The Sun in Cancer
Cancer season
The Sun enters Cancer at the June solstice: a month for home, care and the people who feel like family.
Cardinal waterRuled by MoonAbout 31 days
Starts in
- The Sun enters
- The Sun leaves
Times are shown in your time zone. The table below gives them in UTC.
What the season is about
Cancer season begins at the June solstice, when the Sun reaches 0 degrees Cancer. It is a cardinal water sign ruled by the Moon.
It is a month for looking after people and places. Home, family, memory and feeling come forward, and small kindnesses go a long way.
The risk is retreating too far into your shell. Keep one door open.
Want to know what the season means for your own chart?
Ask Guide about this seasonWhat it asks of each sign
Read your Sun sign, and your rising sign too if you know it. Each line follows the part of your chart the season passes through.
Cancer
Your own season
It is your season, and a time to look after yourself first. Decide what home and belonging should look like this year, and start there.
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Leo
Your twelfth house
Your own season is next, so this month is for withdrawing a little. Let old feelings surface and pass, and come back rested.
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Virgo
Your eleventh house
Friends become family this month. Host, check on the friend who has gone quiet, and put effort into the group that holds you.
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Libra
Your tenth house
Your public life asks for a caring touch. Look after your team, mentor someone, and let people see the side of you that cares.
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Scorpio
Your ninth house
The pull is toward places and ideas that feel like home. Visit somewhere you belong, or learn the history of where you come from.
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Sagittarius
Your eighth house
Deep feelings come up around what you share with others. Be honest about what you need to feel safe, and ask the same of them.
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Capricorn
Your seventh house
Partners need care and want to give it. Make room for a quiet evening together, and let yourself be looked after too.
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Aquarius
Your sixth house
Your daily rhythm asks for gentleness. Build small routines that look after you, and keep work from spilling into every evening.
Reading confidence 40%Today’s horoscope
Pisces
Your fifth house
Affection comes easily. Make something with love, spend unhurried time with the people you dote on, and let romance be cosy.
Reading confidence 40%Today’s horoscope
Aries
Your fourth house
This is the month for home. Spend time with family or the people who feel like family, and make one room a better place to be.
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Taurus
Your third house
Words carry more feeling now. Check in with a sibling or a neighbour, and say the kind thing instead of assuming it is known.
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Gemini
Your second house
Care turns to what you keep. Make your space and your routines feel safe, and hold on to what has real meaning for you.
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Year by year
The exact instants the Sun enters and leaves the sign, in UTC. The sign dates you see quoted are averages; the real crossing moves by up to a day from year to year.
| Season | Enters (UTC) | Leaves (UTC) | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Jun 21, 2026 08:25 | Jul 22, 2026 19:13 | 31 |
| 2027 | Jun 21, 2027 14:10 | Jul 23, 2027 01:04 | 31 |
| 2028 | Jun 20, 2028 20:01 | Jul 22, 2028 06:54 | 31 |
| 2029 | Jun 21, 2029 01:48 | Jul 22, 2029 12:42 | 31 |
| 2030 | Jun 21, 2030 07:31 | Jul 22, 2030 18:25 | 31 |
| 2031 | Jun 21, 2031 13:17 | Jul 23, 2031 00:10 | 31 |
| 2032 | Jun 20, 2032 19:08 | Jul 22, 2032 06:05 | 31 |
| 2033 | Jun 21, 2033 01:01 | Jul 22, 2033 11:53 | 31 |
| 2034 | Jun 21, 2034 06:44 | Jul 22, 2034 17:36 | 31 |
| 2035 | Jun 21, 2035 12:33 | Jul 22, 2035 23:28 | 31 |
| 2036 | Jun 20, 2036 18:31 | Jul 22, 2036 05:22 | 31 |
| 2037 | Jun 21, 2037 00:22 | Jul 22, 2037 11:12 | 31 |
| 2038 | Jun 21, 2038 06:09 | Jul 22, 2038 17:00 | 31 |
| 2039 | Jun 21, 2039 11:57 | Jul 22, 2039 22:48 | 31 |
| 2040 | Jun 20, 2040 17:46 | Jul 22, 2040 04:41 | 31 |
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Questions, answered
When does Cancer season start?
The Sun enters Cancer on June 21, 2027, 14:10 UTC and leaves on July 23, 2027, 01:04 UTC, about 31 days later. The page shows both moments in your own time zone.
Why do the Cancer dates change from year to year?
The usual Cancer dates are an average. The calendar year is not a whole number of days long, so the moment the Sun crosses into Cancer drifts by some hours each year and can land on a neighbouring date, depending on your time zone as well.
What if I was born on the first or last day of Cancer season?
Your Sun sign depends on the exact moment of your birth, not on the average dates. A birth chart with your birth time settles it.
What does “Reading confidence 40%” mean?
It says how specific a reading is. A line written for a Sun sign alone, with no date or birth time, carries 40%. It is not the chance that something happens.