Zodiac sign · Fixed water · ruled by Pluto

Scorpio

Scorpio is the Sun sign of anyone born while the Sun is in Scorpio: in 2026, from 23 October 2026, 09:38 UTC to 22 November 2026, 07:23 UTC. The dates move by up to a day from year to year, so a birthday at either end needs the year, and sometimes the hour, to settle its sign. The Sun is in Scorpio now, until 22 November 2026, 07:23 UTC.

Scorpio is a fixed water sign ruled by Pluto (Mars in the older tradition); its symbol is the scorpion. Astrologers read it for the way it goes deep. Of the 6,194 well-known people in StarMap's dataset, 466 have the Sun in Scorpio for the whole of their birth date; Bill Gates, Albert Camus and Hillary Clinton are among them. 48 more were born on a day the Sun entered or left Scorpio and are left out, because the hour decides and StarMap has no birth time for them.

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Scorpio dates, year by year

Year	The Sun enters Scorpio	and leaves
2025	23 October 2025, 03:51 UTC	22 November 2025, 01:36 UTC
2026	23 October 2026, 09:38 UTC	22 November 2026, 07:23 UTC
2027	23 October 2027, 15:33 UTC	22 November 2027, 13:16 UTC
2028	22 October 2028, 21:14 UTC	21 November 2028, 18:54 UTC

The Sun is in Scorpio now and leaves on 22 November. The dates are the same everywhere on Earth, in UTC; in a time zone far from Greenwich the entry can fall on the evening before or the morning after.

Born on the edge: 23 October and 22 November

23 October, the first day of Scorpio season this year, is shared with Libra. Since 1900, the Sun was in Scorpio all day in 3 years, in Libra all day in 36, and changed sign during the day in 88, when the hour and place of birth decide.
22 November, the last day of Scorpio season this year, is shared with Sagittarius. Since 1900, the Sun was in Scorpio all day in 25 years, in Sagittarius all day in 6, and changed sign during the day in 96, when the hour and place of birth decide.

The three decans of Scorpio in 2026

Astrologers divide each sign into three decans of ten degrees, and read the second and third as coloured by the other two water signs (Pisces and Cancer). The Sun takes about ten days to cross each.

Decan 1 · 0° to 10° · 23 October 2026, 09:38 UTC to 2 November 2026, 10:08 UTC
Decan 2 · 10° to 20° · 2 November 2026, 10:08 UTC to 12 November 2026, 09:17 UTC
Decan 3 · 20° to 30° · 12 November 2026, 09:17 UTC to 22 November 2026, 07:23 UTC

Scorpio traits

Scorpio goes deep. The sign is read for intensity and loyalty: an unwillingness to settle for the surface of anything, a long memory, and feelings that run strong and stay hidden. A Scorpio Sun tends to be private, perceptive, hard to deceive and all or nothing once committed.

The shadow side is the sting: suspicion, jealousy, grudges kept warm for years, and a wish for control that comes from a fear of being exposed. Astrologers describe the sign's work as ending things fully so the next chapter can begin, and trusting without a test.

Scorpio in love

In love, Scorpio does not do casual well. It wants the whole person and offers the same, and it reads a partner closely enough to be unnerving. Betrayal is not forgiven quickly. Its lesson is that intimacy needs some air, and that loyalty cannot be proved by jealousy.

Scorpio at work

At work, Scorpio is the one who digs: research, psychology, crisis work, anything that rewards going past the first answer. It prefers to work alone or with a few trusted people, keeps its own counsel, and is formidable when it finally shows its hand. It does not do small talk and does not need to.

What people get wrong: that Scorpio is dangerous. The intensity is turned inward far more often than outward, and most of what the sign guards is its own vulnerability. The famous sting is a defence; the loyalty, which gets less press, is the point.

A Sun sign is one placement of ten. The Moon, the rising sign and the planets change how it plays out: a Scorpio Sun with a Taurus Moon reads differently from one with the Moon in Scorpio too. Draw your whole chart to see yours.

Famous Scorpio Suns

All 466 famous Scorpio Suns, best known first, each with a birth chart.

Scorpio in the rest of the chart

The Sun is not the only body that can be in Scorpio. Each of these has its own page: what it means, who has it, and when the body is in Scorpio.

Scorpio and the other signs

Same element (water): Pisces and Cancer, a trine apart, read as the signs that understand Scorpio without trying.
Opposite: Taurus, six months away, read as the sign Scorpio is drawn to and argues with.
Same modality (fixed): Aquarius and Leo, a square apart, the friction that gets things done.
Two signs either side: Capricorn and Virgo, a sextile apart, easy company of a different kind.

Scorpio with every sign, each pairing with the famous couples who have it: Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces.

Sun signs are the roughest measure of two people. Compare two whole charts for the aspects between them.

Questions people ask

What are the Scorpio dates?

In 2026 the Sun is in Scorpio from 23 October 2026, 09:38 UTC to 22 November 2026, 07:23 UTC. Most years it enters on 23 October or the day either side and leaves on 22 November or the day either side; the table above gives the minute for each year. A birthday on one of those edge days needs the year, and sometimes the time and place of birth, to settle its sign.

Is 23 October a Scorpio or a Libra?

Not always. 23 October is the first day of Scorpio season in 2026, but the Sun's sign on that date depends on the year: of the 127 years from 1900 to 2026, in 3 the Sun was in Scorpio all day, in 36 it was in Libra all day and in 88 it entered Scorpio during the day, so the hour and the place of birth decide. The birthday page for 23 October lists every year.

Is 22 November a Scorpio or a Sagittarius?

Not always. 22 November is the last day of Scorpio season in 2026, but the Sun's sign on that date depends on the year: of the 127 years from 1900 to 2026, in 25 the Sun was in Scorpio all day, in 6 it was in Sagittarius all day and in 96 it left Scorpio for Sagittarius during the day, so the hour and the place of birth decide. The birthday page for 22 November lists every year.

What planet rules Scorpio?

Pluto in modern astrology, and Mars in the tradition that predates the outer planets; many astrologers read both. The ruler is read as the sign's manner: where Pluto sits in a Scorpio Sun's own chart colours how the sign shows.

What element is Scorpio?

Water, with Pisces and Cancer: the three water signs sit a third of the zodiac apart and are read as easy company for one another. Scorpio is also fixed, like Aquarius and Leo and Taurus, which share its way of acting and are read as the signs it rubs against.

Which famous people are Scorpio?

Bill Gates, Albert Camus, Hillary Clinton, Charles III and Diego Maradona all have the Sun in Scorpio. StarMap lists 466 well-known Scorpio Suns, each with a birth chart computed from their birth date and place.

Are Scorpio men and Scorpio women different?

Not in the chart: astrology reads the Sun in Scorpio the same way whatever a person's gender. What people describe as the Scorpio man is usually Mars in a chart, how someone pursues what they want, and the Scorpio woman Venus or the Moon, how they love and what they need; each has its own page for Scorpio, with the famous people who have it.

Scorpio horoscopes

Dates are computed from the Sun’s position with the astronomy-engine ephemeris, checked against Swiss Ephemeris, in the tropical zodiac. Birth data comes from Wikidata; a person is listed only when the Sun was in Scorpio for the whole of their birth date. Readings describe tendencies, for entertainment and self-reflection; StarMap predicts nothing. All twelve signs.

Photo credits (12 photos from Wikimedia Commons)

Each link opens the photo’s page on Wikimedia Commons, which states its author and licence.

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