Cancer (astrology)

The zodiac sign Cancer (Greek καρκίνος karkinos, latin Cancer ) corresponds to the fourth section of the zodiac from 90 ° to 120 ° ecliptic longitude from the vernal equinox.

The sun is in the middle in the period 22 June to 23 July in this sign. Due to the migration of the vernal equinox the zodiac sign cancer no longer meets today the constellation Cancer. In the constellation of Cancer, the Sun is approximately in the period July 20 to August 11.

After Tetrabiblos of Claudius Ptolemy

• Is the cancer female ( I.12 ),
• The Moon is the ruler of the sign, ( I.17 ) and
• Jupiter is in Cancer increases ( I.19 ).

As melothesische match the cancer was in the ancient Iatroastrologie assigned as parts of human body, the chest with the ribs and internal organs of the spleen and lungs. The associated deity Mercurius.

With Scorpio and fish of the cancer is the trine of the water element, and with Libra, Capricorn and Aries the square of the four tropical or cardinal signs.

The character was already part of the Babylonian zodiac. It appears as " crayfish " ( AL.LUL and NAN.GAR ) On the MUL.APIN panels.

Shown is the sign since ancient times as crab or cancer. The origin of the astrological symbol is unclear. It is believed that the two parts are juxtaposed in the direction of shearing of the different cancer.

The Unicode character for the symbol is U 264 B ( ♋ ).