Scorpioவிருச்சிகம் · Vrischika

What Scorpio means in Vedic astrology

Scorpio — விருச்சிகம், Vrischika — is the 8th sign of the sidereal zodiac, spanning 210°–240° measured against the fixed stars. It is a water sign of fixed quality, ruled by Mars & Ketu.

In Jyotish your Rāsi is your moon sign — where the Moon actually sat at the moment you were born. It describes the shape of your mind and feeling, which is why Vedic astrology leans on it far more heavily than on the sun sign used in Western horoscopes.

The birth stars inside Scorpio

Each Rāsi contains finer divisions called Nakshatra. Scorpio spans these three: