Scorpio zodiac sign
Scorpio is intense, loyal and private. Scorpios feel everything deeply, see through pretense and never do anything halfway. Once you earn their trust, you have it for life.
Strengths
- Loyal
- Determined
- Perceptive
- Brave
Watch out for
- Jealous
- Secretive
- Holds grudges
Scorpio in love, friendship and work
All or nothing. Scorpio wants deep trust, real intimacy and total loyalty, and gives the same back.
Has a small circle and would do anything for it. The keeper of secrets.
Excellent at research, investigation, psychology, finance and anything that rewards focus and strategy.
The Scorpion in the sky
In Greek myth, a scorpion was sent to stop the boastful hunter Orion. The two were placed on opposite sides of the sky, so Orion sets as Scorpius rises.
Scorpio season 2026: the Sun is in Scorpio from October 23 at 5:40 AM to November 22, 2026 at 2:23 AM Eastern time.
Scorpio with every sign
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How common is Scorpio?
About 11,365 US babies are born on an average Scorpio day. Based on Social Security Administration daily birth counts for 2000 to 2014, via FiveThirtyEight. How common is your birthday?
Born on the Scorpio cusp?
Depending on the year, Scorpio starts between October 22 and October 24 and ends between November 21 and November 23 (US Eastern time). If your birthday is near either edge, pick your birth year to see exactly when the Sun changed signs.
In 1996, the Sun entered Scorpio on October 22, 1996 at 11:14 PM and left on November 21, 1996 at 7:46 PM (Eastern).
Born outside the Eastern time zone? Adjust by your time difference. Times are calculated from the Sun’s position and are accurate to within about 15 minutes.
Famous Scorpios
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Astrology is for entertainment, not fate. Sign facts are standard Western astrology associations; personality text is ours. Famous birthdays come from Wikidata; people born on a day that can fall in either sign are left out. Birth shares come from SSA data via FiveThirtyEight.