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Cancer season: dates for 2026 and 2027

Cancer season, according to tradition, highlights sensitivity, protection, and attachment. Cancer season opens at the June solstice, the longest day in the Northern Hemisphere.

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The essentials

Cancer season at a glance

For you

June 21 to July 23, 2027: a month turned toward home, loved ones, and what protects, according to tradition.

A strength

A marker you can find without an instrument: at noon, the shadow of a stick stops shortening, then lengthens.

Something to watch

South of the equator, the June solstice opens winter: the night is the longest of the year there.

Element and modality
Water, cardinal
Ruler
Moon
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The 2026 and 2027 dates Calculate my rising sign

By Thomas Guilhot · updated

The dates

Cancer season in 2026 and 2027

Paris time. The approximate dates (June 21 – July 22) shift by a day depending on the year: the year does not last a whole number of days.

The Sun in Cancer: entry and exit, Paris time
YearSun’s entryExitDuration
2026Sunday, June 21, 202610:25 AMWednesday, July 22, 20269:13 PM31 days and 11 h
2027UpcomingMonday, June 21, 20274:10 PMFriday, July 23, 20273:04 AM31 days and 11 h

Cancer season 2027 begins in 246 days. The current season is Libra season. Libra season →

Cancer season: what it colors

The summer solstice is one of the oldest festivals on the calendar: monuments aligned on the sunrise at Stonehenge, the Saint John’s fires, and, in France, the Fête de la Musique since 1982.

Neoplatonic authors such as Macrobius placed a famous image here: souls would descend into the world through Cancer, the “gate of men,” and rise back through Capricorn. Cancer is also the sign of the Moon, which would associate it with home and memory. Images, not facts.

Sign
Cancerwater cardinal
Ruler
Moon
Polarity
Yin (receptive)
Opposite sign
Capricorn

A reading of the sky to take as food for thought, not to be followed blindly: the dates are calculated, and what tradition associates with them is reported in the conditional, announcing nothing. Why?

The sky of the season

Light and sky

Solstice comes from the Latin solstitium, “the Sun standing still.” For a few days, its height at noon changes so little that it seems frozen before turning around.

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The 12 seasons

The seasons of the signs in 2026

  1. AriesFrom March 20
  2. TaurusFrom April 20
  3. GeminiFrom May 21
  4. CancerFrom June 21
  5. LeoFrom July 22
  6. VirgoFrom August 23
  7. LibraFrom September 23
  8. ScorpioFrom October 23
  9. SagittariusFrom November 22
  10. CapricornFrom December 21
  11. AquariusFrom January 20
  12. PiscesFrom February 18

The lunar calendar, day by day →

How is it calculated?

Moments when the Sun reaches 90° then 120° of longitude, searched to the second by the engine.

Frequently asked questions about Cancer season

When does Cancer season begin in 2026?

On Sunday, June 21, 2026 at 10:25 AM, Paris time, at the June solstice. It ends on July 22, 2026 at 9:13 PM.

When does Cancer season begin in 2027?

On Monday, June 21, 2027 at 4:10 PM, Paris time, until July 23, 2027 at 3:04 AM, that is, 31 days and 11 h.

What is the difference between a solstice and an equinox?

The solstice marks the Sun’s extreme height at noon, the highest or the lowest: the longest or the shortest day. At the equinox, it crosses the celestial equator and the length of the day equals that of the night. Both recur twice a year, and the site gives their exact instant.

What does tradition say about Cancer season?

It places the Neoplatonists’ “gate of men” here, and connects the sign with the Moon, home, and roots. The Saint John’s fires are always lit around this time. Reported in the conditional: these images are cultural inheritances, not forecasts.