The short version
If your birthday falls between August 23 and September 22, you are a Virgo: practical, precise, helpful, and modest, the zodiac's problem-solver who shows love through useful acts. Those are the Virgo dates in most years, but the exact start and end move by a day or so as the Sun shifts, so the edges are worth a closer look.
Why Virgo dates shift by a day each year
The Sun does not cross into Virgo at the same minute every year. It enters around August 23 and leaves around September 22, but the precise moment drifts by roughly a day depending on the year and your time zone. That is why two reputable sources can list slightly different Virgo dates, and why anyone born right at the edge needs their exact birth chart, not a generic date list, to be sure.
Born on the Virgo cusp?
If you were born at the very start of Virgo, around August 23, you may be on the Leo-Virgo cusp: see August 22. If you were born at the very end, around September 22, you may be on the Virgo-Libra cusp: see September 22, September 23. On a cusp, only your full birth chart can settle which sign your Sun is actually in.
The three types of Virgo: decans
Not every Virgo is alike. The sign splits into three ten-day decans, each with its own flavor: Virgo decan 1 (August 23 to September 1), Virgo decan 2 (September 2 to 11), Virgo decan 3 (September 12 to 22). Your decan sharpens the basic Virgo picture depending on which third of the sign you were born in.
Virgo at a glance
Virgo (♍) is a mutable earth sign ruled by Mercury. Its opposite sign is Pisces, and it sits between Leo and Libra in the zodiac wheel. As a mutable earth sign, Virgo is practical at its core.
Are you sure you are a Virgo?
Your Sun sign is the baseline, but it is only the Sun, one of about ten major chart factors. Your Moon, rising sign, and planets depend on your exact date, time, and city, and near a cusp they can even shift your sun sign itself. Calculate your free birth chart to confirm your real placements, then start your 7-day free trial for a personal reading on your WhatsApp each morning.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the dates for Virgo?
Virgo dates run from about August 23 to September 22. The exact boundaries shift by a day or so each year as the Sun moves, so a birthday right at the edge is best confirmed with a full birth chart.
Is someone born on August 23 a Virgo?
Usually yes, August 23 is right at the start of Virgo, on the Leo-Virgo cusp. In some years the Sun crosses a little earlier or later, so a birth on that exact date is best checked against a real chart rather than a generic date list.
What if I was born on the Virgo cusp?
If you were born near August 23 or September 22, you are on a Virgo cusp and could be either sign depending on the year and your birth time. Only your full birth chart, built from your exact date, time, and city, can tell you for certain which sign your Sun is in.
Why do Virgo dates change each year?
Because the calendar and the Sun's path do not line up perfectly. The Sun enters Virgo at a slightly different moment each year, so the start and end dates drift by about a day. The date ranges you see are the typical ones, accurate for most years.
Curious about the energy of this time of year? See Virgo season, what it means for every sign.