Sun in Scorpio until December 15th
Mercury enters Scorpio TODAY (December 6th), stays until December 28th (Went Direct: November 29th)
Venus in Scorpio until December 19th
Mars in Scorpio until TOMORROW (December 7th)
Today marks an extraordinary convergence of planetary energy. As you read this, Mercury is entering Scorpio—freshly direct from its retrograde period—joining the Sun, Venus, and Mars who are already navigating these intense waters. For the next 24 hours (December 6-7), all four planets occupy Scorpio simultaneously, creating one of the most powerful transformative moments of the year.
The Sun has been illuminating Scorpio’s mysteries since November 16th. Venus has been transforming our relationships and values. Mars has been intensifying everything with warrior energy (departing tomorrow). And now Mercury arrives to probe the psychological depths with its analytical mind.
Even after Mars departs tomorrow, we have three major planets—Sun, Mercury, and Venus—moving through Scorpio’s three nakshatras (Vishakha, Anuradha, and Jyeshta) through mid-to-late December, each offering distinct psychological territories and spiritual lessons.
In my nearly four decades of practice, I’ve learned that Scorpio transits are never superficial. This sign demands real transformation. With three major planets traveling through it simultaneously over the coming weeks, the opportunities for deep change—and the challenges that accompany such change—are magnified considerably.
TODAY IS SPECIAL: If you’re reading this on December 6th, you’re in the midst of the rarest moment of this transit—all four planets together for 24 hours. What you’re feeling right now is not random intensity. It’s cosmic initiation. Pay attention to what’s arising. This moment matters.
Understanding Scorpio: The Swamp, the Mystery, and the Transformation
Before we look at how each planet functions in Scorpio, we need to understand this sign’s fundamental nature. Scorpio is the natural 8th sign of the zodiac, tied to deep past lives of suffering and karma that needs to be worked out. Any planet in Scorpio suggests deep past life karma for that signification must be addressed.
Scorpio is too watery—it represents swamps where water is stagnant and doesn’t flow. Emotions need to flow to get processed. There’s nothing worse than getting stuck in a negative emotion, yet Scorpio can do exactly this, making us obsessive and unable to let go. As a fixed sign, Scorpio creates mental and emotional rigidity, an inability to flow with alternative thinking and other perspectives.
But here’s the paradox: Scorpio is co-owned by Ketu, the mystical planet of liberation. This gives Scorpio profound spiritual depth. The solution for navigating Scorpio’s intensity is always Jupiter—the ability to access the power of the Guru and implement spiritual teachings. Without this, it’s easy to get entangled in emotional upheavals and gripped by obsessive power plays and fantasies.
Scorpio teaches us that our original mistake is identifying with the body as the self when we are so much more. Sometimes we’re prompted to remember this through 8th house challenges—divorce, acute illness, litigation—that force us to recognize life is bigger than our material concerns.
The Sun in Scorpio: Identity in Crisis and Transformation (Until December 15th)
The Sun has been in Scorpio since November 16th, and continues this transit for another nine days until December 15th. The Sun represents our core identity, confidence, and life force. Right now, our sense of self is going through a death and rebirth process. This isn’t comfortable, but it’s necessary for growth.
The Sun in Scorpio may suggest deep karmic issues with father, authority figures, and our own leadership abilities. The Sun wants to shine, to be seen, to express its individual power. But Scorpio asks the Sun to descend into the underworld, to explore what lies beneath the surface persona, to confront the shadow self that we usually hide from the world.
For those born with Sun in Scorpio (approximately November 16 – December 15 in the sidereal zodiac), life often involves intense experiences that force self-examination and transformation. You may not be the stereotypical happy, carefree person—you lead a deeply complex life, often filled with achievement on the outside but suffering and depth on the inside that friends may never see.
The Sun in Scorpio creates individuals who are aware of life’s darker dimensions—death, transformation, sexuality, power. This awareness can become obsessive, or it can become the foundation for profound spiritual insight. The choice depends on whether you connect to Jupiter’s wisdom and find a spiritual teacher to guide the journey.
What Sun in Scorpio Means for Everyone
Regardless of your birth chart, when the Sun transits Scorpio, it illuminates your 8th house matters from wherever Scorpio falls in your chart. This brings attention to:
- Transformation and letting go of what’s dying
- Shared resources and intimacy
- Psychological depth and shadow work
- Sexuality and kundalini energy
- Occult knowledge and hidden wisdom
- Death, rebirth, and regeneration
The Sun’s light in Scorpio paradoxically reveals what’s been hidden in darkness. Secrets emerge. Truth becomes unavoidable. Your confidence may be tested as you’re asked to look at parts of yourself you’d rather ignore.
Venus in Scorpio: Deep Karmic Relationships (Until December 19th)
Venus has been in Scorpio since late November and continues this intense transit for another 13 days until December 19th. Venus in Scorpio always brings up deep karmic material around relationships. In my nearly four decades of practice, I’ve seen that any planet in Scorpio suggests deep past life karma that needs to be worked out. When Venus—the planet of love, relationships, and material comfort—moves through Scorpio, it may mean deep karmic past lives with a spouse or partner that are now demanding resolution.
For Scorpio rising specifically, Venus governs the 7th house of relationships and the 12th house of spirituality and loss. This creates a fascinating dynamic: Venus acts like a Greek Siren, capable of draining Scorpio’s vital fluids and taking them off their spiritual quest for moksha and Self-Realization. Venus can seduce Scorpio into too much material comfort and pull them off a deeper quest.
But here’s what makes this transit particularly intense: Mars is also in Scorpio until December 7th. Mars co-owns Scorpio (along with Ketu), so it’s at home here, bringing tremendous energy, passion, and intensity. The combination of Venus and Mars in Scorpio can create powerful romantic and sexual energy, but it can also lead to power struggles, control issues, and getting lost in the purely physical realm at the expense of spiritual growth.
The Journey Through Scorpio’s Three Nakshatras
Each of Scorpio’s three nakshatras creates a distinct psychological and spiritual territory. As Sun, Mercury, and Venus move through these constellations, they each express these energies differently—the Sun through our identity, Mercury through our mind and communication, Venus through our relationships and values.
Vishakha Nakshatra (Scorpio 0-3.20): The Gateway Between Worlds
Vishakha bridges Libra and Scorpio (Libra 20 – Scorpio 3.20), making it a threshold constellation. It’s ruled by Jupiter and connected to the deities Agni and Indra, giving it tremendous ambition and the energy to achieve goals—but also a tendency toward unwholesome pursuits.
The Sun in Vishakha brings our identity into this gateway space. We’re caught between the material world (Libra) and the spiritual depths (Scorpio). There’s a conflict between wanting outer recognition and status versus diving into deeper self-knowledge. The Sun here creates one-pointed focus on achievement, but the question is: what are we trying to achieve? Material success or spiritual transformation?
Venus in Vishakha creates fixation in relationships and desires. Venus naturally loves comfort and beauty, but Vishakha demands we question whether these external pleasures truly satisfy us. The shadow side is falling prey to sensual indulgence—alcohol, drugs, sex, parties—as attempts to fill an inner void. Vishakha shows you heaven but doesn’t give it to you. It reveals what you’re seeking but withholds satisfaction until you look deeper.
Mercury in Vishakha (when it arrives December 6th) brings mental fixation and obsessive thinking about goals and desires. The mind becomes single-pointed but may focus on the wrong things. There’s danger of using intelligence to justify unwholesome pursuits or rationalizing addictive behaviors.
The spiritual teaching of Vishakha: The emptiness you feel after indulgence isn’t failure—it’s the constellation pointing you toward something deeper. Use that disappointment as a doorway.
Anuradha Nakshatra (Scorpio 3.20-16.40): The Light in the Darkness
Anuradha shifts the energy dramatically. Ruled by Saturn and connected to Mitra (the God of Light), this constellation offers genuine spiritual awakening. Where Vishakha showed the emptiness of material pursuit, Anuradha provides the light of spiritual connection.
The Sun in Anuradha allows our core identity to align with dharma and devotion. This is where the ego can surrender to something greater without losing its essence. The Sun here creates individuals with strong spiritual inclinations who can lead others on the path. There’s good fortune for those following dharmic principles—the universe supports you when you align with higher truth.
Venus in Anuradha transforms relationships from the surface level to soul level. Instead of mere attraction or physical passion, there’s potential for real spiritual partnership. Relationships either deepen into genuine support for mutual growth, or they reveal themselves as obstacles to spiritual development. Venus here asks: Does this relationship help me remember God, or does it make me forget?
Mercury in Anuradha brings the mind into spiritual contemplation. This is excellent for studying sacred texts, understanding dharma, and communicating about higher truths. The analytical mind can finally serve spiritual purposes rather than just worldly calculation. Mental peace becomes possible when thoughts align with spiritual principles.
The Saturn influence in Anuradha requires discipline, patience, and genuine inner work. This isn’t shallow spirituality—it demands real commitment and practice. But for those willing to do the work, Anuradha brings grace, blessings, and the feeling that you’re finally on the right path.
Jyeshta Nakshatra (Scorpio 16.40-29.59): The Final Depths
Jyeshta sits at the end of Scorpio, in the deepest, most intense part of this already intense sign. Ruled by Mercury and connected to Indra (who was cursed for his sexual escapades), Jyeshta brings up issues of power, status, sexuality, and control.
The Sun in Jyeshta puts our identity through the ultimate Scorpio test. This is where we confront our relationship with power—do we use it wisely or manipulatively? The Sun here can create powerful leaders who transform society, or tyrants who use authority for selfish ends. Issues with father or authority figures reach their peak intensity. The ego either surrenders to transformation or doubles down on control.
Venus in Jyeshta brings out Venus’s most potent sexual nature. There’s risk of overindulgence, of thinking sex is the ultimate experience, of using attraction and relationships to gain power over others. Jyeshta can create very manipulative relationship dynamics where love becomes a weapon. But for those on a spiritual path, this can be a time of tantric transformation—learning to channel sexual energy upward for spiritual awakening rather than dissipating it in mere physical pleasure.
Mercury in Jyeshta creates the sharpest, most penetrating intellect—and also the most potentially destructive. Mercury here can understand the deepest psychological motivations and hidden dynamics. This makes for brilliant psychologists, investigators, and researchers. But it can also create masters of manipulation who use their insight to control others. Words become weapons. Sarcasm cuts deep. The tendency is to expose others’ vulnerabilities without mercy.
The challenge of Jyeshta is using its powerful energies for transformation rather than domination. This nakshatra sits at the culmination of Scorpio’s journey—everything intensifies here. For the spiritually developed, it’s profound initiation. For those still caught in ego, it’s dangerous territory.
Mars Intensifies Everything—Until Tomorrow
Mars has been in Scorpio since early November, alongside Venus, amplifying the intensity of everything. Mars is at home in Scorpio—this is its own sign. It brings courage, passion, and tremendous energy. But Mars also brings the potential for conflict, aggression, and power struggles.
Tomorrow, December 7th, Mars departs for Sagittarius. But for today—during this rare 24-hour four-planet convergence—Mars is doubling the intensity of everything. You may feel:
- More argumentative or confrontational than usual
- Powerful sexual energy or attraction
- The urge to fight for what you want
- Impatience with obstacles or delays
- Raw courage to face difficult truths
- Physical restlessness or the need to move your body
This is Mars’s final day in Scorpio. Use that warrior energy wisely. Fight for your transformation, not against the people around you.
The Mars/Venus combination creates the archetypal romantic and sexual tension that perpetuates the human race. But when both are in Scorpio—as they have been for the past weeks and are today for the final time—that tension is magnified. Arguments can become volcanic. Passion can turn to obsession. The key is learning to channel this powerful energy constructively rather than destructively.
For relationships, this means being very conscious of your triggers today and tomorrow. Mars in Scorpio doesn’t pull any punches—it goes straight for the jugular. Combined with Venus, you might find yourself having conversations (or fights) that expose the deepest wounds in your relationships. This isn’t necessarily bad—Scorpio is about transformation through crisis. But you need to handle this energy with care, especially during these final hours of Mars’s transit.
Mercury Enters Scorpio Today: The Mind Meets the Swamp (December 6-28)
Current Mercury Status: Mercury went direct on November 29th and enters Scorpio TODAY.
Today, Mercury enters Scorpio—freshly direct after its retrograde period—and will stay there until December 28th. Mercury entering Scorpio just one week after going direct means the planet is still in its “shadow period,” moving slowly and deliberately. This slower, more contemplative Mercury can actually settle into Scorpio’s mysteries more effectively than usual.
Right now, as Mercury crosses into Scorpio, we’re experiencing the rare four-planet convergence. For the next 24 hours, Mercury joins the Sun, Venus, and Mars in this intense, transformative sign.
Why Mercury Struggles in Scorpio
Here’s what you need to understand: Mercury is the most difficult planet for Scorpio, even though it can support income and practical matters. Intellectualism and carnal play are the greatest pitfalls for Scorpio. Scorpio needs to act and move through intuition, not get caught in the head. Mercury is too argumentative and logical for Scorpio’s watery, intuitive nature.
When Mercury enters Scorpio, the mind tries to bring light to the swamp—but Scorpio represents stagnant water where things need to remain hidden, at least temporarily, so they can transform in the darkness. Some truths can’t be captured in words. Some knowledge comes only through direct experience, not analysis.
People can get trapped by Mercury’s wit during this transit and create deep sarcastic energies that are destructive. You’ll notice this in conversations—there’s a tendency toward cutting remarks, psychological manipulation through words, and using intelligence as a weapon rather than a tool for understanding. Mercury in Scorpio can be brilliant at exposing others’ vulnerabilities, but it can also wound deeply.
Mercury’s Shadow Side in Scorpio
The argumentative quality of Mercury clashes with Scorpio’s need for mystery and silence. This creates internal tension that can manifest as:
- Obsessive thinking patterns and mental loops
- Paranoid or suspicious thoughts
- Difficulty trusting what people say
- Reading hidden meanings into innocent comments
- Using words to control or manipulate situations
- Analysis paralysis—thinking instead of feeling
Mercury’s Gifts in Scorpio
But there’s also tremendous potential here. Mercury in Scorpio, especially when moving slowly post-retrograde, can become:
- A brilliant psychologist or therapist who understands the depths
- Excellent at research and investigation into hidden matters
- Capable of profound psychological insight
- Skilled at understanding unconscious motivations
- Able to communicate about taboo subjects with wisdom
- A powerful writer or speaker on transformative topics
The key is using Mercury’s analytical power for insight rather than weaponry.
The Four-Planet Convergence Happening Now (December 6-7)
Right now, as you read this, we’re in the midst of something extraordinary: Mercury, Venus, Mars, and the Sun are all in Scorpio together. This 24-hour window (December 6-7) is incredibly rare and potent. Each planet is bringing its transformative energy:
- Sun: Your core identity and confidence being stripped down and rebuilt
- Mercury: Your thoughts and communication patterns diving into the depths
- Venus: Your relationships and values being purified
- Mars: Your energy, courage, and warrior spirit being tested
This convergence means everything in your life is demanding transformation simultaneously. Your sense of self (Sun), your relationships (Venus), your thoughts (Mercury), and your actions (Mars) are all being put through Scorpio’s crucible at once.
It’s intense—there’s no way around that. But it’s also an extraordinary opportunity. If you can stay grounded and conscious during this brief window, you can set powerful intentions for deep change across all areas of life.
Think of this moment as a cosmic reset button. All four personal planets aligned in the sign of death and rebirth—what needs to die? What’s ready to be reborn? What transformation have you been resisting that can no longer be avoided?
What to do during this 24-hour window:
- Set intentions for transformation in all four areas: identity, relationships, thoughts, and actions
- Journal about what needs to die and what wants to be reborn
- Meditate on the deepest changes your soul is calling for
- Be gentle with yourself—this is a lot of energy to process
- Avoid making permanent decisions, but do acknowledge what’s asking to change
- If conflicts arise, recognize them as opportunities for transformation rather than mere arguments
- Channel any sexual or passionate energy consciously—this is potent creative force
- Pay attention to dreams tonight and tomorrow morning—Scorpio brings messages from the unconscious
What you might experience during these 24 hours:
- Intense emotions that seem to come from nowhere
- Sudden insights about relationships or your life path
- Physical restlessness or unusual fatigue (the body processing intense energy)
- Vivid dreams or disturbing nightmares
- The urge to have deep conversations or confrontations
- Attraction to taboo subjects or forbidden desires
- A sense that something significant is ending or beginning
- Feeling like you’re being “seen through” by others or seeing through others yourself
After Mars Departs Tomorrow (December 7th Onward)
Tomorrow, Mars leaves Scorpio, and the energy will shift significantly. Mars brings courage, directness, and the warrior energy to fight through difficulties. Once Mars departs, the remaining planets—Sun, Mercury, and Venus—must navigate Scorpio’s depths without that fiery push forward.
This can make the energy more:
- Contemplative rather than action-oriented
- Psychologically introspective rather than outwardly combative
- Focused on understanding rather than conquering
- Prone to analysis and circular thinking without the impetus to act
But it can also create space for:
- Gentler, more nuanced transformation
- Deeper psychological insight without the urgency to fight
- Spiritual practices that require stillness rather than action
- Relationships to heal through vulnerability rather than conflict
Mercury’s Extended Journey Through the Holidays
Mercury will be in Scorpio through December 28th, making it the longest-staying planet of this group. After the Sun departs on December 15th and Venus on December 19th, Mercury continues alone through the final days of the year.
This extended Mercury transit through the holiday season can make family gatherings more psychologically intense than usual. Mercury in Scorpio tends to expose what’s been hidden. Family secrets may surface. Old resentments may be voiced. People may engage in psychological warfare or use passive-aggressive communication.
If you’re spending time with family during this period, remember: not every truth that Mercury wants to speak needs to be said, especially in the moment. Sometimes the wisest use of Mercury in Scorpio is knowing when to keep your insights to yourself, when to speak them compassionately, and when silence is the most powerful choice.
Use Mercury’s analytical power to understand family patterns, but don’t weaponize that understanding. Use its communicative ability to speak difficult truths, but do so with compassion rather than vindictiveness.
The Spiritual Teaching: Sun, Mercury, and Venus in Scorpio’s Crucible
Scorpio teaches us that our original mistake is identifying with the body as the self when we are so much more. Ketu, the co-ruler of Scorpio, reminds us of our mystical inner Divinity. Sometimes we need to go through 8th house challenges—divorce, acute illness, litigation—to remember that life is so much bigger than our material concerns.
The Sun in Scorpio is asking: Who are you when all the masks are stripped away? What identity needs to die so your authentic self can emerge?
Mercury in Scorpio is asking: What thoughts have you been thinking that keep you trapped? What needs to be understood, not just analyzed? Can you trust your intuition more than your intellect?
Venus in Scorpio is asking: Where have you been seeking satisfaction in the wrong places? What needs to die so that something deeper can be born? Can you allow your relationships to transform you rather than merely comfort you?
Together, these three planets moving through Scorpio’s nakshatras are creating a comprehensive transformation—of identity (Sun), mind (Mercury), and heart (Venus). This is why December feels so intense. You’re not just working on one area of life—you’re being asked to transform holistically.
The solution for navigating Scorpio’s intensity is always Jupiter—the ability to access the power of the Guru and implement spiritual teaching. If this doesn’t happen, it’s too easy to get entangled in emotional upheavals and gripped by obsessive power plays and fantasies. Jupiter owns the 2nd and 5th houses for Scorpio rising and suggests that the wisdom of a spiritual teacher and connection to higher ethics can uplift us.
Practical Remedies and Guidance
Here’s how to work with this powerful Scorpio convergence happening right now and continuing through December:
For Today (December 6th) and Tomorrow (December 7th):
- This 24-hour four-planet window is the most intense moment. Ground yourself with extra meditation, breathwork, or time in nature.
- Set clear intentions for transformation in all four areas: identity, relationships, communication, and action.
- Avoid making permanent decisions while in the intensity—but do acknowledge what’s asking to change.
- Journal extensively—this is a moment you’ll want to remember and process.
For the Weeks Ahead:
- Increase your spiritual practice: Meditation, breathwork, and yoga are essential for transforming Scorpio’s intense energy rather than getting overwhelmed by it.
- Work with the water element: Scorpio represents stagnant water—swamps where emotions get stuck. You need to keep your emotions flowing. Take hot baths, drink plenty of water, do breathing exercises to release stuck emotional energy.
- Practice the Eagle pose in yoga: This pose is specifically good for Scorpio energy because it forces emotions to get untangled and unblocked.
- Be very selective about relationships during this transit: Not every attraction needs to be acted upon. Ask yourself: Does this person support my spiritual growth, or pull me away from it?
- Channel passion into creativity: The intense energy can fuel tremendous creative work, artistic expression, or deep research into psychological or spiritual subjects.
- Watch your words carefully (especially with Mercury now in Scorpio through December 28th): Be conscious of sarcasm, manipulation, and cutting remarks. Use Mercury’s analytical power for insight, not weaponry.
- Journal the darkness: With Mercury in Scorpio, writing becomes a powerful tool for processing shadow material. Get your obsessive thoughts on paper where you can examine them safely.
- Seek the guidance of a teacher: If you’re feeling overwhelmed by emotional intensity, power struggles, or obsessive patterns, this is an excellent time to work with a counselor, therapist, or spiritual teacher.
- Remember the mystical dimension: Scorpio is co-owned by Ketu, the planet of liberation. Behind all the intensity and drama is an invitation to transcend the ego and discover your deeper spiritual nature.
For Different Rising Signs
Taurus Rising: Venus rules your 1st and 6th houses. This is a 7th house transit, bringing intense focus to partnerships. Existing relationships will be tested and transformed. New relationships that begin now will have deep karmic significance. Mercury in Scorpio activates your 7th house of partnerships—conversations with partners will be deep and potentially revealing.
Libra Rising: Venus rules your 1st and 8th houses. This is a 2nd house transit, affecting family dynamics and finances. You may experience deep shifts in how you value yourself and what you’re willing to accept in relationships. Mercury here brings mental focus to financial matters and family communication.
Scorpio Rising: Venus rules your 7th and 12th houses. This is a 1st house transit, profoundly affecting your sense of self, your appearance, and how others perceive you. Your magnetism is heightened, but so is your vulnerability. Mercury in your 1st house intensifies your mental energy and makes you more verbally expressive—use this wisely.
Gemini and Virgo Rising: Mercury rules your chart, so Mercury in Scorpio is particularly significant. For Gemini rising, this is a 6th house transit affecting health and work; for Virgo rising, it’s a 3rd house transit affecting communication and siblings. Both will feel Mercury’s intensity more strongly.
Cancer Rising: This is a 5th house transit, affecting romance, creativity, and children. Past life karma around romantic relationships may surface for healing. Mercury here can bring obsessive thoughts about romantic partners or creative projects.
Leo Rising: This is a 4th house transit, bringing intensity to home and family matters. Emotional security becomes the focus. Mercury in the 4th digs into family history and childhood patterns.
All other rising signs will feel this transit in their own way based on which house Scorpio occupies in their chart.
The Gift Within This Intensity
Right now, as Sun, Mercury, and Venus occupy Scorpio together (with Mars departing tomorrow), we’re in the midst of a comprehensive transformation. This convergence brings up our deepest wounds around identity (Sun), our most obsessive thought patterns (Mercury), and our karmic relationship dynamics (Venus). But within this concentration of energy lies a profound gift: the opportunity for deep, lasting change.
Scorpio doesn’t allow superficial change. It demands that we go to the root, that we face what we’ve been avoiding, that we allow old patterns to die so new ones can be born. The Sun here is being initiated into authentic power beyond ego. Mercury is learning that true understanding comes from direct experience of the depths, not just intellectual analysis. Venus is discovering that true love isn’t about comfort or pleasure alone, but about the willingness to be transformed by the encounter with another soul.
Over the coming weeks, as these three planets complete their journeys through Scorpio, we’ll experience three distinct completions:
- When the Sun leaves (December 15th—9 days from now): Your new identity begins to stabilize. Who you’re becoming becomes clearer.
- When Venus leaves (December 19th—13 days from now): Relationship patterns that needed to transform have shifted. What stays, stays; what goes, goes.
- When Mercury finally departs (December 28th—22 days from now): The mental obsessions release. Your thoughts can move into new territory.
But today—December 6th, 2025—we’re at the peak intensity. All four planets together for 24 hours. This is the cosmic reset button being pressed.
The intensity you’re feeling right now is not punishment—it’s purification. The depth is not depression—it’s initiation. The darkness is not evil—it’s the fertile void where new light is born.
Let this moment do its work. Trust the process. Find your spiritual teacher. Connect to Jupiter’s wisdom. And remember: you are not the body, not the mind, not even the personality you’ve constructed. You are the immortal Self, using these Scorpio transits to remember what you truly are.
Source: ASTRO BLOG Archives – Applied Vedic Astrology – www.appliedvedicastrology.com
