Cancer ♋︎

Dates

June 21 to July 22

Element

Water

Modality

Cardinal (starts things)

Ruler

the Moon

Lucky day

Monday

Colour

silver

Birthstone

pearl

Cancer personality

Cancer carries home on its back. Ruled by the Moon, the crab is tender inside a hard shell: protective of family, sharp about feelings and capable of remembering what you said in 2014.

Strengths: empathy, loyalty, intuition, care.

Weaknesses: moodiness, holding grudges, retreating into the shell.

Cancer in love

In love Cancer wants safety before passion. Once they trust you, you get the warmest home and the fiercest defender you will ever have.

Cancer at work

Cancer suits caring and building work: healthcare, teaching, hospitality, family business, real estate and history.

Best matches

Scorpio 94%Pisces 94%Taurus 84%

Cancer compatibility with every sign

with Scorpio94%with Pisces94%with Taurus84%with Virgo83%Cancer and Cancer75%with Capricorn71%with Gemini60%with Leo60%with Sagittarius57%with Aquarius57%with Aries50%with Libra50%

Scores are traditional astrology turned into numbers: the angle between the signs, their elements and their modalities. How we score.

Questions about Cancer

What are the Cancer dates?

Cancer season runs from June 21 to July 22. If your birthday falls in that range, your sun sign is Cancer. Boundary dates can shift by a day in some years.

What is Cancer's element and ruling planet?

Cancer is a water sign of the cardinal modality, ruled by the Moon. Water signs feel: intuitive, caring and deep, sometimes moody.

What is the best match for Cancer?

By our compatibility scores, Cancer's best matches are Scorpio (94%), Pisces (94%), Taurus (84%). Any pairing can work: the scores are traditional astrology turned into numbers, for fun.

What are Cancer's strengths and weaknesses?

Strengths: empathy, loyalty, intuition, care. Weaknesses: moodiness, holding grudges, retreating into the shell.