Cancer

June 21 at 08:24 AM — July 22 at 07:13 PM

The Sun does not enter Cancer at the same moment every year. Across the years covered here the boundary moves by 36.1 hours, landing on day 20/21/22 of the month depending on the year — which is why a fixed table names the wrong sign for some people.

Every date in Cancer

Each date has its own page, with the Sun's exact position that day. The first and last are shared with the neighbouring sign — on those the birth year decides.

• June 21
• June 22
• June 23
• June 24
• June 25
• June 26
• June 27
• June 28
• June 29
• June 30
• July 1
• July 2
• July 3
• July 4
• July 5
• July 6
• July 7
• July 8
• July 9
• July 10
• July 11
• July 12
• July 13
• July 14
• July 15
• July 16
• July 17
• July 18
• July 19
• July 20
• July 21
• July 22

Classification

Element

Water

Modality

Cardinal

Ruler

Moon

Exaltation

Jupiter

Ecliptic arc

90° – 120°

About Cancer

Traditional astrology associates Cancer with the interface between internal experience and external protection. As a cardinal sign, it initiates action, yet its water element directs this impetus inward to establish secure foundations, domestic boundaries, and emotional containment. The rulership of the Moon introduces themes of cyclic change, memory, and instinctual response rather than deliberate logic. Consequently, the sign is linked to the preservation of heritage, the defence of the private sphere, and the nurturing of vulnerable entities. Its symbolic expression prioritises subjective safety and the gradual integration of external impressions.

Cancer year by year