Scorpio (Vrishchika) Zodiac Sign

Scorpio (Vrishchika, वृश्चिक) is the 8th sign of the zodiac, ruled by Mars — a fixed (sthira) water sign symbolised by the scorpion. Scorpio (Vrishchika) is ruled by Mars and is fixed water — intense, deep and transformative. Natives are passionate, secretive and strong-willed, with penetrating insight and enormous emotional depth. Loyal and magnetic, they feel powerfully and never do anything by halves.

Personality & traits

Scorpio (Vrishchika) is ruled by Mars and is fixed water — intense, deep and transformative. Natives are passionate, secretive and strong-willed, with penetrating insight and enormous emotional depth. Loyal and magnetic, they feel powerfully and never do anything by halves.

Career & profession

Research and investigation, psychology, surgery and medicine, the occult, finance, intelligence and crisis work — fields of depth, secrecy and transformation.

Love & compatibility

Intensely passionate and loyal, Scorpio natives love deeply and possessively, craving total emotional honesty. They bond most powerfully with water and earth signs — Cancer, Pisces, Virgo and Capricorn.

Strengths

Passion and determination; Loyalty and depth; Insight and resourcefulness.

Challenges

Jealousy and possessiveness; Secretiveness; Holding grudges.

Who is the ruling planet of Scorpio (Vrishchika)?

Scorpio is ruled by Mars. It is a Fixed (Sthira) Water sign, symbolised by the scorpion.

Which signs are most compatible with Scorpio?

Scorpio is generally most compatible with Cancer, Pisces, Virgo, Capricorn.

What are the lucky colour, number and gemstone for Scorpio?

Lucky colour: Red; lucky number: 9; lucky day: Tuesday; gemstone: Red Coral (Moonga) (from its ruler Mars).

Is Scorpio a Moon sign or Sun sign?

In Vedic astrology, your rashi is read from the Moon (the janma rashi or birth Moon sign), which differs from the Western Sun sign and is calculated using the sidereal zodiac.