Cancer (astrology)
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| Zodiac symbol | Crab |
| Duration (tropical, western) | June 20 – July 22 (2024, UT1)[1] |
| Constellation | Cancer |
| Zodiac element | Water |
| Zodiac quality | Cardinal |
| Sign ruler | Moon |
| Detriment | Saturn |
| Exaltation | Jupiter |
| Fall | Mars |
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Cancer (♋︎) is the fourth astrological sign in the Zodiac, originating from the constellation of Cancer. It spans from 90° to 120° celestial longitude. In classical antiquity, the Sun transited this area between approximately June 22 and July 22,[2] and in the modern era, the Sun transits this area between approximately July 21 and August 9.[3][4]
In astrology, Cancer is the cardinal sign of the Water trigon, which is made up of Cancer, Pisces, and Scorpio.[5] It is one of the six negative signs. Though some depictions of Cancer feature a lobster, the sign is most often represented by the crab, based on the Karkinos.
Astrology
Those who are born from approximately June 22 to July 22 are born under Cancer.[2] Individuals born during these dates, depending on which system of astrology they subscribe to, may be called "Cancerians."[6] Cancer is a northern sign and its opposite sign is Capricorn.[7][8][9] Cancer is a cardinal sign.
Along with Scorpio and Pisces, Cancer forms the Water Trigon.[10] The water trigon is one of four elemental trigons, fire, earth, air, and water.[11] When a trigon is influential, it is said to affect changes on earth.[11] Cancer is said to be the house of Neptune and the exaltation of Jupiter, both astronomical bodies having influence over those born under Cancer.[7][8] In Vedic astrology the sign is named Karka and its Lord is Moon.[12]
In the arts
In Dante's Paradiso, he makes reference to Cancer, writing:
Thereafterward a light among them brightened,
So that, if Cancer one such crystal had,
Winter would have a month of one sole day.
Cancer is figured in Giovanni Maria Falconetto's 1517 painting, Cancer, as the guardian of the city of Verona.[14] The Cancer symbol is also depicted in Agostino di Duccio's sculpture View of Rimini Under the Sign of Cancer (1450).[15]
Gallery
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In the 14th c. Arabic manuscript, Book of Wonders -
In Llyfr Llyfr Oriau 'De Grey (De Grey Hours), ca. 1390 -
In Jacob Jordaens's Les Signes du Zodiaque, ca. 1640 -
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Mural in the Kupa Synagogue, Kraków, Poland
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References
Notes
- ^ Astronomical Applications Department 2011.
- ^ a b Encyclopædia Britannica 2014.
- ^ Astrology: Why Your Zodiac Sign and Horoscope Are Wrong
- ^ Shapiro 1977.
- ^ Shoemaker 1904, p. 45.
- ^ Oxford n.d., s.v. Cancerian.
- ^ a b Smith 1828, p. 64
- ^ a b Lilly 1835, pp. 14, 60
- ^ Simmonite 1896, p. 17.
- ^ Allen 1899, p. 107
- ^ a b Harkness 1999
- ^ Charak 1996, p. 12.
- ^ Allen 1899, p. 109.
- ^ Battistini 2007, p. 47.
- ^ Battistini 2007, p. 46.
Sources
- Allen, Richard Hinckley (1899). Star-names and Their Meanings. G.E. Stechert.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Andrews, Tamra (2000). Dictionary of Nature Myths: Legends of the Earth, Sea, and Sky. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-195-13677-7.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Astronomical Applications Department (2011). Multiyear Computer Interactive Almanac. 2.2.2. Washington DC: US Naval Observatory.
{{citation}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) Longitude of Sun, apparent geocentric ecliptic of date, interpolated to find time of crossing 0°, 30°.... - Atsma, Aaron J. (c. 2015). "CARCINUS : Giant crab of Lerna". Theoi Project. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
{{cite web}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Battistini, Matilde (2007). Astrology, Magic, and Alchemy in Art (A Guide to Imagery). J. Paul Getty Museum. ISBN 978-0-892-36907-2.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - "Cancer horoscope". Stung Limited. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
- "Cancer". Encyclopædia Britannica. 2014. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
- "Cancer". Windows to the Universe. n.d. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
- Charak, K.S. (1996). "Elements of Vedic Astrology". 1. Systems Vision. ISBN 9788190100809.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help); Invalid|ref=harv(help) - French, Sue (March 2001). "What a Crab!". Sky & Telescope. 101 (3). Retrieved November 11, 2014.
{{cite journal}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Chwalkowski, Farrin (2016). Symbols in Arts, Religion and Culture: The Soul of Nature. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4438-9957-4.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Harkness, Deborah E. (1999). John Dee's Conversations with Angels: Cabala, Alchemy, and the End of Nature. Cambridge University Press. p. 70. ISBN 9780521622288. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Lilly, William (1835). An introduction to astrology, rules for the practice of horary astrology [an abstract of Christian astrology]: to which are added, numerous emendations, by Zadkiel. Oxford University. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - "Oxford Dictionaries". Oxford University Press. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
- Ridpath, Ian (n.d.). "Charting the Chinese Sky". Ian Ridpath. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
{{cite web}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Shapiro, Lee (1977). "The real constellations of the zodiac". International Planetarium Society. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
{{cite web}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Shoemaker, Mrs. Mabel (McGeorge) (1904). Astrology. Penn Publishing Company. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Simmonite, William Joseph (2015) [1896]. Horary Astrology: The Key To Scientific Prediction, Being The Prognostic Astronomer. Andesite Press [Harvard College Library]. ISBN 978-1-296-83282-7.
- Smith, Robert Cross (1828). A Manual of Astrology, by Raphael. Oxford University.
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External links
The dictionary definition of Cancer at Wiktionary
Media related to Cancer at Wikimedia Commons- Warburg Institute Iconographic Database (over 300 medieval and early modern images of Cancer)
