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Water · cardinal sign · Jun 21 — Jul 22

Cancer
compatibility

Caring and sensitive, lives by the heart. Home, family and feeling safe matter most.

Cancer personality

Caring and sensitive, lives by the heart. Home, family and feeling safe matter most.

Ruling planet — the Moon, element — water, modality — cardinal. Dates: Jun 21 — Jul 22.

Cancer in love

Loves tenderly and protectively. Values family warmth, cosiness and emotional closeness.

In a couple, Cancer brings care, a sense of home and emotional depth.

Emotions and everyday life

Very sensitive and caring. Home and loved ones are the main source of strength.

Passion

Acts to protect their own. Tender in passion, but easily hurt.

Friendship and work

As a friend, Cancer is the friend who remembers birthdays and brings soup when you are ill.

At work, Cancer looks after the team and reads people and clients well.

Cancer in an argument

In an argument, Cancer gets hurt and retreats into the shell — they need the partner to reach out first.

Best matches for Cancer

The highest scores go to: Cancer and Scorpio (8.6), Cancer and Pisces (8.6), Cancer and Taurus (8.3). The most challenging pairs are Cancer and Aquarius (5.4) and Cancer and Sagittarius (5.4) — but these scores are based on Sun signs only.

Who is Cancer compatible with: all signs

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