Cancer compatibility
Cancer is a Cardinal Water sign ruled by the Moon. It shares its element with Scorpio and Pisces (trine), a compatible element with Taurus and Virgo (sextile), and its Cardinal modality with Aries and Libra (square) and Capricorn (opposition).
Who is Cancer compatible with? The other water signs, Scorpio and Pisces, form trines with Cancer and share its emotional depth, so understanding comes quickly. Taurus and Virgo sit in a sextile: earth signs that give Cancer's feelings a practical shape, an easy match that still needs effort. Aries and Libra form squares, cardinal signs like Cancer, and that friction can drive growth as much as arguments. Capricorn is the opposite sign, a mirror on the home and career axis that attracts strongly. Gemini and Leo are neighbours, while Sagittarius and Aquarius sit at quincunxes that call for steady adjustment. Another Cancer offers deep empathy. A Sun sign is only part of the picture, so look at the [full birth chart](/birth-chart/) too.
Cancer with every sign
Same sign (conjunction)
- Cancer and Cancer compatibilityWater, Cardinal
Cancer with Cancer means deep empathy and a cosy home, though shared moods can echo and grow.
Trine: the same element, 120° apart
- Cancer and Scorpio compatibilityWater, Fixed
Cancer and Scorpio are a water trine with deep loyalty, strong intuition and fierce protectiveness.
- Cancer and Pisces compatibilityWater, Mutable
Cancer and Pisces are a gentle water trine, intuitive, romantic and quick to understand each other.
Sextile: a compatible element, 60° apart
- Cancer and Taurus compatibilityEarth, Fixed
Cancer and Taurus are a gentle sextile built around home, loyalty, good food and quiet security.
- Cancer and Virgo compatibilityEarth, Mutable
Cancer and Virgo are a caring sextile, where emotional instinct and practical help make daily life easier.
Opposition: the sign across the wheel, 180° apart
- Cancer and Capricorn compatibilityEarth, Cardinal
Cancer and Capricorn are opposites on the home and career axis, a mirror that attracts and steadies.
Square: the same modality, 90° apart
- Cancer and Aries compatibilityFire, Cardinal
Cancer and Aries square each other as cardinal signs: protective care meets bold impulse, with sparks both ways.
- Cancer and Libra compatibilityAir, Cardinal
Cancer and Libra square as cardinal signs, both seeking harmony but disagreeing on how to reach it.
Semisextile: the neighbouring signs, 30° apart
- Cancer and Gemini compatibilityAir, Mutable
Cancer and Gemini are neighbours, where heart meets head and tenderness meets quick, playful conversation.
- Cancer and Leo compatibilityFire, Fixed
Cancer and Leo sit side by side: nurturing warmth meets generous pride, and both want to feel adored.
Quincunx: nothing shared, 150° apart
- Cancer and Sagittarius compatibilityFire, Mutable
Cancer and Sagittarius form a quincunx: homebody meets explorer, and the gap needs patient adjustment.
- Cancer and Aquarius compatibilityAir, Fixed
Cancer and Aquarius form a quincunx, where emotional closeness meets cool independence and both must stretch.
Past the Sun sign
A Sun sign sets the angle between two people. The rest lives in two whole charts: Venus and Mars, the Moon, Mercury and the houses.
