Moon Transit in Virgo

Virgo belongs to Mercury, and the Moon counts Mercury a friend. Budha returns that friendship with enmity, so the passage carries a small friction, so the stay lasts about two to three days. The mind turns critical here.

Virgo governs the abdomen, daily work, service and health. The Moon in this sign notices faults, in the routine and in the person. Digestion runs sensitive through the passage, and careful, detailed work goes better now than at any other point of the cycle.

The nakshatras are Uttara Phalguni, Hasta and Chitra. Uttara Phalguni, under the Sun, opens with duty and steady help. Hasta, under the Moon, is the most skilful stretch and suits craft, healing and work of the hands. Chitra, under Mars, closes with building and display.

Gochara counts the Moon well in the first, third, sixth, seventh, tenth and eleventh from the natal Moon. Virgo, Cancer, Aries, Pisces, Sagittarius and Scorpio Moons receive it in those houses. Aquarius Moons meet Chandrashtama and should postpone anything contentious. Libra Moons carry it in the twelfth, where energy dips.

Two days of a Virgo Moon show a person the standard they hold themselves to. Criticism turned outward now is usually criticism of the self, spoken sideways. Correcting one small thing quietly settles the mind better than listing ten. Keep the food plain and the day ordered.

• Do careful, detailed work during Hasta.
• Serve in some practical way without announcing it.
• Hold back criticism for the length of the passage.