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Last Quarter Moon in Cancer: What It Means in Love

The last quarter moon in Cancer happens when the Moon is in Cancer, a water and cardinal sign, at that point of the lunar cycle. The next one falls on 3 October 2026 at 13:25 UTC. LoveSigns reads it as a mirror for emotional needs and love, never as a prediction.

The Moon is three quarters around its orbit, 90° from the Sun on the other side, with half its disc lit.

Last updated 12 August 2026. Dates calculated with the Swiss Ephemeris.

Last Quarter Moon photographed against black, with the Cancer glyph

When Is the Next Last Quarter Moon in Cancer?

The last quarter moon falls in Cancer when the Moon occupies Cancer at the exact moment of the phase. These instants are calculated with the Swiss Ephemeris.

3 October 2026, 13:25 UTC
23 September 2027, 10:20 UTC
22 October 2027, 17:30 UTC

What Does the Last Quarter Moon in Cancer Reflect?

Last-quarter Moon in Cancer: an old hurt is ready to soften and be set down. The invitation is to stop carrying what has already been felt.

While the last-quarter Moon moves through Cancer, the emotional tone of these days turns toward releasing an old hurt. A wound the heart has protected for a long time may finally be ready to soften and be set down. Letting go here is not forgetting; it is choosing to stop carrying what has already been felt.

The gift of this moment is emotional release. The tension is clinging to a hurt because it feels like part of you. Let yourself grieve and then loosen your hold, and let one honest act of self-forgiveness free the tenderness that the old wound has been guarding.

At a Glance

Phase: Last Quarter Moon
Sign: Cancer
Element: Water
Ruler: the Moon

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Frequently Asked Questions

When is the next last quarter moon in Cancer?

The next last quarter moon in Cancer falls on 3 October 2026 at 13:25 UTC, and the one after that on 23 September 2027 at 10:20 UTC. The instants are calculated with the Swiss Ephemeris and given in UTC.

How often does a last quarter moon fall in Cancer?

About once a year. The Moon reaches this point of its cycle every 29.5 days, and it lands in Cancer roughly once in every twelve of those, when the Sun sits in the opposite part of the zodiac.

What does the last quarter moon in Cancer mean in love?

Last-quarter Moon in Cancer: an old hurt is ready to soften and be set down. The invitation is to stop carrying what has already been felt.