House 4 · Water
♋ CancerKarka
Jun 21 – Jul 22
Born Jun 21–Jul 22, Cancer is ruled by the Moon — deeply attuned to feelings, family, and the people it cares about.
- Element
- Water
- Ruling planet
- Moon
- Gemstone
- Pearl
- House
- 4
Core traits
People with Cancer placements are often described as nurturing, intuitive, and protective — though a full birth chart always tells a fuller story than the Sun sign alone.
- Nurturing
- Intuitive
- Protective
What do these mean?
- Element
- In astrology, an element (Fire, Earth, Air, or Water) describes a sign's basic temperament — how it tends to react to and process the world.
- Ruling planet
- The ruling planet is the graha traditionally considered to govern a sign, shaping the themes and energy most associated with it.
- Gemstone
- A gemstone here refers to the stone traditionally associated with a sign's ruling planet — worn by some as a personal or cultural practice, not a medical claim.
- House
- House refers to this sign's natural position in the chart's twelve-house wheel — sign 1 sits in house 1, and so on around the circle.