At a Glance
- Symbol
- “A group of aristocratic ladies meet ceremonially at a court's function.”
- Degree
- 27° Virgo (177th of the zodiac)
- Jones Keyword
- Aplomb
- Element
- Earth
- Modality
- Mutable
- Ruler
- Mercury
- Decanate
- 3rd, sub-ruled by Venus
- Phase
- Perfecting
The Image
The image at 27° Virgo is concrete and physical. “A group of aristocratic ladies meet ceremonially at a court's function.”
Like all 360 Sabian images, this one is meant to be looked at first and interpreted second. The scene is the data; the meaning grows out of it. Here is the method for reading any Sabian Symbol, step by step.
What 27° Virgo Means
This degree falls in Virgo, an earth sign ruled by Mercury, which gives the image a pull toward the concrete — energy that wants to build, hold, and make real. As a mutable degree it adapts — it bends, translates, and prepares the way for what comes next.
Its place in the larger cycle is the phase of Perfecting — The final pass that makes the whole thing sing. Held against the picture, that phase tells you what the degree is reaching for when it works well.
The Gift and the Shadow
Every Sabian degree has a bright reading and a difficult one — the same image shows both. At its best, 27° Virgo expresses aplomb as a genuine strength: the capacity the scene depicts, used consciously and in season.
Its shadow is the same energy out of season: the trait overplayed until it tips into its opposite. Holding both at once is how the degree is read honestly — most people live somewhere between the two.
The Keyword: Aplomb
Marc Edmund Jones assigned every degree a single keyword as a compression of its meaning. For 27° Virgo that word is Aplomb. A keyword is a handle, not the whole reading — but it points at the register the degree works in and confirms a reading you reach from the image itself. More on how Jones keywords work →
27° Virgo in a Birth Chart
The same degree reads differently depending on which placement sits there. If 27° Virgo is your Sun, the image describes how you express and act. On your Moon, it describes your inner life and what you need to feel safe. On your Ascendant, it describes how you arrive — the version of you that walks into rooms. How Sun, Moon and Ascendant symbols differ →
Where This Degree Sits
27° Virgo occupies the 3rd decanate of Virgo, sub-ruled by Venus. On the wider wheel it belongs to the Individualization hemicycle and the act of Stabilization: Consolidation of personality and capacity to function. Its polarity is yin.
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Common Questions
What is the Sabian Symbol for 27° Virgo?
The Sabian Symbol for 27° Virgo is: “A group of aristocratic ladies meet ceremonially at a court's function.” Its Jones keyword is Aplomb.
What does 27° Virgo mean?
27° Virgo is an earth, mutable degree ruled by Mercury, in the phase of Perfecting: The final pass that makes the whole thing sing. Its keyword, Aplomb, points to its core energy.
Is 27° Virgo a good degree?
Like every Sabian degree it has a gift and a shadow — the same image shows both. At its best it expresses aplomb consciously; its shadow is that same energy out of season. It is read as a working tendency, not a verdict.
What is the keyword for 27° Virgo?
Marc Edmund Jones's keyword for 27° Virgo is Aplomb.