Are Virgo and Pisces compatible?

By tradition, the connection is magnetic. These two signs stand exactly opposite each other in the zodiac.

♍︎♓︎ Virgo and Pisces compatibility

How well do Virgo and Pisces go together? By tradition: magnetic.

These two signs stand exactly opposite each other in the zodiac. What one has too much of, the other has too little of, and that is exactly what attracts. Tradition says: as a couple they can become a whole if neither wants to win.

What helps: See the other as a complement, not as an opponent.

What connects them

Virgo gives support, Pisces gives compassion and imagination.

Where it rubs

Virgo wants clarity, Pisces lives with things left vague, and each worries in their own way.

Element and way

Earth and water: water makes the earth fertile, earth gives water a bed. Tradition sees care on both sides here: one gives support, the other gives feeling. Together you make something that can grow.

Virgo is a mutable sign, Pisces a mutable one. Both belong to the mutable signs: they adapt and stay curious. A lot is easy to talk over and easy to change. What is sometimes missing is someone who decides and sticks to it.

The two in love

In love, Virgo shows its affection through deeds. It needs trust, order and honesty.

In love, Pisces is devoted and sensitive. It needs tenderness and understanding without many words.

The planets of the two

The planet of Virgo is Mercury. Mercury stands for language and the mind. It brings conversation, curiosity and humour to a relationship.

The planet of Pisces is Neptune, by the old rulership Jupiter. Neptune stands for longing and devotion. It brings dreams and compassion to a relationship, and sometimes a veil as well.

	Virgo	Pisces
Element	Earth	Water
Quality	mutable	mutable
Planet	Mercury	Neptune (traditionally Jupiter)

The sky for the two, as of 19 October 2026

Venus is currently in Scorpio, until 24 October. For Virgo, it touches the area of errands and conversations. For Pisces, it touches the area of distance, learning and belief. Venus has been retrograde since 3 October and stays so until 14 November. During this time, tradition advises clearing up old matters between two people rather than sealing new ones. On 26 March 2027, Venus enters Pisces. Mars is currently in Leo, until 25 November.

Computed from the real sky, new every day.

Read by decans

Tradition divides every sign into three decans of about ten days. Each decan has a sub-sign of the same element, and the couple then reads like the two sub-signs. If you know the birthdays, here is the finer reading. Under each decan are its approximate days and its sub-sign. The dates are for 2026 and shift by about a day from year to year.

	Pisces I 19 Feb – 28 Feb Pisces	Pisces II 1 Mar – 10 Mar Cancer	Pisces III 11 Mar – 20 Mar Scorpio
Virgo I 23 Aug – 2 Sep Virgo	magnetic	stimulating	stimulating
Virgo II 3 Sep – 12 Sep Capricorn	stimulating	magnetic	stimulating
Virgo III 13 Sep – 22 Sep Taurus	stimulating	stimulating	magnetic

Frequently asked questions

Are Virgo and Pisces compatible?: By tradition, the connection is magnetic. These two signs stand exactly opposite each other in the zodiac.
What connects Virgo and Pisces?: Virgo gives support, Pisces gives compassion and imagination.
Where is there friction between Virgo and Pisces?: Virgo wants clarity, Pisces lives with things left vague, and each worries in their own way.
What helps Virgo and Pisces as a couple?: See the other as a complement, not as an opponent.

More precise than the sun sign

The zodiac sign is only part of the picture. Tradition also looks at where Venus, Mars and the Moon stood at birth, and at the ascendant.

Calculate Venus, Mars and the Moon: how the two of you love, desire and what you need, from the date of birth alone.
Synastry: the two birth charts laid over each other, with time and place of birth.
Venus retrograde: every date until 2030 and what it means for love.
Chinese compatibility: the twelve animals by year of birth.

Virgo with the other signs

The reading follows tradition: it reads a couple by the distance between the two signs in the zodiac, by their elements, their way and their planets. It is no verdict on two people. Whether it fits is for the two of them to decide.