♍︎ The lucky star of Virgo: Spica
The brightest star in the constellation Virgo (α Vir), magnitude 0.98.
The name is Latin and means 'the ear of wheat' that the Virgin holds in her hand. Spica is a hot, bluish double star, about 250 light years away.
It stands highest around 10 pm in May. It can be seen from everywhere south of 79°N.
More on the constellation: Virgo · The lucky stone: Sapphire
The zodiac sign and the constellation of the same name no longer lie over each other, because the Earth's axis has turned in two thousand years: the true constellation.