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23 October · 21 November · Water · Fixed

Scorpio: what are they like?

You go deep.

Ruled by Pluto; Water element, Fixed mode. Below: the Scorpio character, the planets in this sign and who they get along with.

Ruler PlutoHouse 8
Today

Scorpio daily horoscope

Tuesday, September 8 · The Waning Crescent Moon is in Leo today. Rewritten every morning.

Today in short

The Quiet Before the Virgo New Moon

Today the Sun sits in Virgo, lighting the part of your chart that deals with friendships, groups and long-range hopes — and the Moon is thinning out toward the new moon in Virgo on September 11. That combination makes this a closing day rather than a launching one. Scorpio does its best work in these low-light hours anyway: sorting what's real from what's habit, deciding who still deserves your loyalty. Meanwhile Jupiter continues through Leo at the top of your chart, keeping your public life warm, and Saturn moves backward through Aries, asking for honesty about your daily workload.

Friendship & Belonging

With the Sun in Virgo, your circle-and-community zone is active, and the waning Moon gives it a stocktaking quality. You may notice which group chats energize you and which are just noise. You don't need to announce anything today — Scorpio rarely does. Just be truthful with yourself about which connections you'd rebuild from scratch if you had to.

Career & Reputation

Jupiter is still traveling through Leo in your career and visibility sector, which tends to bring more eyes on your work than you're comfortable with. Today isn't for the big pitch — the sky is in wind-down mode — but it is a good hour to draft it. Write the version of your ambition you'd actually say out loud, then save it for after the 11th.

Work Rhythm & Energy

Saturn is retrograde in Aries, moving back through the part of your chart tied to routines, tasks and daily structure. Retrogrades here usually mean revision, not punishment: something in your schedule was built for a version of you that no longer exists. Look at one recurring commitment and ask whether it still earns its place. Trimming beats pushing today.

Advice

Before the day ends, delete or decline one obligation from your calendar that you've been dragging along out of guilt.

This week's skyNeptune sextile Plutoexact on September 16, 2026
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The Scorpio character

What they're like

You live for depth, transformation, truth and intimacy; the surface never satisfies you. Beneath your intensity lies a fear of betrayal and of losing control, a deep, jealously guarded vulnerability. Your defense is secrecy, control and withdrawal. Your growth is to be able to trust and be vulnerable, to let go of control, to forgive, and to use that immense power of yours to transform rather than to destroy.

In love

All or nothing; surface-level interest won't satisfy you, you seek soulmate intensity. You're passionate, loyal and possessive; if trust is broken, forgiveness is very hard. Your greatest lesson: letting go of control and opening to trust.

At work

You're a master in work that calls for research, strategy, crisis management, psychology, finance and transformation. You sense power and mystery; you're most effective behind the scenes.

With money

You're strategic and controlled; you're good at managing shared/other people's resources (investments, inheritance, insurance). Your power: turning crises into opportunities.

Body and health

Linked to the reproductive/sexual organs and the excretory system; suppressed, intense emotion can somatize in you. Your remedy: letting emotion flow outward (therapy, creativity, intense exercise), practicing letting go of control and renewing yourself.

In Scorpio

Planets

Planets that get strong or struggle in this sign
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  • VenusDetriment
  • MarsDomicile
  • PlutoDomicile
Compatibility

Who does Scorpio get along with?

Frequently asked

What dates does Scorpio cover?

23 October · 21 November. If you were born on a cusp day, the hour the Sun changes sign shifts from year to year; only your birth chart gives the exact answer.

What are the element and mode of Scorpio?

Water element, Fixed mode. Together the two give Scorpio its stance: what feeds it and how it handles change.

Which planet rules Scorpio?

Pluto. That's why Scorpio is so often explained through Pluto.

My Sun sign is Scorpio but my Moon sign is different — which one counts?

Both, but they tell you different things. The Sun says who you're trying to become, the Moon says what you need. The character section on this page describes the Sun sign; for your Moon sign you have to get your birth chart.