Moon sign

Moon in Cancer

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Tender and home-focused. Feelings run close to the surface.

Next Moon in Cancer: Thu 26 Nov 10:51 UTC until Sat 28 Nov 11:20 UTC.

Your natal Moon in Cancer

The Moon rules Cancer, so here it's at home. A Cancer Moon feels deeply, remembers everything and needs a safe nest to retreat to. You care for others by instinct, and you need caring for too, even when you don't ask.

When the Moon is in Cancer

With the Moon in its own sign, Cancer days turn people towards home, family and comfort. Feelings sit close to the surface, so be gentle with yourself and with others.

The next times the Moon is in Cancer

The Moon comes back to Cancer about every 27.3 days and stays about 2.26 days each time.

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Full moons and new moons in Cancer

How much time the Moon spends in Cancer

8.3%of the time, 2000 to 2029
2.26days on average, each visit

Every sign gets almost exactly a twelfth of the Moon's time; the length of each visit changes with the Moon's speed in its orbit.

Today's Moon changes every few days. Yours never does.

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