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♏ Scorpio
Oct 23 – Nov 21
Water · Fixed
Ruler: Pluto
Scorpio is a water sign ruled by Pluto, symbolizing transformation, focus, and deep insight. It sees through to the essence beneath the surface.
Personality
Intense and strong-willed, Scorpio has sharp insight. They can be secretive and prone to jealousy or obsession, so trust is everything.
Strengths
Focus
Insight
Loyalty
Resilience
Weaknesses
Obsession
Jealousy
Secrecy
Love
Scorpio loves deeply and intensely. Once committed, they stake everything—but sensitive to betrayal, so honesty and trust are vital.
Career & Aptitude
Scorpio is strong in fields that dig deep—psychology, investigation, research, finance, and medicine.
Scorpio decans — three divisions within one sign
A sign spans thirty degrees, so the Sun sits nearly twenty degrees apart at the start and the end of the same sign. Classical astrology split that span into three ten-degree decans and assigned each one a different ruler drawn from the same element.
Decan 1
0°~10°
10.23~11.1
Sub-ruler: Pluto
Pluto doubled gives the deepest concentration and insight. The drive to see beneath the surface is strong enough that concealment rarely works around this decan. Aimed inward that intensity consumes, which makes learning to let go a genuine recovery skill.
Decan 2
10°~20°
11.2~11.11
Sub-ruler: Neptune
Neptune opens the intuition toward something less explicable. Conclusions arrive correct without a chain of reasoning to show. Suspicion and imagination blend easily here, so attaching one verification step to important judgements is a sensible precaution.
Decan 3
20°~30°
11.12~11.21
Sub-ruler: Moon
The Moon softens the expression, unusually for Scorpio. The protective instinct is strong and those close by are looked after in depth. The tendency to store things internally remains, so keeping one channel open for saying them aloud matters.
Scorpio compatibility — the other eleven signs
The elements (fire, earth, air, water) set the baseline, but even within one element the cardinal, fixed and mutable qualities change the texture. Each pairing below is read on its own terms.
Cancer
Strong match
Cancer and Scorpio can share deep feeling. You shelter each other, and it lasts.
Scorpio × Cancer in detail →Pisces
Strong match
Scorpio and Pisces connect through depth and intuition. You can be a safe place for each other.
Scorpio × Pisces in detail →Taurus
Balanced match
Taurus and Scorpio: persistence meets focus. Trust takes a while to build here, and once built it is formidable.
Scorpio × Taurus in detail →Virgo
Balanced match
Virgo and Scorpio: analysis meets depth. You attend to the small things and support each other closely.
Scorpio × Virgo in detail →Capricorn
Balanced match
Scorpio and Capricorn share a focus on the goal. Few words pass between you, but once trust is built it is very solid — just keep checking in on the feelings.
Scorpio × Capricorn in detail →Aries
Contrasting match
Aries and Scorpio are both intense but in opposite directions — Aries reveals, Scorpio contains. Saying things out loud prevents most of the trouble.
Scorpio × Aries in detail →Gemini
Contrasting match
Gemini and Scorpio: lightness against depth. When Scorpio takes a Gemini joke seriously it misfires, so matching tone matters.
Scorpio × Gemini in detail →Leo
Contrasting match
Leo and Scorpio are both fixed signs that never back down, so one clash can run long. Conceding first, rather than winning, is what saves this.
Scorpio × Leo in detail →Libra
Contrasting match
Libra and Scorpio: surface against depth. Listen for what Scorpio actually means and Libra finds it easier to open up in return.
Scorpio × Libra in detail →Sagittarius
Contrasting match
Scorpio and Sagittarius: focus against freedom. Set a line for how much space each of you is allowed and it works.
Scorpio × Sagittarius in detail →Aquarius
Contrasting match
Scorpio and Aquarius: deep attachment against distance. When Scorpio makes an effort to understand the Aquarian, friendship-shaped love, the gap closes.
Scorpio × Aquarius in detail →When Mercury goes retrograde in Scorpio
Buried secrets and feelings surface — deep talks are fine, but no exposé wars.
Dates
Retrograde calendar and my house2026 Oct 24 to Nov 14
2027 Oct 8 to Oct 29
The following draws on mythology and observational astronomy, separate from the personality reading above.
Myth and origin
This is the scorpion that killed Orion. The hunter boasted that no creature could match him, and the earth goddess sent a single scorpion whose sting ended the argument. The two were placed on opposite sides of the sky, so that as the scorpion rises in the east Orion is already setting in the west. They are never in the sky together even now.
Finding it in the night sky
The curved S of the body genuinely resembles a scorpion, making this the constellation whose picture best fits its shape. Antares at the heart is a red supergiant whose name means rival of Ares — of Mars — because its colour is so nearly the planet's. Look low in the south on summer nights.
A common misconception
The Sun spends barely a week actually crossing Scorpius. Astrology divides the ecliptic into twelve equal thirty-degree slices, while the astronomical constellations vary wildly in size. Ophiuchus, which the zodiac leaves out entirely, occupies much of the gap.
See more with your birth chartZodiac readings reflect general tendencies based on your Sun sign; for a precise analysis, your full birth chart (Sun, Moon, Rising) should be considered together.
Exactly when Scorpio begins and ends
Scorpio period (KST)
| Year | Begins | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Oct 23, 12:51 | Nov 22, 10:36 |
| 2026 | Oct 23, 18:38 | Nov 22, 16:23 |
| 2027 | Oct 24, 00:33 | Nov 22, 22:16 |
Ingress times are computed with the Swiss Ephemeris. Scorpio begins the instant the Sun reaches 210° of ecliptic longitude.
Born on the cusp?
In 2026, Scorpio runs from Oct 23, 18:38 to Nov 22, 16:23. Anyone born before that opening moment belongs to the previous sign, Libra; anyone born after it is Scorpio. If your birthday falls on a boundary date, you need your time of birth to settle it.
Scorpio begins at the same moment as Frost Descent in the 24 solar terms, and ends at Lesser Snow.
Frequently Asked Questions
Intense and strong-willed, Scorpio has sharp insight. They can be secretive and prone to jealousy or obsession, so trust is everything. Key strengths: Focus, Insight, Loyalty, Resilience.
Scorpio is most compatible with Cancer, Pisces.
Scorpio loves deeply and intensely. Once committed, they stake everything—but sensitive to betrayal, so honesty and trust are vital.
Scorpio is strong in fields that dig deep—psychology, investigation, research, finance, and medicine.
This is the scorpion that killed Orion. The hunter boasted that no creature could match him, and the earth goddess sent a single scorpion whose sting ended the argument. The two were placed on opposite sides of the sky, so that as the scorpion rises in the east Orion is already setting in the west. They are never in the sky together even now.
The curved S of the body genuinely resembles a scorpion, making this the constellation whose picture best fits its shape. Antares at the heart is a red supergiant whose name means rival of Ares — of Mars — because its colour is so nearly the planet's. Look low in the south on summer nights.