Scorpio (The Scorpion)

Scorpio (The Scorpion) is the eighth sign of the zodiac, for people born October 23 – November 21. It's a Fixed Water sign ruled by Pluto (traditionally Mars), known for intensity, passion, and depth, with fierce loyalty and powerful intuition.

Dates

October 23 – November 21

Element

Water

Modality

Fixed

Ruling planet

Pluto (traditionally Mars)

Symbol

The Scorpion

Strengths

Passionate, Determined, Loyal, Perceptive

Challenges

Jealous, Secretive, Controlling

Most compatible with

Cancer, Pisces, Virgo, Capricorn

Scorpio personality & traits

Scorpio is the zodiac's depth-diver — intense, passionate, and magnetically private. Ruled by Pluto and traditionally Mars, Scorpios feel powerfully and see beneath the surface, drawn to truth, transformation, and the things others avoid. Their loyalty and focus are unmatched, but the same intensity can become jealousy, secrecy, or a need for control. At their best, Scorpio brings courage, emotional honesty, and the power to transform and heal.

Scorpio in love & compatibility

In love, Scorpio is all-in — deeply loyal, passionate, and craving real intimacy and trust. It bonds most profoundly with the water signs Cancer and Pisces, and with the earth signs Virgo and Capricorn that can match its intensity with steadiness. Its lesson is trust: letting a partner in without testing or controlling.

Scorpio at work & career

Scorpio excels in work demanding depth, focus, and investigation: research, psychology, medicine, finance, and any field requiring the will to dig for the truth. It's strategic and unafraid of intensity or crisis. A Scorpio does its best work when fully committed to something meaningful.

Scorpio is only your Sun sign

Your Sun sign — Scorpio — describes your core identity, but it's only one part of your birth chart. Your Moon sign shapes your emotions, your Rising sign shapes how you come across, and the planets in their houses fill in the rest. That's why two Scorpio people can feel quite different.

On Zodigram you can generate your full natal chart from your birth date, time, and place — and read AI interpretations of every placement in your language, alongside your Human Design and Gene Keys.

What are the Scorpio zodiac dates?

Scorpio covers birthdays from October 23 – November 21. If you were born on the edge of these dates (on a "cusp"), your exact Sun sign depends on the year and time of birth, so it's worth checking your birth chart.

What element and ruling planet is Scorpio?

Scorpio is a Fixed Water sign ruled by Pluto (traditionally Mars). This combination shapes its core temperament — the Water element gives its basic drive, and the Fixed modality shapes how it acts.

Who is Scorpio most compatible with?

Scorpio tends to be most compatible with Cancer, Pisces, Virgo and Capricorn. That said, real compatibility depends on both people's full charts, not just their Sun signs.