Cancer Monthly Horoscope

Hard reset, Cancer! On September 10, radical changemaker Uranus slips into its annual five-month retrograde, taking you offline for a beat. Uranus will reverse through Gemini and your reflective, healing twelfth house until February 8, 2027, giving you time to power down so you can power up later. 

Disruptor Uranus settled into Gemini and your twelfth house of closure on April 25, a transit that only happens every 84 years. While this energy is still very new to you (Uranus hasn’t been in Gemini since the 1940s, but you got a taste of it during a brief preview in 2025), you’ve certainly felt its impact. Are you discovering some part of your life that’s reached its expiration point, or a natural time of transition? That’s Uranus in your twelfth house.

The Uranus retrograde period is a powerful time for meditation and spiritual work. Revolutionary Uranus plumbs the depths of your psyche and loosens up energetic blocks. Take a conscious step back from any toxic ties, codependent relationships or self-sabotaging situations—practice makes close to perfect and you have five months to put yourself first in these energy zapping dynamics you find yourself in.

We’re not saying you’ll find all the answers. Uranus is here for a long time! If you’re searching for direction, allow clues to arrive through intuition and divine intervention, and give your overworked mind the rest it needs. In other words: don’t try to force an outcome. Do your part, too, by being upfront about your desires, needs and limits instead of being indirect. Give yourself permission to shed baggage and tie up loose ends.

Spark up some synergies, Crab! When the Virgo new moon arrives on September 10, an opportunity to join forces with a kindred spirit could arise. A meeting of the minds could turn into a bigger project that unfolds over the next six months, at the corresponding Virgo full moon on February 20, 2027 (which is also an eclipse). 

No need to rush, since these connections take time. But if you feel an extra charge of potential, don’t ignore it!  You could explore your chemistry slowly using a low-risk trial to test whether your working styles truly mesh. 

At this new moon, a sibling, neighbor or colleague may also figure into events. Open the door to having more honest conversations. If you've been talking a lot lately, ask questions. Or if you've been keeping things to yourself, open up. With la luna squaring unpredictable Uranus in your twelfth house of secrets, surprising confessions could come tumbling out. Or, you might be privy to some lesser-known information that helps inform a key decision. Stay alert!

Looking for some new places to hang out or even to live? Explore different neighborhoods at the Virgo new moon. Head to a concert or a daytime festival, or sign up for a workshop to sate your curiosity. Lead with a sense of discovery and openness and you’ll magnetize exactly what’s needed.

Are you pursuing your goals from a sense of purpose or from old feelings of inadequacy? On September 17, wounded healer Chiron (retrograde in Taurus since August 3), slips back a spot on the game board into assertive Aries. Until January 6, 2027, Chiron continues its reverse journey, this time through your tenth house of career and prestige.

This summer was Chiron’s first retrograde in Taurus since 1983, a cycle that stirred ancient pain around money, stability and your sense of belonging. Chiron’s retrograde through Aries asks you to unpack old traumas and finally process them so they no longer stand in the way of your ascent.

Feeling bored with your work or idling at a professional plateau, Cancer? Shift out of cruise control in your career and find a way to put more soul into your goals. From mid-September on, Chiron retrograde in your house of leadership and ambitions means you can change not only what you do but your emotional connection to your work. 

As an empathic Cancer, it’s not enough for you to collect a paycheck. You want to feel like you’re helping people or bettering their lives in some way. Between now and January 6, Chiron retrograde in Aries will support you in an exploration of what’s most important to you. Own a business? It’s a perfect time to hire an executive coach or a branding pro.

When Chiron retrograde ends on January 6, 2027, it begins the final lap through Aries, a transit that began on April 17, 2018. Until Chiron enters Taurus for seven years on April 14, 2027, get ready to remove what stands between you and the pursuit of leadership and your greatest potential. Chances are, repairing that is more of an inside job than something you can change in the external world. Do that vulnerable work now and by Q2 of next year, you could be poised for a professional quantum leap!

Whew! You’ve been out among the people without a pause, and you might be ready to crawl back into your cozy place. Good news, Crab: Calmer days arrive on September 22, when the Sun burrows into Libra and your domestic fourth house (Cancer's native soil) for a month. 

Nest, rest and putter around the house—or fling open your doors for a cozy dinner party/movie night with a carefully curated guest list. Family takes top billing now through October 23, so make time to catch up with loved ones.

Libra season also ushers in the fall equinox, launching a solar-powered month for partnerships and dynamic duos, in both business and love, for all of us. But start your efforts early, since Libra’s ruler Venus, the planet of peace and harmony, will turn retrograde from October 3 to November 13.

Impatient Mars is also in your sign until September 27, which could add both motivation and stress. Take deep breaths when relatives or roommates push your buttons. Don’t rush into home renovations. If you're looking to move or redecorate, Libra season is a great time to peruse the real estate listings or start pinning interiors onto an inspiration board. But do your research before leaping into anything new, and definitely well before Venus starts its reversal early next month!

Your professional plans are front and center at the end of this month, Cancer. On September 26, the Aries full moon floods your ambitious and successful tenth house with its powerful beams. It’s time to step into your most purpose-powered path! A project you’ve been working on since as far back as the April 17 Aries new moon could come together or finally get the recognition it deserves.

Are you craving a new professional path or a change of direction? These transitional moonbeams could bring an exciting new opportunity. A promotion, leadership role or status-boosting initiative could have your name written all over it.

Look back to Aries new moon for clues of what you could come together today or over the next two weeks. Full moons can bring endings and transitions. You could be ready to depart one professional path for a new, more fulfilling one. It never hurts to circulate your resume or refresh your LinkedIn profile.

This year’s full moon in Aries also sits shoulder-to-shoulder with dreamy Neptune, dialing up your manifesting powers. Creative visualization and intention setting will have extra potency with this spiritual moon-Neptune alliance.