Cancer: dates and meaning

You feel everything deeply, and that is your strength, not your weakness.

The Sun passes through Cancer from about July 21 to August 10.

The three stages of Cancer

First stage July 21 to July 27

You care first, and only afterwards do you assess whether it was worth it. Your initial reaction to someone who needs you is to protect, not to calculate the cost — that can make you the pillar of the group, family or work, even when no one asked you directly. In your relationships, you give before you get anything back, and then you need to process whether that giving was reciprocated.

Second stage July 28 to August 3

For you nothing is ever fully forgotten, everything comes back at the least expected moment. A situation that seemed resolved can resurface months later, with the same emotional charge as on the first day. In money and at work, you tend to avoid going back to situations where you've already been hurt, even if the conditions have changed.

Third stage August 4 to August 10

You've already chosen whom to support, and you don't let go even when it hurts. You've built a small circle of people or projects and you're loyal to them even when the personal cost is high — in your career, this translates into staying in places out of loyalty longer than cold analysis would recommend.

The dates can shift by a day depending on the year and the time. To know exactly, calculate it with your date of birth.

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