Birth chart for Scorpio
Your Sun in Scorpio is one placement out of ten. It's the part every Scorpio shares; the other nine are what make your chart yours. Here's what is fixed, what can vary, and how your birth time decides the rest.
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What every Scorpio chart has in common
The Sun in Scorpio: a fixed water sign ruled by Pluto. In 2026 the Sun enters Scorpio on October 23 at 09:38 UTC and moves into Sagittarius on November 22; across recent decades the season starts on October 22 or 23 and ends on November 21 or 22, so the boundary days depend on the year and hour.
A Scorpio Sun is built around intensity and depth. You see through people — not always charitably, but accurately. The polite veneer most adults walk around in is transparent to you; you watch what people do, not what they say, and you remember. This makes you formidable in any field that rewards the willingness to look at uncomfortable things directly: therapy, investigation, surgery, research, art that doesn't flinch.
Your loyalty is total when you've decided someone is yours. You'd burn things down for them. The flip side: betrayal — real or perceived — can flip you completely, and you don't always come back. Scorpios know that part of themselves, and the better-integrated ones learn to slow down before the door closes for good.
Mercury and Venus: the placements that can't wander far
Two planets are tied to the Sun by geometry. Mercury never sits more than about 28° from it, so a Scorpio Sun always has Mercury in Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius. Venus stays within about 47°, so it lands in Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn — most often the middle three. That's why Scorpios think and love in a recognisable handful of styles rather than twelve.
Your Moon: twelve possibilities
The Moon changes sign every two to three days, so it can be anywhere. It is the biggest single reason two Scorpios feel different from each other. Pick yours:
- Scorpio Sun, Aries Moonpioneering · direct · brave
- Scorpio Sun, Taurus Moonsteady · sensual · loyal
- Scorpio Sun, Gemini Mooncurious · witty · adaptable
- Scorpio Sun, Cancer Moonprotective · intuitive · loyal
- Scorpio Sun, Leo Moongenerous · dramatic · loyal
- Scorpio Sun, Virgo Moonprecise · helpful · analytical
- Scorpio Sun, Libra Moondiplomatic · aesthetic · fair
- Scorpio Sun, Scorpio Moonintense · penetrating · loyal
- Scorpio Sun, Sagittarius Moonadventurous · honest · philosophical
- Scorpio Sun, Capricorn Moonambitious · disciplined · patient
- Scorpio Sun, Aquarius Moonoriginal · detached · humanitarian
- Scorpio Sun, Pisces Moonintuitive · compassionate · dreamy
Birth time: your rising sign and where the Sun sits
At sunrise the Sun is on the horizon, so a Scorpio born at dawn has Scorpio rising and the Sun in the 1st house. Every two hours or so the horizon moves one sign along and the Sun climbs one house. This table is a rough guide — the ascendant's speed changes with latitude and season — but it shows why the time matters.
| Born | Rising sign (approx.) | Sun's house |
|---|---|---|
| Around sunrise | Scorpio rising | 1st house |
| ~2 h after sunrise | Sagittarius rising | 12th house |
| Late morning | Capricorn rising | 11th house |
| Around midday | Aquarius rising | 10th house |
| Early afternoon | Pisces rising | 9th house |
| Late afternoon | Aries rising | 8th house |
| Around sunset | Taurus rising | 7th house |
| Early evening | Gemini rising | 6th house |
| Late evening | Cancer rising | 5th house |
| Around midnight | Leo rising | 4th house |
| The small hours | Virgo rising | 3rd house |
| Before dawn | Libra rising | 2nd house |
Common questions
What is a Scorpio birth chart?
A birth chart is the whole sky at your birth: Sun, Moon, rising sign, all ten planets and the houses they fall in. "Scorpio birth chart" usually means the chart of someone whose Sun is in Scorpio — the Sun is one placement out of ten, so two Scorpios can have very different charts.
Do all Scorpios have the same chart?
No. They share the Sun in Scorpio, and their Mercury is always in Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, but the Moon can be in any of the twelve signs, the rising sign depends on birth time and place, and the outer planets depend on the year. The shared Sun explains why Scorpios recognise each other; the rest explains why they are not interchangeable.
When does Scorpio season start in 2026?
In 2026 the Sun enters Scorpio on October 23 at 09:38 UTC and enters Sagittarius on November 22. Across 1980–2030 the start falls on October 22 or 23 depending on the year, so people born on the boundary day should check the exact time.
Do I need my birth time?
For the Sun, Mercury, Venus and the outer planets, no. For the rising sign and houses, yes — they change every two hours or so. The Moon changes sign every two to three days, so a time helps on about one day in three. The free calculator works either way and tells you which parts depend on the time.
See your whole Scorpio chart
Sun, Moon, rising, every planet and house, and the aspects between them — computed from your birth details, free. Then decide if you want it read.