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Lunar Placement

First Quarter in Virgo

Classical astrology meaning for the first quarter when it occurs in Virgo - a Earth Mutable sign ruled by Mercury.

At a glance

What first quarter in Virgo emphasizes

This page combines the lunar phase with a earth, mutable sign ruled by Mercury, so the doctrine is more specific than a generic phase page.

Current sky

Last Quarter in Pisces

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Next occurrence

May 23, 2026

Exact astronomical moment: May 23, 2026, 11:11 AM UTC

Moon in Virgo

Peregrine by dignity

The Moon has no major essential dignity or debility in Virgo, so the phase and sign ruler do more of the interpretive work.

Sign profile

Earth / Mutable

The Maiden. Virgo refines, separates, and perfects. It is orderly, analytic, and attentive to service, craft, and bodily maintenance.

Visual geometry

First Quarter in Virgo

The visual geometry stays fixed by phase, while the sign changes the atmosphere and expression.

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Sun in Gemini.

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Moon in Virgo during the first quarter.

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Next First Quarter in Virgo

May 23, 2026, 11:11 AM UTC

First Quarter in Virgo, with the Sun in Gemini.

Why Virgo changes this First Quarter

Virgo is earth and mutable, ruled by Mercury. That means the first quarter does not land in an abstract way: it is filtered through the maiden. virgo refines, separates, and perfects. it is orderly, analytic, and attentive to service, craft, and bodily maintenance.

Lunar condition in this sign

The Moon has no major essential dignity or debility in Virgo, so the element, modality, ruler, and the exact chart context carry more of the interpretive burden.

Sun-Moon geometry

A first quarter in Virgo means the Sun is in Gemini. The page therefore combines the Moon's phase doctrine with the zodiacal atmosphere of Virgo and the implied solar counter-sign that completes the lunation.

The First Quarter - Classical Doctrine

The First Quarter Moon occurs when the Moon reaches 90 deg of elongation from the Sun - the first square (quartile) in the lunar cycle. Classical astrology treats the square as an aspect of tension, friction, and required action. The Moon is still waxing, still increasing in light, but now stands at an angle of challenge to the solar principle.

The Moon's Square to the Sun

At 90 deg elongation, the Moon is in quartile to the Sun. Classical doctrine holds that the square is a partile aspect of friction and required effort. The Moon's signification runs at cross-purposes to the Sun's - not in opposition, but at an uncomfortable angle that demands resolution.

Still Increasing in Light

Unlike the Last Quarter (a waning square), the First Quarter occurs while the Moon is still increasing in light. This means the underlying trajectory is still favorable: the Moon grows toward fullness. The challenge is to navigate the square's friction without abandoning the momentum built since the New Moon.

Moon in Virgo - Classical Doctrine

When Moon occupies Virgo, lunar instinct turns analytical, service-minded, and detail-conscious. Classical delineation ties this position to discernment, labor, health routines, and a mind that organizes feeling through method.

Element

Earth

Modality

Mutable

Ruler

Mercury

Classical Sources

Primary-source passages from the Hermetikon archive on the first quarter and Moon in Virgo.

Cover of A Manual of Astrology

A Manual of Astrology

Raphael (Robert Cross Smith)
1828
"In a short time after the conjunction, she appears like a fine crescent, soon after the sun sets, which crescent begins to fill up, and the illuminated part to increase, as she advances in her orbit; and when she has performed a fourth part of her revolution, she appears to be half-illumined, being then in her first quarter"
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Cover of Clavis Astrologiae Elimata

Clavis Astrologiae Elimata

Henry Coley
1669
"When the ☽ is in her first quarter, that is, from the time she is receded from the ⊙'s Conjunction, the moistures of Bodies do flow, until her second quarter, at other times they decrease"
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Cover of Anima Astrologiae

Anima Astrologiae

Henry Coley
1676
"But Fire-Wood and what you would have grow quickly again, cut when the Moon is above the Earth in the first quarter, joyned either to Venus or Jupiter"
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Cover of Astrology for All

Astrology for All

Alan Leo (William Frederick Allan)
1899
"THE MOON IN VIRGO. ☽ in ♍. The native has excellent mental powers and is capable of following some intellectual pursuit; he has a good memory, learns easily, and is suited for a great variety of occupations: such as servant, manager, agent, or subordinate in any capacity; any occupation connected with grain or food-stuffs, such as farmer, miller, grocer, maltster, confectioner; or with drugs or medicine, such as chemist, druggist, herbalist, analyst, doctor, dispenser, etc. He makes a trustworthy and fortunate servant and is himself fortunate through servants or those under him. This position, taken alone, tends to a quiet and easy-going, somewhat irresolute, unambitious and unpretentious life. Many friends, especially female friends, are shown. There is likelihood of many short journeys and work as secretary, messenger, clerk, traveller, schoolmaster, etc., also of belonging to some company, firm, society, or association"
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Cover of Clavis Astrologiae Elimata

Clavis Astrologiae Elimata

Henry Coley
1669
"The Moon in Virgo , signifies a Person sometimes above a middle stature, of a sad brown, or black Hair, an Oval Face, but no clear (yet something of a ruddy) Complection; for disposition, an ingenious Person, melancholy, very reserved, covetous, unfortunate, and guilty of few commendable actions"
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Cover of Astrology for All

Astrology for All

Alan Leo (William Frederick Allan)
1899
"THE SUN IN TAURUS AND MOON IN VIRGO. ☉ in ♉. II.—vi. ☽ in ♍. The critical faculties are accentuated by the practical Taurean nature behind the personality, so that this combination gives us some of the very best commercial types of men. In all business pursuits they are precise, persistent, and very pronounced in their judgments, yet have abilities in several different directions; they can manage more than one type of business and are eminently adaptable. While sometimes lacking in enterprise, they can quickly apply and develope the suggestions of others. Make good servants or subordinates, and do well with someone to lead or work with them. This is a very successful combination, being a harmonious blend of two signs of the earthy triplicity, bringing out all the practical tendencies. Virgo being the ruler of the business world, the personality has here the best facilities for expression. The moral nature is firm, giving much conscientiousness to assist the personal character, so that behind much apparent pliability there is a fixed determination which gives success"
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Sources on First Quarter in Virgo

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Manual of Astrology

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Clavis Astrologiae Elimata

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Anima Astrologiae

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Astrology for All

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Henry Coley

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Alan Leo (William Frederick Allan)

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First Quarter in Virgo - FAQ

What does First Quarter in Virgo mean in astrology?

The First Quarter in Virgo combines the first quarter's the moon stands in square (quartile) to the sun, having completed one quarter of its synodic cycle with the qualities of Virgo - a Earth Mutable sign ruled by Mercury. When Moon occupies Virgo, lunar instinct turns analytical, service-minded, and detail-conscious. Classical delineation ties this position to discernment, labor, health routines, and a mind that organizes feeling through method.

When is the next First Quarter in Virgo?

The next First Quarter in Virgo occurs on May 23, 2026.

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