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2nd decan of Scorpio: dates and rulers

Scorpio’s middle third is said to make intensity brighter, or more generous toward people in difficulty.

  • depth
  • commitment to a cause
  • compassion
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2nd decan of Scorpio: Sun (faces), Pisces (triplicity)
The essentials

The 2nd decan of Scorpio at a glance

For you

Scorpio’s depth turned toward others: illuminating with the Sun, consoling with Jupiter and Pisces.

A strength

Accompanying someone through a hardship by staying present from start to finish.

Something to watch

Wanting to save others in spite of themselves, or wearing yourself out for a cause.

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By Thomas Guilhot · updated

The 2nd decan of Scorpio: the meaning

Mars gives way to the Sun in the series of faces, so the Sun rules the middle of Scorpio.

For the triplicities, this third belongs to Pisces, and so to Jupiter, which modern astrologers pair with Neptune. The two readings would soften the martial intensity at the start of the sign: one by making it brighter, the other more generous.

In the solar version, the person would put their strength into a visible project: a journalistic investigation, scientific research, leading a team in crisis. On the Jupiter and Pisces side, they would rather commit to fragile people: support work, tutoring, listening at a charity. In both cases, Scorpio’s depth would find a meaning beyond the self: what might have been only an inner intensity becomes a strength useful to others.

The downside would be overinvestment. The Sun might turn the cause into a matter of personal honor, to the point of tolerating no challenge to it; Jupiter and Pisces might push toward sacrificing without limit or trying to save someone who has not asked for it. This decan would do well to respect other people’s pace and choices, and to make room for time to withdraw and recover strength. Helping for the long term means staying on your own feet.

Sign
ScorpioWater, fixed; ruler: Mars (modern: Pluto)
Degrees
10° to 20°Longitude 220° to 230°
Faces (Chaldean)
SunPlanet 4 of the Chaldean order
Triplicity
Pisces (Jupiter (modern: Neptune))2nd water sign

The 2nd decan of Scorpio: tradition

What tradition says

Neither the Sun nor Jupiter is dignified in Scorpio, in Ptolemy’s sense; Jupiter does, however, find water again, the element of its Pisces.

How is it calculated?

The faces give Sun; the triplicities give Pisces and its ruler, Jupiter.

Frequently asked questions about the 2nd decan of Scorpio

The Sun or Jupiter: which ruler for the 2nd decan of Scorpio?

The Sun for the school of faces, which has it succeed Mars, ruler of the first decan. Jupiter for the school of triplicities, by way of Pisces, with Neptune as a complement for modern astrologers. The site presents both readings: the first stresses radiance, the second compassion.

Is the 2nd decan of Scorpio gentler?

In both readings, it would be less sharp than the first. The Sun would add light, Jupiter and Pisces generosity. The sign’s intensity would remain, but turned toward a cause or a person. The other factors in the chart, starting with the Moon and rising sign, naturally nuance this portrait.

What time of year is the 2nd decan of Scorpio?

In early November, for about ten days. The Sun travels the central degrees of the sign there, and the limits of that course drift slightly from one year to the next. The exact instants, calculated by the engine, are shown in Paris time; an old date can be checked with the sign calculator.

Neighboring decans

The three decans of Scorpio

The decans of Sun (faces)