Virgo (Kanya)
Virgo (Kanya) is a dual earth sign ruled by Mercury and symbolised by a maiden. It stands for analysis, precision, service, healthy routine and practical intelligence.
Also known as: kanya rashi, kanya rasi
Kanya is discerning, modest and hard-working, with an eye for detail and a wish to be useful. Its natives often excel at analysis, writing, accounts, medicine, editing and any craft that rewards care. Worry and perfectionism are the price of its high standards; kindness to oneself is its lesson.
In Indian tradition the maiden stands in a boat, holding grain and fire. Virgo is the waist of Kalapurusha. Mercury is both exalted here, most of all at 15°, and at home, with its moolatrikona from 15° to 20°; Venus is debilitated at 27°. The last three padas of Uttara Phalguni, all of Hasta and the first half of Chitra fall in Virgo.
For Virgo rising, Mercury rules both the 1st and 10th houses, linking identity with work, and Venus, lord of the 2nd and 9th, is a helpful planet. As a Moon sign, Virgo gives a thoughtful, orderly mind. The Sun moves through sidereal Virgo from about 17 September to 16 October.