It's been exactly one month since Mercury stationed direct on July 23rd, and you're still finding pieces of your plans in places they don't belong. Like that workout routine you started on August 1st that's now just a daily reminder on your phone. Welcome to Virgo season, we get a double feature, two New Moons one month apart, that nobody asked for but everyone needs.

Each of us needs to be recognized for the invisible labor of maintaining order in disorder. To be seen for the thousand micro-decisions that keep life functioning. It's human to want someone to notice that you remembered everyone's appointments, that you kept the bills paid while navigating your own storms. It's our responsibility to honor this in ourselves.

On Friday, August 23rd at 2:06 AM EDT, the first of two Virgo New Moons arrives at 0°23'. Here's what makes this one particularly brutal: it forms a yod pattern, with two quincunxes meeting at a point like fingers pointing at everything wrong with your life (just kidding, but maybe not). Saturn conjunct Neptune in Pisces holds one side (your obligations drowning in your escapist fantasies), Pluto in Aquarius holds the other (every way you've betrayed yourself for approval), and this New Moon sits at the apex getting absolutely roasted. Plus a square to Uranus in Gemini just to make sure you're really uncomfortable.

No one knows the nights you've spent tracking your sleep instead of sleeping, optimizing your life until there's nothing left to live. Each of us needs to be seen in our exhaustion without immediately being handed another self-improvement plan. It's human to want acknowledgment that we're doing our best with broken systems and limited time. It's our responsibility to stop apologizing for being works in progress, to stop measuring our value in metrics.

This New Moon initiates us into a deeper relationship with perfection. Not the sterile, impossible perfection we've been taught to chase, but the sacred perfection of things exactly as they are: messy, in-process, alive. Stop waiting for the perfect moment to begin. Trust that small adjustments can catalyze transformation. The most impactful thing you can do right now might be to simply schedule that appointment, to choose one small habit and commit to it even as everything else shifts around you.

The second New Moon arrives September 21st at 29° Virgo as a Solar Eclipse. The universe is giving you four weeks to see what needs to change before it changes it for you.

Mercury rules this New Moon from Virgo, fresh out of retrograde shadow, surveying the damage. Mercury in Virgo sees every inefficiency in your life, every place your energy bleeds out, every routine that's secretly a compulsion. It asks us to witness our patterns without immediately rushing to perfect them.

If you've been chasing the idea that peace comes from getting everything right. That if you could just be organized enough, disciplined enough, worthy enough, then you'd finally feel at peace. This New Moon asks you to release the impossible standard. Some habits look like discipline from the outside but are just outdated agreements you forgot to renegotiate. Your perfectionism may be a trauma response. Your systems might be mechanisms that stopped working.

Let's get specific about Virgo shadow: using productivity as proof of life. Your wellness routine has become another way to fail. The supplements, the morning pages, the meditation app sending you guilt notifications, it's all become homework for being human.

Virgo's highest expression teaches us about sacred mundane practice. The daily rituals that honor both body and spirit. This sign knows that true healing happens in small, consistent acts of care for ourselves. But Virgo's shadow shows up as endless self-improvement projects that never actually improve anything, as wellness routines that become elaborate ways to hate yourself with better branding. The gift of this New Moon is discernment: knowing when to tend and when to rest, when to refine and when to accept, when to serve others and when to serve yourself.

How to use this energy

Between now and September 21st, you have a rare opportunity to consciously dismantle what isn't working before the eclipse does it for you. Start with one system that feels more like a task, than support. Maybe it's the way you track everything but change nothing. Maybe it's the exercise routine, when your body performs better if you just slept more. Pick one. Just one. For this New Moon, set intentions that honor where you are, not where you think you should be: "I trust that doing less can actually be doing more."

The most powerful thing you can do? Create one simple, sustainable practice that you can maintain even on your worst days. Not your best-case-scenario routine. Something so small and gentle that even your exhausted self can manage it. That's your anchor for this eclipse season.

This is about stopping the war with who you already are. The eclipse will handle the clearing. Your job is just to stop holding on so tight.

Horoscopes for the Virgo New Moon

Aries / Aries rising

This New Moon highlights your daily routines and health habits. You've been buried under everyone else's emergencies while your own needs get pushed aside. Every time you think you have your day figured out, someone else's crisis becomes your problem. Sometimes the best thing you can do is put it all down and walk away for the night. Between now and the second Virgo New Moon on September 21st, take a hard look at your daily habits. Deep down, you know the difference between what actually feels good for your body and what you're forcing yourself to do. You're exhausted from trying to perfect a life you're too tired to actually enjoy. Pick one wellness routine that's become another way to fail: maybe it's the 5am workout when you need sleep, maybe it's the supplements that make you feel broken, maybe it's tracking everything but changing nothing. Drop it. The September 21st Solar Eclipse will complete this teaching about wellness versus what you've been sold.

Taurus / Taurus rising

This New Moon shines a light on your creativity and what actually brings you joy. You keep trying to meet everyone's expectations while losing sight of what you actually wanted to create in the first place. You've been monetizing your joy into something marketable, turning every hobby into a side hustle, measuring your joy by how productive it makes you. When did having fun become another item on your to-do list? If they only clap when you're quiet, you're playing for the wrong crowd. Between now and the second Virgo New Moon on September 21st, make something messy on purpose. When you're being honest with yourself, you know that not everything you create needs to make money. You're trying so hard to stay creative while everyone around you keeps asking when you're going to be more practical. Pick one creative thing that feels like work now: maybe it's that novel you've planned to death but never actually write, maybe it's the fun hobby that turned into another job, maybe it's approaching dating like you're in an interview. Let it go. The Solar Eclipse will help you see which creative activities actually fill you up versus which ones you're just doing to impress people. Stop dimming your fire to make someone else's candle look brighter.

Gemini / Gemini rising

This New Moon focuses on your home and family life. Work keeps bleeding into your personal space, and you barely recognize your own life anymore. Your home feels like chaos central. You've been downloading every scheduling, meditation app and self-help podcast, trying to feel grounded while everything around you falls apart. If your job situation suddenly shifts or ends, it's clearing space for work that doesn't require you to sacrifice your sanity. If keeping your family from imploding means you can't hold down a job, that price is too high. You can love them and still leave the patterns behind. Between now and September 21st's second Virgo New Moon, stop trying to think your way home. When you're yourself, you know that belonging isn't an intellectual exercise. You're overwhelmed from being everyone's crisis manager with no backup of your own. Pick one area of your physical space that makes you anxious: maybe it's the closet full of who you used to be, maybe it's the kitchen that judges your eating habits, maybe it's the bedroom that's become an office. Reclaim it. The September 21st Solar Eclipse will clarify what "home" actually means to you. You can honor your roots without living tangled in them.

Cancer / Cancer rising

This New Moon affects how you communicate and process information. You're overthinking everything while old patterns keep sabotaging your best intentions. You've been treating anxiety like it's productive, as if worrying hard enough could somehow protect you from disappointment. Your big dreams keep getting lost in the daily grind. Give people the space to speak. They'll tell you everything you need to know if you're not talking over the reveal.Between now and the second Virgo New Moon on September 21st, practice telling the messy truth. When you're being real, you don't need to translate yourself for anyone. You're exhausted from constantly softening your needs so they don't inconvenience anybody. Pick one conversation you've been practicing in your head: maybe it's a boundary you need to set, maybe it's a feeling you've been hiding, maybe it's something you need but feel too guilty to ask for. Say it badly if you have to. The Solar Eclipse will help you see which worries are real and which ones are just mental noise. Sometimes you need to stop and ask yourself if what you're doing still makes sense for who you've become.

Leo / Leo rising

This New Moon lands in your 2nd house of resources and self-worth, where boundaries with others have either become walls or completely disappeared. You're exhausted from proving your value instead of simply knowing it. Every financial plan gets disrupted by opportunities that look like problems. You've been trying to earn your way to feeling valuable, but the metrics keep changing and the goal posts keep moving. Between now and September 21st's second Virgo New Moon, stop auditioning for your own life. When you're yourself, you know value isn't something you earn but something you are. You're doing your best with resources that never seem to stretch far enough. Pick one way you've been undervaluing yourself: maybe it's the unpaid emotional labor, or maybe it's the expertise you give away for free. Price yourself as though your time is limited. The September 21st Solar Eclipse will restructure how you handle your resources. You're allowed to close the door without explaining what's on the other side. Watch for someone unexpected who appreciates you without needing you to prove yourself first. 

Virgo / Virgo rising

This New Moon is all about you and who you're becoming. Your relationships are strained by impossible expectations, and the person you show the world might not match who you are behind closed doors. You've been handling everything alone for so long that you don't even realize when you're past your breaking point. Some people prefer the version of you that lets them off the hook. You are not alone, not because anyone else is with you, but because you are with you. Between now and September 21st's second Virgo New Moon, stop apologizing for being human. When you're yourself, you realize perfection was never the point. You're overwhelmed from being the one who maintains order, while everyone else is determined to create chaos. Pick one aspect of yourself you've been trying to fix: maybe it's your body, maybe it's your productivity levels, maybe it's your inability to just relax. Stop. Let it just be. The Solar Eclipse at 29° on September 21st completes this cycle. If an ex resurfaces between now and September 21st, they're a test of whether you've actually changed or just think you have.

Libra / Libra rising

This New Moon hides in your 12th house of unconscious patterns, where daily routines have become elaborate avoidance strategies and your beliefs keep shattering right when you thought you had it figured out. You've been pretending to be "fine" so long you've forgotten what fine really feels like. Some habits look like discipline from the outside but are just outdated agreements you forgot to renegotiate. A pause is not the absence of progress. It's where you gather the truth about where you've been and where you're going. Between now and September 21st's second Virgo New Moon, surrender to not knowing. When you're yourself, you understand that mystery isn't a problem to solve. You're emotionally drained from being available for every crisis. Pick one area where you're trying to force answers: maybe it's that relationship you can't figure out, maybe it's needing to know exactly where your career is going, maybe it's trying to control how fast you heal. Let it go. The September 21st Solar Eclipse will show you what needs to end before you can start fresh.

Scorpio / Scorpio rising

This New Moon highlights your friendships and social circles. What used to be fun with friends now feels like obligations, and you keep realizing how much you give to groups that don't give back. You're tired of being the intense one who goes deep in conversation while everyone else stays surfaced. Don't rent space in your life to people who hate the view. They'll drain you dry, then blame you for being empty. Between now and the second Virgo New Moon on September 21st, stop collecting contacts and start making real connections. When you're being honest, you know the difference between real friends and people who just watch your stories. You're exhausted from supporting people who won't even support themselves. Pick one social commitment that feels like work: maybe it's the group chat that exhausts you or maybe it's the friend who only takes. Walk away. The Solar Eclipse will show you which groups actually support you versus which ones just use you for entertainment. Your intensity isn't entertainment for people who are afraid to feel. As you release the energy vampires, watch for one or two people who match your depth. They'll show up quietly.

Sagittarius / Sagittarius rising

This New Moon spotlights your career and public image. Your personal life keeps swinging between too much control and total chaos. Every time you try to focus on work, someone's personal emergency becomes your problem. Your career is not collateral for their chaos. Between now and the second Virgo New Moon on September 21st, stop pretending you've made it and figure out what "making it" actually means to you. When you're being real, you know that success without meaning is just expensive emptiness. You're trying to build something that matters while everything keeps changing around you. Pick one work persona you're tired of maintaining: maybe it's being available 24/7, maybe it's acting like you have no feelings at work, maybe it's mentoring everyone else while ignoring your own growth. The September 21st Solar Eclipse will change how you think about success. Being patient is strategic. It's knowing when to move so the timing actually works for you.

Capricorn / Capricorn rising

This New Moon challenges what you believe and how you see the bigger picture. You're having trouble separating truth from fiction in everyday conversations, and your body keeps interrupting your perfect plans with health signals you've been ignoring. You think being disciplined means punishing yourself, and being committed means suffering. Just because you chose it years ago doesn't mean you're still choosing it now. Sometimes you're just going through the motions of a decision you've already outgrown.Between now and the second Virgo New Moon on September 21st, question everything you think you know for sure. When you're being honest with yourself, you understand that real wisdom comes from experience, not from always being right. You're exhausted from holding yourself to standards that nobody even asked for. Pick one rule about how life "should" work: maybe it's that hard work always pays off, maybe it's that showing vulnerability means you're weak, maybe it's that you have to earn the right to rest. Question it. The Solar Eclipse will help you see which beliefs actually help you versus which ones you just inherited and never examined. Slow down long enough to see if people's actions match their words. If you wouldn't choose it today, it might be time to stop living like you did.

Aquarius / Aquarius rising

This New Moon brings up deep changes and issues around shared money or resources. Your sense of self-worth keeps swinging between trying to control everything and letting it all fall apart. You've been so focused on saving the world you forgot to save yourself. Every time you try to change something, life interrupts with an invitation to actually have some fun. Between now and the second Virgo New Moon on September 21st, stop trying to manage every aspect of your change and just let it unfold. When you're honest, you know that real transformation can't be controlled. You're tired of bankrolling everyone else's dreams while you can't pay your own bills. Pick one thing you're trying to force: maybe you're rushing your healing, maybe you're trying to fix a relationship that's broken, maybe you're trying to force yourself to be someone you're not ready to be. Stop. The September 21st Solar Eclipse finishes a big cycle of reclaiming your power. You weren't meant to be someone else's supporting character.

Pisces / Pisces rising

This New Moon puts a spotlight on your partnerships and close relationships. You're lost in confusion while old patterns run your life. Just when you think you've found solid ground, everything shifts again. You've been absorbing everyone else's chaos and calling it empathy. Family blood isn't a hall pass for bad behavior. You're allowed to close the door without explaining what's on the other side. Between now and the second Virgo New Moon on September 21st, stop trying to be the perfect partner and just be yourself. When you're real, you can drop the act and have actual intimacy. There's a difference between being strong and never giving yourself a break. Pick one relationship habit that drains you: maybe it's doing all the emotional work, maybe it's having to be the 'bad' parent while the other is the 'fun' one, maybe it's having to guess what they need. Change it. The September 21st Solar Eclipse will show you which relationships are good for you and which ones are toxic. You might discover information about your partner or close relationships that's been hidden. What you do with that truth will define the next chapter. You're allowed to put the burden down, even if no one else is ready to carry it.