Some people read their zodiac predictions, as they believe their future depends on these predictions.
Nowadays, zodiacs are considered very important to many people, as you can understand. So, today we are about to learn more about one of the main 12 zodiac signs- the Cancer. Let’s go!
- Cancer is the fourth astrological sign in the Zodiac.
- It originates from the constellation of Cancer.
- It spans from 90° to 120° celestial longitude. Under the tropical zodiac.
- The Sun transits this area between approximately June 22 and July 22.
- So, people born on these days, belong to the Cancer Zodiac.
- Under the sidereal zodiac, the Sun transits this area between approximately July 21 and August 9.
- In astrology, Cancer is the cardinal sign of the Water trigon, which is made up of Cancer, Pisces, and Scorpio.
- It is one of the six negative signs.
- Its ruling planet is the Moon.
- Some depictions of Cancer feature a lobster or crayfish.
- The sign is most often represented by the crab.
- This is ased on the Karkinos.
- Karkinos means cancer in greek, and it is the alternative name of the particular constellation.
- Cancer is the fourth sign of the zodiac, which the sun enters at the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, on approximately June 21.
- Individuals born during these dates, depending on which system of astrology they subscribe to, may be called “Cancerians.”
- Cancer is a northern sign.
- Its opposite sign is Capricorn.
- Cancer is a cardinal sign.
- When a trigon is influential, it is said to affect changes on earth. The water trigon is one of them.
- Cancer is said to be the house of Neptune and the exaltation of Jupiter, both astronomical bodies over those born under Cancer.
- In Hindu astrology the sign of Cancer is named Karka and its Lord is Moon.
- Divine associations with Cancer in Renaissance astrology are Luna/Diana, both goddesses that represent the Moon, Cancer’s ruling planet.
- “Cancer” is an ancient word of Indo-European origin.
- It is derived from a root meaning “to scratch.”
- In ancient Egypt, the sign of Cancer was conceived as a scarab beetle, while in Mesopotamia it was represented by a turtle.
- In each case, the animal representative of the sign was perceived as “pushing” the sun across the heavens, initiating the summer solstice.
- In modern times, it is the scientific Latin genus name for “crab”, though it has been used to describe numerous species of shellfish in classical usage.
- According to Greek myth, the symbol of Cancer is based on the Karkinos a crab crushed under the foot of Hercules, and whose remains were placed in the sky by Hera, forming the Cancer constellation.
- In Roman variations of the story, it is Juno—Hera’s counterpart in Roman mythology—who places the crab in the sky.
- Naturalist Richard Hinckley Allen, in 1899, deemed Cancer the “most inconspicuous figure in the zodiac,” adding that its mythology “apologizes for its being there by the story that when the Crab was crushed by Hercules, for pinching his toes during a contest with the Hydra in the Marsh of Lerna, Juno exalted it to the sky.”
- So when it comes to compatibility, Cancerians get on best with other Cancerians – it’ll be one big old soap opera.
- Pisces and Scorpio – fellow Water signs, which means their relationships are incredibly intense, spiritual, and emotional.
- Capricorn – their opposite sign, and a stoic, resilient match for them.
- Some of the best jobs for Cancerians are the following ones: childcare worker, content editor, attorne, and interior designer.
- Milky color is Cancer’s lucky color.
- This is considered as their lucky color, because their ruler is the Moon.
- Their stone is ruby.
- Ariana Grande, Selena Gomez, Tom Hanks, and Meryl Streep are only some of the celebrities who are born under the Cancer’s canstellation.
- Cancers can be very emotionally fragile, so be careful with their heart!
- Cancerians are considered as some of the most loyal zodiacs.
