Virgo, March 2016

In our monthly horoscopes, we provide a more in depth look at what's happening in the sky. You can read the rest of our monthly horoscopes here.

Virgo is associated with the hermit in the tarot deck, and while you do appreciate alone time, you definitely also enjoy time with your friends and lovers. So much is happening this month around your partnerships, and lots of planets are changing signs, too. Two planets change signs on March 5: Your ruling planet Mercury enters Pisces, bringing your focus to your relationships, and warrior Mars enters philosophical Sagittarius, which will find you rethinking your plan of action.

However, one of the most intense days of the month comes on March 8: The Sun in sensitive Pisces (your opposite sign on the zodiac wheel) will oppose Jupiter, which is currently in your sign, and there is a solar eclipse in Pisces! Pisces occupies the part of your chart that rules relationships, so today will be huge on that front.

The Sun/Jupiter opposition will push you to face some issues around exaggeration or over-consumption in your relationships. You're the kind of person who likes to have all the information before you make a decision, change, or commitment in your life. Eclipses reveal things to us in a new light, often unexpectedly, and bring fated changes in our life's directions. Today probably isn't the best day to take action in your relationships since there is so much happening energetically—instead, see what the day teaches you, and allow yourself time to digest all the information.

On March 12 Venus enters Pisces, bringing good vibes to the same sector of the chart that the eclipse has just triggered. Lovely, sweet Venus loves to be in psychic, emotional Pisces, and since they will be hanging out in the partnership area of your chart, this will certainly bring you blessings on that front.

The spring equinox arrives on March 20, and the Sun enters Aries, followed by Mercury also entering Aries on March 21. With so many planets in Pisces, much of this month has been about your relationships, but Pisces is a very soft energy and its symbol is two fish swimming in two different directions: Not exactly what we'd call straightforward. That all changes when the Sun and logical Mercury enter Aries, a no-bullshit Fire sign that will inspire you to sort out complicated emotional issues in your relationships. This can mean anything from sex to boundaries, but this can also manifest in your non-romantic partnerships concerning money or even more difficult issues like death and other kinds of endings and transformations. Aries is the sign of bravery, and you'll face all these tricky issues fearlessly.

Relationships of all kinds will enjoy a whimsical vibe when the planet of love and harmony, Venus, meets with the planet of fantasy, Neptune, in the sign of imagination, Pisces, on March 20. You're a down-to-earth person, Virgo, but you love nothing more than getting whisked off your feet!

March 23 is one of the most intense days of the month: Jupiter squares (a tense astrological aspect) Saturn; the Sun, the planet of the ego, meets Mercury (people's thinking will not be very flexible); and we have a lunar eclipse in the sign of balance, Libra.

Jupiter, the planet of good luck and abundance, is currently in your sign, Virgo: This transit is definitely showing you how things could be bigger and better in your life! But you're also the sign of accounting and analyzing, and Jupiter's energy, being all big and abundant, can push you to worry about how much extra energy and time you'll have to devote to all this extra abundance Jupiter could bring to your life—it would be great to win the lottery, but then you have to pay all those taxes! You deserve more, Virgo, and you know this, but what scares you is how much work this more will take.

Saturn is the taskmaster of the zodiac, ruling hard work and commitment, obstacles and fears. It's in Sagittarius, activating the sector of your chart that rules home and family, so you're certainly dealing with some saturnine, complicated issues on that front. The clash between Jupiter and Saturn will force you to consider whether or not your home base or support system is working for you, and if not, how you can change it for the better.

On top of all this, we also have a lunar eclipse in Libra on March 23! Eclipses force us to see things in a new light, and while you're working on all these issues around your home and abundance, you'll also deal with some financial drama thanks to the lunar eclipse activating the sector of your chart that rules cash and material goods. I don't know if the news will be good, bad, or neutral, but I can tell you this: Libra, an intellectual Air sign associated with balance and fairness, occupies this sector of your chart, so whatever happens during this eclipse will bring you a lesson (or reward) about how balanced you've been with your material concerns.

Saturn starts its retrograde on March 25, and as Saturn retraces its steps through the zodiac, you will rethink the commitments and responsibilities you've taken on over the last few months, especially those that concern your home and/or family, since August 2015. Saturn is currently in Sagittarius, and while Sagittarius is totally a free-spirited energy that loves to party and consume, it's also very philosophical energy, concerned with truth and doing the right thing—not just by other people, but by yourself, too.

It's time to get philosophical about personal issues like your home, your living situation (crappy roommates? Crappy rent?), family issues, and anything else relating to your sense of security and safety. If you're not doing what's right for you and being responsible for your wellbeing, now is the time to rework all that and do better. Saturn is the planet of lots of sucky things, like fear and confinement, but it also rules boundaries: Stick to yours!

March wraps up with your ruler, Mercury, connecting to a bunch of planets. On March 29 Mercury trines Saturn, followed by a square to Pluto on March 30 and a meeting with Uranus on March 31.

Trines are very easy astrological aspects, and when the planet of structures and commitment connects with communicative Mercury this way, the vibe will be clear and solid: Private, intimate, emotional issues you are working with will be bolstered by this planetary alignment.

Squares bring tension, so March 30's clash between Mercury and power plant Pluto will bring issues to your romantic and creative relationships. Don't overthink things today, because the mood can turn paranoid pretty quickly under this combo. Trust issues flare up.

Mercury and wild Uranus meet each other in Aries on March 31: This is an electric combination. Mercury rules the mind, and astrologers see Uranus as the higher octave of Mercury, the ruling genius—when they're together, the vibe is totally brilliant.

This energy will manifest in your intimate relationships, as well as boost your intuitive powers. Breakthroughs could also arrive around issues concerning money, inheritances, or any resources you're sharing with other people.

This month brought a lot of changes to your partnerships (thanks to the Pisces eclipse!) and also your finances (thanks to the Libra eclipse!), but you're good at adjusting to new situations. You might be a picky perfectionist, Virgo, but you're certainly not inflexible. Mercury and Uranus's meeting will take place in a very sensitive and emotional sector of your chart, but the clarity it brings will take you forward. See you in April!