Cancer Zodiac Sign
approximately June 21–July 22
Cancer is a cardinal water sign traditionally associated with protection, belonging, emotional memory, and the creation of safe foundations.
Cancer strengths
Notices emotional undercurrents and often invests deeply in people, places, and traditions that feel meaningful.
Cancer challenges
Protectiveness can become withdrawal or over-identification with the past.
About the date range
The dates above are a practical tropical-zodiac shortcut, not a permanent astronomical boundary at midnight on those dates. Exact Sun sign near a cusp depends on the year, time, and location used by an ephemeris.