Water · fixed
Scorpio zodiac sign
In Western astrology, Scorpio stands for intensity, loyalty, and looking beneath the surface.
In everyday language it's just called your zodiac sign. What's meant is your sun sign: the sign the Sun was in when you were born.
Das Zeichen Scorpio. Das gleichnamige Sternbild steht heute woanders, tippen zeigt es.
- Getting to the bottom of complex issues
- trust, commitment, and honest answers
- checking a suspicion before it turns into control
Scorpio: strengths and challenges
The two sides traditionally attributed to this sign.
Strengths
Scorpio sticks with hard questions, can sit with contradictions, and doesn't shy away from topics other people would rather avoid.
Challenges
It gets difficult when vigilance tips into suspicion, control replaces openness, or old wounds shape every new conversation.
What information is actually missing before you turn an impression into a conclusion?
Scorpio in love and relationships
Scorpio looks for depth, loyalty, and a closeness that can hold up under difficult conversations too. Trust grows through honest answers, not through tests or suspicion.
Scorpio at work
At work, their strengths are research, persistence, and handling complex problems. Knowledge should be shared as soon as other people need it for their own task.
Getting along with Scorpio
Surface-level reassurance rarely convinces. Ask directly, keep your word, and keep observation clearly separate from interpretation.
Horoscopes for Scorpio
From today's general impulse to your personal year-ahead preview.
Today's impulse for Scorpio
A concrete impulse for the day and a question that needs no invented backstory.
Read todayNext 14 daysYour personal preview
Concrete transit dates for your own birth chart — with an actual date, not a generic sun-sign text.
Open the previewNext 12 monthsYour year at a glance
The longer transits from Jupiter to Pluto, their date ranges, and the days they turn exact.
Open the year aheadSeparate fact from assumption
for one open question, write down what's confirmed and what you're only assuming.
What information is actually missing before you turn an impression into a conclusion?
When does the Scorpio zodiac season begin?
The Sun is in Scorpio from October 23, 2026 at 11:38 AM CEST to November 22, 2026 at 08:23 AM CET.
The Sun's next entry into Scorpio is on October 23, 2027 at 05:32 PM CEST — about 6 hours later than this year.
Why the exact time matters
Listings like "21 May to 21 June" are just rules of thumb. The entry shifts by a few hours every year. If your birthday falls close to the sign change, your birth year, time, and time zone decide — that's why Leitstern calculates the Sun's position.
Element, Ruler, and Origin
The astrological assignment
- Element
- Water
- Quality
- fixed
- Ruler
- Mars
- Modern ruler
- Pluto
This assignment appears in Ptolemäus, Tetrabiblos I,17 to 19. Pluto was added after the planet's discovery; the classical assignment to Mars still stands alongside it.
Where the name comes from
Scorpio is the creature that killed Orion, which is why it rises ahead of him in the sky (recorded by Eratosthenes, Katasterismoi). Mars as ruler is in Ptolemäus, Tetrabiblos I,17; Pluto was added only after its discovery in 1930.
Sign and constellation aren't the same today: Western astrology counts tropically from the spring equinox, while the constellations slowly drift because of the precession of Earth's axis.
There's more than your sun sign
Your sun sign only shows the Sun. The Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars and — with an exact birth time — the Ascendant round out the picture. Calculate the key positions for free from your birth details.
Calculate my birth chartWhich signs are compatible with Scorpio?
As a rule of thumb, the same or complementary elements make for an easier start. Opposite signs and signs with a very different core nature can be just as attractive, but usually need more attunement.
Often easier together
Here, pace, expression, or needs tend to be more alike.
CancerCreating closeness and noticing what people needBoth signs share the element Water. Closeness, loyalty and a fine sense for each other can feel familiar fast. Direct words help, so not everything runs on mood alone.
VirgoLooking closely and finding solutions that actually workWater brings closeness and a feel for nuance, Earth brings steadiness and practical reliability. Clear words keep care and expectation from getting mixed up.
CapricornPlanning for the long term and carrying responsibilityWater brings closeness and a feel for nuance, Earth brings steadiness and practical reliability. Clear words keep care and expectation from getting mixed up.
PiscesSensing subtle moods and connecting things creativelyBoth signs share the element Water. Closeness, loyalty and a fine sense for each other can feel familiar fast. Direct words help, so not everything runs on mood alone.Often needs more attunement
Here, pace, expression, or needs tend to differ more often. Clear agreements help.
AriesStarting things boldly and getting decisions movingScorpio and Aries don't share the same basic language right away. Things get clearer once both say what they mean by closeness, reliability and a good next step.
TaurusBuilding things patiently and creating reliabilityScorpio and Taurus are opposite signs. The differences themselves can be what attracts and shows new sides; over time it takes clear agreements about pace, closeness and decisions.
GeminiPicking up new things fast and explaining them clearlyScorpio and Gemini don't share the same basic language right away. Things get clearer once both say what they mean by closeness, reliability and a good next step.
LeoCreating things and carrying others alongBoth signs are fixed. Both hold their ground. That builds loyalty, but can make a needed change of course unnecessarily hard.
LibraBringing different interests together fairlyScorpio and Libra often set different priorities and work at a different pace. That can be enriching once expectations get said out loud instead of assumed.
SagittariusSeeing the big picture and giving people confidenceScorpio and Sagittarius often set different priorities and work at a different pace. That can be enriching once expectations get said out loud instead of assumed.
AquariusThinking independently and designing new solutionsBoth signs are fixed. Both hold their ground. That builds loyalty, but can make a needed change of course unnecessarily hard.For a personal comparison, the sun sign alone isn't enough. Synastry checks the planets in both birth charts and shows the actual angles.
Compare two birth chartsFrequently asked questions about Scorpio
In 2026, the Sun is in Scorpio from October 23, 2026 at 11:38 AM CEST to November 22, 2026 at 08:23 AM CET. These times are calculated from orbital data. They shift by a few hours every year because the solar year isn't a whole number of days. Listings with only calendar days are therefore rules of thumb.
That's decided by the exact moment of birth, not just the calendar day. It takes the date, the time, and the time zone that belongs to the birthplace. The calculated position of the Sun always falls in exactly one sign.
Scorpio belongs to the element Water and has fixed quality. The classical ruler is Mars; Pluto is also assigned in modern practice. This assignment is recorded in Ptolemäus, Tetrabiblos I,17 to 19.
Traditionally, signs of the same element, plus complementary element pairs, are read as an easier start. The opposite sign, Taurus, is read more as an attracting but demanding contrast. A closer comparison needs the planets from both birth charts.
Scorpio looks for depth, loyalty, and a closeness that can hold up under difficult conversations too. Trust grows through honest answers, not through tests or suspicion. For a personal picture, Venus, Mars, the Moon, and the aspects across the whole birth chart are considered too.
Yes. In everyday language, "zodiac sign" means the sun sign — the sign the Sun was in at the moment of birth. The Moon sign, the Ascendant, and the other planets are additional parts of the birth chart.
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