Published August 20, 2025 12:59PM
What the New Moon in Virgo Means for You
Time to rethink who you truly are.
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Welcome to one of the most extraordinary Virgo seasons we’ve experienced in years. The transit of the Sun into Virgo arrives with a rare gift—two New Moons in the same sign. Just after the Sun enters the constellation, we receive our first new Moon, a powerful synchronicity that immediately cracks open what needs healing around worthiness. We are then given a full month to practice a new way of being before the second new Moon in Virgo, a partial solar eclipse, offers us the chance to step through and claim our power once and for all.
When is the New Moon in Virgo?
The first of two new Moons in Virgo takes place on Friday, August 22nd, at 11:06 pm PT.
What the New Moon in Virgo Means for You
As we move from Leo into Virgo, we enter a season that asks us to finally, truly understand that you are already good enough. Not tomorrow. Not when you fix that thing about yourself. Not when you achieve that goal. You are worthy of taking up space in the world right now, exactly as you are, with every perceived flaw and imperfection. The universe has been waiting for what only you can offer, and it needs you to stop hiding behind the excuse of not being ready.
The first new Moon in Virgo, on August 22, 2025, cracks open the door to healing old stories about our worth. Then the second new Moon in Virgo brings a partial solar eclipse on September 21, 2025, blows that door wide open, offering us the chance to step through and claim our power once and for all. This alignment creates a powerful portal for healing our deepest wounds around worthiness and stepping fully into the gifts we came here to share.
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Between these two powerful moments, we have time to experiment with what happens when we stop apologizing for for who we are and start celebrating it instead. With the South Node in Virgo, this season shines a spotlight on every way we’ve kept ourselves small through perfectionism and self-criticism.
This isn’t a gentle invitation; it’s a direct confrontation with the voice inside that whispers you’re not good enough. The universe is done watching you shrink yourself. Every time you’ve held back your gifts because they weren’t “perfect enough.” Every opportunity you’ve passed up because you didn’t feel “qualified enough.” Every relationship where you’ve dimmed your light because you worried you were “too much” or “not enough.”
The universe is done watching you hide. This season demands you finally see the truth: your imperfections are not obstacles to your purpose—they ARE your purpose. Think about it. Who better to help someone heal than someone who has walked through that same wound? Who better to guide others than someone who has been lost and found their way?
Your struggles, your imperfections, your very human experiences—these are not things to hide. They are the exact medicine someone else needs. When you embrace all parts of yourself, you give others permission to do the same.
The new Moon in Virgo demands honesty: Do you actually believe you deserve the life you keep dreaming about? You can write the most beautiful intentions, create the perfect vision board, and know exactly what you want. But if deep down you don’t believe you’re worthy of receiving it, those intentions hit an invisible wall.
This new Moon illuminates that wall, showing you exactly where your inner critic has been sabotaging your dreams with its endless demands for perfection. It says enough. It reminds you that you don’t need to be perfect to be worthy.
In fact, the very idea that perfection exists is the trap. Your imperfections aren’t bugs in your system—they’re features. They’re what make you human, relatable, and exactly the right person to offer your unique gifts to the world. Someone needs what you have to offer precisely because you’ve struggled, precisely because you’re still figuring things out, precisely because you’re beautifully imperfect.
Other Astrological Influences on the New Moon in Virgo
When the new Moon in Virgo and Sun in Virgo square the newly entered Uranus in Gemini, expect breakthrough moments in how you communicate with yourself. Uranus doesn’t do subtle—it brings sudden awareness that changes everything. You might suddenly hear how harsh your inner dialogue has become. You might catch yourself mid-criticism and realize you would never speak to a friend that way. This square creates the friction needed to finally interrupt those old mental loops.
The truth is, how you talk to yourself matters more than any intention you could write. You are always listening. Every word you think, every judgment you pass on yourself, every time you tell yourself you need to be more or do more or fix more before you’re worthy—your subconscious records it all. And then it creates a reality that matches those beliefs.
How many times have you criticized yourself today? How many times have you told yourself you should be further along, doing better, being more? Imagine your best friend followed you around saying those exact same things. How long would that friendship last? Yet we do this to ourselves constantly and wonder why our desires and manifestations feel blocked.
The Uranus square brings a special kind of medicine—the shocking realization that your inner critic isn’t protecting you. It’s not making you better or more prepared or more worthy. It’s just keeping you small. And here’s the revolutionary part: You can change how you talk to yourself starting right now. Not tomorrow when you feel ready. Not after you’ve healed more. Right now.
Your Invitation
The new Moon in Virgo asks you to make a new agreement with yourself. What if, for the next lunar cycle, you spoke to yourself like you would speak to someone you love? What if you celebrated your efforts instead of criticizing your outcomes? What if you acknowledged how far you’ve come instead of focusing on how far you have to go?
The part of you that demands perfection is terrified. It thinks if you accept yourself as you are, you’ll stop growing. But the opposite is true. When you accept yourself fully, you create space for real growth—the kind that comes from love, not fear. The kind that feels sustainable and joyful instead of exhausting and never-ending.
As you work with this new Moon in August 2025, pay attention to your inner dialogue. Notice when your critic pipes up. But instead of combatting it, get curious. What is it afraid of? What is it trying to protect you from? Often our inner critic developed when we were young, trying to help us avoid rejection or disappointment. Thank it for trying to protect you, then gently let it know you’re safe now. You don’t need to be perfect to be loved. You don’t need to be perfect to succeed. You don’t need to be perfect, period.
Your new agreement with yourself starts with awareness—actually hearing how you speak to yourself. It continues with interruption—catching yourself mid-criticism and choosing a different thought. And it culminates in a new way of being—one in which you trust that you are good enough exactly as you are. Write your intentions from this place of self-acceptance. Let them come from a heart that knows its worth, not one that’s trying to earn it. The universe is ready to deliver everything you desire. The question is: Are you ready to believe you deserve it? This new Moon in Virgo says it’s time to find out.
The new Moon in Virgo arrives as an invitation to finally set intentions from a place of worthiness rather than lack. You’re not meant to heal all unworthiness in one night. You’re meant to begin. You’re meant to crack open the door and let the light start streaming in. Only when you claim your worth can you rewrite your story. Trust that you’re ready. Trust that you’re worthy. Trust that the universe has been waiting for you to claim what’s always been yours.
Learn more about the new Moon in Virgo, including additional astrological insights and journaling prompts, in the Virgo Season + New Moon workbook, from which the above is excerpted. You can also understand your manifestation style and learn insights on how to be more receptive to abundance.
