巳
Virgo in BaZi and the Day Pillars
The snake that polishes with care
The sign that fixes and refines the details. In the table of twelve stations it pairs with the Snake (巳) and belongs to the Metal Three Harmony (巳酉丑).
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Virgo at a glance
| Dates | Aug 23 to Sep 22 (2027 dates in UTC; can shift by a day with the year and your time zone) |
|---|---|
| Sun longitude | 150° ~ 180° |
| Western element | Earth (same element: Taurus, Capricorn) |
| Chinese station and branch | Shinü 室女宮 = 鶉尾 = 巳 (Snake) |
| Three Harmony frame | Metal frame 巳酉丑 (Snake, Rooster, Ox) |
Virgo personality
Virgo begins at End of Heat, 150° of solar longitude. The West calls it an earth sign; in BaZi terms it is the Snake branch, the fire that melts metal and gives it shape. You notice details and find real satisfaction in untangling a mess. You genuinely want to help, but your standards are high, so you are often hard on yourself.
Virgo in love
You show love through care more than words. You remember a partner's smallest habits; just make sure advice does not land as nagging, and lead with praise.
Virgo at work
Editing, accounting, health care, research and quality control suit you: work where accuracy decides the outcome.
What Virgo should watch
Sometimes you cannot start unless it will be perfect. The Snake branch holds heat, so worry shows up in your body first; practice calling it done at 80 percent.
Virgo: Day Pillars sitting on 巳 (Snake) (5)
The day branch is the same branch this sign is paired with, so both traditions point to the same animal.
Gi-sa Day PillarEarth Snake
Sin-sa Day PillarMetal Snake
Gye-sa Day PillarWater Snake
Eul-sa Day PillarWood Snake
Jeong-sa Day PillarFire Snake
Virgo: Day Pillars in the same Three Harmony (10)
The day branch belongs to the same Three Harmony as Virgo: Metal frame 巳酉丑 (Snake, Rooster, Ox). They face the same direction.
Eul-chuk Day PillarWood Ox
Gye-yu Day PillarWater Rooster
Jeong-chuk Day PillarFire Ox
Eul-yu Day PillarWood Rooster
Gi-chuk Day PillarEarth Ox
Jeong-yu Day PillarFire Rooster
Sin-chuk Day PillarMetal Ox
Gi-yu Day PillarEarth Rooster
Gye-chuk Day PillarWater Ox
Sin-yu Day PillarMetal Rooster
Virgo: Day Pillars in Six Harmony (5)
The day branch forms a Six Harmony with 巳. Each fills in what the other lacks.
Im-sin Day PillarWater Monkey
Gap-sin Day PillarWood Monkey
Byeong-sin Day PillarFire Monkey
Mu-sin Day PillarEarth Monkey
Gyeong-sin Day PillarMetal Monkey
Virgo: Day Pillars in Clash (5)
The day branch clashes with 巳, sitting directly opposite it. Outer style and inner pace pull in different directions.
Eul-hae Day PillarWood Pig
Jeong-hae Day PillarFire Pig
Gi-hae Day PillarEarth Pig
Sin-hae Day PillarMetal Pig
Gye-hae Day PillarWater Pig
Your sign is set by the 30° stretch of ecliptic longitude the Sun was crossing at your birth. The cusps (the mid-month solar terms such as the spring equinox) shift by about a day from year to year, so if you were born on a cusp day, add your birth time too. The sign-to-branch pairing follows the names in the traditional Chinese table of twelve stations, whose boundaries sit about 15° off the Western signs. Read it for fun.