Water · Cardinal
Cancer
Jun 21 – Jul 22
Zodiac compatibility › Cancer · Virgo
Cancer and Virgo compatibility
Earth · Mutable
Virgo
Aug 23 – Sep 22
Cancer and Virgo are two signs apart (60°, a sextile)
Easy chemistry
A caring, practical sextile. Virgo's attentiveness reassures Cancer, and Cancer's warmth helps Virgo relax.
Why: the angle between Cancer and Virgo
Cancer and Virgo are two signs apart (60°, a sextile). Signs two apart (a sextile) belong to complementary elements and share polarity. Astrologers see this as friendly, stimulating chemistry that grows when both people make an effort.
| Cancer | Virgo | |
|---|---|---|
| Element | Water | Earth |
| Modality | Cardinal | Mutable |
| Ruler | Moon | Mercury |
| Dates | Jun 21 – Jul 22 | Aug 23 – Sep 22 |
Where it works and where it rubs
Elements. Water nourishes Earth: one offers emotional depth, the other stability and care. It is a protective, slow-building combination.
Modalities. A Cardinal sign sets the direction and a Mutable sign adapts and fills in the details.
Polarity. Both are receptive (yin: Earth or Water) signs, so your basic energy matches.
How each of you loves
♋︎ Cancer
Cancer loves protectively, creating a home and remembering every important moment.
Needs: emotional safety, reassurance and family-like closeness.
♍︎ Virgo
Virgo loves through attentive, practical care and thoughtful details.
Needs: reliability, kindness and a partner who appreciates the small things.
Go beyond Sun signs
Two Cancer–Virgo couples can be completely different, because compatibility depends on the whole chart: how your Moons, Venus and Mars connect, and your Ascendants if you know your birth times. Compare your full charts
Frequently asked questions
Are Cancer and Virgo compatible?
Easy chemistry. A caring, practical sextile. Virgo's attentiveness reassures Cancer, and Cancer's warmth helps Virgo relax.
What makes Cancer and Virgo work?
Signs two apart (a sextile) belong to complementary elements and share polarity. Astrologers see this as friendly, stimulating chemistry that grows when both people make an effort. Water nourishes Earth: one offers emotional depth, the other stability and care. It is a protective, slow-building combination.
How can Cancer and Virgo make it work?
Cancer loves protectively, creating a home and remembering every important moment, and needs emotional safety, reassurance and family-like closeness. Virgo loves through attentive, practical care and thoughtful details, and needs reliability, kindness and a partner who appreciates the small things. Meeting those needs deliberately matters more than the signs themselves.
Astrology is a symbolic and cultural tradition. The planetary positions on this site are calculated with astronomical accuracy; the interpretations describe what astrologers associate with them and are not scientifically validated predictions about personality, relationships or the future.