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Cancer is the fourth astrological sign in the Zodiac, originating from the constellation of Cancer. It spans 90° and 120° celestial longitude. Under the tropical zodiac, the Sun transits this area between approximately June 21 and July 23,^[2] and under the sidereal zodiac, the Sun transits this area between approximately July 16 and August 15.^[3]In astrology, Cancer is the cardinal sign of the Water trigon, which is made up of Cancer, Pisces, and Scorpio.^[4] It is considered a negative sign, whose domicile, or ruling planet, is the Moon. Though some depictions of this sign feature a lobster, the sign is most often represented by the crab, based on the Karkinos, a giant crab that harassed Heracles during his fight with the Hydra.