Cancer (Water) and Virgo (Earth) score 88% — an excellent match. Below: love, chemistry, friendship, communication and trust, the strengths and challenges of this pair, and tips to make it work.
Cancer's care and Virgo's helpfulness make a devoted, practical couple. Virgo should soften criticism; Cancer should explain feelings rather than expecting them to be guessed.
| ♋ Cancer | ♍ Virgo | |
|---|---|---|
| Dates | 21 Jun – 22 Jul | 23 Aug – 22 Sep |
| Element | Water | Earth |
| Modality | Cardinal | Mutable |
| Ruling planet | Moon | Mercury |
| In love | caring, protective and deeply emotional | thoughtful, devoted and shows love by helping |
Aspect: Sextile — easy harmony. Cancer is caring, protective and deeply emotional; Virgo is thoughtful, devoted and shows love by helping. Water and Earth feed each other — an easy, friendly and fun match.
Sun signs give a broad picture. For a personal reading use both birth dates, or check moon and Venus signs, which astrologers link to emotions and love.
Cancer and Virgo score 88% overall, an excellent match. Love 90%, friendship 94%, communication 90% and trust 92%.
Earth may seem cold; Water may seem over-sensitive. The cardinal sign sets direction and the mutable sign adapts — easy-going, as long as the mutable partner's needs are not always the ones that bend.
Yes. Compatibility works both ways, so Virgo and Cancer is the same pairing as Cancer and Virgo.