Rashi 8 of 12
Vrishchika (Scorpio)
Intense, private and transformative: the rashi that goes deep or not at all.
Rashi traits describe tendencies, not fixed fate. Your full kundli, lagna and dasha say much more about you.
Nature
The Vrishchika temperament
Vrishchika is a fixed water sign ruled by Mangal, and its feelings run deep and hidden. It reads people well, keeps secrets, and rarely does anything halfway.
Chandra is debilitated in Vrishchika, so emotions can feel overwhelming. The sign's gift is transformation: it can rebuild itself after loss more completely than any other.
- Western sign
- Scorpio
- Symbol
- the scorpion
- Element
- Water (Jal)
- Quality
- Sthira (fixed)
- Lord
- Mangal (Mars)
- Nakshatras
- the last quarter of Vishakha, Anuradha and Jyeshtha
- Sun in this rashi
- about 16 November to 15 December
- Lord's day
- Tuesday
Strengths
- Emotional depth and loyalty
- Research and investigation
- Resilience in crisis
- Strong willpower
What to watch
- Suspicion and jealousy
- Holding grudges
- Secrecy that shuts people out
- All or nothing thinking
Vrishchika in love
Vrishchika loves intensely and wants complete trust. Once committed it is fiercely loyal, and it needs a partner who does not play games.
Love astrology →Vrishchika at work
Suits research, investigation, surgery, psychology, occult sciences, insurance, crisis management, and work with hidden or sensitive matters.
Career astrology →Tradition
A simple practice for Vrishchika
Mangal rules Vrishchika. Traditionally, people strengthen a sign's lord on its day, Tuesday, with its mantra: Om Angarakaya Namah. Keep it simple and regular; no purchase is needed.
Compatibility
Vrishchika with every rashi
Read by tattva, the classical element relationship. Your moon signs and full charts say more.
- Vrishchika and Karka5 of 5
- Vrishchika and Vrishchika5 of 5
- Vrishchika and Meena5 of 5
- Vrishchika and Vrishabha4 of 5
- Vrishchika and Kanya4 of 5
- Vrishchika and Makara4 of 5
- Vrishchika and Mithuna3 of 5
- Vrishchika and Tula3 of 5
- Vrishchika and Kumbha3 of 5
- Vrishchika and Mesha2 of 5
- Vrishchika and Simha2 of 5
- Vrishchika and Dhanu2 of 5
FAQ
Questions people ask
What are the dates for Vrishchika rashi?
In Vedic astrology your rashi is usually your moon sign, which has no fixed dates: the Moon changes sign every two and a half days. The Sun passes through sidereal Vrishchika about 16 November to 15 December. A free kundli tells you your moon sign exactly.
Which planet rules Vrishchika?
Mangal (Mars). Its placement in your chart says a lot about how Vrishchika expresses itself for you.
Which nakshatras fall in Vrishchika?
The last quarter of Vishakha, Anuradha and Jyeshtha.
Is Vrishchika the same as Scorpio?
They share a symbol and meaning, but Vedic Vrishchika is measured against the stars and sits about 24 degrees behind tropical Scorpio. Many people who read as Scorpio in a Western horoscope have a different Vedic rashi.
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