366 days of the year · Swiss Ephemeris
Born on November 17: Scorpio
Quick facts
- Sign
- ♏︎ Scorpio
- Element
- Water
- Modality
- Fixed
- Ruler
- Pluto · Mars
- Decan
- Decan 3 · Moon
- Sun degree
- 24° Scorpio (noon, averaged over the years)
- Birthday number
- 8
- Day 321 of the year
Scorpio, decan 3
Sub-ruler: Moon
The Moon softens Scorpio intensity with real tenderness. You are protective of the people you love, remember birthdays and old wounds alike, and create a sense of safety that others don’t want to leave. You can sit with hard feelings without running from them. Holding on is the problem, to grudges, to habits, to a version of someone that no longer exists. Let a few things go on purpose. You need to feel secure before you open up; tell your partner that rather than testing them. Your memory and loyalty make you invaluable to any team.
Birthday number 8
Big goals don’t intimidate you; they focus you. This birthday number is linked with authority, organization and the drive to build something substantial, whether that means running a team, a company or a very well organized household. You’re good with resources and comfortable making decisions others avoid. Respect matters to you, and you usually earn it. Watch for the habit of measuring yourself only by results, which can make rest feel like failure. Success lands better when the people around you are thriving too.
Born in November
Bare branches, early dark and the first heavy coat: November asks for inner resources, and its people usually have them. Scorpio holds the month until around the 22nd, giving focus, emotional courage and a loyalty that doesn’t quit; Sagittarius picks up the rest with humor, honesty and an appetite for far horizons. Topaz, the birthstone, glows in warm golden tones, linked with strength and clear purpose. The chrysanthemum, the birth flower, keeps blooming when little else does, a symbol of cheerfulness and long life. Expect November people to say the true thing, then make you laugh about it.
Famous people born on November 17
- Martin Scorsese (1942)American filmmaker (born 1942)
- Vespasian (9)ninth Roman Emperor and founder of the Flavian dynasty (69–79)
- Cyril Ramaphosa (1952)President of South Africa since 2018
- Eugene Paul Wigner (1902)Hungarian-American physicist and mathematician (1902–1995)
- Rachel McAdams (1978)Canadian actress (born 1978)
- Louis XVIII of France (1755)King of France and Navarre from 1814 to 1815 and from 1815 to 1824 (1755-1824)
- Danny DeVito (1944)American actor, comedian, director and producer (born 1944)
- Nicolas Appert (1749)French inventor of airtight food preservation (1749–1841)
Source: Wikidata (CC0); ranked by the number of Wikipedia languages.
Most compatible signs for Scorpio
Frequently asked questions
What zodiac sign is November 17?
People born on November 17 are Scorpio (October 23 – November 21). Element: Water; ruling planet: Pluto · Mars.
What are people born on November 17 like?
They are born in decan 3 of Scorpio, sub-ruled by Moon. The Moon softens Scorpio intensity with real tenderness. You are protective of the people you love, remember birthdays and old wounds alike, and create a sense of safety that others don’t want to leave. You can sit with hard feelings without running from them. Holding on is the problem, to grudges, to habits, to a version of someone that no longer exists. Let a few things go on purpose. You need to feel secure before you open up; tell your partner that rather than testing them. Your memory and loyalty make you invaluable to any team.
Which famous people were born on November 17?
Well-known people born on November 17 include Martin Scorsese, Vespasian, Cyril Ramaphosa, Eugene Paul Wigner, Rachel McAdams.
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The sign is computed from the Sun's position at noon (UTC) for the years 1940–2030; on cusp dates the exact sign depends on the birth time. Decan and numerology readings are traditional symbolic descriptions.