Upcoming, the June solstice
Sun in Cancer, 2028
Sun enters Cancer on Tuesday 20 June 2028, 20:02 UTC, which is in your time zone. It leaves for Leo on Saturday 22 July 2028, 06:54 UTC, after 31 days.
At 20:02 UTC on 20 June 2028 the Sun enters Cancer from Gemini, the moment of the June solstice. In the northern hemisphere it brings the longest day of the year, and in the southern hemisphere the shortest. The Sun remains in this cardinal water sign, ruled by the Moon, for 31 days, leaving for Leo on 22 July 2028 at 06:54 UTC.
Astrologers read Cancer as the sign of home, family, memory and emotional safety. With the Sun here, the tradition places emphasis on care: who is looked after, who does the looking after, and whether there is enough of it to go around. Cardinal water is read as protective but also quick to retreat into its shell. A practical suggestion is to spend an evening on one small improvement to the place where you live.
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.