Acrab
Beta Scorpii · Scorpius
Position (2026)
♐ 3°34' Sagittarius
Magnitude
2.56
Planetary Nature
Mars / Saturn (robson)
Alvidas: Jupiter / Saturn / Moon (Jupiter in square to Saturn and the Moon)
Spectral Type
B0.5V
Appearance
A triple star of pale white and lilac on the head of the Scorpion
Name Origin
Language
Arabic
Original Form
Al 'Aqrab
Meaning
The Scorpion
Beta Scorpii. Named simply for the constellation itself. Also known as Graffias (from the Greek γράφειν, to write, possibly referring to the crab/scorpion's claws). The star is a fine double.
Known As
Acrab in Astrology
Acrab, the crown of the Scorpion, carries Mars-Saturn energy that bestows a commanding, intense presence and the capacity for strategic, patient accumulation of power. It grants you a quality of formidable, disciplined intensity and the instinct to position yourself at the center of power structures.
When Acrab Is Angular
Acrab carries additional weight when it falls on one of the chart angles, independent of any planet conjunction.
If Rising
Acrab rising on the Ascendant confers material success and social advancement, but these gains are shadowed by danger, instability, and the threat of violence or illness. The native may achieve prominence in competitive or high-stakes environments, yet must remain alert to the transient nature of these accomplishments. Benefits granted by this star tend to carry hidden costs and rarely endure without considerable personal sacrifice.
Mythology & History
Acrab, also known as Graffias, takes its name from the Arabic al-Aqrab meaning 'the scorpion,' as it sits in the head or claw region of Scorpius. The double name Graffias comes from a Latin-Greek hybrid meaning 'the claws' or 'crab.' This star has long been associated with the initial strike of the scorpion, the moment of confrontation before the deadly sting. In Babylonian astronomy, the stars at the head of the Scorpion were associated with the warrior aspect of the constellation, representing the creature's aggressive forward stance.
Scorpius Context
Acrab marks the forehead or upper claw of Scorpius, the great scorpion sent by Gaia to punish Orion's hubris. The constellation's head region, where Acrab sits, represents the scorpion's sensory apparatus and its readiness to strike. While Antares at the heart embodies concentrated power and the tail stars carry the lethal sting, Acrab in the head carries the initial awareness, the predatory intelligence that identifies and targets threats.
Learn more about Scorpius and its stars.
Natal Conjunctions
Find your conjunctions →Acrab Conjunct Sun
Acrab conjunct the Sun produces a personality of commanding, predatory intelligence and the capacity for strategic confrontation. You possess the scorpion's quality of watching, waiting, and striking with calculated precision at the moment of maximum effect.
Acrab Conjunct Moon
Acrab conjunct the Moon creates emotional instincts of sharp, watchful defensiveness and strategic emotional awareness. Your feelings operate like a threat detection system, identifying hidden dangers with uncomfortable precision.
Acrab Conjunct Mercury
Acrab conjunct Mercury gives a mind of predatory analytical sharpness and strategic communicative power. You think with the concentrated focus of someone hunting for weaknesses and communicate with the precision of a strike.
Acrab Conjunct Venus
Acrab conjunct Venus brings strategic, watchful intensity to love and creative expression. You perceive the power dynamics beneath beauty and attraction, and creative work carries the concentrated focus of predatory intelligence.
Acrab Conjunct Mars
Acrab conjunct Mars amplifies strategic confrontational instincts into exceptional tactical fighting ability. You possess the scorpion's patience combined with its capacity for devastating, precisely timed strikes.
Acrab Conjunct Jupiter
Acrab conjunct Jupiter expands predatory intelligence into broad strategic campaigns of calculated confrontation. You pursue large goals with the combined force of strategic patience and aggressive philosophical ambition.
Acrab Conjunct Saturn
Acrab conjunct Saturn deepens strategic watchfulness into a lifetime mastery of calculated, patiently sustained confrontation. Your authority comes from the demonstrated depth and duration of your strategic vigilance.
Acrab Conjunct Uranus
Acrab conjunct Uranus channels strategic intensity into unexpected, shocking confrontational action. You strike from angles that no conventional defense anticipated.
Acrab Conjunct Neptune
Acrab conjunct Neptune adds intuitive threat perception to strategic intelligence. You sense danger through channels that rational analysis cannot access, and your watchfulness extends into the realm of psychological intuition.
Acrab Conjunct Pluto
Acrab conjunct Pluto intensifies strategic confrontational power to its most fundamentally transformative extreme. You engage with the deepest power dynamics and possess the capacity for confrontations that permanently alter all involved.
Acrab Conjunct North Node
Acrab conjunct the North Node orients destiny toward developing the strategic intelligence and watchful, calculating patience required for effective confrontation with genuine threats.
Acrab Conjunct Ascendant
Acrab on the Ascendant gives a commanding, watchfully intense presence that communicates strategic awareness. Others sense that you observe more than you reveal and that your patience conceals devastating capability.
Acrab Conjunct Midheaven
Acrab on the Midheaven builds a career through strategic confrontational intelligence and the capacity for calculated, precisely timed professional action at critical moments.
Paran Interpretations
Parans describe what happens when Acrab and a planet simultaneously occupy the four angles (rising, culminating, setting, nadir) at a given location.
Acrab in Paran with Sun
Rising
Acrab rising with the Sun marks someone who enters life with predatory strategic instincts and watchful, commanding intensity.
Culminating
Acrab culminating with the Sun places strategic confrontational intelligence at the peak of public career achievement.
Setting
Acrab setting with the Sun suggests a legacy of calculated, precisely timed interventions honored for their effectiveness.
At the Nadir
Acrab at the nadir with the Sun reveals deeply private strategic intensity that silently powers all outward watchfulness.
Acrab in Paran with Moon
Rising
Acrab rising with the Moon instills early emotional watchfulness and sharp, defensive threat detection.
Culminating
Acrab culminating with the Moon brings strategic emotional awareness to its most publicly effective expression.
Setting
Acrab setting with the Moon indicates emotional strategic intelligence that grows more precisely perceptive with age.
At the Nadir
Acrab at the nadir with the Moon conceals fierce emotional watchfulness that operates beneath composed surfaces.
Acrab in Paran with Mercury
Rising
Acrab rising with Mercury bestows exceptional early strategic analytical sharpness and predatory intellectual focus.
Culminating
Acrab culminating with Mercury elevates strategic, confrontationally precise communication to professional distinction.
Setting
Acrab setting with Mercury suggests a mind that grows more strategically sharp and precisely targeting with decades.
At the Nadir
Acrab at the nadir with Mercury reveals hidden reserves of predatory analytical intelligence beneath measured speech.
Acrab in Paran with Venus
Rising
Acrab rising with Venus shapes early love with strategic awareness and the perception of power dynamics beneath beauty.
Culminating
Acrab culminating with Venus brings recognition for art and love expressed with commanding strategic intensity.
Setting
Acrab setting with Venus suggests creative expression that grows more strategically aware and intensely perceptive.
At the Nadir
Acrab at the nadir with Venus conceals a private strategic awareness of beauty's power dynamics beneath composed devotion.
Acrab in Paran with Mars
Rising
Acrab rising with Mars produces exceptional early tactical fighting ability and predatory competitive instincts.
Culminating
Acrab culminating with Mars places strategic, precisely calculated striking power at the absolute peak of achievement.
Setting
Acrab setting with Mars indicates tactical fighting ability that grows more devastatingly precise with experience.
At the Nadir
Acrab at the nadir with Mars conceals extraordinary reserves of calculated, strategically patient fighting energy.
Acrab in Paran with Jupiter
Rising
Acrab rising with Jupiter expands early strategic instincts into broad, ambitiously calculated confrontational campaigns.
Culminating
Acrab culminating with Jupiter brings peak achievement through expansive, strategically intelligent leadership.
Setting
Acrab setting with Jupiter indicates growing strategic scope and expanding confrontational influence in later years.
At the Nadir
Acrab at the nadir with Jupiter reveals vast inner strategic vision that fuels all outward calculated action.
Acrab in Paran with Saturn
Rising
Acrab rising with Saturn demands early discipline in developing the sustained, patiently calculated strategic vigilance of maturity.
Culminating
Acrab culminating with Saturn achieves the deepest strategic authority through decades of disciplined, watchful confrontational mastery.
Setting
Acrab setting with Saturn builds an enduring reputation for strategic patience and calculated precision across a lifetime.
At the Nadir
Acrab at the nadir with Saturn establishes the deepest inner reserves of disciplined strategic watchfulness.
Acrab in Paran with Ascendant
Rising
Acrab rising with the Ascendant stamps the personality with commanding, watchfully intense strategic presence.
Culminating
Acrab culminating with the Ascendant projects predatory strategic awareness onto the broadest possible stage.
Setting
Acrab setting with the Ascendant draws others who sense your watchful intensity and respect your calculated patience.
At the Nadir
Acrab at the nadir with the Ascendant grounds identity in deeply private strategic intensity and predatory watchfulness.
Acrab in Paran with Midheaven
Rising
Acrab rising with the Midheaven launches a career defined by strategic confrontational intelligence from the start.
Culminating
Acrab culminating with the Midheaven represents peak career achievement through calculated, precisely timed professional action.
Setting
Acrab setting with the Midheaven indicates a career legacy of strategic precision and calculated confrontation valued in retrospect.
At the Nadir
Acrab at the nadir with the Midheaven builds career success on hidden foundations of strategic patience and watchful discipline.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does the name Acrab mean?
The name Acrab comes from Arabic: Al 'Aqrab, meaning "The Scorpion." Beta Scorpii. The star is known by 3 different cultural names across world traditions.
Lunar Mansions
Acrab serves as the determinant star for these 2 lunar mansions across different traditions.
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