Cancer
Astrology
Symbol
The Crab
Element
Water
Ruler
Moon
Dates
June 21 – July 22
Color
White, Silver
Day
Monday
About
Cancer is the fourth sign in the zodiac. This zodiac sign corresponds to people born between June 22 and July 22. This sign belongs to water and is usually represented as a crab. The word cancer in Latin means just crab, which is why it got this symbol. People born under Cancer are often considered loyal and overly sensitive.
History
In Greek stories, Cancer’s symbol is usually a crab, sometimes a lobster, based on Karkinos, a crab squashed under Heracles’ foot. Hera took the crab’s remains and put them in the sky as the Cancer constellation. Cancer is tied to Neptune’s house and Jupiter’s planet, which rules the moon. Because the name Cancer can sound negative due to the disease, some folks call people born under this sign “moon children.”
The zodiac sign Cancer is associated with the house of Neptune and the planet Jupiter, which rules the moon. Since the name Cancer can sound negative because of the disease it causes, some people call people born under this zodiac sign “children of the moon.”
