Venus in a birth chart is all about beauty, love, romance, and relationships, yet this placement also relates to your values, style, and money. Virgo, the mutable earth sign, is connected to the constant search for perfection and acceptance. When Venus is in Virgo, the goddess of love puts on her best blazer and goes to work attempting to make everything, including herself, perfect.
Venus in Virgo Traits
Venus in Virgo shares the traits of a Virgo sun, but there is a difference. If you have a Virgo sun, Virgo can be considered your entire personality's guiding light. If your Venus is in Virgo, Virgo traits guide how you value and approach relationships.
Positive Venus in Virgo Traits
Those with Venus in Virgo are always trying to make people they care about better. They are problem-fixers and puzzle-solvers who willingly come to the rescue of their friends and lovers. At their most positive, those with Venus in Virgo are:
- Devoted and self-sacrificing
- Clean and wholesome
- Observant and detail-oriented
- Quiet and meditative
- Careful and reserved
- Considerate and helpful
- Modest and loving
Negative Venus in Virgo Traits
Venus in Virgo's more negative traits stem from their perfectionist tendencies. At their worst, those with Venus in Virgo can become nitpickers who display:
- Excessive expectations of self and others
- Extreme concern for self and others
- Exaggerated standards of right conduct
- Excessively critical of self and others
- Fussy and hard to please
Overcoming the Negative
People with Venus in Virgo can overcome these challenging traits by consciously choosing to look for the positives in themselves as well as in other people and situations and by not giving their advice or opinion unless asked.
Related: Meaning of Venus in Astrology
Venus in Virgo Romance and Relationship
A person with Venus in Virgo has a shy, modest, and reserved love style. They're not overly demonstrative, and they're generally not verbal in expressing their love. Instead, they show love through their actions and gestures. Those with Venus in Virgo want to serve the one they love and are devoted and self-sacrificing helpmates.
Being in love often brings out the very best Venus in Virgo traits.
Dating Venus in Virgo
Those with Venus in Virgo are usually selective and discerning when it comes to who they date and who they love. They're drawn to individuals who are clean, tidy, and punctual. They like planned dates — nothing spontaneous — and low-key activities such as taking in a museum, a nature walk, an afternoon drive to the mountains, or a peaceful day at the beach. Really anywhere they can enjoy meaningful conversations and even companionable silence.
As Lovers
Venus in Virgo makes for a demure, patient, and attentive lover who is generous, thoughtful, and sensual. They are usually not adventurous or assertive, and their primary focus is on pampering, pleasuring, and pleasing their partner.
Differences Between Men and Women With Venus in Virgo
Men and women with Venus in Virgo have very similar characteristics when it comes to what they love and find pleasurable.
Venus in Virgo Woman
Venus in a woman's birth chart reveals that she expresses her feminine qualities. She's sensual and glamorous, though she doesn't have her head in the clouds. Instead, a Venus in Virgo woman is grounded and practical when it comes to relationships and anything else in life.
Venus in Virgo Man
When in a man's chart, Venus speaks to the type of woman he finds attractive. He may be more drawn to women who have an unassuming and simplistic style. He'll go to great lengths in order to make sure his significant other feels appreciated through sensible and practical gestures.
Individuals with Venus in Virgo tend to be health conscious and may admire that trait in their partners, too.
Beauty and Style
Those with Venus in Virgo are fastidious and give careful attention to their appearance. Their perfectionist tendency leads them to be clean, tidy, and neatly groomed with everything "just so." They often believe beauty begins with a healthy body, so they are also health and body-conscious. They have natural and earthy tastes in both fashion and colors. The Venus in Virgo style is subtle but effective.
Finances and Money
Related to money, those with Venus in Virgo are usually responsible, thrifty, and practical when it comes to managing their finances.
Venus in Virgo and the Sun Signs
Venus never travels more than 45- 48 degrees from the sun. This means there are only five sun signs, Cancer through Scorpio, that can have Venus in Virgo.
- If a Venus in Virgo's Sun is in Leo or Cancer, the individual is likely to be a little naïve and careless when it comes to love and money.
- If the Sun is in Libra or Scorpio, Venus in Virgo will be more deliberate in their actions when it comes to love and money.
- The traits of Venus in Virgo will be more evident when the sun is also in Virgo.
Astrological House and Aspects of Venus
Venus in Virgo expresses itself the most in the area of life or astrological house it occupies. When Venus is in aspect to other planets and placements, they can modify the traits of Venus in Virgo. Venus in Virgo's house and aspects always add more complexity to any Venus in Virgo interpretation.
Celebrities With Venus in Virgo
Listed below are a few celebrities who have Venus in Virgo in the five possible Sun signs.
- Robin Williams: Sun in Cancer
- Kylie Jenner: Sun in Leo
- Pink: Sun in Virgo
- Julia Roberts: Sun in Scorpio
- Sting: Sun in Libra
Your Birth Chart and Venus
Your entire birth chart reveals the complexity of your personality, and understanding the influence of Venus is essential to understanding the part of you that deals with love, relationships, beauty, desire, values, and money. Venus is said to be in "fall" when she's in Virgo, which means she's uncomfortable and weaker in Virgo. All the pleasures in life that Venus represents do not come easy for an individual with Venus in Virgo.
