Scorpio dates in 2027 are from Saturday, October 23, to Sunday, November 21, Eastern Time. The Sun enters Scorpio at 11:32 a.m. EDT on October 23 and Sagittarius at 8:16 a.m. EST on Monday, November 22.
The Scorpio zodiac sign covers the eighth 30 degrees of the ecliptic, from 210° to 240° of celestial longitude. It begins when the Sun reaches 210° and ends when it reaches 240° and enters Sagittarius.
Scorpio 2027 starts in daylight time and ends in standard time, because US clocks fall back on Sunday, November 7, 2027, in the middle of Scorpio season.
That matters when converting a birth time near either boundary. Scorpio also shows the largest mismatch between a sign and its constellation.
The sign lasts almost 30 days, but the Sun spends only about a week in front of the stars of Scorpius before crossing into Ophiuchus.
This page gives the exact 2027 start and end times in every US time zone, the dates for 2024 through 2030, and how the Western sign compares with Vedic Vrishchika and with the Scorpius constellation.
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When is Scorpio season 2027?
Scorpio season 2027 runs from Saturday, October 23, at 15:32 UTC to Monday, November 22, at 13:16 UTC, a span of 29 days, 21 hours, and 44 minutes.
The table below converts both moments to US and international time zones. US zones switch from daylight time to standard time between the start and the end.
| Time zone | Scorpio begins (Sun enters Scorpio) | Scorpio ends (Sun enters Sagittarius) |
|---|---|---|
| UTC | Saturday, October 23, 3:32 p.m. | Monday, November 22, 1:16 p.m. |
| US Eastern | Saturday, October 23, 11:32 a.m. EDT | Monday, November 22, 8:16 a.m. EST |
| US Central | Saturday, October 23, 10:32 a.m. CDT | Monday, November 22, 7:16 a.m. CST |
| US Mountain | Saturday, October 23, 9:32 a.m. MDT | Monday, November 22, 6:16 a.m. MST |
| US Pacific | Saturday, October 23, 8:32 a.m. PDT | Monday, November 22, 5:16 a.m. PST |
| Alaska | Saturday, October 23, 7:32 a.m. AKDT | Monday, November 22, 4:16 a.m. AKST |
| Hawaii | Saturday, October 23, 5:32 a.m. HST | Monday, November 22, 3:16 a.m. HST |
| London | Saturday, October 23, 4:32 p.m. BST | Monday, November 22, 1:16 p.m. GMT |
| India | Saturday, October 23, 9:02 p.m. IST | Monday, November 22, 6:46 p.m. IST |
| Sydney | Sunday, October 24, 2:32 a.m. AEDT | Tuesday, November 23, 12:16 a.m. AEDT |
In every US time zone, the first full calendar day of Scorpio 2027 is Sunday, October 24, and the last full day is Sunday, November 21.
Both boundary days, October 23 and November 22, start in the morning across the United States, so each one is split between two signs.
Scorpio zodiac sign dates that differ by location
Scorpio 2027 begins and ends on the same calendar dates across the United States, though the hour differs by time zone.
Australia is the main exception: in Sydney, Scorpio begins on October 24 and ends on November 23. These are the boundaries that matter for US births in 2027:
- Saturday, October 23: a birth before 11:32 a.m. EDT (8:32 a.m. PDT) is a Libra; a birth at or after that moment is a Scorpio.
- Monday, November 22: a birth before 8:16 a.m. EST (5:16 a.m. PST) is a Scorpio; a birth at or after that moment is a Sagittarius. In Hawaii, the cutoff is 3:16 a.m. HST.
Scorpio dates by year, 2024 to 2030
Scorpio dates move within a two-day window. In Eastern Time, Scorpio began on October 22 in 2024 and 2025 and on October 23 in 2026 and 2027. The table below lists each year’s start and end, drawn from these sources:
- 2024 to 2026: Cafe Astrology’s ingress pages for Scorpio (2024, 2025, 2026) and Sagittarius (2024, 2025, 2026).
- 2027 and 2028: times from Moontracks, with dates confirmed by Augurine.
- 2029 and 2030: dates from Augurine’s ingress calendars for 2029 and 2030, which list dates without times.
| Year | Scorpio begins (Eastern Time) | Scorpio ends (Sun enters Sagittarius, Eastern Time) | Length of Scorpio season |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Tuesday, October 22, 6:14 p.m. EDT | Thursday, November 21, 2:56 p.m. EST | 29 days, 21 hours, 42 minutes |
| 2025 | Wednesday, October 22, 11:51 p.m. EDT | Friday, November 21, 8:35 p.m. EST | 29 days, 21 hours, 44 minutes |
| 2026 | Friday, October 23, 5:38 a.m. EDT | Sunday, November 22, 2:23 a.m. EST | 29 days, 21 hours, 45 minutes |
| 2027 | Saturday, October 23, 11:32 a.m. EDT | Monday, November 22, 8:16 a.m. EST | 29 days, 21 hours, 44 minutes |
| 2028 | Sunday, October 22, 5:13 p.m. EDT | Tuesday, November 21, 1:54 p.m. EST | 29 days, 21 hours, 41 minutes |
| 2029 | Tuesday, October 23 (UTC date) | Thursday, November 22 (UTC date) | Not yet confirmed to the minute |
| 2030 | Wednesday, October 23 (UTC date) | Friday, November 22 (UTC date) | Not yet confirmed to the minute |
Season lengths are elapsed time. Because clocks fall back during the season, the wall-clock difference between the start and end times is one hour less than the elapsed time.
Why Scorpio is shorter than 30 days
Scorpio is the first sign in zodiac order to last less than 30 days. Scorpio season lasts about 29 days and 22 hours, roughly 12 hours less than Libra, because Earth speeds up as it approaches perihelion, its closest point to the Sun, in early January.
The signs nearest perihelion, Sagittarius, Capricorn and Aquarius, are shorter still. The Zodiac Signs and Dates hub compares the lengths of all 12 signs.
How to check whether a birthday is Scorpio
Use this method for a birth date of October 22, 23 or 24, or November 21 or 22:
- Find that year’s Scorpio start or end time in the tables above and convert it to UTC.
- Convert the birth time to UTC. Births on or after the first Sunday in November use standard time; births before it use daylight time.
- A birth at or after the start time and before the end time is Scorpio.
Holidays and observances during Scorpio season 2027
Scorpio season 2027 contains one federal holiday, Veterans Day, according to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Daylight saving time also ends during the season.
| Date | Observance | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday, October 31, 2027 | Halloween | Observance; not a federal holiday |
| Sunday, November 7, 2027 | Daylight saving time ends | Clocks fall back one hour at 2:00 a.m. local time |
| Thursday, November 11, 2027 | Veterans Day | Federal holiday |
| Tuesday, November 16, 2027 | Vrishchika Sankranti, 3:32 p.m. EST | Sun enters sidereal Scorpio in the Hindu calendar |
Thanksgiving 2027 falls on Thursday, November 25, after Scorpio ends, during Sagittarius season.
What is the Scorpio zodiac sign?
The Scorpio zodiac sign is the segment of the ecliptic from 210° to 240° of celestial longitude, the eighth of 12 equal sectors measured from the March equinox. Its symbol is the scorpion, written ♏.
Western astrology assigns Scorpio the attributes below, according to the reference entry on Wikipedia.
| Attribute | Scorpio |
|---|---|
| Position | 8th of 12 signs; ecliptic longitude 210°–240° |
| Symbol | ♏ the scorpion |
| Element | Water, shared with Cancer and Pisces |
| Modality | Fixed, shared with Taurus, Leo and Aquarius |
| Ruling planet | Mars (traditional); Pluto (modern) |
| Exaltation | Uranus in some modern systems |
| Detriment | Venus |
| Fall | Moon |
| Opposite sign | Taurus |
| Sanskrit name | Vrishchika |
In Greek myth, a giant scorpion stung the hunter Orion to death, a story used to explain why the constellation Orion sets as Scorpius rises.
In another story, a scorpion frightened the Sun’s horses when the youth Phaethon drove the Sun’s chariot. Scorpio is one of three signs, along with Aquarius and Pisces, that modern astrology assigns a different ruler from the traditional one.
In astrological tradition, Scorpio is associated with intensity, privacy, and determination. These are astrological attributions, not findings of psychological research.
Scorpio in Vedic astrology: Vrishchika
Vedic (Jyotish) astrology uses the sidereal zodiac, so its Scorpio, called Vrishchika, starts about 24 days after the Western sign.
In 2027, the Sun enters sidereal Scorpio on Tuesday, November 16, at 3:32 p.m. EST, which is 2:02 a.m. IST on Wednesday, November 17, according to the Sankranti table published by Drik Panchang.
AAPS gives 1:58 a.m. IST on November 17 for the same event. The 4-minute gap comes from different ayanamsa values; the ayanamsa is the offset each system uses between the tropical and sidereal zodiacs.
This moment is called Vrishchika Sankranti. Sidereal Scorpio ends at Dhanu Sankranti, when the Sun enters sidereal Sagittarius on Thursday, December 16, 2027, at 6:12 a.m. EST, also according to Drik Panchang.
For Vedic astrology, Wikipedia lists Ketu, the Moon’s descending node, as a ruler of Scorpio alongside Mars.
As a result, a person born in Eastern Time between Saturday, October 23, and the afternoon of Tuesday, November 16, 2027, is a Scorpio in Western astrology but a Libra (Tula) in Vedic astrology.
Only births from 3:32 p.m. EST on November 16 to 8:16 a.m. EST on Monday, November 22, are Scorpio in both systems.
The Scorpius constellation
The constellation behind the sign is called Scorpius, not Scorpio. It ranks 33rd of the 88 constellations by area, covering 497 square degrees near the centre of the Milky Way, according to Wikipedia’s constellation entry. These are its best-known features:
- Antares (Alpha Scorpii): the brightest star, magnitude 0.96, about 550 light-years away. Its name means “rival of Mars,” a reference to its reddish colour.
- Shaula (Lambda Scorpii): the star that marks the tip of the scorpion’s tail.
- Star clusters: the Butterfly Cluster (M6), the Ptolemy Cluster (M7), and the globular clusters M4 and M80.
- Ancient names: the Babylonians called it MUL.GIR.TAB, “the Scorpion,” and Ptolemy listed it among his 48 constellations in the 2nd century.
The Sun passes in front of Scorpius for only about 6 to 7 days, from about November 23 to November 29. EarthSky’s table gives 7 days, from November 23 to November 30, while Wikipedia gives 6 days, from November 23 to 28.
That is the shortest time the Sun spends in any constellation on its path, and the crossing begins the day after Western Scorpio season ends.
Scorpio and Ophiuchus
After leaving Scorpius, the Sun spends about 18 days in front of Ophiuchus, the Serpent Bearer, from about November 30 to December 18, according to EarthSky.
Ophiuchus is larger than Scorpius, ranking 11th of the 88 constellations at 948 square degrees, according to Wikipedia.
Its brightest star is Rasalhague, magnitude 2.07. It also contains Barnard’s Star; only the stars of the Alpha Centauri system, including Proxima Centauri, are closer to the Sun.
Kepler’s Supernova appeared in Ophiuchus in 1604 and is the most recent supernova in our galaxy seen with the naked eye. Ophiuchus is a constellation, not a zodiac sign, and no major astrological tradition counts it among the 12 signs.
What Scorpio is not
Three different things share the name Scorpio, and their 2027 dates do not match. The table below compares them.
| Feature | Scorpio zodiac sign (tropical) | Vrishchika (sidereal Scorpio) | Scorpius constellation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Used by | Western astrology | Vedic astrology, Hindu calendars | Astronomy |
| Defined by | 210° to 240° from the March equinox | Fixed stars, with an ayanamsa | IAU constellation boundaries |
| Length | About 29 days, 22 hours | About 29 days, 15 hours | About 6 to 7 days |
| 2027 start (Eastern Time) | Saturday, October 23 | Tuesday, November 16 | About November 23 |
| 2027 end (Eastern Time) | Monday, November 22 | Thursday, December 16 | About November 29 |
Scorpio is also not an autumn sign everywhere. In the Southern Hemisphere, Scorpio season falls in mid-spring.
Frequently asked questions
What are the Scorpio dates?
The Scorpio dates in 2027 are Saturday, October 23, to Sunday, November 21, in US Eastern Time. Scorpio begins at 11:32 a.m. EDT on October 23 and ends at 8:16 a.m. EST on Monday, November 22, when the Sun enters Sagittarius. Daylight saving time ends on November 7, during Scorpio season, so the start uses EDT and the end uses EST.
Is October 23 Libra or Scorpio?
October 23, 2027, is split between Libra and Scorpio. The Sun enters Scorpio at 11:32 a.m. EDT (8:32 a.m. PDT) on Saturday, October 23, 2027, so births before that time are Libra and births at or after it are Scorpio. In 2024 and 2025, Scorpio began on October 22 in Eastern Time, so all of October 23 was Scorpio.
Is November 22 Scorpio or Sagittarius?
November 22, 2027, is split between Scorpio and Sagittarius. The Sun enters Sagittarius at 8:16 a.m. EST (5:16 a.m. PST) on Monday, November 22, 2027, so only a birth before that time is a Scorpio. In 2024 and 2025, Sagittarius began on November 21 in Eastern Time, so all of November 22 was Sagittarius in those years.
Why is the Sun in Scorpius for only a week?
The Sun spends only about 6 to 7 days in front of the Scorpius constellation because the official constellation boundaries, set by the International Astronomical Union, give Scorpius only a short stretch of the ecliptic. Most of the Sun’s path in that part of the sky lies inside Ophiuchus instead, for about 18 days. The 30-degree Scorpio sign is a fixed sector and does not follow those boundaries.
What is the Scorpio symbol?
The Scorpio symbol is the scorpion, written with the glyph ♏, a letter M with an arrow-tipped tail usually read as the scorpion’s sting. In Greek mythology, a scorpion killed the hunter Orion. Scorpio is a water sign with fixed modality; its traditional ruler is Mars and its modern ruler is Pluto, according to standard Western astrological references.
When is Vrishchika Sankranti in 2027?
Vrishchika Sankranti 2027 falls on Wednesday, November 17, 2027, at 2:02 a.m. IST, which is 3:32 p.m. EST on Tuesday, November 16, according to Drik Panchang. It marks the Sun’s entry into sidereal Scorpio in the Hindu calendar. AAPS lists the same event at 1:58 a.m. IST. Sidereal Scorpio lasts until Dhanu Sankranti on Thursday, December 16, 2027.
