Past, the June solstice
Sun in Cancer, 2026
Sun enters Cancer on Sunday 21 June 2026, 08:25 UTC, which is in your time zone. It leaves for Leo on Wednesday 22 July 2026, 19:13 UTC, after 31 days.
The June solstice falls at 08:25 UTC on 21 June 2026, when the Sun moves from Gemini into Cancer. It marks the longest day in the Northern Hemisphere and the shortest in the Southern. The Sun stays in Cancer for 31 days, leaving for Leo on 22 July at 19:13 UTC. Cancer is a cardinal water sign ruled by the Moon.
Astrologers read Cancer as the sign of home, family, memory and emotional security, the shell that protects what is tender. The tradition takes the Sun's month here to emphasize care: of others, of oneself and of the places that feel like shelter. The cardinal mode lends it a quiet readiness to start things, often domestic ones. A modest suggestion is to tend one corner of your home, or call someone who once looked after you.
By sign
The house it occupies for you
| Sun sign | House | Sun in Cancer falls on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aries | fourth | home, family, roots | |
| Taurus | third | conversations, siblings, short trips | |
| Gemini | second | money, possessions, values | |
| Cancer | first | self, body, how you come across | |
| Leo | twelfth | rest, privacy, what happens behind the scenes | |
| Virgo | eleventh | friends, groups, plans | |
| Libra | tenth | career and public role | |
| Scorpio | ninth | travel, study, beliefs | |
| Sagittarius | eighth | shared money, intimacy, endings | |
| Capricorn | seventh | partners and one-to-one relationships | |
| Aquarius | sixth | daily work, routines, health | |
| Pisces | fifth | romance, play, children, creative work | |
Whole-sign houses counted from the Sun sign, the convention behind every Sun-sign horoscope. Your rising sign gives a more personal count: draw your chart.