at the center of it all. And while they’re both necessary and can work well together, they aren’t the same thing. Seeing the differences in our lives, the tension, where one can erode the other, is critical for us (the singular and the collective) when it comes to developing systems of care that empower us rather than enable us. The new moon in Virgo comes along to invite us to refocus and set new intentions for ourselves when it comes to Virgoan parts of our lives and parts of our charts. This new moon may come along with some transformative and poignant energy, as well as some sudden and unexpected twists and turns, possibly in the form of new information or surprising conversations. These first few days of Virgo season may feel strange, possibly even shocking. Treat your nervous system with care—if the air around you feels electric, do your best to ground.
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Venus kicks off the work week, moving into Leo on Monday morning, and spends its first two days in the fixed fire sign, entangled in encouraging conversation with the outermost planets. Venus in Leo can be dramatic, reveling in the exaggeration of beauty and performance of disgust, and aspecting Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto all at once may add to the drama, but with the gravity of these slow-moving planets, Leo’s signature playfulness can take a hit. Our relationships and creative pursuits, as well as the ways we seek out pleasure and justice, may feel extra important in these final days of August. This week brings us the opportunity to get serious about our desires, but also to be inspired by them, to take innovative new approaches to realize and manifest them, to hold them with their true weight. What we want is powerful, and to recognize and honor our desire is to embrace that power; to ignore it and avoid understanding it is to give that power away. On Thursday, Uranus and Neptune form the first of three exact sextiles, as they each dance in and out of their new signs (Gemini and Aries, respectively). We may find ourselves inspired to innovate, granted new perspectives through sudden changes, and more comfortable in the messiness and confusion of the unknown. Then on Sunday, Mercury in Leo trines Chiron in Aries, opening our eyes to the self-acceptance and confidence available for us to tap into, especially through conversations, advice, creative expression, and activities that can help us to reclaim our energy.
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Underscoring the energetic kinship between Mondays and September, just after midnight on the first of the month, Saturn, still retrograde, makes its way back into Pisces. Saturn will be in Pisces, finishing up its assessments of the final few degrees, now until February of 2026. Saturn’s ingress may shift our attention back to our responsibilities in the Pisces parts of our charts, while also highlighting the consequences of all of the activity in Virgo (all mutable signs, really). The next day, Mercury moves into its home sign, and its sign of exaltation, Virgo. Mercury in Virgo can help us keep track of the details, tweak and edit our communications, and move through the world with a grounded dexterity. This may help us navigate the square it makes to Uranus, in the middle of the night, which can rev up our nervous systems with disruptive and intercepted news. Later in the morning on Wednesday, Jupiter trines the north node, which might help us soothe the frayed nerves from earlier in the day. The next day, Jupiter and Mars square off, and we may need to redirect our energy toward something more meaningful to us. On Friday, Uranus stations retrograde, pulling our attention toward the changes taking place around us, and how we can integrate and reflect on this initial taste of Uranus in Gemini that we are experiencing. Then on Sunday, we have our first eclipse, a total lunar eclipse in Pisces. This lunation may present us with a constructive moment; we may be celebrating the culmination of something supportive, something with generative potential.
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The reverberations of the lunar eclipse may hang in the air as this week gets going, then on Wednesday and Thursday, it may reiterate itself, with more of a focus on what we have to release as the sun and mercury oppose the north node and conjoin the south node. When the sun and Mercury conjoin the south node, we might feel exhausted and in need of extra time to process our experiences, our ideas, our conversations, and our responsibilities. As the week comes to a close, though, Jupiter comes along to help bolster our vitality and mental stimulation. On Friday, the sun and Mercury both form sextiles to Jupiter in Cancer, encouraging us and our ideas to shine, then on Saturday, we have a Mercury cazimi, bringing us clarity, sharpness, and the confidence to execute our ideas and bring them to form.
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The final full week of Virgo season is packed, and it begins with a conversation between Venus, Mars, and Chiron. On Monday, Venus (the ruler of Mars) in Leo sextiles Mars in Libra, helping us to find alignment when it comes to our desires and our motivation, what we are attracted to, and what we are willing to work for. Then on Tuesday, Venus trines Chiron in Aries, highlighting the ways that joy, pleasure, and connection can help us to feel more secure in ourselves, more capable, and more self-assured. Later on Tuesday, Mars (the ruler of Chiron) opposes Chiron, challenging us to put those feelings into action in our relationships, to exercise that capability, that confidence, and that self-determination in community.
On Wednesday, Mercury opposes Saturn, freshly back in Pisces, showing us the consequences of how we communicate, what we communicate, and who we communicate it to. This is a day to say what we mean and mean what we say. With Mercury in Virgo, we may find that the recipes from these conversations come back around. Then the following day, Mercury moves into Libra, where it is typically focused on diplomacy and the art of using words to connect people; but because Mercury immediately wanders into the ongoing conversation between the outer planets, the first day of its transit through the cardinal air sign is imbued with a little intensity. Mercury’s trines to Pluto in Aquarius and Uranus in Gemini may have us feeling encouraged to learn something new and go deep with it. While the opposition to Neptune in Aries may lend some inspiration to the deep dive, but may also have us projecting misplaced or misconstrued meaning onto what we’re learn.
On Friday, Venus moves into Virgo, where it is typically uncomfortable, and then it forms a square to Uranus the following day. In Virgo, Venus has the tendency to overthink feelings and pedestal perfection over reality, but this square to Uranus threatens to disrupt expectations, and gives Venus something to adapt to and maybe something to clean up. With Mercury in Libra, lending some support through mutual reception, Venus may have an easier time pulling itself out of the details of repulsion to enjoy the beauty of the bigger picture. On Saturday evening, the sun opposes Saturn, and we may feel the energy of austerity, limitations, and rejection rise as Saturn cancels the performance to triple-check the integrity of the stage.
The climax of Virgo season sneaks in right at the end, though, because on Sunday, our second new moon and our second eclipse comes along. The partial solar eclipse in Virgo comes along to close out the season with a serious new beginning, encouraging us to honor our commitments and see our words for the spells that they are, for better or for worse. The final day of Virgo season brings change, as Mars moves into its home sign of Scorpio in the wee hours of the morning. In Scorpio, Mars is strong in its intensity and determination, self-protective, and motivated to metabolize challenges. Then just before noon on Monday, the equinox comes along, bringing fall to the northern hemisphere, spring to the southern hemisphere, and Libra season to us all.
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all times in Pacific time
August 22nd (1:34p) The sun moves into Virgo (0°)
August 22nd (7:29p) Venus in Cancer squares Chiron in Aries (26°)
August 22nd (11:06p) New moon in Virgo (0°)
August 24th (12:14a) The sun in Virgo squares Uranus in Gemini (1°)
August 25th (9:27a) Venus moves into Leo (0°)
August 25th (5:55p) Venus in Leo trines Saturn in Aries (0°)
August 26th (1:58p) Venus in Leo sextiles Uranus in Gemini (1°)
August 26th (3:18p) Venus in Leo trines Neptune in Aries (1°)
August 26th (10:53p) Venus in Leo opposes Pluto in Aquarius (1°)
August 28th (5:14p) Uranus in Gemini sextiles Neptune in Aries (1°)
August 30th (11:25p) First quarter moon in Sagittarius (8°)
August 31st (12:44p) Mercury in Leo trines Chiron in Aries (26°)
September 1st (1:06a) Saturn rx moves into Pisces (29°)
September 2nd (6:23a) Mercury moves into Virgo (0°)
September 3rd (12:40a) Mercury in Virgo squares Uranus in Gemini (1°)
September 3rd (11:36a) Jupiter in Cancer trines the north node in Pisces (18°)
September 4th (7:58p) Mars in Libra squares Jupiter in Cancer (18°)
September 5th (9:51p) Uranus stations retrograde in Gemini (1°)
September 7th (11:08a) Full moon total lunar eclipse in Pisces (15°)
September 10th (12:19p) The sun in Virgo opposes the north node in Pisces and conjoins the south node in Virgo (18°)
September 11th (6:58p) Mercury in Virgo opposes the north node in Pisces and conjoins the south node in Virgo (18°)
September 12th (12:30a) The sun in Virgo sextiles Jupiter in Cancer (19°)
September 12th (2:53p) Mercury in Virgo sextiles Jupiter in Cancer (19°)
September 13th (3:51a) Mercury in Virgo conjoins the sun in Virgo (20°)
September 14th (3:33a) Last quarter moon in Gemini (21°)
September 15th (8:03p) Venus in Leo Sextiles Mars in Libra (25°)
September 16th (3:10a) Venus in Leo trines Chiron in Aries (26°)
September 16th (8:46a) Mars in Libra opposes Chiron in Aries (26°)
September 17th (10:47a) Mercury in Virgo opposes Saturn in Pisces (28°)
September 18th (3:06a) Mercury moves into Libra (0°)
September 18th (3p) Mercury in Libra opposes Neptune in Aries (0°)
September 18th (9:52p) Mercury in libra trine Uranus in Gemini (1°)
September 18th (11:26p) Mercury in Libra trines Pluto in Aquarius (1°)
September 19th (5:39a) Venus moves into Virgo (0°)
September 20th (8:41a) Venus in Virgo squares Uranus in Gemini (1°)
September 20th (10:45p) The sun in virgo opposes Saturn in Pisces (28°)
September 21st (12:54p) New moon partial solar eclipse in Virgo (29°)
September 22nd (12:54a) Mars moves into Scorpio (0°)
September 22nd (11:20a) The sun moves into Libra (0°)
Happy Virgo season!
The sun moves into Virgo on August 22nd at 1:34 pm Pacific time