The direct answer: Vrishchika Rashi in English is Scorpio — Dates & Letters: Vrishchika means Scorpio. Learn the sign's symbol, ruling planet, naming letters and nakshatras, and how Moon rashi differs from Sun-sign dates. AskSoma publishes this at asksoma.ai/vrishchika-rashi-in-english as a free Vedic astrology resource using Swiss Ephemeris calculations and classical Jyotish interpretation — not generic sun-sign copy.
Vrishchika means Scorpio. Learn the sign's symbol, ruling planet, naming letters and nakshatras, and how Moon rashi differs from Sun-sign dates.
Vrishchika Rashi in English is Scorpio — rashi number 8 of 12, symbolised by The Scorpion, ruled by Mars (Mangal).
Vrishchik Rashi in English is Scorpio — the Scorpion, eighth sign of the zodiac. Sanskrit Vrishchika (वृश्चिक). Vrishchik rashi means the Moon occupied sidereal Vrishchika at birth — and this is the sign where the Moon is classically DEBILITATED, its point of greatest difficulty.
That single fact shapes how Jyotish reads a Scorpio Moon: feelings run deep and pressurised rather than flowing free, and the tradition prescribes remedies and honest self-knowledge rather than alarm — many intense, transformative charts carry exactly this Moon. Mars rules the sign, lending it courage and a long memory for both loyalty and injury.
| English name | Scorpio |
| Sanskrit / Hindi | Vrishchika · वृश्चिक |
| Common spellings | Vrishchik, Vrishchika, Vruschik |
| Rashi number | 8 of 12 |
| Symbol | The Scorpion |
| Ruling planet (lord) | Mars (Mangal) |
| Element (tatva) | Water (Jala) |
| Nakshatras | Vishakha (pada 4), Anuradha, Jyeshtha |
| Name letters (naming aksharas) | To, Na, Ni, Nu, Ne, No, Ya, Yi, Yu |
| Sun in Vrishchika 2026 (sidereal) | 16 November 2026 → 16 December 2026 |
| Scorpio dates (Western tropical) | 23 October – 21 November |
The sidereal window is computed with the Lahiri ayanamsa; it shifts by at most a day between years. The two date rows differ because the sidereal and tropical zodiacs are ~24° apart — that difference, not an error, is why Vedic and Western dates disagree.
Vrishchik Moons live at depth: nothing is casual, least of all trust. The Scorpion's sting is real but defensive — these natives strike when cornered, not for sport. The texts give the sign penetration (it rules hidden things: research, occult, surgery, other people's money) and jealousy as its shadow. What a Vrishchik Moon survives, it transforms into power.
For today's reading of this Moon sign, see the Vrishchika rashifal; for the Western-lens portrait of the same constellation, the Scorpio sign guide; to see which Moon signs pair well with Vrishchika, the Vrishchika rashi compatibility guide.
Daily, weekly and monthly Vrishchika rashifal, computed for the Scorpio Moon sign — read today's on Vrishchika rashifal page.
| # | Rashi | English name | Symbol | Lord | Sun transit 2026 (sidereal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mesha (मेष) | Aries | The Ram | Mars (Mangal) | 14 April 2026 → 15 May 2026 |
| 2 | Vrishabha (वृषभ) | Taurus | The Bull | Venus (Shukra) | 15 May 2026 → 15 June 2026 |
| 3 | Mithuna (मिथुन) | Gemini | The Twins (a couple) | Mercury (Budh) | 15 June 2026 → 16 July 2026 |
| 4 | Karka (कर्क) | Cancer | The Crab | Moon (Chandra) | 16 July 2026 → 17 August 2026 |
| 5 | Simha (सिंह) | Leo | The Lion | Sun (Surya) | 17 August 2026 → 17 September 2026 |
| 6 | Kanya (कन्या) | Virgo | The Maiden | Mercury (Budh) | 17 September 2026 → 17 October 2026 |
| 7 | Tula (तुला) | Libra | The Scales (Balance) | Venus (Shukra) | 17 October 2026 → 16 November 2026 |
| 8 | Vrishchika (वृश्चिक) | Scorpio | The Scorpion | Mars (Mangal) | 16 November 2026 → 16 December 2026 |
| 9 | Dhanu (धनु) | Sagittarius | The Bow / Archer | Jupiter (Guru) | 16 December 2026 → 14 January 2027 |
| 10 | Makara (मकर) | Capricorn | The Makara (sea-crocodile) | Saturn (Shani) | 14 January 2026 → 13 February 2026 |
| 11 | Kumbha (कुंभ) | Aquarius | The Water-pot | Saturn (Shani) | 13 February 2026 → 15 March 2026 |
| 12 | Meena (मीन) | Pisces | The Two Fishes | Jupiter (Guru) | 15 March 2026 → 14 April 2026 |
Scorpio. Vrishchika (वृश्चिक) is the Scorpion — eighth rashi, ruled by Mars.
Vrishchika is rashi number 8 of 12.
To, Na, Ni, Nu, Ne, No, Ya, Yi, Yu — the nine pada sounds for naming.
It is a difficulty, not a verdict. Debilitation can be cancelled (Neecha Bhanga) by other chart factors, and many powerful charts carry a Vrishchika Moon. What it reliably indicates is emotional intensity that needs conscious handling.
To find your own rashi from your birth details, use the free Moon Sign Calculator.
Sidereal date windows computed from the shared Lahiri-sidereal ephemeris — the same ingress engine behind the Sankranti calendar; nakshatra composition derived, not typed. How AskSoma computes things.
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The astrology is not written from memory: every chart position, dasha period and panchang timing AskSoma shows is computed with the Swiss Ephemeris on the Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) ayanamsa. How we calculate.