There's a practical feel to this month and the material/physical aspects of your life on earth will be highlighted. So basically it's right up your street Virgo as it might mean dealing with a lot of details, particularly in the first half of the month. You may also be putting physical effort into getting things running smoothly but it looks like you will have some help.

It's also a good time for some of you to pay more attention to health, diet/exercise - yours or another's, as organizing all that basic stuff, helps you pave the way for better conditions in the future. Contact with service providers could increase as well.

Close relationships of all kinds should get a boost and you and someone could really hit it off or find that you can do business together. From the 8th things could get more intimate in a relationship in a personal or professional sense you will benefit from getting things off your chest and having a heart to heart talk. Another way this can work is that Venus here paves the way for a more financially or materially beneficial time or when treats and favours are more likely to be coming your way.

Although feelings may be nearer the surface, it very much looks as though you will have the resources or emotional support at hand to keep you happy.

Until midmonth your mind will be more focused upon the to do list, practical chores, correspondence, general paper-work or keeping a steady weather-eye on health - yours or another's. Dealing with the mechanical details of daily life will definitely be a keynote. Vehicles or travel and transport may be emphasized too.

From midmonth information exchange in personal or professional relationships is well highlighted. Two heads are better than one in this case and you'll probably enjoy bouncing ideas off another, or be informed and maybe inspired at someone's slant on things which you may not understand or perhaps disagree with but which could help you clarify your own thinking. Also you yourself may be more looked upon as the information-giver, teacher or guide at this time.

Because you have feisty Mars in your sign, you and someone could have a clash of opinion this month, but, with this much positive emphasis on joint communications, it's a good time to thrash out a plan or a solution. You may just have to agree to disagree, but another's advice or know-how could give you the pieces of the puzzle you've been searching for.

So, you can be very productive if you are realistic about tackling the devil in the detail, catching up with the to-do list, or applying your know-how or perhaps learning some new know-how. Venus (which could be a female influence), will be there to help you team up with someone. Either way, the job, daily tasks or health related activities should be facilitated and supported through close relationships and any one-to-one type interaction should get a boost. In general, any exchange could go well and deepen into something special or become materially beneficial to you in a big or small way, depending on your natal chart and on your own ability to create what you want. So it's potentially a good time for negotiations and feeling more rapport in close relationships whether personal or professional.
Another word about Mars. Mars will be in your sign for several months, so overall you will have the clarity or energy you need to deal with whatever comes your way, and you won't be backwards in coming forwards with your opinions or ideas. However Mars will be retrograde until April so this is no time to look for dramatic leaps forwards as you could end up crossing swords or getting frustrated. Remember, slow and steady wins the race. From April onwards you will be back behind the wheel and rolling forwards more quickly.

In general this long transit of Mars inclines you to be more decisive about things which may have been up in the air or uncertain throughout last October and some of November. So now you will be more dynamic and physically active and get on with what you know you need to do for yourself. Over these months you can get a huge amount accomplished. Some of you will take up some new health/exercise regime, or get plunged into situations which demand more dynamism or physical effort and get you working harder. In general Mars in your sign will bring more hustle and bustle around you which could be male dominated or very action orientated at least and you feel the demand on your time and vitality. By the end of the transit you should have cleared some clutter from the past and be ready for the next chapter.

Social life can be pretty demanding at times, at least you could be mixing and mingling or flitting hither and thither more than usual. Great time for connecting with or getting to know others in person or over the wires, and being very much in the flow of information exchange. Also a good time to develop your writing and speaking skills, and other mediums of self-expression. So you'll probably be learning a lot. But there is also a practical slant to all this potential movement and you will want to be realistic and careful as you go forwards. You could have a lot of lists on your mind and feel scattered, nervy or overstretched at times. The way you communicate could be seen as provocative or bossy as you may be wanting to get things off your chest and speak or write in a more assertive or enterprising manner. You could find some people in your surroundings are aggressive in the way they come across.

From the 19th you will be co-operating or liaising and a friendship or professional relationship could deepen.

THE SLOWER MOVING PLANETS:

Jupiter's new position will expand your world in positive ways until next June. You could be growing academically but also your mental horizons will broaden in other ways as you touch new areas of interest. Involvement in the spiritual dimension may increase and you may receive an important teaching. Or you may be the one who shares knowledge with others. You could be communicating across a wider stage too. Through education, travel or hands-on, direct experience, you are plunged into new ventures and activities which increase your understanding and give you the chance to share your knowledge and abilities with others from different backgrounds. Higher learning, teaching, unfamiliar environments, travel or long-distance contacts will be positively highlighted over this phase. Definitely a time for you to think bigger and cast your nets wider in these areas Virgo.

Saturn, in your area of material security until 2012 already has you looking to the future, planning ahead, taking stock of finances, possessions, physical space, comfort zone, or health and feeling a need for improvement. You'll have to be patient and work steadily and consistently to bring about an improved situation on these basic, physical levels. Feather your nest in advance as far as you can. Another aspect of this long transit is that you steadily develop your inborn assets, your gifts and talents which can become lucrative and generate more income as you apply them in in more effective and practical ways.

Virgos born 21st-22nd Sept or with 27/29 degrees rising will feel the energy most this month.
Uranus, planet of sudden change, has been shifting the balance in close relationships and evoking a new dynamic in your personal relationships over many years. Uranus is now in an area where more detachment regarding jointly held or controlled resources is concerned. There may be a sudden letting go of a previous relationship or set of values, property or financial set-up. Virgos born up to 27th August or with up to the first 4/5 degrees rising will be feeling the unpredictable, sometimes, nail-biting action of Uranus this month.

Neptune has been in Aquarius since 1998 encouraging more empathy in the services you provide or evoking a more imaginative, mystical or selfless ways of working.
Neptune will slide into your opposite sign Pisces - its home sign - from 4th February to stay for many years. This new position of Neptune is in your area of close relationships - personal or professional - and there may be lingering doubts about how someone really is or about their true intentions. Signals tend to get crossed on both sides. So just take more time to make sure things are clear between you and avoid putting others on a pedestal or giving up on them altogether. Hopefully, you should both be seeing each other as you really are with no frills attached. Now is the time to balance your high hopes with the reality of what's real and do-able in the love department or within a professional relationship. Avoid over-romanticizing relationships or ignoring the small print in a contract at this time.

Virgos born from the 23rd-24th August or with up to 2 degrees Virgo rising will feel this energy most in this month.

For many years Pluto will be quietly but positively underpinning all your efforts to make the changes necessary to be more personally creative and live in a manner which is more self-empowering and true to yourself. Virgos born Aug 29th- 2nd Sept. or with 6-11 degrees of Virgo rising will feel this vibration most this month.