What are the key dates for Virgo in 2027?

Virgo season begins 23 August 2027, 08:14 UTC and ends 23 September 2027, 06:01 UTC; new moon in Virgo 31 August 2027, 17:42 UTC at 8°07′; full moon in Virgo 20 February 2027, 23:24 UTC at 2°06′; penumbral lunar eclipse 20 February 2027, 23:13 UTC; Jupiter enters Virgo 26 July 2027, 04:45 UTC. All times UTC.

Is there an eclipse in Virgo in 2027?

Yes — a penumbral lunar eclipse on 20 February 2027, 23:13 UTC, with the Moon at 1°59′ Virgo and the Sun in Pisces.

When is Virgo season 2027?

23 August 2027, 08:14 UTC to 23 September 2027, 06:01 UTC (UTC). The Sun's ingress is computed to the minute; your local calendar date may differ by a day near the boundary.

Is Mercury retrograde in Virgo in 2027?

No. None of the 2027 retrogrades moves through Virgo or overlaps its season.

— Sign-year · 2027 —

Virgo 2027

One sign's year, dated to the minute and read as a curriculum.

Virgo season 2027 runs 23 August – 23 September. The new moon in Virgo falls on 31 August; the full moon on 20 February. One eclipse touches the sign: 20 February (penumbral lunar eclipse). Mercury does not retrograde here.

Season · Virgo season

All times are UTC. Convert to your own clock before you plan anything by them.

Season
Begins	Ends
23 August 2027, 08:14 UTC	23 September 2027, 06:01 UTC

Every date on this page is computed from a real ephemeris (astronomy-engine), not copied from a table, and cross-checked against NASA and astropixels within one minute.

New and full moons

New and full moons
Date	Time (UTC)	Kind	Degree
20 February 2027	23:24	Full Moon	2°06′ Virgo
31 August 2027	17:42	New Moon	8°07′ Virgo

Eclipses

Eclipses
Date	Greatest eclipse (UTC)	Kind	Sun in	Moon in	Degree
20 February 2027	23:13	Penumbral lunar eclipse	Pisces	Virgo	1°59′

Mercury retrograde

Mercury does not retrograde in this sign or during its season this year.

Planets in the sign

Planets in the sign
Date	Time (UTC)	Planet	From	Into	Motion
21 February 2027	14:16	Mars	Virgo	Leo	retrograde
14 May 2027	14:47	Mars	Leo	Virgo	direct
15 July 2027	05:40	Mars	Virgo	Libra	direct
26 July 2027	04:45	Jupiter	Leo	Virgo	direct
20 August 2027	19:42	Venus	Leo	Virgo	direct
14 September 2027	00:24	Venus	Virgo	Libra	direct

Stations in the sign

Stations in the sign
Planet	Station retrograde	Station direct
Mars	10 January 2027, 13:01 UTC · 10°26′ Virgo	1 April 2027, 14:11 UTC · 20°56′ Leo

How the tradition reads it

Jupiter enters Virgo in late July 2027 and stays for the rest of the year. After a year in Leo's fire, the planet of expansion moves into the sign of sifting, and the tradition's reading is exact: the harvest is not the growing, it is the separating of grain from husk. Virgo's 2027 is the year the separating begins in earnest, with the largest planet in the sky lending its weight to the sieve.

Mars is also Virgo's story. The year opens with Mars retrograde in the sign's second decan, backing out into Leo in late February, turning direct there in April and re-entering Virgo in mid-May, where it stays until mid-July. That is a long triple pass — the fire of the will crossing the same degrees three times — and it ends eleven days before Jupiter arrives. What Mars sorted by force, Jupiter is asked to sort by understanding.

The full moon in Virgo in late February is also a penumbral lunar eclipse — the faintest kind, the Moon only lightly shaded — and it is the first lunar eclipse of the year. The new moon in Virgo comes at the end of August, inside your season, which runs from late August to the equinox. Mercury does not retrograde through Virgo this year. What is asked of you is discrimination without contempt: to sort, and to keep your hands gentle while you do it.

The practice

Sort with gentle hands

On the day Jupiter enters your sign, take one drawer, one folder or one list and separate it into keep and release — but do it slowly, touching each thing, breathing once per item. The pace is the practice. Notice when contempt arrives for the things you are releasing. Put the contempt in the release pile too. Repeat once a month until the year ends.

Questions

What are the key dates for Virgo in 2027?: Virgo season begins 23 August 2027, 08:14 UTC and ends 23 September 2027, 06:01 UTC; new moon in Virgo 31 August 2027, 17:42 UTC at 8°07′; full moon in Virgo 20 February 2027, 23:24 UTC at 2°06′; penumbral lunar eclipse 20 February 2027, 23:13 UTC; Jupiter enters Virgo 26 July 2027, 04:45 UTC. All times UTC.
Is there an eclipse in Virgo in 2027?: Yes — a penumbral lunar eclipse on 20 February 2027, 23:13 UTC, with the Moon at 1°59′ Virgo and the Sun in Pisces.
When is Virgo season 2027?: 23 August 2027, 08:14 UTC to 23 September 2027, 06:01 UTC (UTC). The Sun's ingress is computed to the minute; your local calendar date may differ by a day near the boundary.
Is Mercury retrograde in Virgo in 2027?: No. None of the 2027 retrogrades moves through Virgo or overlaps its season.