Capricorn and Cancer
Opposition · Magnetic opposites that complete and challenge one another.
Capricorn: Earth · CardinalCancer: Water · CardinalEarth holds water: a nurturing, loyal and grounded pairing.
To make this work, Capricorn should remember an instinct for what others need, and Cancer should remember the staying power to reach the summit.
Love & romance
Capricorn loves patiently, and Cancer loves tenderly. Earth holds water: a nurturing, loyal and grounded pairing. In romance, Capricorn brings the staying power to reach the summit and Cancer brings an instinct for what others need.
Friendship
As friends, Capricorn and Cancer need time to find their rhythm, and become interesting precisely because they differ. Both want to lead and start things, so decide early who drives what.
Work
At work, Capricorn brings ambition and Cancer brings nurturing. Both want to lead and start things, so decide early who drives what. Watch for coldness and workaholism on one side and moodiness and clinging to the past on the other.
Communication
Capricorn (Earth) speaks patiently while Cancer (Water) speaks tenderly. Name the difference out loud and it becomes a strength.
Sun-sign compatibility is a simplified view; a full comparison considers both complete birth charts.