Cancer

Cancer is the fourth sign of the zodiac, a cardinal water sign ruled by the Moon and symbolized by the Crab. It carries the energy of feeling and care, the urge to nurture, protect, and belong. The Sun passes through Cancer from roughly June 21 to July 22. Where Cancer falls in a chart is where a person seeks emotional safety, tends to others, and responds to life through the heart. The Cancer temperament is sensitive, loyal, protective, and intensely intuitive. It reads the mood of a room without trying and offers comfort and a sense of home to the people it loves. Cancer has a long memory and a strong attachment to family and the past. The same sensitivity, when guarded, becomes moodiness, clinging, and a habit of retreating into a shell when hurt. Cancer rules the chest, breasts, and stomach, and its key phrase is "I feel." Its growth lies in learning to protect itself without closing off, so that its care flows outward instead of turning into self-defense.