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Virgo Visible Tonight in London, Spica Shines Bright

5/11/2026

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London observers can view Virgo at 2300 BST on Monday, with visibility continuing throughout the week.
Virgo lies on the ecliptic between Leo and Libra, with its brightest star Spica appearing as an ear of wheat in the southern sky.
Ptolemy listed Virgo in his second-century catalogue of 48 constellations, a tradition originating in 10th-century BCE Babylonian astronomy that ties the figure to harvest myths of Shala and Demeter.

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London observers can view Virgo at 2300 BST on Monday, with visibility continuing throughout the week.
Virgo lies on the ecliptic between Leo and Libra, with its brightest star Spica appearing as an ear of wheat in the southern sky.
Ptolemy listed Virgo in his second-century catalogue of 48 constellations, a tradition originating in 10th-century BCE Babylonian astronomy that ties the figure to harvest myths of Shala and Demeter.