Scorpio (
♏) (
Skorpios; ) is the eighth
astrological sign in the
Zodiac. It spans the 210–240th degree of the zodiac, between 207.25 and 234.75 degree of
celestial longitude. Under the tropic zodiac, the
sun transits this area on average between October 23 and November 21, and under the sidereal zodiac, the sun currently transits the constellation of
Scorpius from approximately November 16 to December 15. Depending on which zodiac system one uses, an individual born under the influence of Scorpio may be called a
Scorpio or a
Scorpion. The symbol of the scorpion is based on Scorpius, a giant scorpion sent by
Gaia to kill
Orion.