September 17 - October 30 Before Ophiuchus August 23 - September 22 Planet                     Mercury Element                 Earth Birthstone               Carnelian Quality                   Mutable (associated with adaptability, service-providing and expansion) At Good Days       Practical, witty, hardworking, helpful, resourceful and dedicated At Bad Days         Critical, up-tight, self-pitying, overwhelmed, self-destructive and preachy Polarity                 Negative Compatibility With the same Virgo When you're together with the same Virgo, the loyalty is on an all time high! You really trust each other with great compassion. Both of you are obsessive with details which will help you both to hold and know each other too well. When times gets really tough, (you know, those times that you try to practice your kung-fu stuff to catch a punch) you won't leave or even abandon each other! Try to tolerate the scrutiny of both sides then you'll do just fine, you ca