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title: "Vrishchika (Scorpio) Moon Sign: Traits, Ruling Planet & Nakshatras"
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# Vrishchika (Scorpio) Moon Sign: Traits, Ruling Planet & Nakshatras

Jyotiṣa · Rāśi

Vrishchika (Scorpio), ruled by Mars, a Water sign of Sthira temperament. Here is its classical nature, body-part rulership, and where it sits on the zodiac wheel.

Karma JyotiṣaClassical profile≈ 4 min

Vrishchika · at a glance

Ruling planet
Mars

Element
Water

Mode
Sthira (fixed)

Symbol
Scorpion

Body part
Groin

Direction
North

Exalted planet
—

Debilitated planet
Moon

Intense, private, transformative by nature. Vrishchika goes to the root of things others avoid — secrets, endings, power — and rarely does anything halfway.

## 01What Vrishchika shapes

A rāśi is not a personality type on its own. It is the sign your **Moon** (mind) or **Ascendant** (body/approach to life) occupied at birth. Under Mars’s rulership and the Water element, Vrishchika leans toward the qualities above, strongest when the ruling planet is well-placed and strained when it is afflicted.

A rāśi shapes a leaning, not a fixed nature. Treat it as classical tendency, weighed against the whole chart, not a standalone judgment.

## 02Nakṣatras inside Vrishchika

Each rāśi spans 30° and contains parts of three nakṣatras (each 13°20′ wide). Your exact Moon nakṣatra, which sets your Vimśottarī daśā, depends on precisely where within Vrishchika the Moon fell.

Nakṣatras spanning Vrishchika

Vishakha
[pada 4](https://karmajyotisha.adityaarsharma.com/blog/vishakha-nakshatra/)

Anuradha
[all](https://karmajyotisha.adityaarsharma.com/blog/anuradha-nakshatra/)

Jyeshtha
[all](https://karmajyotisha.adityaarsharma.com/blog/jyeshtha-nakshatra/)

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## 03Common questions

Which planet rules Vrishchika?
Vrishchika (Scorpio) is ruled by **Mars**. It is a water sign of sthira (fixed) nature.

What is exalted or debilitated in Vrishchika?
No planet reaches its classical exaltation in Vrishchika. **Moon** is debilitated in Vrishchika.

What body part does Vrishchika rule?
In Kalapurusha (the zodiac-as-body doctrine), Vrishchika governs the **groin**.

How do I find my rāśi?
Your birth Moon’s exact longitude sets your rāśi (Moon sign). Karma Jyotiṣa computes it free from your birth date, time and place.