Not a personality diagnosis or a scientifically validated trait. A sign does not decide who you are or whether you can change.
Historical astrological interpretation
- Symbol
- The maiden
- Classical element
- Earth
- Traditional ruling planet
- Mercury
- Tropical dates (approximate)
- 23 August – 22 September
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Astronomical observation
The signs and the stars
The signs of Western astrology were fixed about two thousand years ago. Because Earth's axis slowly wobbles (precession), the Sun today stands in front of a different constellation on those dates, roughly one sign earlier, and its path also crosses a thirteenth constellation, Ophiuchus. The signs are a calendar of symbols, not a map of the sky.
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Sources
- Astronomy 2e, section 2.3: Astrology and Astronomy, Andrew Fraknoi, David Morrison, Sidney C. Wolff et al. (secondary; accessed 2026-10-24).
- What Are Constellations?, NASA Space Place (reference; accessed 2026-10-24).
- Hellenistic Astrology, Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (secondary; accessed 2026-10-24).