Virgo Season Is the Time to Deep-Clean Your Life

We always know Virgo season has arrived when the urge to organize kicks in. Suddenly, the stack of unopened mail feels impossible to ignore. Every closet begs for an edit, which might include rolled towels and color-coded shoe trees.

When the sun moves into Virgo on August 22 this year, there’s an unmistakable shift from Leo’s hot-girl hedonism to something quieter and more intentional. If Leo season was the blowout party, Virgo season is the morning after—the restorative matcha, the long walk to analyze the events of last night, the moment to get life back into a sustainable groove.

Virgo is ruled by fastidious Mercury, so its magic lives in the details. We can think of this season as a reminder that life doesn’t change only through big, sweeping gestures. Tiny rituals also have the power to reshape everything.

And here’s what makes Virgo season 2025 extra special: It’s bookended by a rare, back-to-back duo of Virgo new moons. The first one comes on August 23, just one day into Virgo season. New moons are like starting blocks, pushing us to get something new off the ground. This new moon in mindful, responsible Virgo sweeps in like an astrological auditor: Is it clean? Is it green? Does it make you feel serene? If the answer is no, well, it’s time for a pivot.

The celestial sequel comes on September 21, when the second new moon in Virgo arrives, this one a doubly impactful solar eclipse. Eclipses bring hidden blessings and surprises. Processes you put in place near August 23 could bring breakthrough results four weeks later. If that’s not incentive to deep-clean the messy corners of your life, we don’t know what is.

Earthy Virgo is the sign that governs wellness, which can be great motivation for focusing on self-care. But every ache or blemish can feel like something to diagnose. A touch of anxiety—or even hypochondria—can creep in if we forget that life is meant to be lived, not constantly optimized.

Simplicity is actually Virgo’s sweet spot. Try to remember that when the TikTok creator insists that you “need” a 12-step skin care routine or you consider adding a sixth vitamin gummy to your already-crowded shelves.

As you mop, dust, and delete, think progress—not perfection. Virgo is the sign of the critic, and the elevated standards of this zodiac season are not always ideal. With so much pressure to fine-tune, we’re prone to overthinking, second-guessing, or getting stuck in analysis paralysis.

Still, when discerning Virgo knows something is right—or wrong—it knows. Or, as Keke Palmer once put it in her aptly titled track “Virgo Tendencies,” “Cross me once and it’s over…when I cut you off, it’s really over.”

And maybe that’s the ultimate Virgo lesson: Edits aren’t simply about what we keep—they’re also about what we’re willing to release. This season, the real power might be in deciding what’s truly over, and what finally deserves the space to begin.