The Virgo New Moon on August 23, 2025, at 0°22 marks a powerful threshold moment. This is the first of two New Moons in Virgo this year—an exceptionally rare occurrence. The second Virgo New Moon on September 21 lands at the anaretic degree (29°) and arrives as a Solar Eclipse, acting as a culmination and reset point. Between these two lunations, we pass through the Pisces Full Moon Lunar Eclipse, forming a three-part activation that clears, rewrites, and redefines our path.
What we begin to seed with this first New Moon in Virgo is not meant to bloom overnight. Virgo energy is methodical, intentional, and oriented toward refinement. This lunation calls us to plant seeds of devotion, clarity, and aligned action in the small details of our daily lives—habits, rituals, healing practices, and service to others. With the eclipses acting as cosmic course-correctors, this first Virgo New Moon serves as a portal of intention: the vision of what we are building, manifesting, and embodying. The Universe will handle the removal of obstacles in the weeks to come.
Aspects of the Virgo New Moon
This New Moon is highly aspected, making it more dynamic and charged than usual:
Semi-square Jupiter in Cancer (16°): A push-pull between safety, emotional security, and the call to expand beyond comfort zones. We may feel the tension of wanting to stay small versus daring to step into greater service and purpose.
Square Uranus in Gemini (1°): Sudden shifts, breakthroughs, and unexpected events disrupt old patterns. Mental restlessness and radical new ideas may demand integration.
Trine Chiron in Aries (26°): Healing opportunities come through courage, self-acceptance, and embracing the inner warrior. Service becomes medicine.
Quincunx Saturn retrograde in Aries (0°) and Neptune retrograde in Aries (1°): A call to balance practical responsibility with spiritual surrender. The path forward may feel unclear, demanding faith and patience.
Quincunx Pluto retrograde in Aquarius (1°): Deep transformation in community, collective roles, and our relationship to power dynamics is unfolding. What no longer aligns with our truth must be released.
Trine Capricorn 7th house cusp (4°): Partnerships and one-on-one dynamics are supportive allies. Committed, grounded connections can stabilize and strengthen us as we step into this new cycle.
Together, these aspects suggest that this New Moon is both seeding and testing us. It requires discernment, grounded action, and the courage to reconfigure our lives where needed.
My Personal Chart Activation
For me, this New Moon feels especially powerful because it is exactly conjunct my natal Jupiter in Virgo at 0°, activating my 6th house of daily life, health, and service. I can feel it expanding my sense of mission, calling me to refine how I show up in my work and in the small details of my routines that ultimately shape the bigger picture. There is a sense that my purpose is being stretched into new territory, asking me to embrace greater devotion, alignment, and responsibility in how I serve. This energy is further amplified because it is also in close connection with my natal Mars and North Node in Leo, which sit at the late degrees of my 6th house. Together, this feels like a fire being lit under my path forward—reminding me that my actions, my courage, and my willingness to step fully into my destiny are the keys that move this energy into form.
At the same time, this New Moon is trine my natal Sun in Taurus, grounding me in my values and helping me move forward in a way that feels authentic and embodied. It sits opposite my Pisces Ascendant, which feels like a mirror asking me to hold balance between service to others and service to myself. I can sense a tension as well through the quincunx to my natal Priapus in Aries, especially because transit Saturn and Neptune are now conjunct this point. It’s almost as if Spirit is reminding me that my growth comes through integrating discipline with surrender, structure with flow, and daily devotion with higher learning.
Altogether, I can feel this lunation as the ignition point of a major cycle in my mission and daily life. What makes it even more potent is knowing that the second Virgo New Moon next month—arriving as a Solar Eclipse—will fall in my 7th house and land directly on my natal Moon. This feels like the unfolding of a story that links my work and service (6th house) with my one-on-one partnerships (7th house). I can already sense that what is being seeded now will carry me through to a deeper alignment with both my purpose and my relationships when that next chapter arrives.
Most Affected Signs
The Virgo New Moon will be felt most strongly by:
Virgo placements 0°–5° and Leo Placements 26°–29°: Directly activated with new beginnings, expansions, and eclipsed storylines unfolding.
Pisces placements 0°–5°: Oppositions highlight relationships, balance, and spiritual surrender.
Gemini placements 0°–5°: Squares from Uranus bring disruption, awakening, and sudden changes in direction.
Sagittarius placements 0°–5°: Tension around belief systems, expansion, and long-term vision.
Aries placements 0°–5° and Libra Placements 26° - 29° : Quincunxes highlight healing, karmic lessons, and restructuring around Saturn, Neptune, and Chiron.
Taurus and Capricorn placements 0°–7°: Beneficial earth trines bring stability, grounded growth, and supportive manifestation.
Aquarius placements 0°–5°: Pluto’s activation brings transformation, deep clearing, and rebirth energy.
Integration Tips
Set Simple Intentions: Virgo thrives in small steps. Focus on refining one habit, routine, or ritual that supports your higher vision.
Ground the Energy: With so many mutable and quincunx aspects, energy may feel scattered. Anchor with nature, breathwork, or practical routines.
Balance Work & Spirit: Saturn and Neptune’s influence call for integrating discipline with spiritual trust. Don’t try to force clarity—create space for it.
Stay Open to Change: Uranus squares may bring surprises. Instead of resisting, ask: What is this redirect teaching me?
Prioritize Healing: With Chiron trine, lean into healing practices, body care, and courage to face old wounds with compassion.
Closing Reflections
The Virgo New Moon at 0°22 is a sacred threshold—a first seed in a cycle that will unfold between now and the September 21 Solar Eclipse. It is not the finish line, but the starting point. What you plant now will be tended, tested, and refined through the eclipses, guiding you into alignment with your highest purpose.
For me, this lunation feels like a personal activation of mission and service—reminding me that the small, daily choices are the foundation of the greater destiny unfolding. For the collective, this is a call to embody discernment, humility, and healing service as we step into a new chapter of purpose.
The Universe is asking: What are you ready to plant now that your future self will thank you for when the cycle completes?
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