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Moon in Cancer

Moon in Cancer is where the Moon sat in the zodiac at the moment of birth, the part of a chart read for needs, habits and what feels like home. The Moon stays in a sign for about two and a half days, so about one person in twelve has it in any given sign. Cancer is a cardinal water sign.

Of the 6,194 well-known people in StarMap's dataset, 293 have Moon in Cancer for the whole of their birth date. Shakira, Pelé and Günter Grass are among them. Their commonest Sun signs are Virgo (33), Pisces (28) and Aries (27); every Sun sign appears with Moon in Cancer. 394 more were born on a day the Moon moved into or out of Cancer and are left out, because the hour decides and StarMap has no birth time for them.

Shakira and Pelé both have Moon in Cancer.Is your Moon in Cancer?Find out with the free Moon sign calculator

What Moon in Cancer means

Read for needs, habits and what feels like home. If this is your placement:

The Moon is at home here. Your feelings are tidal, strong and closely tied to the people you love, and you remember how everything felt. You are restored by home, by cooking, and by being needed.

Your needs are tied to home, routine and the people you check in on daily. You are steadied by small rituals like a particular meal or a particular chair. The tension is reading other people's moods so closely that you absorb them as your own without noticing.

One placement is one part of a chart; the Sun, the Moon, the rising sign and the planets around them change how it plays out. Draw your whole chart to see the rest.

Famous people with Moon in Cancer

All 293 people with Moon in Cancer, A to Z

The Moon in Cancer, the next six months

  • 30 Oct 2026, 02:05 UTC to 1 Nov 2026, 04:18 UTC
  • 26 Nov 2026, 10:51 UTC to 28 Nov 2026, 11:20 UTC
  • 23 Dec 2026, 21:58 UTC to 25 Dec 2026, 21:12 UTC
  • 20 Jan 2027, 09:20 UTC to 22 Jan 2027, 08:45 UTC
  • 16 Feb 2027, 18:38 UTC to 18 Feb 2027, 19:30 UTC
  • 16 Mar 2027, 01:10 UTC to 18 Mar 2027, 03:40 UTC
  • 12 Apr 2027, 06:31 UTC to 14 Apr 2027, 09:29 UTC

Times are UTC; the Moon comes back to the sign about every 27 days, for about two and a half days each time.

Questions people ask

How do I know if I have Moon in Cancer?

From your birth date and, on some days, your birth time: the Moon sign calculator works it out from the real sky. The Moon stays in a sign for about two and a half days, so most birth dates settle it; on a day it changed sign, the time decides.

Which famous people have Moon in Cancer?

Shakira, Pelé, Günter Grass, Jimi Hendrix and Kurt Cobain all have Moon in Cancer. StarMap's dataset of 6,194 well-known people has 293 with it for the whole of their birth date, each with a birth chart.

When is the Moon next in Cancer?

The Moon enters Cancer on 30 Oct 2026, 02:05 UTC and leaves on 1 Nov 2026, 04:18 UTC. It comes back about every 27 days.

More of Cancer

Positions are computed from each person’s birth date and place with the astronomy-engine ephemeris, checked against Swiss Ephemeris. Birth data comes from Wikidata; a placement is listed only when it holds for the whole birth date, and a rising sign only with a birth time Astro-Databank records. Readings describe tendencies, for entertainment and self-reflection; StarMap predicts nothing. Every planet in every sign.

Photo credits (47 photos from Wikimedia Commons)

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