When can you see Virgo in the sky?

What you may not know, however, is that Jupiter is situated within the boundaries of the largest constellation in the sky: Virgo, the Virgin. Of the 12 signs of the zodiac, there is only one feminine figure, and that is Virgo. read more

Finding Leo and Virgo from The Big Dipper The well-known asterism (star group) known as The Big Dipper (or The Plough) in Ursa Major (The Great Bear) can be used as a starting point to finding Leo and Virgo in the night sky (provided these constellations are above the observer's horizon at the required time). read more

You can always follow the curve in the handle of the Big Dipper to the bright orange star Arcturus, then extend that line to Spica, Virgo's brightest star. In 2014, there is another bright object in this sky scene, near Spica. read more