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'''Cancer''' (♋︎) ({{lang-langx|grc|Καρκίνος|Karkínos|crab}}, Latin for the "[[Crab]]") is the fourth [[astrological sign]] in the [[zodiac]], originating from the [[Cancer (constellation)|constellation of Cancer]]. It spans from 90° to 120° [[celestial longitude]]. Under the tropical zodiac, the [[Sun (astrology)|Sun]] transits this area between approximately June 22 and July 22.<ref name=britannica/>
 
In astrology, Cancer is the [[Cardinal sign (astrology)|cardinal sign]] of the Water [[Triplicity|trigon]], which is made up of Cancer, [[Pisces (astrology)|Pisces]], and [[Scorpio (astrology)|Scorpio]].{{Sfn|Shoemaker|1904|p=45}} It is one of the six [[Negative sign (astrology)|negative signs]], and its [[ruling planet]] is the [[Planets in astrology#Moon|Moon]]. Though some depictions of Cancer feature a [[lobster]] or [[crayfish]],<ref name=britannica/> the sign is most often represented by the [[crab]], based on the [[Karkinos]]. Cancer's opposite sign is [[Capricorn (astrology)|Capricorn]].