Cancer: 2026 horoscope
Reference tables use New York time (Eastern Time). See dates and times for your city in the interactive calendar.
21 June — 22 July
Jupiter remains in Cancer through the first half of the year. In astrology, this is associated with personal growth and confidence. At the end of June it moves into your resources sector, shifting the theme towards priorities and how you use what you have.
Saturn enters your career sector in mid-February and stays into 2028. Its traditional themes are responsibility, patience and building something sustainable.
The August solar eclipse highlights resources, while the March lunar eclipse highlights communication. Mercury is retrograde in Cancer around July and in your creativity sector in the autumn. Give plans and conversations a careful review without treating a transit as a fixed outcome.
The year at a glance
JupiterSaturnretrogradeeclipse (larger dots mark key solar houses)supportive monthsreflective
Key periods
- until 30 JuneJupiter in Cancerself and identity
- until 13 FebruarySaturn in Piscestravel and learning
- from 13 FebruarySaturn in Ariescareer
- 17 FebruaryAnnular solar eclipse in Aquariusshared resources and change
- 26 February–20 MarchMercury retrogradetravel and learning
- 3 MarchTotal lunar eclipse in Virgocommunication and short trips
- 29 June–23 JulyMercury retrogradeself and identity
- from 30 JuneJupiter in Leomoney and resources
- 12 AugustTotal solar eclipse in Leomoney and resources
- 28 AugustPartial lunar eclipse in Piscestravel and learning
- 24 October–13 NovemberMercury retrogradelove and creativity
Supportive months
April, May and December
Months for reflection
June and July
Supportive months are rated using the traditional interpretation of planetary positions relative to your Sun sign. More reflective periods highlight Mercury retrograde and eclipses in key solar houses. These are symbolic ratings, not forecasts of real-world outcomes.
Other zodiac signs
How we calculate
Dates and times are calculated by our own software using the positions of the Sun, Moon and planets. Interactive views use your selected city and its time zone. Reference tables state their fixed time zone separately. Astrological ratings and interpretations describe traditions, not scientifically established effects.