The sign-off does not coincide with the Cancer constellation. In the zodiac, it takes the fourth 30 degrees of the circle and begins with the first day of summer.
Cancer is a cardinal sign, which means it marks the start of a season in the same way as Aries mark the beginning of spring.
In the ancient times, the constellation of Cancer was positioned at the same place as the most northerly location of the Sun, representing the summer solstice.
Its name is Latin for crab, but we can hardly recognize the looks of a constellation with a naked eye. It looks more like an upside-down letter "Y".
It is the dimmest of all zodiacal constellations, located between Gemini and Leo. It was often considered the "Dark Sign", described as black and without eyes because of its dim appearance.
Cancer (the crayfish or crab) is said to have been a place for the Mesopotamian Sun of the South and was afterward associated with the fourth month Duzu that falls in June-July of the modern western calendar. It was also known as the Northern Gate of the Sun.
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RandomRandom facts to learn more about Cancer, and how awesome they are. Take the L you other booty signs. (Jk) 'Are you a Cancer?' No, but I do love Cancers✊ BTW people I take these facts from different websites so most of these are NOT my own words
