The twelve signs · XIII Death
Scorpio
The scorpion sent against Orion. They were set on opposite sides of the sky: when Scorpius rises in the east, Orion sets in the west.
Its card
XIII Death
The sign
23 October – 21 November
The Sun in the real constellation
about 23–29 November (then Ophiuchus, until 18 December)
Brightest stars
Antares, Shaula, Sargas
Why two sets of dates? The signs were fixed more than two thousand years ago. Since then the Earth's axis has slowly turned, and today the Sun crosses each constellation weeks later than its sign. Our cards draw the sky as it truly is.