366 days of the year · Swiss Ephemeris
Born on November 20: Scorpio
Quick facts
- Sign
- ♏︎ Scorpio
- Element
- Water
- Modality
- Fixed
- Ruler
- Pluto · Mars
- Decan
- Decan 3 · Moon
- Sun degree
- 27° Scorpio (noon, averaged over the years)
- Birthday number
- 2
- Day 324 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 2
Harmony is your home base. You read a room quickly, notice who has gone quiet and find the middle ground before anyone else realizes there was a disagreement. Partnerships suit you: a good collaborator brings out your best work. Patience and tact are real strengths, not soft ones. The catch is that you can swallow your own opinion to keep the peace, then feel unseen. Practice saying what you want in plain words; the people who matter will be glad to hear it.
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 20
- Joe Biden (1942)46th President of the United States (2021–2025)
- Selma Lagerlöf (1858)Swedish writer (1858–1940)
- Nadine Gordimer (1923)South African writer (1923–2014)
- Edwin Hubble (1889)American astronomer (1889–1953)
- Robert F. Kennedy (1925)American politician and lawyer (1925–1968)
- Pius VIII (1761)Pope of the Catholic Church from 1829 to 1830
- Benoit Mandelbrot (1924)Polish-born, French and American mathematician (1924–2010)
- Kirill (1946)bishop, priest, eastern Orthodox priest, eastern Orthodox bishop, patriarch
Source: Wikidata (CC0); ranked by the number of Wikipedia languages.
Most compatible signs for Scorpio
Frequently asked questions
What zodiac sign is November 20?
People born on November 20 are Scorpio (October 23 – November 21). Element: Water; ruling planet: Pluto · Mars.
What are people born on November 20 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 20?
Well-known people born on November 20 include Joe Biden, Selma Lagerlöf, Nadine Gordimer, Edwin Hubble, Robert F. Kennedy.
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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.