The real sky of Virgo, from Light to Shadow.

IX · The Hermit in Akhuyet Tarot, Light & Shadow. The figure is revealed on Kickstarter.

The twelve signs · IX · The Hermit

Virgo

Often Astraea, goddess of justice, the last of the immortals to leave the earth when people grew cruel. She is also linked to Demeter and Persephone, and to the harvest: her brightest star, Spica, is the ear of wheat she holds.

Its card

IX · The Hermit

The sign

August 23 – September 22

See it in the sky

Best in May, around 10 pm, in the south (northern hemisphere); high in the north from the south.

The card of its planet

Mercury · I · The Magician

The stars on the cover
  • Spica α Virginis · magnitude 0.98
    “The ear of wheat” the Maiden holds. Two hot stars orbiting each other in four days.
  • Porrima γ Virginis · magnitude 2.74
    Named after a Roman goddess of prophecy. A double star.
  • Vindemiatrix ε Virginis · magnitude 2.85
    “The grape-gatherer”: in ancient times it rose at dawn as the grape harvest began.
  • Heze ζ Virginis · magnitude 3.38
    A white star whose name has an uncertain origin.
The printable poster of the sky of Virgo

A free gift from the stars

A printable poster of the sky of Virgo and a guide to finding it at night.

Get the sky of Virgo
Virgo Tarot Journal

The Virgo Tarot Journal

Readings, spreads and reflections for any 78-card deck, with the stars of Virgo on the cover.

Coming soon.

Why does the Sun cross Virgo at other dates (about September 16 – October 31)? The signs were fixed more than two thousand years ago. Since then the Earth's axis has slowly turned, and today the Sun crosses each constellation weeks later than its sign. Find your real sky.

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