2023 Virgo Horoscope Preview

2023 Virgo Horoscope Preview: Your Year Ahead

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Virgo Horoscopes, the Year 2023: Summary/preview of the year ahead for the zodiac sign Virgo.

This forecast is designed for those whose Sun sign is Virgo (born from approximately August 23rd to September 22nd*) and those who have a Virgo Ascendant. This is a preview–be sure to also see the full 2023 Virgo Yearly Horoscope.

Note that if you want to know your Ascendant, you can find out with an Ascendant calculator, such as our What’s My Ascendant?, but keep in mind that an Ascendant can only be calculated if you know the birth time.

(Click on any sign above to navigate to that sign’s preview horoscope).

Areas of Expansion in 2023 for Virgo:

Intimacy
Emotional & Financial Support
Shared Assets/Money/Resources
Spirit & Outlook
Worldview/Perspective
Adventure, Further Education
Publishing & Guiding

Your Virgo 2023 Horoscope points to areas of life that are destined to improve, expand, and grow.

Until May 16th, there is a wonderful, refreshing focus on your private world or intimate life – a possible deepening of a relationship, or an increased understanding of your inner workings–a boost in your relationship with yourself!

Your intimate life continues to enlarge and expand, bringing you more joy and new discoveries.

This influence spans two date ranges, with the first wave occurring last year, and the second one starting near the end of 2022 and continuing to mid-May this year:

from May 10-October 28, 2022,
and from December 20, 2022-May 16, 2023.

You’re on the second and final step of this theme.

During this cycle, you learn to embrace inner change to feel more empowered. There may be more opportunities to find support, financial and/or emotional, but you should be wary of living on credit and borrowing too heavily from the future.

It’s a time to grab opportunities that help you to feel empowered and on top of your life. Conversations and musings are deep and lead to fruitful discoveries. Sexuality is richer. There can be benefits and support coming your way through or from others, whether it’s about a refund, an easier time acquiring loans or mortgages, an increase in a partner’s income, or you inherit something valuable.

Combining your resources, talents, and/or money with a partner can improve your financial outlook. You might also benefit from managing others’ resources and talents without the “teaming up” part–it all depends on your current circumstances.

These things are more likely to relate to your home, family, personal life, or sense of security since Jupiter rules these things in your solar chart. There may be a metamorphosis of sorts related to your domestic world, living arrangements, or concept of what’s most fundamental to you. For some, it’s about a move or significant investment.

Potential negatives: Taking on too much debt or relying too heavily on others for support. Be wise when/if lending and borrowing.

Otherwise, it’s a strong period for opening yourself up to others and for feeling more confident about your
emotional depths. This is a period when you can quite successfully purge yourself of some of your inner demons, guilt, and buried psychological problems. It might also be a significant period for sexual discovery and depth.

While there can be some reality checks, it’s a potent period for psychological growth.

From May 16th onward, a new theme emerges in your life, and it’s a wonderfully refreshing one!

You feel more optimistic and confident about managing your life in this trend that lasts from May 16th, 2023, to May 25th, 2024. You seek to live life more fully. Your belief systems, learning experiences, and hunger for adventure begin to develop, grow, and expand. You feel more courageous and spirited as you sense that there is more “out there” for you to learn and take in. This transit is a happy one, although it can be subtle since it runs so smoothly! We may not always notice when things are purring along well.

At this time in your life, you’re less likely to sweat the small stuff. You see the broader perspective on life, and you generally feel supported so that more minor inconveniences don’t stress you out quite as quickly.

Your positive outlook is notable during this cycle. It’s wise to aim to learn as much as you can now in preparation for the next cycle, running from May 2024 to June 2025, that puts your career on center stage. You’ll want to prepare yourself!

Your views on life in a broad sense are changing, growing, and maturing. Connections with faraway cultures, people, or a broader knowledge base can open up opportunities to grow personally. Teaching and sharing knowledge can be in strong focus. It’s a good–perhaps even ideal– time for publishing, writing, and media.

You might consider fine-tuning your talents and skills with higher education or experience during this cycle.

New learning experiences and “life” experiences (adventures, travel, new activities, contacts with others of a vastly different culture than yours, and so forth) are likely to emerge.

During this period, you might have the opportunity to reach a broader audience. You might learn a new language or take on other exciting studies.

You get exceptional support from family or loved ones, or you are particularly inspired to grow, improve, explore, discover, and move outside of your comfort zone. It’s an excellent time to feel both motivated and inspired. People and experiences outside of your norm can affect or inspire you.

You’re likely to enjoy opportunities to expand your experiences and impress others. Education can be transformative now, leading to meaningful opportunities. Picking up new interests and expanding your knowledge can profoundly impact your home or personal life. Doing home life differently, moving out of a neighborhood, or expanding your family/home can figure strongly.

In May when this transit begins, there can be initial challenges, especially if you’ve been over-controlling your work, routine, and schedule or if these things have become more demanding. You crave more time and energy to spontaneously explore the world around you, make contact with others, and expand your mind. However, you need to find a balance so that you can work and get your life into order, including your health, and let go of fears that might prevent you from enjoying more spontaneous activities.

Fortunately, in June especially, a partner could play a vital role in helping or motivating you to bring more order into your life. You might find ways to strengthen your legal position in a business or venture. You are looking to expand your reach, but you are also realistic about what you can do.

Areas of Contraction and Lessons in Simplicity: Work, Routines, Health, Partnering

Work
Daily Affairs
Health & Habits
Partnerships & One-to-One Connections

Your Virgo 2023 Horoscope points to areas of contraction, restriction, and necessary “slimming down” in order to test for stable foundations. There are always areas of life that require more simplicity. Tests may be part of the picture as you learn that life with only growth and expansion can run away with itself.

Until March 7th, the areas of your life that continue to require a “back to basics” approach are associated with the sector of your solar chart that governs work, health, daily routines, employees, pets, and habits. There may be tests of sorts in these areas of life, as if the universe is checking that the foundations are strong. Things built on weak foundations may crack under the pressure of these tests. Those that are suitable will endure and strengthen.

This influence began in 2020 and, this year, comes to an end (in March 2023).

You’ll feel this influence most strongly earlier or later in the cycle, depending on whether you were born earlier or later in the sign of Virgo. This year, those born with a Virgo Ascendant of 23 to 30 degrees and those born from September 15-22 are most directly affected. Born before these dates? You’ve already experienced this influence.

Tests can come to work and working relationships during this cycle. Responsibilities in your daily life can weigh heavily – they appear magnified! Do be sure that you are attending to your duties and not letting them pile up. Some of you might even experience some form of loss or scandal on the work front or possibly some heavy-handed activity and powerplays with co-workers. However, this is only in extreme cases.

For those unhappy with your job or out of work, you are not likely to jump to grab just any position that comes along now. You want something mature, long-term, and reflective of your values. However, because you are more discriminating now, the pickings might seem slim. It’s also possible that the pickings are slim, in general, regardless of your perception!

The monotonous part of your work can seem harder to take, and it makes sense to restructure enough to make it work for you. Avoid the inclination to see flaws, complain, and leave it at that. Instead, take it upon yourself to make whatever adjustments you can that will improve your working conditions. The rewards may be slow to transpire, but they’re great when they come! This can be true of daily routines or chores, not just working conditions. Health matters might be a little more problematic than usual. Even so, these are likely to be minor problems that can be fixed with extra attention. Essentially, this transit gives you a kick in the pants to get your self-care programs into good shape!

While our work may sometimes feel too routine or boring, it can also give us a strong feeling of purpose. We want to be needed; we want to help and support others and do our share. If you’ve been overdoing a supportive role, or if you’ve been scattering your energies and haven’t truly noted just how much you do, then Saturn here will stimulate you to tidy up. In the end, you can, in fact, feel more joyful about the services you provide and the support you give after taking a realistic look at these things and making the necessary adjustments.

Seek ways to balance your activities and responsibilities at this time. This is also an excellent period for simplifying and structuring your life. Because the energy of this theme is comfortable and understandable to you in these areas of life, you may very well welcome the structuring energy of this transit on your daily routines.

You can be quite determined to make things work, and you’re especially capable. Disciplined efforts to advance can pay off.

Saturn is in one of the signs that it rules, Aquarius, during this period and performs reasonably well here as a result. The last time Saturn moved through Aquarius was from 1991-early 1994.

This can be a year in which you’re exceptionally determined and goal-oriented in your work or with your daily routines, chores, and tasks. You could have special pet projects that are motivating. Love, romance, and dating can be tied in with your health routines or work/job this year.

There can certainly be times when your desire for deeper, more profound experiences can conflict with your need to structure your daily affairs, especially in early March. While you’re likely to do battle with different goals and conditions, a comfortable balance is within reach.

From March 7th, the areas of your life that require a “back to basics” approach are associated with the sector of your solar chart that governs close personal relationships, such as marriages and other committed partnerships, long-term associations, open enemies, negotiations, agreements, and contracts. There may be tests of sorts in these areas of life, as if the universe is checking that the foundations are strong. Things built on weak foundations may very well crack under the pressure of these tests. Those that are suitable will endure and strengthen.

This influence runs from March 2023 until 2025/2026. You’re likely to feel it most strongly earlier or later in the cycle, depending on whether you were born earlier or later in the sign of Virgo. This year, it will influence those born from approximately August 23-30 and with a Virgo Ascendant of 0-7 degrees the most. The rest of the sign will feel its influence more directly in later years.

For those of you in committed partnerships, there can be some strains on your bond during this cycle. For example, a partner might feel like a “heavy” in your life–perhaps even a dark cloud hanging over you at times–and any feelings of restriction that you feel or have felt in this area of life magnify in your mind. A partner might instead seem cautious, distant, critical, or defensive. It would help if you opened your mind to the possibility of someone providing you with valuable life lessons – about traditions, simplifying your life, and responsibilities. In other words, do not automatically discard what they have to say. Take your time on this one. If, however, a partner is challenging you to the point of breaking, then steps need to be taken to improve the situation.

For those of you who are not in committed relationships, it is less likely that you’ll enter a new long-term partnership or commitment rashly. Some of you might begin one but will do so quite cautiously and carefully. Some of you might be attracted to older or more mature and established people as partnership “material.” This can be a make-or-break period. If you decide to commit to someone, it’s likely to be a long connection.

Those of you who are single might nevertheless feel some angst or pressure. This lack in your life might suddenly magnify, and it can feel like a gaping hole. You might lose hope, temporarily, that you’ll ever find a robust and committed partnership. Feelings of loneliness may run deep this year, but the universe is sending you a message through this experience regardless, awakening you to a need. In time, you will find ways to satisfy this need. Patience is usually necessary during Saturn’s transits.

Some of you could be committing this year. A relationship can encounter some tests or complications, but if it’s strong, it will weather the storm, and you could decide to take it to another level. If not, remember that relationships lost during a Saturn transit to your partnership sector, if at all, may have needed to end. This is a time when you may be seeing the less flattering side of others, and through your relationships, of yourself as well!

Others may be restricting you, or at least that’s how you might perceive things, and you may not be at your best in terms of overall energy. Some areas of your life may break down before they improve. There can also be bone and teeth problems – something that often happens with hard Saturn transits. Tidy and organize your life as much as possible to minimize the challenges. Aim to watch for signs of depletion and take steps to fortify yourself.

Additionally, seek ways to balance your life in terms of pleasures and responsibilities. Don’t turn your back on commitments and traditions entirely, and aim to learn and grow as much as possible from your experiences. The benefits of this transit are great, even if they sometimes feel slow to make themselves known! Incidentally, the last time this theme occurred was from 1991-early 1994.

With the ruler of your romance sector in your partnership sector now, you could bring a casual relationship to a new level.

Areas of Excitement, Innovation, Independence, and Speed: Mind Expansion, Education, Enlightenment, Discovery, Sharing

Education
Publishing & Sharing
Beliefs & Ideas
Adventure & Travel

Your 2023 Virgo Horoscope points to areas of your life that seem to speed up so that you can take some risks, innovate, and revolutionize.

Good news for you: until 2026, Uranus is in a harmonious, positive aspect to your sign, suggesting a gentle nudge toward experimenting and connecting with your uniqueness.

All year, you’re in a lengthy period (lasting about seven years overall!) in which your belief systems and knowledge change and develop. You experience a spiritual awakening of sorts. Travel opportunities may arise, or new topics or adventures, whether physical or mental, open you up to new experiences.

We’re now beyond the halfway point of this cycle.

Learning needs to be exciting or cutting-edge for you to keep your interest at this time. But while you are less interested in traditional subjects or learning methods, if you are on an educational path, be sure to “endure” some of these things so that your training is relevant to your career goals.

Life experiences are slightly unpredictable and quite exciting. You are embracing change and more easily incorporating changes into your personality.

Note that this theme often opens up unexpected and seemingly random opportunities to explore new places and topics. Sometimes it’s about travel, but it can take place on other levels related to new adventures, such as “armchair travel” and new ideas or virtual connections with people and places you have never explored. How transits affect you always depends on your current circumstances and stage of development.

Note that this influence is with you until April 2026. It’s a wonderfully supportive, gently stimulating, and motivating period. You may be doing a lot more sharing and exploring ideas. You may connect with friends or groups that inspire and excite you or encourage you to grow and expand your mind and experiences.

While there can be times when other areas of your life can clash with your desire to learn and share, this theme is largely straightforward in the year 2023. Especially in late March and early May, you enjoy pushing yourself a little to explore and share more.

Your work may be related to publishing, guiding, or teaching during this period.

Areas of Change, Purging, & Transformation

Love Affairs & Romance
Children
Recreation & Hobbies
Day Job & Daily Duties
Health & Habits
Beliefs & Worldview
Transportation
Money & Shared Resources

Your 2023 Virgo Horoscope reveals areas of life in which change and transformation take place. It’s a time for “out with the old, in with the new.”

Until March 23rd and from June 11th forward, love affairs continue to bring intense personal transformations. It’s a very long-term influence that has already been present in your life for many years (since 2008) and will be with you for a while longer (until 2024). Still, it’s weaving in and out of influence this year and the next.

You might connect with people who turn you inside out, and through experiences with them, you learn more about your own power over your life. While experience is good – it builds character – protect your heart and body by employing some caution.

Indeed, there can be some periods of friction involved with this evolution and pressure to make things happen when Pluto is in challenging aspect to the planets.

February feels empowering along these lines. More single-mindedness and focus can help you gain knowledge or learn more efficiently instead of dabbling, and it’s satisfying! You could be taking steps to better yourself, feeling motivated by happier or more applicable relationship goals/needs.

From March 23rd to June 11th, a new Pluto theme is with you. While it’s only a sneak preview of a transit that will stick around for years to come, you’ll see some initial changes in 2023.

Attitudes toward work, duties, services you provide for others, daily routines, and health begin transforming this year, and they will for many years to come with this long-term, overarching trend. It’s a powerful period for ridding yourself of bad habits or routines, but be careful not to replace one bad habit with another!

Of course, there can be times when these alterations cause friction, such as pressures to perform and obsessions with taking care of details. Watch for excess and burning the candle at both ends, which is a real temptation. However, this theme is also decisive for making long-lasting beneficial changes to your habits, work, and routines.

It’s a time to discover your deeper ambitions regarding your work and health.

The North Node continues to transit your sector of spirit, worldview, belief systems, sharing, and transportation until mid-July. This theme is about fully embracing your ideas, beliefs, and need for learning and discovery. In these areas of life, you’re likely to see significant changes.

Transits in 2023 highlight education, adventure, learning, publishing, and exploring new possibilities and horizons. They continue to challenge you to grow and improve related to your perspective, belief system, outlook, personal philosophy, studies, publishing, sharing ideas, and transportation. You can benefit greatly from expanding your worldview this year.

You tend to seek personal growth by expanding your horizons through higher studies, philosophical pursuits, or different experiences. Connecting with others, even virtually, of different backgrounds or cultures can be a rich experience.

There may be a pivotal beginning or culmination in education. You might reach a wider audience if you are in business, a writer, or the like. Big changes in transportation and mobility may be in the works. Changing how you communicate and connect may be in order and can lead to bigger and better things.

The Solar Eclipse in April and the North Node’s transit starting mid-July sets you on a new journey. These influences challenge you to improve your financial picture. Your finances are evolving in critical ways in 2023 and will continue to do so in 2024. Dependencies on others are revealed, and they could feel uncomfortable at first. How you handle money needs to change, but so does your attitude toward how effectively you can make an income, save, and depend on yourself.

You experience a strong need to eliminate things you no longer need. You might find that your attitude towards moving forward improves in direct proportion to your ability to rid yourself of excess baggage – the literal leads to the figurative! Shuffling around your finances is likely. There is a real need to share yourself with others in empowering and effective ways.

Your Planetary Ruler in 2023: Mercury, your ruler, travels quickly through the signs, covering a lot of ground in any given year. This may be why the sign of Virgo is associated with some nervousness but also much knowledge and many interests.

Mercury’s retrograde periods are times for reflection and perhaps some backtracking.

In 2023, Mercury retrogrades four times, and these periods are from:

December 29, 2022 to January 18, 2023 (in Capricorn),
April 21 to May 14 (in Taurus),
August 23 to September 15 (in Virgo),
and then December 13, 2023, to January 1, 2024, (in Capricorn and Sagittarius).

These times require reassessing issues, reflection, and taking things a little more slowly, particularly during the August-September retrograde period when Mercury is retrograde in your sign.

When Mercury is out of bounds, you can have the tendency to act out of character if you’re not careful, and these periods in 2023 are from June 23 to July 6 and November 15 to December 14.

More power to you when Mercury is direct in your sign, and in 2023, this occurs from July 28-August 22 and September 17-October 4.

Better days are June 30, August 9, September 25, October 3, November 6, December 7, December 11, and December 18 (although Mercury is Rx during this period).

*It’s important to note that birthdates for Sun signs are always approximate since the starting date and time varies a bit every single year. If you were born on one of these cutoff dates (commonly known as a “cusp”), you can get a definitive answer using a Sun Sign Calculator. You can also write reports@cafeastrology.com with your birth information and we can let you know your true Sun sign if you were born on or beside the approximate date range given for any sign of the zodiac.

2023 Yearly Overview Horoscopes:

See also 2024 Summary Horoscopes for neat summaries of the year ahead for each sign, 2024 Yearly Horoscopes for detailed forecasts for each sign, 2024 Yearly Love Horoscopes for love guides to the year, and 2024 Preview Horoscopes for a preview of the year ahead.