Full Moon in Virgo
The Moon reaches full in Virgo, opposite the Sun in Pisces. Here's when the Virgo Full Moon happens in your own time zone, what it means for every sign, and how it differs from the calendar full moons — with writing from our astrologers.
When is the Full Moon in Virgo?
· In 121 days
02°06′ Virgo
Every Virgo Full Moon, 2024–2031
| Year | Date and time | Degree | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | , | 03°34′ Virgo | Snow Moon |
| 2017 | , | 22°13′ Virgo | Worm Moon |
| 2018 | , | 11°23′ Virgo | Worm Moon |
| 2019 | , | 00°42′ Virgo | Snow Moon |
| 2020 | , | 19°37′ Virgo | Worm Moon |
| 2021 | , | 08°57′ Virgo | Snow Moon |
| 2022 | , | 27°40′ Virgo | Worm Moon |
| 2023 | , | 16°40′ Virgo | Worm Moon |
| 2024 | , | 05°23′ Virgo | Snow Moon |
| 2025 | , | 23°57′ Virgo | Worm Moon · Total lunar eclipse |
| 2026 | , | 12°54′ Virgo | Worm Moon · Total lunar eclipse |
| 2027Next | , | 02°06′ Virgo | Snow Moon · Penumbral lunar eclipse |
| 2028 | , | 20°59′ Virgo | Worm Moon |
| 2029 | , | 10°24′ Virgo | Snow Moon |
| 2030 | , | 29°10′ Virgo | Worm Moon |
| 2031 | , | 18°24′ Virgo | Worm Moon |
| 2032 | , | 07°16′ Virgo | Snow Moon |
| 2033 | , | 25°47′ Virgo | Worm Moon |
| 2034 | , | 14°34′ Virgo | Worm Moon |
| 2035 | , | 03°33′ Virgo | Snow Moon · Penumbral lunar eclipse |
| 2036 | , | 22°22′ Virgo | Worm Moon |
The Virgo Full Moon drifts by almost a month across these years — from mid-February to mid-March — because twelve lunar months come to about eleven days less than a calendar year. Each year it falls about eleven days earlier, then jumps forward a whole lunar month, and it lands at a slightly different degree every time, so the exact spot is never repeated.
Virgo Full Moon, Worm Moon or Snow Moon — which one is this?
Both, sometimes. “Virgo Full Moon” is a zodiacal name: it tells you the sign the Moon is standing in, and it belongs to astrology. “Worm Moon” and “Snow Moon” are calendar names — March's full moon, and February's full moon — and they belong to tradition and the old seasonal calendar.
They describe the same object from two angles. In the years above, the Virgo Full Moon was the Worm Moon in 2025, 2026, 2028, 2030 and 2031, and the Snow Moon in 2024, 2027 and 2029. The zodiacal name changes sign every month, while the folk names follow the calendar, so one full moon can carry both. We track the zodiacal names in this section; the calendar names live with the moon phases.
For the seasonal names and the phase cycle, see Moon phases and Full Moon.
What a Full Moon in Virgo actually is
A full moon is the Moon standing opposite the Sun, fully lit from our view. When the Moon is in Virgo, the Sun sits across the sky in Pisces — so this one lights the Virgo–Pisces axis: the line between order and surrender, the details and the whole, doing and simply being. It isn't about people with Virgo placements; it's the shared backdrop of a night for everyone. And a full moon is a peak, not a beginning — the culmination of something set in motion at the Virgo New Moon about six months earlier.
Whether you feel it as a need to tidy every loose end or barely notice it is up to you; we won't promise a perfectly sorted life by morning.
What to expect from the Virgo Full Moon
Under a Virgo Full Moon, the small things stop being small: the unanswered email, the drawer that never closes, the habit you keep meaning to fix. With the Sun in Pisces on the other side, there's a tension between wanting everything sorted and needing to let some of it blur. It's usually read as a reality check rather than a drama — useful, a little exacting. You may notice what's working and what has quietly stopped. Fixing one thing and leaving the rest is allowed; Virgo's standards are a tool, not a verdict.
A simple Virgo Full Moon ritual
A Virgo Full Moon ritual works best as a sorting exercise: the full moon shows what has piled up, and Virgo likes to put it in order. Keep it practical and finite. The point isn't to fix your whole life tonight but to separate what still serves you from what you've simply kept out of habit.
A simple version: pick one small space — a desk drawer, your phone's home screen, a single shelf — and clear it on the night of the peak. As you go, notice which items you keep out of guilt. Then write a short list of three things you'll stop doing this month, and one you'll do slightly less perfectly. Ten minutes is plenty; Virgo prefers a job finished over a job admired.
The Virgo Full Moon for every sign
A full moon lights one house of your chart, depending on your rising sign — the area of life where something reaches a peak. Find your ascendant below.
| Rising sign | Where it lands for you | What it brings to a head |
|---|---|---|
| Aries | 6th house · work & health | Your workload and routines get a frank audit. |
| Taurus | 5th house · romance & play | A creative project is ready for its final polish. |
| Gemini | 4th house · home & roots | The to-do list at home spills over. |
| Cancer | 3rd house · talk & learning | A message you kept redrafting is ready to send. |
| Leo | 2nd house · money & worth | Small spending habits finally add up on paper. |
| Virgo | 1st house · self & body | Your own standards for yourself get a review. |
| Libra | 12th house · rest & the unseen | A private worry gets named and put in order. |
| Scorpio | 11th house · friends & hopes | A group project shows who actually did the work. |
| Sagittarius | 10th house · career & standing | Careful, unglamorous work at last gets noticed. |
| Capricorn | 9th house · travel & belief | A study plan or trip gets its fine print checked. |
| Aquarius | 8th house · shared money & depth | Shared accounts or debts get a line-by-line look. |
| Pisces | 7th house · partners & others | Who does what in a partnership gets itemized. |
Virgo Full Moon FAQ
When exactly is the Full Moon in Virgo?
It's an exact moment, not a day: the Moon reaches the point in Virgo directly opposite the Sun. The next one is on February 20, 2027 at 23:23 UTC, at 02°06′ Virgo — the table above shows the time in your own zone. It lasts an instant, though the Moon looks full for a night either side.
Why is it in a different month each year?
The lunar month is about 29.5 days, so twelve of them come to about 354 days — roughly eleven days short of a calendar year. The Virgo Full Moon therefore lands about eleven days earlier each year, then jumps forward a whole lunar month. That's how it drifts from mid-February to mid-March across the years above, at a new degree each time.
Is the Virgo Full Moon the same as the Worm Moon?
It can be. “Virgo Full Moon” names the zodiac sign the Moon is in; “Worm Moon” is a seasonal folk name — March's full moon. The same full moon can carry both names, one from astrology and one from tradition: of the years above, the Virgo Full Moon was the Worm Moon in 2025, 2026, 2028, 2030 and 2031.
Why does the Virgo Full Moon fall in Pisces season?
Because a full moon is the Moon opposite the Sun. For the Moon to stand in Virgo, the Sun has to be across the zodiac in Pisces — so the Virgo Full Moon always comes during Pisces season, never during Virgo season. The New Moon in Virgo is the one that falls in Virgo season.
What does a Full Moon in Virgo mean if I'm not a Virgo?
It's the backdrop for everyone. The Moon spends this peak in one house of your chart, lighting up that area of life; which house depends on your rising sign. The table above maps it for all twelve.
Can a Full Moon in Virgo be an eclipse?
Yes — a full moon becomes a lunar eclipse when it falls near one of the Moon's nodes, the points where its path crosses the Sun's. In the years above, three of them are eclipses: the total lunar eclipse of March 14, 2025, the total lunar eclipse of March 3, 2026 and the penumbral lunar eclipse of February 20, 2027, flagged in the table. The eclipses of this year and the next are on the events calendar.
Is there a Virgo Full Moon every year?
Yes — one in every year from 2016 to 2036. The Full Moon moves on by roughly a sign a month, so it comes back to Virgo about once a year; the date shifts, but the count holds.
What our astrologers wrote about the Virgo Full Moon
Our astrologers are writing about the Virgo Full Moon now — their pieces will appear here as they publish.
Keep exploring
- New Moon in VirgoWhere this cycle began, six months earlier
- New Moon in PiscesThe other lunation of Pisces season
- Pisces seasonThe month it falls in