The Ascendant and Midheaven in the 12 signs
Ascendant in Virgo
Tropical zodiac, Western astrology
People see you as tidy, polite, observant and ready to help. Your first manner may be reserved and modest. You approach life through analysis, looking for ways to make things better, and usually assess a situation closely before acting. The downside is anxiety and self-criticism, which can make you look tense or too strict. Smile at imperfection and let people see the warmth tucked beneath the neatness.
The Four Angles
The angles are the four most sensitive points of a chart. They come from your exact birth time and place, which is why a chart without a birth time cannot show them. They are drawn as the cross that divides the wheel.
Virgo at a glance
- Element
- Earth
- Modality
- Mutable
Virgo is mutable earth, and Mercury rules it, which gives this Sun an analytical, practical mind in service of making things work. You notice details others pass over: a loose thread, a flaw in a plan, the small fix that changes everything. You tend to feel at ease when you are useful and when your surroundings are in order. Under a modest manner sits a sharp, steady intelligence that is always refining.
Find this in your own chart
"Positions": each point with its degree, sign and house. A red R in the R column marks retrograde. The angles, including Descendant and IC, are listed too.