Cancer & Scorpio Compatibility
Cancer and Scorpio: A deeply connected pair, built on trust, passion, and a shared emotional understanding.
✦Reviewed by the CosmyDay Astrology Team
Overall Compatibility
90%
Love
85%
Friendship
80%
Work
Cancer & Scorpio: Astrological Fast Facts
- Cancer
- Jun 21 – Jul 22 · Water · Cardinal · ruled by Moon
- Scorpio
- Oct 23 – Nov 21 · Water · Fixed · ruled by Mars
- Zodiacal aspect
- Trine (120°)
- Elements
- Same element (Water) — instinctive understanding and easy emotional flow.
- Modalities
- Cardinal + Fixed — different rhythms that can balance each other well.
- Polarity
- Same polarity (Yin / receptive) — a shared fundamental orientation.
- Rank for each sign
- #1 of 12 for Cancer · #1 of 12 for Scorpio
In astrology, Cancer and Scorpio sit in a trine to each other — the most naturally harmonious angle — same element, effortless flow.
Are you sure you are Cancer and Scorpio?
Sun-sign dates shift by a day or two from year to year, so the ranges printed on most sites — including the conventional Jun 21 – Jul 22 in the summary above — are a rounded average, not the real boundary. Cancer season has begun on 3 different calendar days since 1930, and the Sun last actually entered Cancer on the conventional date in 2026. If either birthday falls near a boundary, check the exact year below — and if it is the boundary day itself, the free birth chart settles it to the minute.
| Year | Cancer season | Scorpio season |
|---|---|---|
| 2030 | Jun 21 – Jul 22 | Oct 23 – Nov 22 |
| 2029 | Jun 20 – Jul 22 | Oct 22 – Nov 21 |
| 2028 | Jun 20 – Jul 22 | Oct 22 – Nov 21 |
| 2027 | Jun 21 – Jul 22 | Oct 23 – Nov 22 |
| 2026 | Jun 21 – Jul 22 | Oct 23 – Nov 22 |
| 2025 | Jun 20 – Jul 22 | Oct 22 – Nov 21 |
| 2024 | Jun 20 – Jul 22 | Oct 22 – Nov 21 |
| 2023 | Jun 21 – Jul 22 | Oct 23 – Nov 22 |
| 2022 | Jun 21 – Jul 22 | Oct 23 – Nov 22 |
| 2021 | Jun 20 – Jul 22 | Oct 23 – Nov 21 |
| 2020 | Jun 20 – Jul 22 | Oct 22 – Nov 21 |
| 2019 | Jun 21 – Jul 22 | Oct 23 – Nov 22 |
| 2018 | Jun 21 – Jul 22 | Oct 23 – Nov 22 |
| 2017 | Jun 21 – Jul 22 | Oct 23 – Nov 21 |
| 2016 | Jun 20 – Jul 22 | Oct 22 – Nov 21 |
| 2015 | Jun 21 – Jul 22 | Oct 23 – Nov 22 |
| 2014 | Jun 21 – Jul 22 | Oct 23 – Nov 22 |
| 2013 | Jun 21 – Jul 22 | Oct 23 – Nov 21 |
| 2012 | Jun 20 – Jul 22 | Oct 22 – Nov 21 |
| 2011 | Jun 21 – Jul 23 | Oct 23 – Nov 22 |
| 2010 | Jun 21 – Jul 22 | Oct 23 – Nov 22 |
| 2009 | Jun 21 – Jul 22 | Oct 23 – Nov 21 |
| 2008 | Jun 20 – Jul 22 | Oct 22 – Nov 21 |
| 2007 | Jun 21 – Jul 23 | Oct 23 – Nov 22 |
| 2006 | Jun 21 – Jul 22 | Oct 23 – Nov 22 |
| 2005 | Jun 21 – Jul 22 | Oct 23 – Nov 22 |
| 2004 | Jun 20 – Jul 22 | Oct 22 – Nov 21 |
| 2003 | Jun 21 – Jul 23 | Oct 23 – Nov 22 |
| 2002 | Jun 21 – Jul 22 | Oct 23 – Nov 22 |
| 2001 | Jun 21 – Jul 22 | Oct 23 – Nov 22 |
| 2000 | Jun 20 – Jul 22 | Oct 22 – Nov 21 |
| 1999 | Jun 21 – Jul 23 | Oct 23 – Nov 22 |
| 1998 | Jun 21 – Jul 22 | Oct 23 – Nov 22 |
| 1997 | Jun 21 – Jul 22 | Oct 23 – Nov 22 |
| 1996 | Jun 20 – Jul 22 | Oct 22 – Nov 21 |
| 1995 | Jun 21 – Jul 23 | Oct 23 – Nov 22 |
| 1994 | Jun 21 – Jul 22 | Oct 23 – Nov 22 |
| 1993 | Jun 21 – Jul 22 | Oct 23 – Nov 22 |
| 1992 | Jun 20 – Jul 22 | Oct 22 – Nov 21 |
| 1991 | Jun 21 – Jul 23 | Oct 23 – Nov 22 |
| 1990 | Jun 21 – Jul 22 | Oct 23 – Nov 22 |
| 1989 | Jun 21 – Jul 22 | Oct 23 – Nov 22 |
| 1988 | Jun 20 – Jul 22 | Oct 23 – Nov 21 |
| 1987 | Jun 21 – Jul 23 | Oct 23 – Nov 22 |
| 1986 | Jun 21 – Jul 22 | Oct 23 – Nov 22 |
| 1985 | Jun 21 – Jul 22 | Oct 23 – Nov 22 |
| 1984 | Jun 21 – Jul 22 | Oct 23 – Nov 21 |
| 1983 | Jun 21 – Jul 23 | Oct 23 – Nov 22 |
| 1982 | Jun 21 – Jul 23 | Oct 23 – Nov 22 |
| 1981 | Jun 21 – Jul 22 | Oct 23 – Nov 22 |
| 1980 | Jun 21 – Jul 22 | Oct 23 – Nov 21 |
| 1979 | Jun 21 – Jul 23 | Oct 23 – Nov 22 |
| 1978 | Jun 21 – Jul 23 | Oct 23 – Nov 22 |
| 1977 | Jun 21 – Jul 22 | Oct 23 – Nov 22 |
| 1976 | Jun 21 – Jul 22 | Oct 23 – Nov 21 |
| 1975 | Jun 21 – Jul 23 | Oct 23 – Nov 22 |
| 1974 | Jun 21 – Jul 23 | Oct 23 – Nov 22 |
| 1973 | Jun 21 – Jul 22 | Oct 23 – Nov 22 |
| 1972 | Jun 21 – Jul 22 | Oct 23 – Nov 22 |
| 1971 | Jun 21 – Jul 23 | Oct 23 – Nov 22 |
| 1970 | Jun 21 – Jul 23 | Oct 23 – Nov 22 |
| 1969 | Jun 21 – Jul 22 | Oct 23 – Nov 22 |
| 1968 | Jun 21 – Jul 22 | Oct 23 – Nov 22 |
| 1967 | Jun 21 – Jul 23 | Oct 23 – Nov 22 |
| 1966 | Jun 21 – Jul 23 | Oct 23 – Nov 22 |
| 1965 | Jun 21 – Jul 22 | Oct 23 – Nov 22 |
| 1964 | Jun 21 – Jul 22 | Oct 23 – Nov 22 |
| 1963 | Jun 21 – Jul 23 | Oct 23 – Nov 22 |
| 1962 | Jun 21 – Jul 23 | Oct 23 – Nov 22 |
| 1961 | Jun 21 – Jul 22 | Oct 23 – Nov 22 |
| 1960 | Jun 21 – Jul 22 | Oct 23 – Nov 22 |
| 1959 | Jun 21 – Jul 23 | Oct 24 – Nov 22 |
| 1958 | Jun 21 – Jul 23 | Oct 23 – Nov 22 |
| 1957 | Jun 21 – Jul 22 | Oct 23 – Nov 22 |
| 1956 | Jun 21 – Jul 22 | Oct 23 – Nov 22 |
| 1955 | Jun 22 – Jul 23 | Oct 24 – Nov 22 |
| 1954 | Jun 21 – Jul 23 | Oct 23 – Nov 22 |
| 1953 | Jun 21 – Jul 22 | Oct 23 – Nov 22 |
| 1952 | Jun 21 – Jul 22 | Oct 23 – Nov 22 |
| 1951 | Jun 22 – Jul 23 | Oct 24 – Nov 22 |
| 1950 | Jun 21 – Jul 23 | Oct 23 – Nov 22 |
| 1949 | Jun 21 – Jul 23 | Oct 23 – Nov 22 |
| 1948 | Jun 21 – Jul 22 | Oct 23 – Nov 22 |
| 1947 | Jun 22 – Jul 23 | Oct 24 – Nov 22 |
| 1946 | Jun 21 – Jul 23 | Oct 23 – Nov 22 |
| 1945 | Jun 21 – Jul 23 | Oct 23 – Nov 22 |
| 1944 | Jun 21 – Jul 22 | Oct 23 – Nov 22 |
| 1943 | Jun 22 – Jul 23 | Oct 24 – Nov 23 |
| 1942 | Jun 21 – Jul 23 | Oct 23 – Nov 22 |
| 1941 | Jun 21 – Jul 23 | Oct 23 – Nov 22 |
| 1940 | Jun 21 – Jul 22 | Oct 23 – Nov 22 |
| 1939 | Jun 22 – Jul 23 | Oct 24 – Nov 22 |
| 1938 | Jun 21 – Jul 23 | Oct 23 – Nov 22 |
| 1937 | Jun 21 – Jul 23 | Oct 23 – Nov 22 |
| 1936 | Jun 21 – Jul 22 | Oct 23 – Nov 22 |
| 1935 | Jun 22 – Jul 23 | Oct 24 – Nov 23 |
| 1934 | Jun 21 – Jul 23 | Oct 23 – Nov 22 |
| 1933 | Jun 21 – Jul 23 | Oct 23 – Nov 22 |
| 1932 | Jun 21 – Jul 22 | Oct 23 – Nov 22 |
| 1931 | Jun 22 – Jul 23 | Oct 24 – Nov 23 |
| 1930 | Jun 21 – Jul 23 | Oct 23 – Nov 22 |
Computed with the Swiss Ephemeris, bisected to the minute and shown in US Eastern time. A season ends the moment the next one begins. Every upcoming sign change is in the zodiac seasons calendar.
Overview
Cancer and Scorpio are a fantastic match! Both are water signs, so they understand each other's deep emotions and desires. Their connection is often intense and long-lasting, built on trust and a shared need for security. They naturally create a safe space for each other.
Love & Romance
Romantically, these two are a perfect fit. Cancer provides the nurturing and Scorpio brings the passion. They both crave intimacy and loyalty, making for a deep and fulfilling relationship. Potential friction can arise if Scorpio's possessiveness becomes overwhelming for Cancer, or if Cancer's moodiness is too much for Scorpio.
Friendship
As friends, Cancer and Scorpio are incredibly loyal. They share a love for deep conversations and enjoy creating a cozy atmosphere. They'll always be there for each other through thick and thin. The main challenge is to avoid getting stuck in negative emotional patterns or becoming overly sensitive to each other's moods.
Work & Collaboration
In a professional setting, Cancer and Scorpio can be a powerful team. Cancer brings creativity and compassion, while Scorpio offers determination and focus. They work well together, especially when tackling complex projects. Challenges can arise if they become too secretive or if Scorpio is perceived as overly controlling.
Tips for This Pairing
- ✓Communicate openly and honestly about your feelings.
- ✓Trust is key; nurture it with consistent actions.
- ✓Respect each other's need for alone time.
- ✓Find healthy ways to manage your emotions.
- ✓Celebrate your shared strengths and goals.
Want a deeper compatibility reading?
This page shows general Cancer–Scorpio compatibility based on Sun signs. For a personalized analysis using your exact birth dates, times, and locations — including Moon, Venus, and Mars placements — try our free calculator.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Cancer and Scorpio score 85% overall — 90% in love, 85% in friendship and 80% at work. The two signs sit 120° apart on the zodiac wheel, a trine: the most naturally harmonious angle — same element, effortless flow. Of the twelve signs Cancer can pair with, Scorpio ranks #1.
Cancer scores highest with Scorpio (85%), Pisces (83%), Taurus (82%). The most challenging pairing is Sagittarius (47%). Scorpio sits at #1 of 12.
Scorpio scores highest with Cancer (85%), Pisces (82%), Capricorn (78%). The most challenging pairing is Gemini (50%). Cancer sits at #1 of 12.
Cancer is Cardinal and Scorpio is Fixed, so they start, sustain and change direction on different timetables. On the elements: Same element (Water) — instinctive understanding and easy emotional flow. Cancer is ruled by the Moon and Scorpio by Mars, which is where their instincts about pace and priorities diverge. Their lowest score is 80%, so that is the area to work on deliberately.
Their love score (90%) runs ahead of their friendship score (85%), so the attraction arrives faster than the companionship; the long-term work is building the friendship underneath it. Same polarity (Yin / receptive) — a shared fundamental orientation. Sun signs describe roughly a twelfth of a chart, though — Moon, Venus and Mars placements decide far more of how a real relationship runs.
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