When Was Venus Last in Cancer?

Updated October 5, 2026

Last: 2026

19 May 2026 to 13 Jun 2026

Next: 3 Jul 2027

first entry, 3 July 2027

3.6 weeks

typical time in Cancer

every ~13 months

it comes back

As of October 2026, the last time was 2026: Venus was in Cancer from 19 May 2026 to 13 June 2026. Next: Venus enters Cancer on 3 July 2027 and stays until 27 July 2027.

Venus in Cancer: the passes around now, in months

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.

Venus in Cancer, 2001–2051

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
20 May 2002	14 June 2002	3.6 weeks	once
4 July 2003	29 July 2003	3.5 weeks	once
7 August 2004	6 September 2004	4.4 weeks	once
3 June 2005	28 June 2005	3.5 weeks	once
19 July 2006	12 August 2006	3.5 weeks	once
8 May 2007	5 June 2007	4.1 weeks	once
18 June 2008	12 July 2008	3.5 weeks	once
1 August 2009	26 August 2009	3.7 weeks	once
20 May 2010	14 June 2010	3.6 weeks	once
4 July 2011	28 July 2011	3.5 weeks	once
7 August 2012	6 September 2012	4.3 weeks	once
3 June 2013	27 June 2013	3.5 weeks	once
18 July 2014	12 August 2014	3.5 weeks	once
7 May 2015	5 June 2015	4.1 weeks	once
17 June 2016	12 July 2016	3.5 weeks	once
31 July 2017	26 August 2017	3.7 weeks	once
19 May 2018	13 June 2018	3.6 weeks	once
3 July 2019	28 July 2019	3.5 weeks	once
7 August 2020	6 September 2020	4.2 weeks	once
2 June 2021	27 June 2021	3.5 weeks	once
18 July 2022	11 August 2022	3.5 weeks	once
7 May 2023	5 June 2023	4.1 weeks	once
17 June 2024	11 July 2024	3.5 weeks	once
31 July 2025	25 August 2025	3.6 weeks	once
19 May 2026	13 June 2026	3.6 weeks	once
3 July 2027	27 July 2027	3.5 weeks	once
7 August 2028	5 September 2028	4.2 weeks	once
2 June 2029	26 June 2029	3.5 weeks	once
17 July 2030	11 August 2030	3.5 weeks	once
7 May 2031	5 June 2031	4.2 weeks	once
16 June 2032	11 July 2032	3.5 weeks	once
30 July 2033	25 August 2033	3.6 weeks	once
18 May 2034	12 June 2034	3.6 weeks	once
2 July 2035	26 July 2035	3.5 weeks	once
7 August 2036	5 September 2036	4.1 weeks	once
1 June 2037	26 June 2037	3.5 weeks	once
17 July 2038	10 August 2038	3.5 weeks	once
6 May 2039	5 June 2039	4.2 weeks	once
16 June 2040	10 July 2040	3.5 weeks	once
30 July 2041	24 August 2041	3.6 weeks	once
18 May 2042	12 June 2042	3.6 weeks	once
1 July 2043	26 July 2043	3.5 weeks	once
7 August 2044	5 September 2044	4.1 weeks	once
31 May 2045	25 June 2045	3.5 weeks	once
16 July 2046	10 August 2046	3.5 weeks	once
6 May 2047	5 June 2047	4.3 weeks	once
15 June 2048	10 July 2048	3.5 weeks	once
29 July 2049	24 August 2049	3.6 weeks	once
17 May 2050	12 June 2050	3.6 weeks	once
1 July 2051	25 July 2051	3.5 weeks	once

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How Venus moves through the zodiac

Across 1950–2075, Venus spent about 3.4 weeks to 4.0 months in a sign on each pass, not counting retrograde dips out of it, and it returned to the same sign about every 13 months. 5% of passes included at least one retrograde dip back over a sign boundary.

Venus 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

All planets in all signs · How to read these dates

How these dates were found

With Horoskopos's sky search: Venus'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 minutes. Data generated 2026-10-04; page built 2026-10-05.