Virgo and Capricorn compatibility
Based on the elements and modes of Virgo and Capricorn: the Sun-sign half of our compatibility report. The report adds the Moon on both birthdays, which a page about two signs can't know.
| Virgo | Capricorn | |
|---|---|---|
| Dates | August 23 – September 22 | December 22 – January 19 |
| Element | Earth | Earth |
| Modality | Mutable (adaptable) | Cardinal (starts things) |
| Ruling planet | Mercury | Saturn |
Two scores from the signs
Temperament: 90 out of 100. You are both earth signs, and the rule scores a shared element highest: you tend to understand each other's temperament without much explaining.
Everyday pace: 85 out of 100. One of your Sun signs is cardinal (it starts things) and one is mutable (it adapts). One tends to set the course and the other to adjust it, which the rule scores highest.
Each score is one fixed rule about the two signs, given with it, so the same pair always gets the same score whichever sign comes first. It describes how easily the signs' tendencies fit together, not how a relationship goes.
On the zodiac wheel
Four signs apart, 120° (a trine). Signs four apart share their element. Tradition reads the trine as the most natural fit, where little needs explaining.
Talking and everyday life
Two earth signs tend to talk plainly and practically. You may say less about feelings than about plans, and still understand each other well.
Day to day one of you tends to set the direction and the other to adjust as you go, so decisions tend to come easily.
Where it gets hard
Sharing an element also means sharing its blind spot: two earth signs tend to miss the same things.
Whoever sets the course may take the other's flexibility for agreement, when it was only patience.
Questions to talk about together
- Which feeling have we been handling practically that we could simply say?
- When one of us sets the course, how does the other say wait?
These are tendencies to talk about, not a verdict on a relationship. Take what rings true and leave the rest.