The real sky of Cancer, from Light to Shadow.
VII · The Chariot in Akhuyet Tarot, Light & Shadow. The figure is revealed on Kickstarter.
The twelve signs · VII · The Chariot
Cancer
The crab sent by the goddess Hera to distract Heracles while he fought the many-headed Hydra. Heracles crushed it under his foot, and Hera placed it among the stars. It is the faintest of the zodiac, but it holds the Manger, a cluster you can see with the naked eye.
VII · The Chariot
June 21 – July 22
Best in March, around 10 pm, high in the south (northern hemisphere); in the north from the south.
Moon · II · The High Priestess
- Tarf β Cancri · magnitude 3.53
“The end,” the tip of one leg. The brightest star of the faint Crab. - Asellus Australis δ Cancri · magnitude 3.94
“The southern donkey,” one of the two donkeys beside the Manger. - Acubens α Cancri · magnitude 4.26
From the Arabic for “the claws.” - Praesepe M44 · magnitude 3.70
“The Manger,” or the Beehive: a cluster of about a thousand stars, a soft smudge of light to the naked eye.
A free gift from the stars
A printable poster of the sky of Cancer and a guide to finding it at night.
The Cancer Tarot Journal
Readings, spreads and reflections for any 78-card deck, with the stars of Cancer on the cover.
Go to the book pageComing soon.
Why does the Sun cross Cancer at other dates (about July 20 – August 10)? The signs were fixed more than two thousand years ago. Since then the Earth's axis has slowly turned, and today the Sun crosses each constellation weeks later than its sign. Find your real sky.