Cancer dates

When is Cancer season?

Cancer season usually runs from June 21 to July 21. But the Sun keeps its own clock, and it crosses into Cancer at a different minute every year. Here is that moment for each year between 1930 and 2050, and for this year in your own time.

Born as the light peaks, with the Moon as your guardian.

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Cancer season 2027

The Sun enters Cancer
Monday, June 21 at 14:10
The Sun moves on into Leo
Friday, July 23 at 01:04

Greenwich time (UTC).

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What Cancer season asks of all of us

The solstice brings the longest light, and then the year quietly turns toward home. Cancer season pulls us back to our people, our kitchens, our old photographs. Feelings sit closer to the surface, so be gentle with yours and with everyone else's. Stay in. Make soup. Nobody needs you to be impressive this month.

A small ritual

Cook something from your childhood, or call the person who used to cook it for you.

Written from the northern hemisphere, where these seasons were first named. South of the equator the weather flips, and the sign keeps its meaning.

Which third of Cancer are you?

The Sun spends about ten days in each third of a sign. These are the dates for 2027, Greenwich time. Your birthday lives in one of them.

First decanJune 21 to July 2

Ruled by the Moon

With the Moon ruling both sign and decan, you are Cancer at its most lunar. Your moods move with the tides, and your memory keeps every kindness and every hurt.

Born June 21?
Second decanJuly 2 to July 12

Ruled by Pluto

Pluto deepens the waters. You feel things at the root, you sense what others hide, and your loyalty runs almost without end.

Born July 2?
Third decanJuly 12 to July 23

Ruled by Neptune

Neptune makes Cancer dreamy and porous. You absorb the feelings around you, and your imagination is a place others love to visit.

Born July 12?

Born on the edge?

If your birthday is June 20, June 21, June 22 or July 21, July 22, July 23, July 24, your Sun sign depends on the year and even the hour you were born. Tap your day to find out which side of the line you landed on.

June 20June 21June 22July 21July 22July 23July 24

The Cancer in you

The longest day in the north brings Cancer season with it, the moment the year turns quietly back toward home. You feel everything and forget nothing. Your love is a shelter people come back to for years, and your gut usually knows the truth long before your head catches up.

How common is Cancer?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, 8.86% of babies were born under Cancer, about 89 in every 1,000. That makes Cancer number 3 of 12, where 1 is the most common.

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Why the dates move

Our calendar counts 365 days, but the Sun takes about 365 days and 6 hours to come back to the same point in the sky. So each year it crosses into Cancer roughly six hours later than the year before, until a leap day pulls the calendar back into step. That is why the first and last days of every sign can belong to either side.

Between 1930 and 2050, Cancer season begins as early as June 20, 2048 at 15:53 and as late as June 22, 1931 at 09:28, Greenwich time.

Cancer season, year by year

Greenwich time (UTC). The season ends the minute the next sign begins.

YearBeginsEnds
1930Jun 22, 03:53Jul 23, 14:41
1931Jun 22, 09:28Jul 23, 20:21
1932Jun 21, 15:22Jul 23, 02:18
1933Jun 21, 21:11Jul 23, 08:05
1934Jun 22, 02:47Jul 23, 13:41
1935Jun 22, 08:37Jul 23, 19:32
1936Jun 21, 14:21Jul 23, 01:17
1937Jun 21, 20:11Jul 23, 07:07
1938Jun 22, 02:03Jul 23, 12:56
1939Jun 22, 07:39Jul 23, 18:36
1940Jun 21, 13:36Jul 23, 00:34
1941Jun 21, 19:33Jul 23, 06:26
1942Jun 22, 01:15Jul 23, 12:06
1943Jun 22, 07:12Jul 23, 18:04
1944Jun 21, 13:02Jul 22, 23:55
1945Jun 21, 18:52Jul 23, 05:45
1946Jun 22, 00:44Jul 23, 11:36
1947Jun 22, 06:19Jul 23, 17:14
1948Jun 21, 12:10Jul 22, 23:07
1949Jun 21, 18:02Jul 23, 04:56
1950Jun 21, 23:35Jul 23, 10:29
1951Jun 22, 05:24Jul 23, 16:20
1952Jun 21, 11:12Jul 22, 22:07
1953Jun 21, 16:59Jul 23, 03:52
1954Jun 21, 22:54Jul 23, 09:44
1955Jun 22, 04:31Jul 23, 15:24
1956Jun 21, 10:24Jul 22, 21:20
1957Jun 21, 16:20Jul 23, 03:14
1958Jun 21, 21:56Jul 23, 08:50
1959Jun 22, 03:49Jul 23, 14:45
1960Jun 21, 09:42Jul 22, 20:37
1961Jun 21, 15:30Jul 23, 02:23
1962Jun 21, 21:24Jul 23, 08:18
1963Jun 22, 03:03Jul 23, 13:59
1964Jun 21, 08:56Jul 22, 19:52
1965Jun 21, 14:55Jul 23, 01:47
1966Jun 21, 20:33Jul 23, 07:22
1967Jun 22, 02:23Jul 23, 13:16
1968Jun 21, 08:13Jul 22, 19:07
1969Jun 21, 13:54Jul 23, 00:48
1970Jun 21, 19:42Jul 23, 06:36
1971Jun 22, 01:19Jul 23, 12:14
1972Jun 21, 07:05Jul 22, 18:02
1973Jun 21, 13:00Jul 22, 23:55
1974Jun 21, 18:37Jul 23, 05:29
1975Jun 22, 00:26Jul 23, 11:21
1976Jun 21, 06:23Jul 22, 17:18
1977Jun 21, 12:13Jul 22, 23:03
1978Jun 21, 18:09Jul 23, 05:00
1979Jun 21, 23:56Jul 23, 10:48
1980Jun 21, 05:46Jul 22, 16:41
1981Jun 21, 11:44Jul 22, 22:39
1982Jun 21, 17:22Jul 23, 04:15
1983Jun 21, 23:08Jul 23, 10:04
1984Jun 21, 05:02Jul 22, 15:58
1985Jun 21, 10:44Jul 22, 21:36
1986Jun 21, 16:29Jul 23, 03:24
1987Jun 21, 22:10Jul 23, 09:06
1988Jun 21, 03:56Jul 22, 14:51
1989Jun 21, 09:52Jul 22, 20:45
1990Jun 21, 15:32Jul 23, 02:21
1991Jun 21, 21:18Jul 23, 08:11
1992Jun 21, 03:14Jul 22, 14:09
1993Jun 21, 08:59Jul 22, 19:50
1994Jun 21, 14:48Jul 23, 01:41
1995Jun 21, 20:34Jul 23, 07:29
1996Jun 21, 02:23Jul 22, 13:18
1997Jun 21, 08:19Jul 22, 19:15
1998Jun 21, 14:02Jul 23, 00:55
1999Jun 21, 19:49Jul 23, 06:44
2000Jun 21, 01:47Jul 22, 12:42
2001Jun 21, 07:37Jul 22, 18:26
2002Jun 21, 13:24Jul 23, 00:14
2003Jun 21, 19:10Jul 23, 06:04
2004Jun 21, 00:56Jul 22, 11:50
2005Jun 21, 06:46Jul 22, 17:40
2006Jun 21, 12:25Jul 22, 23:17
2007Jun 21, 18:06Jul 23, 05:00
2008Jun 20, 23:59Jul 22, 10:54
2009Jun 21, 05:45Jul 22, 16:36
2010Jun 21, 11:28Jul 22, 22:21
2011Jun 21, 17:16Jul 23, 04:11
2012Jun 20, 23:08Jul 22, 10:00
2013Jun 21, 05:03Jul 22, 15:55
2014Jun 21, 10:51Jul 22, 21:41
2015Jun 21, 16:37Jul 23, 03:30
2016Jun 20, 22:34Jul 22, 09:30
2017Jun 21, 04:24Jul 22, 15:15
2018Jun 21, 10:07Jul 22, 21:00
2019Jun 21, 15:54Jul 23, 02:50
2020Jun 20, 21:43Jul 22, 08:36
2021Jun 21, 03:31Jul 22, 14:26
2022Jun 21, 09:13Jul 22, 20:07
2023Jun 21, 14:57Jul 23, 01:50
2024Jun 20, 20:50Jul 22, 07:44
2025Jun 21, 02:42Jul 22, 13:29
2026Jun 21, 08:25Jul 22, 19:13
2027Jun 21, 14:10Jul 23, 01:04
2028Jun 20, 20:01Jul 22, 06:53
2029Jun 21, 01:48Jul 22, 12:41
2030Jun 21, 07:31Jul 22, 18:25
2031Jun 21, 13:17Jul 23, 00:10
2032Jun 20, 19:08Jul 22, 06:04
2033Jun 21, 01:00Jul 22, 11:52
2034Jun 21, 06:44Jul 22, 17:36
2035Jun 21, 12:32Jul 22, 23:28
2036Jun 20, 18:31Jul 22, 05:22
2037Jun 21, 00:22Jul 22, 11:12
2038Jun 21, 06:09Jul 22, 16:59
2039Jun 21, 11:57Jul 22, 22:48
2040Jun 20, 17:46Jul 22, 04:40
2041Jun 20, 23:36Jul 22, 10:26
2042Jun 21, 05:15Jul 22, 16:06
2043Jun 21, 10:57Jul 22, 21:53
2044Jun 20, 16:50Jul 22, 03:43
2045Jun 20, 22:33Jul 22, 09:26
2046Jun 21, 04:14Jul 22, 15:08
2047Jun 21, 10:03Jul 22, 20:55
2048Jun 20, 15:53Jul 22, 02:46
2049Jun 20, 21:47Jul 22, 08:36
2050Jun 21, 03:32Jul 22, 14:21

Every Cancer birthday

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

Questions about Cancer dates

When does Cancer season start in 2027?

In 2027 the Sun enters Cancer on Monday, June 21 at 14:10 Greenwich time, and moves on into Leo on Friday, July 23 at 01:04.

What are the dates for Cancer?

Cancer usually runs from June 21 to July 21. If your birthday is June 20, June 21, June 22, July 21, July 22, July 23, July 24, check your birth year, because the exact days shift a little every year.

Why do the Cancer dates change from year to year?

Our calendar counts 365 days, but the Sun takes about 365 days and 6 hours to come back to the same point in the sky. So each year it crosses into Cancer roughly six hours later than the year before, until a leap day pulls the calendar back into step. That is why the first and last days of every sign can belong to either side. Between 1930 and 2050, Cancer season begins as early as June 20, 2048 at 15:53 and as late as June 22, 1931 at 09:28, Greenwich time.

I was born on the first or last day of Cancer. Which sign am I?

It depends on the year, the time and the place you were born. Open your birthday from this page, add your birth year, and Hali will show you exactly which side of the line you were born on.

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Your Sun sign is one star in a whole sky. Your Moon and rising sign tell the rest of your story.

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