Vrishchika · वृश्चिक · The Scorpion
Intense and private — the sign that commits completely and forgets nothing.
Dates
23 October – 21 November
Element
Water
Quality
Fixed
Ruling planet
Mars and Pluto (Mangal)
Lucky day
Tuesday
Gemstone
Red coral (Moonga)
The dates above are the common Western tropical ranges, which is how most people know their sign. Vedic astrology uses the sidereal zodiac, which runs roughly three weeks later — so if you were born near the edge of a range, your Vedic rashi may be the previous sign. A full kundali resolves it properly.
Strengths
Challenges
Scorpio does not do casual well. It wants depth and it tests for it, sometimes without meaning to. Given real honesty it is among the most committed partners; given evasion it becomes watchful and the relationship starts eroding quietly.
Strongest matches
Needs more work
Sun-sign compatibility is a starting point, not a verdict. Two full charts say far more than two signs do.
Research, investigation, surgery, psychology, finance, strategy, crisis work — anything requiring depth and a tolerance for what is uncomfortable.
Get a career timeline from your chartNumbers
9, 4
Colours
Deep red, maroon, black
Day
Tuesday
Gemstone
Red coral (Moonga)
Nakshatras spanning Vrishchika: Vishakha (last quarter), Anuradha, Jyeshtha. A gemstone is traditionally prescribed from a full chart rather than the sign alone — treat the stone above as the classical association, not a recommendation to go and buy one.
Your sun sign is one placement out of a chart full of them. A kundali reads the whole thing — ascendant, houses, dashas and all.