November 22 Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius or Scorpio?

November 22 is Sagittarius on the dates most calendars use, but it is a boundary day: from 1950 to 2029, about 71 percent of November 22 birth hours in US Eastern time fell in Sagittarius and about 29 percent in Scorpio.

Check a November 22 Sagittarius against any sign

You were born on a boundary day. The exact changeover shifts by up to a day depending on the year and the time of birth, so both signs are shown.

Share of November 22 birth hours, 1950 to 2029, US Eastern time
Sign	Share	The Sun's degrees
Sagittarius	71 percent	0.0 to 1.4 degrees of Sagittarius
Scorpio	29 percent	29.1 to 30.0 degrees of Scorpio

The Sun's move into Sagittarius landed between November 21 and November 22 (US Eastern time) in those years; the tropical year is about 365.24 days, so the moment shifts by hours from year to year and moves back after each leap day.

Check a November 22 birth by year and time

November 22 zodiac compatibility

If you are a Sagittarius

By this site's zodiac points method, a November 22 Sagittarius scores highest with Aries and Leo, a strong match at 8 of 8 points, then Libra and Aquarius, a good match at 5 of 8.

Pair	Verdict	Points	Aspect
Aries and Sagittarius	strong match	8 of 8	trine
Leo and Sagittarius	strong match	8 of 8	trine
Libra and Sagittarius	good match	5 of 8	sextile
Sagittarius and Aquarius	good match	5 of 8	sextile

who a November 22 Sagittarius is compatible with

Today's Sagittarius love horoscope

If you are a Scorpio

By this site's zodiac points method, a November 22 Scorpio scores highest with Cancer and Pisces, a strong match at 8 of 8 points, then Virgo and Capricorn, a good match at 5 of 8.

Pair	Verdict	Points	Aspect
Cancer and Scorpio	strong match	8 of 8	trine
Scorpio and Pisces	strong match	8 of 8	trine
Virgo and Scorpio	good match	5 of 8	sextile
Scorpio and Capricorn	good match	5 of 8	sextile

who a November 22 Scorpio is compatible with

Today's Scorpio love horoscope

Have your partner's birthday? Compare November 22 with your partner's birthday.

Scores come from this site's zodiac points method (formula 1.1), reviewed by Jahben R., astrologer, on 2026-09-23. How it works is on the methodology page.

Sagittarius at a glance for a November 22 birthday

If you are a Sagittarius

Element: fire
Modality: mutable
Ruler: Jupiter
Position: day 1 of 30 of Sagittarius
Next sign: Capricorn, from December 22

If you are a Scorpio

Element: water
Modality: fixed
Ruler: Pluto (traditionally Mars)
Position: the day after Scorpio's last day on most calendars (November 21)
Next sign: Sagittarius, from November 22

November 22 decan (Tradition)

In the triplicity system of decans, a tradition, November 22 falls at the end of the third decan of Scorpio (20 to 30 degrees), ruled by the Moon, or the start of the first decan of Sagittarius (0 to 10 degrees), ruled by Jupiter, depending on the year and hour.

The older Chaldean system of decans assigns different rulers.

Famous people born on November 22

Scarlett Johansson, actor, born 1984
Mark Ruffalo, actor, born 1967
Paolo Gentiloni, politician, born 1954
Terry Gilliam, comedian, born 1940
Jamie Lee Curtis, actor, born 1958

Birth dates from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-09-26.

A note on November 22 birthdays

Most years give November 22 to Sagittarius, at 0.0 to 1.4 degrees on day 1 of the sign's 30, with the ingress from Scorpio landing on November 21 or 22 depending on the year. In some years the Sun holds Scorpio's last degrees instead, 29.1 to 30.0, a cusp overlap this site reports as 71 percent Sagittarius against 29 percent Scorpio. Astrologers read the new sign through Jupiter as generosity, hope and room to grow, a lighter note than the Scorpio depth just left behind.

Questions people ask

Is November 22 a Sagittarius or a Scorpio?

Either, depending on the birth. On the dates most calendars use, November 22 is Sagittarius. From 1950 to 2029, about 71 percent of November 22 birth hours in US Eastern time fell in Sagittarius and about 29 percent in Scorpio; the year, the hour and the time zone decide.

Is November 22 on the Sagittarius and Scorpio cusp?

The Sun changes sign on or around November 22, so the day can belong to Sagittarius or Scorpio. A cusp is not a thirteenth sign in Western astrology or in this site's scoring: a November 22 birth is one sign or the other.

Who is a November 22 Sagittarius or Scorpio most compatible with?

By this site's zodiac points method, a Sagittarius scores highest with Aries and Leo (a strong match, 8 of 8 points), then Libra and Aquarius (a good match, 5 of 8); a Scorpio with Cancer and Pisces (a strong match, 8 of 8 points), then Virgo and Capricorn (a good match, 5 of 8).

Does the birth year change the zodiac sign for November 22?

Yes. The Sun's move into Sagittarius landed between November 21 and November 22 (US Eastern time) from 1950 to 2029, so the year, the hour and the time zone decide a November 22 sign. The calculator on the zodiac sign dates page checks one birth.

Birthdays around November 22

November 21, Scorpio or Sagittarius
November 23, Sagittarius
All November birthdays

Sources

astronomy-engine 2.1.19: the Sun's position; the methodology page records its check against NASA JPL Horizons, and the build checks it against published equinox and solstice times
This site's zodiac points method: formula 1.1
Wikidata (CC0): birth dates, fetched 2026-09-26