Western: ૨૩ ઑક્ટોબર – ૨૧ નવેમ્બર
If you are a Scorpio in Western astrology, you are most likely Libra (Tula) in Vedic astrology — about 83% of Scorpios are. Scorpios born ૨૩ ઑક્ટોબર – ૧૬ નવેમ્બર are Libra; those born ૧૭ નવેમ્બર – ૨૧ નવેમ્બર stay Scorpio. The two zodiacs are measured from different starting points and sit about 24 degrees apart.
| Born between | Vedic sign |
|---|---|
| ૨૩ ઑક્ટોબર – ૧૬ નવેમ્બર83% | Libra(Tula) |
| ૧૭ નવેમ્બર – ૨૧ નવેમ્બર17% | Scorpio(Vrishchika) |
Boundary dates shift by about a day depending on the year, so use the calculator above if you were born within a day or two of one.
Enter your date of birth. Add a time if you were born near a sign boundary — a few hours can change the answer.
As sign no. 7, Libra is the positive sign of Venus — cardinal air, embodying scales and balance. Tula's core drive is to weigh, measure, and find equilibrium. It has a somewhat different meaning in the Vedic than in the western system: in its stronger manifestation it is the sign of reformers, revolutionaries, prophets, idealists, and fanatics. Cardinal Air makes Libra initiating and idea-driven, though action is often filtered through deliberation.
Less than you might expect. Vedic astrology leads with the Moon sign (rashi) and the rising sign (lagna) rather than the Sun, and both of those need your birth time as well as your date.
Most Scorpios — about 83% — are Libra (Tula) in Vedic astrology, because the sidereal zodiac runs roughly 24 degrees behind the tropical one used in the West.
Scorpios born ૨૩ ઑક્ટોબર – ૧૬ નવેમ્બર are Libra in Vedic astrology, and those born ૧૭ નવેમ્બર – ૨૧ નવેમ્બર are Scorpio. The boundary moves by about a day depending on the birth year.
Western astrology measures the zodiac from the March equinox; Vedic astrology measures it from the fixed stars. The equinox drifts against the stars by about a degree every 72 years, and the gap now stands at roughly 24.2 degrees — most of a sign.
Neither is a mistake. They are two different measuring conventions, each internally consistent and each with its own body of interpretation. The signs disagree because the starting points disagree, not because one has miscalculated.
Less than you might expect. Vedic astrology leads with the Moon sign (rashi) and the rising sign (lagna) rather than the Sun, and both of those need your birth time as well as your date.