The Virgo Sign--A Modest Maiden

Virgo Basics. 

August 23rd--September 22nd

• Sign: The Virgin. 6th Sign.
• Ruling Planet: Mercury.
• Opposite Sign: Pisces.
• Constellation: Virgo.
• Zodiac Element: Earth (Taurus & Capricorn are the other Earth signs)
• Zodiac Quality: Mutable/Changeable (Gemini, Sagittarius, & Pisces are the other Mutable signs)
• Birthstone: Sapphire.
• Colors: Navy Blue & Grey.
• Numbers: Eight & Four.
• Day: Wednesday.
• Gemstones: Pink Jasper, Sapphire, Star Sapphire, Azurite, & Rhodochrosite.
• Flowers & Plants Aster, chrysanthemum, ivy, & fern.
• Metal: Gold.
• Body Parts Ruled: Toes & Abdomen.
• Gods/Goddesses: Omphale, Hermes/Mercury, Athena/Minerva, Demeter/Ceres, Astraea, Eris/Discordia, Ate, Hestia/Vesta, Hephaestus/Vulcan, Loki, Asklepios/Aesculapius and Veles.
• Geography: The Caribbean, Brazil, Greece, Turkey, & Uruguay.
• Best Love Matches: Cancer, Capricorn, Scorpio, & Taurus.
• Worst Love Matches: Aquarius, Aries, Gemini, Leo, Libra, & Sagittarius.
• Variable Matches: Pisces & Virgo.

Virgo Traits. 

• Positive:
  Modest, shy, reliable, practical, tidy, analytical, self-sufficient, diligent.
• Negative:
  Fussy, overcritical, cold, worrisome, harsh, conventional, perfectionist, hypochondriac.
• In Love:
  Devoted, uninhibited, protective.
  Judgmental, compulsive, overcritical.
• Occupations:
  Personal assistant, editor, proofreader, accountant, dental hygienist, computer analyst, contractor.

Famous Virgos. 

See who you share a birthday with!

• August 23rd. Gene Kelly, Kobe Bryant, Brea Peck, River Phoenix, Jay Mohr, Keith Moon.
• 24th. Yasir Arafat, Cal Ripken, Jr.
• 25th. Elvis Costello, Regis Philbin, Gene Simmons.
• 26th. Macaulay Culkin, John Wilkes Booth.
• 27th. Confucius, Pee Wee Herman, Mother Teresa.
• 28th. Shania Twain, Leo Tolstoy.
• 29th. Michael Jackson, John McCain.
• 30th. Cameron Diaz, Mary Shelley, Oliver Wendell Holmes.
• 31st. Richard Gere, Van Morrison.
• September 1st. Gloria Estefan, Dr. Phil.
• 2nd. Keanu Reeves, Salma Hayek.
• 3rd. Charlie Sheen, Alan Ladd, Kitty Carlisle Hart.
• 4th. Beyonce, Damon Wayans.
• 5th. Jessie James, Rose McGowan, Freddie Mercury.
• 6th. Swoosie Kurtz, Rosie Perez, Jeff Foxworthy.
• 7th. Gloria Gaynor, Chrissie Hynde, Devon Sawa, Buddy Holly.
• 8th. David Arquette, Patsy Cline, Pink.
• 9th. Hugh Grant, Adam Sandler.
• 10th. Ryan Phillippe, Dan Castellaneta.
• 11th. Ludacris, Moby, D.H. Lawrence, Harry Connick, Jr.
• 12th. Yao Ming, Jesse Owens, Barry White.
• 13th. Fiona Apple, Roald Dahl, Ray Charles.
• 14th. Ivan Pavlov, Clayton Moore.
• 15th. Agatha Christie, Tommy Lee Jones, Fay Wray.
• 16th. Alexis Bledel, David Copperfield, J.C. Penney, B.B. King.
• 17th. John Ritter, Ken Kesey, Anne Bancroft.
• 18th. Lance Armstrong, Jada Pinkett Smith, Greta Garbo.
• 19th. Lita Ford, Kevin Zegers, Adam West, Jimmy Fallon.
• 20th. Alexander the Great, Sophia Loren, Upton Sinclair, Dr. Joyce Brothers.
• 21st. Faith Hill, Nicole Richie, Stephen King, H.G. Wells, Ricki Lake.
• 22nd. Nick Cave, Joan Jett.

"Virgo" may also refer to.... 

resource: Wikipedia.

• Latin for "virgin"
• a galactic supercluster
• a French-Italian project in physics
• a musical project between Andre Matos and Sascha Paeth
• a United States Navy attack cargo ship
• a mobile suit from Mobile Suit Gundam Wing
• Variability of solar IRradiance and Gravity Oscillations
• a mega cruise ship operated and owned by Star Cruises
• Virgos Merlot, an American rock band
• John Virgo, a snooker player
• A radio galaxy