Scorpio in astrology
The Sun, the Moon and Mercury are in Scorpio today.
- Element
- Water
- Modality
- Fixed
- Ruling planet
- Mars (traditional), Pluto (modern)
- Symbol
- The Scorpion
- The Sun is in the sign
- About 23 October to 21 November
- Opposite sign
- Taurus
Scorpio is the eighth sign of the tropical zodiac. The Sun is in Scorpio from about 23 October to 21 November, as autumn deepens in the northern hemisphere. Scorpio is a water sign, fixed in modality. Tradition gives it Mars as ruler; many modern astrologers use Pluto, which was found in 1930.
Scorpio's traditional keywords are intensity, depth, privacy, determination and a drive to look beneath the surface, with secretiveness and holding on as the usual counterpart. It is linked with themes of endings and renewal. Its symbol is the Scorpion.
Scorpio sits opposite Taurus on the wheel and shares the water element with Cancer and Pisces. By analogy the eighth house corresponds with Scorpio, the house of shared resources and of closeness. Mars is the traditional ruler of both Scorpio and Aries.
Scorpio is the fixed sign of autumn. The four fixed signs, Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and Aquarius, each fall in the middle of a season in the northern hemisphere.
At a glance
- Often feels
- Intensely, and privately
- Shows love by
- Letting you into the locked room
- Needs
- Trust, depth and no games
- Watch for
- Keeping score
Planets in Scorpio
- Sun in Scorpio
- The Sun in Scorpio is read as intense and private: all-or-nothing loyalty, a nose for what is hidden, and little interest in the shallow end.
- Moon in Scorpio
- The Moon in Scorpio is read as emotion at full depth: trust given rarely and completely, a long memory for betrayal, and a privacy around feelings.
- Mercury in Scorpio
- Mercury in Scorpio is read as a probing mind: questions that go under the surface, a sense for what is unsaid, and words chosen for effect and kept few.
- Venus in Scorpio
- Venus in Scorpio is read as affection at full intensity: devotion and jealousy from the same root, no interest in the casual, and a long memory.
- Mars in Scorpio
- Mars in Scorpio is read as controlled intensity: patience in pursuit, a strategic streak, and anger that runs cold rather than hot.
- Jupiter in Scorpio
- Jupiter in Scorpio is read as faith in depth: expansion through crisis and transformation, generosity to the trusted few, and a taste for the hidden.
- Saturn in Scorpio
- Saturn in Scorpio is read as discipline around trust and power: control held tightly, secrets kept, and a strength that comes from facing what others avoid.
- Uranus in Scorpio
- Uranus in Scorpio is read as a generation drawn to intense change; personally it is read as a fascination with what lies beneath and sudden shifts of loyalty.
- Neptune in Scorpio
- Neptune in Scorpio is read as a generation drawn to the occult and the taboo; personally it is read as an imagination fascinated by depth and secrecy.
- Pluto in Scorpio
- Pluto in Scorpio, its modern sign, is read as a generation at home with depth and crisis; personally it is read as a transformative nature that does nothing by halves.
Scorpio rising
Scorpio rising is read as an intense, reserved first impression: a steady gaze, a guarded manner, and a magnetism that is hard to explain.
Scorpio with each sign
- Aries: the two Mars signs
- Taurus: the deep roots
- Gemini: the surface and the depth
- Cancer: the deep water
- Leo: the two fixed flames
- Virgo: the analysts
- Libra: the diplomat and the detective
- Scorpio: the vault
- Sagittarius: the depth and the distance
- Capricorn: the strategists
- Aquarius: the two fixed minds
- Pisces: the undertow
Astrology is a tradition of interpretation. What is written here is traditional, offered for reflection and entertainment, not advice and not a prediction.