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Lunar Placement

Last Quarter in Virgo

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

At a glance

What last 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

The Moon is not in Last Quarter in Virgo right now.

Next occurrence

December 1, 2026

Exact astronomical moment: Dec 1, 2026, 6:09 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

Last Quarter in Virgo

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

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Sun in Sagittarius.

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Moon in Virgo during the last quarter.

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Next Last Quarter in Virgo

Dec 1, 2026, 6:09 AM UTC

Last Quarter in Virgo, with the Sun in Sagittarius.

Why Virgo changes this Last Quarter

Virgo is earth and mutable, ruled by Mercury. That means the last 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 last quarter in Virgo means the Sun is in Sagittarius. 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 Last Quarter - Classical Doctrine

The Last Quarter Moon occurs when the Moon reaches 270 deg of elongation from the Sun - the third square in the lunation cycle. The Moon is now waning, decreasing in light and moving back toward the Sun's conjunction. Classical doctrine marks this square as a moment of release, clearing, and preparation for the cycle's end.

The Waning Square

The Last Quarter is geometrically the same as the First Quarter (both are 90 deg from the Sun) but carries entirely different quality. The First Quarter is a waxing crisis demanding action; the Last Quarter is a waning crisis calling for release. Classical doctrine is attentive to the Moon's direction of travel - and at the Last Quarter, the Moon is clearly moving toward the Sun's consuming embrace.

Decreasing in Light

At the Last Quarter, the Moon is decreasing in illumination while locked in a waning square to the Sun. In classical doctrine, that combination weakens its power for fresh beginnings, even while it remains appropriate for completing existing ones and preparing for what comes next.

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 last quarter and Moon in Virgo.

Cover of A Manual of Astrology

A Manual of Astrology

Raphael (Robert Cross Smith)
1828
"After the full , she begins to decrease gradually, as she moves through the other half of her orbit; and when the eastern half of her only is enlightened, she is said to be in her third quarter"
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Cover of Tetrabiblos

Tetrabiblos

Claudius Ptolemy
150
"The third part of this consideration appertains to significations applying more minutely, and points out their force or weakness. In this case, the partile configurations of the Sun and Moon, at the intermediate quarters, as well as at the new or full Moon, are to be attentively regarded; since there is a certain variation in the constitution of the atmosphere, which usually commences about three days before, and sometimes, also, about three days after the Moon has equated her course to the Sun"
CHAPTER XIII MODE OF CONSIDERATION FOR PARTICULAR CONSTITUTIONS OF THE ATMOSPHEREOpen in Reader
Cover of Tetrabiblos

Tetrabiblos

Claudius Ptolemy
150
"from her full state to her third quarter she causes dryness; and from her third quarter to her occultation she causes cold"
CHAPTER VIII THE INFLUENCE OF POSITION WITH REGARD TO THE SUNOpen in Reader
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 Last Quarter in Virgo

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Manual of Astrology

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Tetrabiblos

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Astrology for All

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Clavis Astrologiae Elimata

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Authors cited here

Claudius Ptolemy

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Alan Leo (William Frederick Allan)

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Henry Coley

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Last Quarter in Virgo - FAQ

What does Last Quarter in Virgo mean in astrology?

The Last Quarter in Virgo combines the last quarter's the moon stands in its third square to the sun, now waning and decreasing in light 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 Last Quarter in Virgo?

The next Last Quarter in Virgo occurs on December 1, 2026.

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