Cancer lucky stones, colors and numbers
Cancer is cardinal water ruled by the Moon. It is linked with care, intuition, memory and the home. The Moon gives Cancer white and silver, Monday and the pearl; the classical Cancer stone recorded by Kunz is the emerald, symbol of love in the traditional rhymes.
| Dates | Jun 21 – Jul 22 |
|---|---|
| Element · modality | Water · Cardinal |
| Ruling planet | Moon |
| Classical stone (Kunz) | Emerald |
| Old Spanish-Arab list | Agate and beryl |
| Stones of the Moon | Pearl, Rock crystal |
| Vedic gem of the Moon | Pearl |
| Lucky colors | White, silver |
| Lucky numbers | 2, 7 |
| Lucky day | Monday |
| Lucky metal | Silver |
What Cancer’s stones symbolise
- Emerald — Communication and intellect; love and a happy marriage in the traditional May rhyme.
- Pearl — Emotional calm and intuition; an emblem of purity in gem lore.
- Rock crystal — Clarity and purity.
- Pearl — Emotional calm and intuition; an emblem of purity in gem lore.
Symbolism comes from traditional gem lore and astrology. It is cultural, not a promise of any effect.
Your Vedic sign may be different
Western astrology uses the tropical zodiac; Vedic astrology uses the sidereal zodiac, which is currently shifted by about 24°. If you were born in roughly the first three weeks of Cancer, your Vedic Sun falls in Gemini. In Vedic astrology, lucky gems depend on your ascendant and Moon rather than your Sun — which is why the free chart asks for your birth time and place.
Cancer is only one part of your chart. See your personal stones, colors, numbers and lucky years from four traditions.
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What is the lucky stone for Cancer?
The classical Cancer stone recorded by gem historian George F. Kunz (1913) is the emerald. Stones of Cancer’s ruling planet, the Moon, include pearl / rock crystal, and in Vedic astrology the gem of the Moon is the pearl.
What are Cancer’s lucky numbers and day?
Following the Moon, Cancer’s lucky numbers are 2, 7 and its lucky day is Monday.
What colors are lucky for Cancer?
Cancer’s traditional colors are white, silver.