Virgo Rising

Characteristics of a Virgo Ascendant / Rising

If you are a Virgo rising you are known to be detailed oriented, critical, a perfectionist, and highly organized. Your rising sign is also known, as your ascendant and it is the 1st house in your birth chart. This is the most important house in your birth chart report because it reveals your personality. Virgos are known as the perfectionist of the zodiac. Because of this, every aspect of their lives is looked at in a detailed and critical way to create perfection. As a result, others often view Virgos as difficult people. However, their critical nature is a gift to the world. This is because through perfection is the only way ‘master pieces’ are created. If a painter like Pablo Ruiz Picasso did not perfect his painting he never would have created his masterpieces.

Nevertheless, Virgo is the original 6th sign of the zodiac, and it is ruled by Mercury (Budha). Therefore, the zodiac sign Virgo is a combination of Mercury and the 6th house. So, to utterly understand the energy of Virgo one must understand the nature of Mercury and the 6th house.

  1. Mercury represents logical intelligence, memory, and the ability to retain and process information.
  2. The 6th house means Healers, Health Problems, Short-Term illnesses, Struggles, Obstacles, Debts, Purva Punya (Karma from past lives). Work routines, Daily Jobs, Rivals, Enemies, Litigation, Legal Proceedings, Body Part (Digestive Track, Small Intestine), Human Relations (Maternal Aunt and Uncles), Under privilege people, Domestic Animals (Cat, Dogs, All Small Animals).

Virgo Rising Traits

The most common traits in Virgo rising people are criticism, attention to detail, intellectual, practical, perfectionist, organized, systematic, and they are natural nutritionists.

Criticism is a natural characteristic of a Virgo. They are critical of others; however, they are especially critical of themselves. Therefore, they can be their own worst enemy. The 6th house (Virgo) is related to enemies and since it is in the ascendant their enemy is themselves. They set high standards for themselves; these standards are so high that they are unable to live up to their expectations. The tiniest physical imperfection or flaw can drive them crazy. Before going out they make sure that their hair and clothes are immaculate. The smallest thing out of place can make them late. Virgos need to realize that other people may not even notice the imperfections they see in themselves.

Because they are so detailed oriented, they worry themselves sick over the smallest things. When planning an event, vacation, or in the everyday routine of life, they go over and over in their mind all the small details. For instance, If they plan a vacation, they will worry over the smallest thing. Like “What will happen if I miss my flight?” “How will I get from the airport to the hotel” “Did I tag all my luggage with my name”, “What if I lose my passport?” These thoughts can drive them crazy. When booking a vacation, it is best to leave the details in someone else’s hands so you will not get stressed out.

Being detailed oriented can be a gift. They have the natural trait and talent to take information and organize it so that it is neat, clean, and perfect. Consequently, they are experts at organizing and finding flaws in data. Because of this gift, they are amazing editors, auditors, accountants, and proofreaders. Being able to look at nitty-gritty data and weed out flaws makes them highly intelligent. Without the detailed energy of Virgo, the world would be in a disarray. However, they must remember to not ‘overkill’ finding the flaws in detailed work, or they will drive themselves mad.

Nevertheless, because they are health-conscious Virgos are natural nutritionists. They are considered the health practitioners of the zodiac. They are into fitness, exercising, eating healthy, and alternative medicines. The traditional symbol of Virgo is a woman near the shore on a boat holding a bunch of wheat in one hand and ayurvedic medicine in the other hand. So, they are natural healers.

Since Virgo is an earth sign this makes them practical and down-to-earth people. They do not like to have their heads in the clouds. Focusing on reality is part of their nature. They know the mundane life is not all ‘glitter and gold. They are aware of the suffering in the world. These people are naturally born with a ‘reality check’ mentality. Because of this, they are masters at dealing with the obstacles of life.

Planets in Virgo Rising

Any planet in Virgo rising is activated with the energy of this sign. To clarify, When you have planets in Virgo, the planet takes on the energy of Virgo (natural 6th house) and energy of your ascendant (1st House). Any planet is your rising sign shape your personality. Here is the meaning of each planet in Virgo rising without any aspects or conjunctions.

Moon in Virgo Rising / Ascendant

If you have Moon in Virgo rising, you are a perfectionist, technical, sensitive, and worrisome. Moon is the most important planet in Vedic astrology. This is because the Moon is responsible for our mind (conscious awareness) and our emotional disposition (happy or sad) and mental peace. Since Moon is an enemy sign, Virgo will try to hurt the Moon in some way. Negative traits like being overly sensitive can be a result of Moon being in Virgo.

Moon is the planet of emotions and mental health. People with Moon in 1st house desire peace in their life. However, the planet Moon is in an enemy sign. Therefore, they are forced to constantly deal with conflict, enemies, and oppositions. All conflict disrupts their mental and emotional health.

These individuals are a perfectionist. Moon in the ascendant is all about abiding by Virgo rules. That is to say, perfection is always on the Mind (Moon). It doesn’t matter how good they do a particular task or job; they always feel as if they can do it better. if the individual is a writer, they may have to edit their work a dozen times before they feel satisfied.

For Virgo ascendants, the 11th house relates to friends and professional networks. The 11th house for a Virgo rising is ruled by Moon. Therefore, these people can easily gain favors from their friends and professional network circle. In addition, they also gain support or are influenced by the eldest sibling.

The physical appearance of people with the Moon rising in Virgo is related to the energy of the Moon full. They have a round face and a fluctuation in weight. Even if the individual is thin (or even a supermodel) the induvial has a round appearance to the face. The planet Moon is related to water, and it controls the water on earth and in the physical body. As a result, these people retain water in their bodies. They have a fluctuation in weight due to water retention. If these individuals eat a lot of salty, sweet, and high carbohydrate foods the water will be retained. They must learn to keep a healthy diet to balance their weight.

They are very technical and are good at craft and handiwork. Fixing things around the houses comes naturally to them. They can also be good at technical writing and sewing. If Venus aspect, conjunct, or is placed in the ascendant they can be creative. On the other hand, If the malefic planets (Saturn, Mars Rahu Ketu) aspects moon this can make the person a professional technician. Both men and woman can be architecture, technology specialist, engineer, or a contractor who fixes homes like install hardwood floors, drywall, painting, install cabinet.

When it comes to health and nutrition, they are very health conscious. They have an emotional (Moon) connection with their physical body. This is why being health-conscious feels right to them. Their intuition connects to their health, and it is very keen and sharp. to clarify They have a gut feeling when there is something wrong with their body. They know if they have a health issue even before being diagnosed by their physician. Nevertheless, their mind (Moon) is constantly focused on health, nutrition, exercising, and eating healthy.

Moon is the karaka of change and movement this is because the Moon is constantly waxing and waning. People with this alignment love traveling and exploring new and wonderful things. When they travel, they are happier end feel more balance. This is because their energy is in alignment with the Moon.

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Sun in Virgo Rising / Ascendant

Sun in Virgo rising makes a person authoritative, dominating, intelligent, loner, and explore the subconscious. They are very authoritative and are masters of their own life and fate. They do not like to be told what to do. In addition, they take the authoritative role and try to manage the affairs of other people’s lives. However, since Sun is in Virgo, they take the authoritative roles from a critical point of view. In other words, they point out flaws and critique others in a dominating way. They can find flaws in almost anything or anyone. The planet Sun increases the critical nature of these people. This is because it illuminates Virgo’s qualities.

Besides criticizing others, they constantly criticizing themselves. They feel bad if they find a fault and imperfection in the smallest thing; therefore, the authority role is taken in their own life to hammer out anything that they feel is done incorrectly. They manage their lives to ensure everything is done to perfection. Because they are so dominating and critical, and at times bossy they are excellent debaters. it is difficult to win a debate against these people. In addition, the leadership role is taken to serve others.

On the other hand, Sun is the signification of intelligence. Hence, it enhances the logical analytical, reasoning, and calculating functions of the mind/brain. As a result, these people are highly intelligent. This is because the Sun illuminates the sign of Virgo and the ascendant which is related to your brain. They have logical intelligence and are good with calculating, mathematics, and problem-solving. They look at problems from an organized and practical point of view.

Nevertheless, Sun is the signification of our career, and it rules Leo which is in the 12th house for a Virgo rising person. The 12th house is related to foreign things and isolation. Therefore, these people may have a job with a foreign company or work overseas. They can work with foreign government and politics since Sun signifies the King (Government). On the other hand, if they are not working with a foreign company. They may do their work in an isolated location. They can work in a private office or a cubicle. They prefer to do their work away from everyone else.

They can also be interested and exploring other worlds. The dream world, astral travel, and spirituality illuminate their soul.  They like to explore the hidden realm of their subconscious mind. They can have psychic premonitions and lucid dreams.

Sun in Virgo rising can make them loners. This is because Sun rules the 12th house of isolation. So, with the 12th house energy (of isolation) in the 1st house of traits; their isolation is part of their natural nature. On a positive note, their confidence (Sun) is developed by being in isolation. To other people, they can appear as loners, the ones who like to be to themselves. They also may have very few friends because they spend so much time in seclusion. If they do have friends, people will still look at them as loners because this is the vibe they give off. Isolation is essential so they explore the hidden realm of the subconscious and develop their spirituality.

Mercury in Virgo Rising / Ascendant

Mercury in Virgo rising makes a person very intelligent, high IQ, good at retaining information, and business-oriented. Mercury is exalted in the sign of Virgo, and it also has directional strength. The power of Mercury is increased in Virgo rising. As mentioned, Mercury represents logical intelligence and the ability to retain (memorize) and process information. When you are a Virgo ascendant this is the most favorable placement for mercury. Mercury is the only planet that is exalted in its own zodiac sign.

Therefore, these people are extremely intelligent. That is to say, they are fast at grasping concepts, calculations, processing, and analyzing information. This means they can have a career as a mathematician, accountant, computer programmer, physics, auditor. Or any profession that it’s detail-oriented or deal with technical concepts. Their IQ is higher than the average person and they can learn easily. They are very clever and have razor-sharp minds.  They can pierce data like a sword.

They have the keen ability to take abstract ideas and logically arrange them in an organized way because the zodiac sign Virgo is all about organizing. These people will always want to perfect things and see if there are any flaws in information and data. Then figure out if the information can be presented in a better way. They have microscopic minds and zoom in on the smallest detail like a telescope. This can overwhelm the average person, but it comes naturally to a person with Mercury in Virgo rising.

They are academics, bookworms, and love learning new things. They like to attain knowledge. Because of this, they often pursue a Master’s Degree, Ph.D., Doctoral degree. They are excellent Scholars and professors at universities. When they communicate, they like to give concrete facts. However, If Mercury is badly placed these people can use their knowledge in a manipulative way. When they speak, they like to use intellectual words. This is because when they convey a message, they want to present themself as a perfectionist.

They calculate every aspect of their lives weighing the pros and the cons and come to an irrational conclusion or how they shall proceed with the initiative, thought, or idea.  Their mind rules their emotions however if the Moon is in the first house they could easily become emotional

These people are natural businessmen and businesswomen. They can stocker brokers. In addition, they are well known to own their own business or be an entrepreneur. Since the 10th House of career and profession is ruled by Mercury.

Mercury governs our nervous system. This indicates these people may suffer from nervousness. This could be triggered if they feel things are not organized in a particular way. Or if they have not calculated all the information before entering a new endeavor or project. Overthinking is another factor that can contribute to anxiety and uneasiness. These people need to learn to relax. Meditation and yoga can help balance out their overthinking.

Venus in Virgo Rising / Ascendant

Venus in Virgo rising makes a person self-doubtful, have creativity blocks, focus on the reality of love, problems in a relationship. Venus is debilitated in Virgo. This is because Venus represents love, beauty, harmony, and serenity. On the other hand, Virgo (the natural l 6th house) relates to mundane life, obstacles, enemies. Venus does not want to face the ugliness of everyday life, so it feels uncomfortable in Virgo.

Venus in Virgo rising people’s self-doubt their beauty. This is because Venus (the planet of beauty) has to abide by the critical nature of Virgo. Therefore, these people feel unattractive because they are so self-critical of their appearance. if Venus was exalted or in its signs (Taurus or Libra) they would know they are beautiful; however, this is not the case with Venus debilitated in the ascendant. Venus in the 1st house blesses them with beauty but they do not feel like the pretty ones. Even if people call them beautiful, they will not feel that this is true. They need validation from other people when it comes to their physical appearance. They are constantly improving their physical appearance and comparing themself to others. Often, they could be so self-conscious that they may have plastic surgery to improve their appearance. This is especially true in Rahu conjunct or aspects Venus. Women with this alignment usually feel more comfortable wearing makeup before going out in public. Because they beat themselves up so much, they may do things that normal people wouldn’t do to get attention. They need to feel wanted to ensure their self-worth.

Creative and artistic talents come with a struggle or are significantly reduced. When their creativity is reduced, they find it hard to be inspired. They can have creative blocks or just not feel inspired without any logical reason. However, it is not that they are untalented creative wise but they to work harder than the average person regarding creative pursuit. . They can be artists, actors, and painters but they had to put more work into it.

They keep their heads out of the clouds when it comes to love and romance. That is to say, love is viewed from a reality perspective instead of from a fantasy romance novel point of view. This is the positive aspect of this position. Venus here causes a reality check when it comes to love and romance. They realize that happiness in a marriage or love relationship is the result of dedication, security, work, and financial support. These are all the things that have to do with the mundane world (Virgo)They are very practical and calculative with the reality of what makes relations work out.

They know the honeymoon phase of a relationship does not last forever. Once it fades, they are ready to deal with the reality of marriage.  However, when Venus is exalted in a sign of  Pisces these people always want to be on that fantasy phase of a relationship without looking at the reality of things. With Venus in Pisces when the relationship goes through obstacles these people often get a little down. However, with the Venus in Virgo rising these people are prepared to deal with the obstacles and harshness of a relationship. This is why their relationship can last long term. They have suffered so much in love relationships they’re able to handle the turmoil and obstacles that come with relationships.  People with this placement prefer o be single instead of in a relationship with someone they have no connection with. This is why they wait for the right person to come into their lives. When they find that special someone, they work hard for the relationship to work out.

On the other hand, they suffer in personal relationships with family. This is because Venus is the ruler of both the 2nd house of family and the 7th house of love and marriage. So, there can be losses, misunderstanding, heartbreak, and estrangement from the family. In addition, they feel a lack of support from family members.

Mars in Virgo Rising / Ascendant

People with Mars in Virgo rising people are detailed oriented, aggressive, overkill the details, and assertive. Mars is a soldier; it is your fight, willpower, exertion of energy, and initiative power. Mars is in an enemy sign in Virgo.  Therefore, when Mars is in the detailed oriented sign of the zodiac (Virgo), the fight and exertion of energy go into being detail-oriented. They exert their energy in finding imperfections in information, others, and themselves. Mars is all about winning the battle. So, these people get lost in detail and feel like it’s a battle they have to win. The fight is to polish out all the flaws and imperfections. Because of this these people overexert their energy in detail and criticizing. They get lost in the fine print. With the mighty hammer of Thor, they overkill hammering out details. They take the initiative to be nitpicking and over-critical. They go into warrior mode when editing, proofreading, or perfecting something. They will not stop until everything is in order, flawless, and presentable.

They become argumentative when challenged. They argue logically by pointing out the facts based on practical evidence. It is hard to win an argument against them. This is because they do not back down from a fight. Their fighting ability is all about logically presenting truths. Because of this, they are good lawyers, attorneys. They will stop at nothing to present the facts and when I case.

Because they are so detail-oriented. They make good detectives because they fight the find any clue or evidence to prove a case. They will stop at nothing to make sure justice is served.  They also make good medical doctors and alternative medicine practitioners. This is because they can diagnose health issues and find the best cure. They are the type of medical doctors that work throughout the night gathering all the facts to find a cure.

On the other hand, when these people communicate, they speak passionately. They can have aggressive speech and expressing facts assertively. They become argumentative when someone challenges their facts. This is because Mars energy can lead to fights and disputes. With Mars is virgin rising they fight and dispute anyone who challenges their information. They can also use curse words in their speech when they are presenting the information.  They are the type of people who unintentionally slip in curse words when talking. They easily criticize other people for their flaws to such extremes that it causes fights.

It is important to note that wherever Mars is positioned in your birth chart is where imperfections are picked at. The imperfection is ‘nick picked’ in an aggressive way. For instance, if Mars were in your 7th house your partner can pick out flaws and criticizes you. This leads to arguments and disputes.

Jupiter in Virgo Rising / Ascendant

Jupiter in Virgo rising makes a person a lawyer, health specialist, knowledgeable, critical teacher, and advisor. Jupiter is in an enemy sign in Virgo. Therefore, Jupiter feels uncomfortable here. However, Jupiter’s aspects and placement are the most beneficial. Jupiter will always try to protector instead of harm.

Nevertheless, Jupiter represents law, teachers, advisors, philosophy, spirituality, belief system, and advanced education (Ph.D. or doctoral degree). Because Jupiter is in an enemy sign everything Jupiter represents is done in a critical, detail, and perfectionist way.

Virgo (the original 6 house) represents conflict, disputes, litigation, disease, and healing; however, Jupiter indicates Law and knowledge. Therefore, with this combined energy these individuals are excellent lawyers and health specialists. They deal with disputes lawfully. This is why many lawyers have Jupiter in Virgo rising. On the other hand, they will seek to gain knowledge by analyzing diseases and finding cures.  They seek to gain knowledge related to any subject that is analytical and detail-oriented. Their knowledge is always expressed analytically. Jupiter is a natural signification of education; however, because it is Virgo, they pursue degrees that require lots of analyzing. Like a legal professional or medical doctor. They pursue any type of study that requires intellect. On the other hand, they can have obstacles in education. However, these obstacles and be overcome since Jupiter is a natural benefic.

They are critical teachers and advisors. When they give advice, they give it in a criticizing way. Others feel a ‘hint’ of criticism when being advised. This is because they expect others to follow their advice to the nitty-gritty.  If you do not do what they say ‘word for word’ others feel like they are being judged. On the other hand, they are very detailed when teaching. Because of this, they are harsh medical teachers, instructors, and professors. For instance, if the induvial is a teacher or professor they would be harsh on their students. They will find the slightest flaw in a student’s assignment and force them to polish their work to perfection. This type of Professor that students avoid.

Jupiter also represents finance so people with this placement make wonderful financial managers.  They can manage money and assets in a calculative way which is based on their wisdom and knowledge.

Jupiter is related to spirituality and religion. Therefore, with this placement, these people read scriptures, bibles, and ancient texts in a very detailed way. They analyzed everything sentence word for word. If preaching about the scripture, they perfect every detail of their speech.

Jupiter represents a husband in a woman’s chart. When a woman gets married or is in a long-term relationship, her significant other is very critical of her. He expects her to look or be perfect. For instance, if she is overweight, he will want her to be thin.  Or, if she dresses a certain way, he will prefer that she wear clothes he likes. He may criticize her hair, makeup, clothes, and even correct her speech.

Saturn in Virgo Rising / Ascendant

People with Saturn in Virgo rising are mature, hardworking, organized, and detailed later in life. Saturn represents delay, fear, anxiety, work, organization, structure, and discipline. In addition, Saturn is a slow-moving planet. So, wherever it is positioned in the natal birth chart it will cause delay. Therefore, organizing and detail-oriented skills are delayed and developed later in life.

Early in life, these people are criticized by others especially by their birth family. Family members and friends are constantly criticized and nitpick. On the other hand, Saturn creates a delay in detail-oriented skills. Growing up these individuals may not have been as detail-oriented.  But as time passes, they become more and more observant about the details. However, at a young age, these people are not even looking at the details. It is other people pointing out flaws. For instance,  when doing chores as a child they may have often heard from their parents how the chore was not done correctly. For instance, their room may not have been cleaned in an organized way. Constant criticism forces them to look closer at details and how things should be organized. They often self-doubt themselves because of the criticism. They also have trouble completing a task. Even though criticized by others, they are naturally mature and have an older outlook on life. They also appear older than their age. They have it hard early in life; as a result, this forces them to grow up fast.

After the age of 35 when Saturn matures, it will give more favorable results in Virgo rising. As a result, they can complete a task, are hardworking, and more detailed oriented. The planet Saturn is about hard work; therefore, when Saturn mature these people will work very hard. They can have employment in a job sector that serves other people.  On the other hand, with time Saturn brings perseverance and the ability to stick to something until it’s completed. . However, Virgo and Saturn are both all about organization. these people work hard (Saturn) to make sure every aspect of their life is in order, and it is perfect as they can get it. These individuals are not satisfied until everything is in place. For instance, if a Saturn in Virgo Rising person has one thing out of order in their home, they made make themselves late for work getting things the way they want it so they would not come home to disarray. Saturn is all about consistency so these people will not rest until the smallest details are taken care of. If they are a writer, they will polish their work over and over again Intuit is structured, organized, and arranging a logical way. These people can drive themselves mad spend too much time on the simplest tasks. This is because they want to make sure everything is polished, crisp, and clean. If washing dishes, they will make sure there’s not even one spot on a dish. Because they heard so much criticism, they have a natural inclination to criticize others. They can nick pick flaws other people do not see. Nevertheless, since they were criticized so much as a child as adults, they are pessimistic and worrisome over the smallest detail.

Saturn also represents chronic diseases. When Saturn is in the 1st house of the physical body it brings health issues.  With Saturn here, these people can face chronic diseases. However, since Virgo is a sign of healing, they can also find cures and healing from illnesses and diseases. On the other hand, Virgo represents the digestive tract and the small intestine. Saturn brings illnesses to this region of the body. If these people do not watch their diet, they can have problems with their digestive tract and small intestine. However, with maturity comes a health-conscious attitude.

Saturn is all about service and Virgo the natural 6th house relates to servicing people. Therefore, these people give their service to others broken or less fortunate. They try to heal people in society. For instance, if someone is sick, they may try to help find a cure for that individual. They have a habit of nitpicking all the bad things in society to give their service to the less fortunate.

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