♏ Scorpio

Intense, focused, deeply feeling and loyal.

Approximate dates: Oct 24 – Nov 21 (the Sun's entry shifts by a day or two each year)
Element: Water: Feeling, intuition and empathy, valuing inner connection.
Mode: Fixed: persistent and steady, holding on and going deep.
Ruler: Pluto (traditional: Mars)
Opposite sign: Taurus: the other end of the same axis; the two often learn from each other.

"I am a Scorpio" usually refers to the Sun sign. But the Moon, Mercury, Venus and the other planets each sit in a sign too, and your Ascendant may be Scorpio, so you can have plenty of Scorpio traits even if your Sun is elsewhere. Here is how each planet behaves in Scorpio.

The planets in Scorpio

☉ The Sun in Scorpio

You commit completely or not at all. Your read on people cuts past the surface, and you are fiercely loyal to those you trust. Letting go is the difficult part — of a relationship, or of an idea.

☽ The Moon in Scorpio

You give your feelings entirely or seal them off. You feel deeply, remember for a long time, and register betrayal early. Pressure builds quietly and then goes off with almost no warning.

☿ Mercury in Scorpio

The stated version doesn't interest you; you want what's underneath. Research, investigation and psychological digging all suit you. Withholding becomes habit, including things there was no reason to hold back.

♀ Venus in Scorpio

You want love handed over completely; the shallow version doesn't feed you. The attraction runs deep and the loyalty is real, but possessiveness and jealousy run stronger than you expect of yourself.

♂ Mars in Scorpio

Your drive is deep and sustained; once locked on you do not release. Crisis makes you calmer, and you handle what others avoid. Suppressed anger becomes a long, quiet contest.

♃ Jupiter in Scorpio

You gain through deep change and shared resources — investment, other people's backing, or a rebuild after a crisis. High intensity, with little middle ground.

♄ Saturn in Scorpio

You have been trained by trust and by loss. Unusually steady in a crisis and good with the practical side of complicated situations. Control substituting for safety is what has to be released.

♅ Uranus in Scorpio

For the Scorpio generation, the rules around taboo, power and shared resources are overturned — financial structures and depth psychology both included.

♆ Neptune in Scorpio

For the Scorpio generation, fascination runs toward depth, mystery and transformation, alongside collective struggles with addiction and loss of control.

♇ Pluto in Scorpio

Pluto in its own sign. The taboos around sex, death, finance and the psyche are lifted directly, and the intensity is extreme.

These readings describe tendencies based on general astrological convention, not predictions; a natal chart is read by putting planets, signs, houses and aspects together.

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This is fixed text compiled from general convention, not a reading of any individual and not a prediction. For important decisions, please consult qualified professionals.