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October 23 – November 21 · The scorpion

Scorpio

Depth and change: closeness, truth and what is hidden.

  • Intense
  • Loyal
  • Private
Element
Water
Mode
Fixed
Ruler
Mars · Pluto
Opposite
Taurus
Body
Reproductive organs
Degrees
210°–240°
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Strengths

What Scorpio does best

You look deeper than others, you notice when people pretend, and you stay when things get hard. Your focus can achieve a lot.

Challenges

Where it trips up

You are slow to trust and slow to forgive. Control can feel like safety, and keeping secrets can become a habit.

Love

Scorpio in love

For you it is all or nothing. You want real closeness and complete loyalty, and you give both once someone has earned them.

Work

Scorpio at work

You do well in research, finance, psychology, investigation and crisis work. You like work where the stakes are high and the truth matters.

Compatibility

Scorpio with the other signs

This uses Sun signs only, which is the simplest kind of compatibility. Tap a pair for love, friendship and work.

Easiest

Most challenging

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What are Scorpio’s dates?

Scorpio season usually runs October 23 – November 21. In 2026 the Sun enters Scorpio on 23 October 2026 at 09:38 UTC and leaves on 22 November 2026. If you were born near a change of sign, your exact birth time and place decide your sign.

What element and mode is Scorpio?

Scorpio is a fixed water sign. Its ruling planet is Mars. Modern astrology adds Pluto.

Who is Scorpio most compatible with?

By sign alone, Scorpio’s easiest matches are Pisces, Cancer, Virgo. Its most difficult matches are Aquarius and Leo. Real compatibility depends on whole charts: the Moon, Venus, Mars and rising signs.

What is Scorpio’s opposite sign?

Taurus. Opposite signs have the same mode and elements that complete each other. Each sign has what the other one is learning.

What does it mean to have a Scorpio Moon or rising sign?

A Scorpio Moon has Scorpio feelings and needs (intense, loyal, private). A Scorpio rising shows these qualities to other people. Use the birth chart calculator to find yours.