When Was Chiron Last in Cancer?
Updated October 5, 2026
As of October 2026, the last time was 1988–91: Chiron was in Cancer from 21 June 1988 to 21 July 1991. Next: Chiron first enters Cancer on 22 July 2038; retrograde motion carries it back and forth across the sign's boundary, so it enters three times in all and leaves for good on 16 May 2042.
Each bar runs from first entry to final exit. Stretches marked with a neighbouring sign are times it crossed back over the boundary before returning.
Every Chiron-in-Cancer pass, 1800–2100
Dates are in UTC and the Gregorian calendar; in a time zone far from Greenwich an ingress can fall on the neighbouring calendar day.
| First entry | Final exit | Time in Cancer | Entered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 September 1838 | 10 June 1842 | 2.9 years | 3 times |
| In Cancer: 12 Sept 1838 – 6 Nov 1838 · 3 Jun 1839 – 22 Sept 1841 · 6 Jan 1842 – 10 Jun 1842 | |||
| 13 August 1887 | 17 May 1891 | 2.9 years | 3 times |
| In Cancer: 13 Aug 1887 – 10 Dec 1887 · 15 May 1888 – 30 Aug 1890 · 8 Feb 1891 – 17 May 1891 | |||
| 27 August 1937 | 16 June 1941 | 3.1 years | 3 times |
| In Cancer: 27 Aug 1937 – 22 Nov 1937 · 28 May 1938 – 30 Sept 1940 · 27 Dec 1940 – 16 Jun 1941 | |||
| 21 June 1988 | 21 July 1991 | 3.1 years | once |
| 22 July 2038 | 16 May 2042 | 3.1 years | 3 times |
| In Cancer: 22 Jul 2038 – 8 Jan 2039 · 26 Apr 2039 – 28 Aug 2041 · 10 Feb 2042 – 16 May 2042 | |||
| 28 August 2088 | 29 June 2092 | 3.3 years | 2 times |
| In Cancer: 28 Aug 2088 – 18 Nov 2088 · 29 May 2089 – 29 Jun 2092 | |||
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Born with Chiron in Cancer
- Born 27 August 1937 – 16 June 1941, except 22 November 1937 – 28 May 1938 (in Gemini) and 30 September 1940 – 27 December 1940 (in Leo)
- Born 21 June 1988 – 21 July 1991
On the days Chiron changes sign, the birth time decides: dates here are UTC. Enter your birth data to see your own chart.
Chiron retrograde in Cancer, the 2038–42 pass
Retrograde periods with at least one station in Cancer: the date Chiron stood still and turned retrograde, and the date it turned direct again.
| Stations retrograde | Stations direct |
|---|---|
| 12 October 2038 3°55′ Cancer | 4 March 2039 28°08′ Gemini |
| 22 October 2039 12°50′ Cancer | 11 March 2040 6°52′ Cancer |
| 2 November 2040 22°56′ Cancer | 20 March 2041 16°49′ Cancer |
| 15 November 2041 4°28′ Leo | 30 March 2042 28°13′ Cancer |
How Chiron moves through the zodiac
Across 1800–2100, Chiron spent about 1.6 years to 8.3 years in a sign on each pass, not counting retrograde dips out of it, and it returned to the same sign about every 50 years. 85% of passes included at least one retrograde dip back over a sign boundary.
Chiron in other signs
Aries · Taurus · Gemini · Cancer · Leo · Virgo · Libra · Scorpio · Sagittarius · Capricorn · Aquarius · Pisces
Other planets in Cancer
Venus · Mars · Jupiter · Saturn · Chiron · Uranus · Neptune · Pluto
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How these dates were found
With Horoskopos's sky search: Chiron's geocentric, apparent, tropical ecliptic longitude, computed with the open-source Astronomy Engine library, with each sign boundary found to the minute. Sample ingresses agree with NASA JPL's Horizons ephemeris to within about two and a half hours. Chiron is computed from orbital elements bundled for 1800–2100, so its dates are limited to that span. Data generated 2026-10-04; page built 2026-10-05.