Mercury in Cancer: meaning, mind and communication and Mercury in Cancer dates
The Mercury sign is the sign Mercury was in when you were born and describes thinking, speaking, learning and handling information. Cancer is a cardinal water sign. Mercury in Cancer is traditionally read as remembers through feeling, reads the room.
Mercury next enters Cancer on May 28, 2027 17:07 UTC.
How Mercury in Cancer is read
Mercury in Cancer is traditionally read as linking facts to feelings and memories, with a good memory. It picks words with others' feelings in mind but can take criticism personally.
Dignity
Traditional astrology rates how comfortably each planet works in each sign (essential dignity). For Mercury, Cancer is no essential dignity (peregrine); aspects and house carry more of the reading.
In Vedic astrology (Jyotish)
Jyotish calls Cancer Karka. Because it divides the zodiac by the stars (sidereal), a Western Mercury at Cancer 0° to about 24° is in Gemini (Mithuna) in Jyotish. Reading both systems side by side shows different sides of the same person.
Mercury in Cancer dates, 1940-2030
When Mercury entered and left Cancer (UTC, computed astronomically). If your birth date falls inside a period, your Mercury sign is Cancer. If you were born on a changeover day, compare with your birth time or use the calculator.
1940s (12)
| Entered | Left |
|---|---|
| Jun 4, 1940 22:28 | Jun 26, 1940 14:33 |
| Jul 21, 1940 01:40 | Aug 11, 1940 17:05 |
| May 29, 1941 17:32 | Aug 6, 1941 05:58 |
| Jul 12, 1942 20:24 | Jul 29, 1942 04:24 |
| Jul 6, 1943 09:04 | Jul 20, 1943 16:07 |
| Jun 27, 1944 03:38 | Jul 11, 1944 07:40 |
| Jun 18, 1945 12:27 | Jul 3, 1945 15:38 |
| Jun 10, 1946 02:00 | Jun 27, 1946 19:07 |
| Jun 2, 1947 13:40 | Aug 10, 1947 17:40 |
| May 28, 1948 10:51 | Jun 28, 1948 18:02 |
| Jul 11, 1948 20:52 | Aug 2, 1948 13:54 |
| Jul 10, 1949 03:19 | Jul 25, 1949 05:19 |
1950s (11)
| Entered | Left |
|---|---|
| Jul 2, 1950 14:56 | Jul 16, 1950 17:07 |
| Jun 24, 1951 03:13 | Jul 8, 1951 13:38 |
| Jun 14, 1952 12:22 | Jun 30, 1952 10:27 |
| Jun 6, 1953 08:23 | Jun 26, 1953 11:00 |
| Jul 28, 1953 13:40 | Aug 11, 1953 14:05 |
| May 30, 1954 16:12 | Aug 7, 1954 14:43 |
| Jul 13, 1955 14:45 | Jul 30, 1955 17:22 |
| Jul 6, 1956 19:01 | Jul 21, 1956 05:33 |
| Jun 28, 1957 17:07 | Jul 12, 1957 19:40 |
| Jun 20, 1958 02:20 | Jul 4, 1958 23:46 |
| Jun 11, 1959 14:11 | Jun 28, 1959 16:32 |
1960s (12)
| Entered | Left |
|---|---|
| Jun 2, 1960 20:30 | Jul 1, 1960 01:08 |
| Jul 6, 1960 01:24 | Aug 10, 1960 17:49 |
| May 28, 1961 17:23 | Aug 4, 1961 01:15 |
| Jul 11, 1962 07:36 | Jul 26, 1962 18:49 |
| Jul 4, 1963 03:00 | Jul 18, 1963 06:19 |
| Jun 24, 1964 17:18 | Jul 9, 1964 00:39 |
| Jun 16, 1965 02:04 | Jul 1, 1965 15:55 |
| Jun 7, 1966 19:10 | Jun 26, 1966 19:04 |
| May 31, 1967 18:01 | Aug 8, 1967 22:08 |
| May 29, 1968 22:41 | Jun 13, 1968 22:33 |
| Jul 13, 1968 01:30 | Jul 31, 1968 06:10 |
| Jul 8, 1969 03:58 | Jul 22, 1969 19:11 |
1970s (11)
| Entered | Left |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 1970 06:23 | Jul 14, 1970 08:07 |
| Jun 21, 1971 16:25 | Jul 6, 1971 08:53 |
| Jun 12, 1972 02:55 | Jun 28, 1972 16:51 |
| Jun 4, 1973 04:41 | Jun 27, 1973 06:43 |
| Jul 16, 1973 08:03 | Aug 11, 1973 12:20 |
| May 29, 1974 08:03 | Aug 5, 1974 11:41 |
| Jul 12, 1975 08:56 | Jul 28, 1975 08:05 |
| Jul 4, 1976 14:17 | Jul 18, 1976 19:35 |
| Jun 26, 1977 07:07 | Jul 10, 1977 11:59 |
| Jun 17, 1978 15:48 | Jul 2, 1978 22:27 |
| Jun 9, 1979 06:31 | Jun 27, 1979 09:50 |
1980s (12)
| Entered | Left |
|---|---|
| May 31, 1980 22:05 | Aug 9, 1980 03:30 |
| May 28, 1981 17:05 | Jun 22, 1981 22:51 |
| Jul 12, 1981 21:07 | Aug 1, 1981 18:31 |
| Jul 9, 1982 11:26 | Jul 24, 1982 08:49 |
| Jul 1, 1983 19:17 | Jul 15, 1983 20:56 |
| Jun 22, 1984 06:39 | Jul 6, 1984 18:56 |
| Jun 13, 1985 16:10 | Jun 29, 1985 19:34 |
| Jun 5, 1986 14:05 | Jun 26, 1986 14:14 |
| Jul 23, 1986 21:50 | Aug 11, 1986 21:08 |
| May 30, 1987 04:21 | Aug 6, 1987 21:20 |
| Jul 12, 1988 06:42 | Jul 28, 1988 21:18 |
| Jul 6, 1989 00:54 | Jul 20, 1989 09:04 |
1990s (12)
| Entered | Left |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 1990 20:45 | Jul 11, 1990 23:48 |
| Jun 19, 1991 05:40 | Jul 4, 1991 06:05 |
| Jun 9, 1992 18:27 | Jun 27, 1992 05:11 |
| Jun 2, 1993 03:54 | Aug 10, 1993 05:50 |
| May 28, 1994 14:54 | Jul 2, 1994 23:12 |
| Jul 10, 1994 12:40 | Aug 3, 1994 06:09 |
| Jul 10, 1995 16:57 | Jul 25, 1995 22:18 |
| Jul 2, 1996 07:36 | Jul 16, 1996 09:55 |
| Jun 23, 1997 20:40 | Jul 8, 1997 05:27 |
| Jun 15, 1998 05:33 | Jun 30, 1998 23:52 |
| Jun 7, 1999 00:19 | Jun 26, 1999 15:39 |
| Jul 31, 1999 18:45 | Aug 11, 1999 04:26 |
2000s (11)
| Entered | Left |
|---|---|
| May 30, 2000 04:27 | Aug 7, 2000 05:42 |
| Jul 12, 2001 22:47 | Jul 30, 2001 10:17 |
| Jul 7, 2002 10:35 | Jul 21, 2002 22:41 |
| Jun 29, 2003 10:17 | Jul 13, 2003 12:09 |
| Jun 19, 2004 19:50 | Jul 4, 2004 14:52 |
| Jun 11, 2005 07:03 | Jun 28, 2005 04:01 |
| Jun 3, 2006 11:20 | Jun 28, 2006 20:00 |
| Jul 10, 2006 20:12 | Aug 11, 2006 04:08 |
| May 29, 2007 00:56 | Aug 4, 2007 17:14 |
| Jul 10, 2008 20:16 | Jul 26, 2008 11:48 |
| Jul 3, 2009 19:19 | Jul 17, 2009 23:07 |
2010s (12)
| Entered | Left |
|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2010 10:32 | Jul 9, 2010 16:29 |
| Jun 16, 2011 19:09 | Jul 2, 2011 05:38 |
| Jun 7, 2012 11:15 | Jun 26, 2012 02:23 |
| May 31, 2013 07:06 | Aug 8, 2013 12:12 |
| May 29, 2014 09:11 | Jun 17, 2014 10:04 |
| Jul 13, 2014 04:45 | Jul 31, 2014 22:46 |
| Jul 8, 2015 18:51 | Jul 23, 2015 12:14 |
| Jun 29, 2016 23:24 | Jul 14, 2016 00:46 |
| Jun 21, 2017 09:57 | Jul 6, 2017 00:19 |
| Jun 12, 2018 19:59 | Jun 29, 2018 05:16 |
| Jun 4, 2019 20:04 | Jun 27, 2019 00:20 |
| Jul 19, 2019 07:06 | Aug 11, 2019 19:44 |
2020s (11)
| Entered | Left |
|---|---|
| May 28, 2020 18:09 | Aug 5, 2020 03:32 |
| Jul 11, 2021 20:36 | Jul 28, 2021 01:12 |
| Jul 5, 2022 06:25 | Jul 19, 2022 12:35 |
| Jun 27, 2023 00:23 | Jul 11, 2023 04:10 |
| Jun 17, 2024 09:06 | Jul 2, 2024 12:50 |
| Jun 8, 2025 22:58 | Jun 26, 2025 19:09 |
| Jun 1, 2026 11:55 | Aug 9, 2026 16:28 |
| May 28, 2027 17:07 | Jun 26, 2027 07:23 |
| Jul 12, 2027 13:45 | Aug 2, 2027 10:52 |
| Jul 9, 2028 01:37 | Jul 24, 2028 01:50 |
| Jul 1, 2029 12:01 | Jul 15, 2029 13:36 |
2030s (1)
| Entered | Left |
|---|---|
| Jun 22, 2030 23:56 | Jul 7, 2030 10:22 |
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FAQ
- What does Mercury in Cancer mean?
- In Western astrology Mercury in Cancer is traditionally read as remembers through feeling, reads the room. The Mercury sign describes thinking, speaking, learning and handling information, a separate layer from the Sun and Moon signs.
- When was Mercury in Cancer?
- The table on this page lists all 105 periods Mercury spent in Cancer between 1940 and 2030, with ingress times in UTC.
- Is Cancer a strong sign for Mercury?
- By traditional dignity it is no essential dignity (peregrine); aspects and house carry more of the reading.
- Is my Vedic Mercury also in Cancer?
- Not necessarily. Jyotish uses the sidereal zodiac, now about 24° behind the tropical one. Mercury at Cancer 0° to about 24° (Western) is in Gemini (Mithuna) in Jyotish.
Other Mercury signs
- Mercury in Ariesquick to conclude and says it straight
- Mercury in Taurusthinks slowly, remembers for good
- Mercury in Geminifast mind, endless topics
- Mercury in Cancerremembers through feeling, reads the room
- Mercury in Leospeaks with confidence and flair
- Mercury in Virgoanalytical, precise and organized
- Mercury in Libraweighs both sides and says it gracefully
- Mercury in Scorpiopenetrating, probing insight
- Mercury in Sagittariusbig-picture thinker of ideas and meaning
- Mercury in Capricornpractical, structured thinking
- Mercury in Aquariusoriginal and future-minded
- Mercury in Piscesthinks in images and intuition
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