Cancer Mulank Number and Traits

Cancer (कर्क, Jun 21 – Jul 22) is a Water sign ruled by Moon. This page gives the number that belongs to the sign, what the sign is like, which signs sit well with it, and — separately, because they are different things — how to work out your own Mulank from your birth date.

Why Cancer is associated with the number 2

The number associated with Cancer is 2, because Cancer is ruled by Moon and Moon is the graha of 2. That is a property of the sign, not of you. Your own Mulank comes from the day of the month you were born, reduced to a single digit — born on the 23rd gives 2 + 3 = 5 — so two Cancer people born nine days apart can carry different Mulanks. Any site telling you that every Cancer has Mulank 2 is describing the graha and calling it something else.

To find your own figure, use the free Mulank calculator — it shows the arithmetic rather than just the answer.

Cancer traits

• Nurturing
• Intuitive
• Emotional
• Protective

Signs that suit Cancer

Cancer is a Water sign, which sits most easily with Taurus, Virgo, Scorpio, Capricorn, Pisces. This is a reading of the sign alone; for two specific people the Mulank pairing computed from both birth dates is the closer measure.

Cancer with each Mulank

Your Mulank comes from your day of birth. Find yours below to see how it reads alongside Cancer.

• Cancer with Mulank 1 — Emotionally strong leader
• Cancer with Mulank 2 — Ultimate empath
• Cancer with Mulank 3 — Creative caretaker
• Cancer with Mulank 4 — Steady protector
• Cancer with Mulank 5 — Adaptable nurturer
• Cancer with Mulank 6 — Supreme homemaker
• Cancer with Mulank 7 — Deeply psychic
• Cancer with Mulank 8 — Protective provider
• Cancer with Mulank 9 — Compassionate guardian

Well-known people born under Cancer

Computed from their birth dates. Note how their Mulanks differ — that is the point: a shared sign does not mean a shared Mulank.

• MS Dhoni — born 1981-07-07, Mulank 7, Cricketer
• Priyanka Chopra — born 1982-07-18, Mulank 9, Actress
• Elon Musk — born 1971-06-28, Mulank 1, Tech Entrepreneur
• Lionel Messi — born 1987-06-24, Mulank 6, Footballer
• Ranveer Singh — born 1985-07-06, Mulank 6, Actor
• Katrina Kaif — born 1983-07-16, Mulank 7, Actress
• Vijay — born 1974-06-22, Mulank 4, Actor
• Sunil Gavaskar — born 1949-07-10, Mulank 1, Cricketer
• Sourav Ganguly — born 1972-07-18, Mulank 9, Cricketer
• Gautam Adani — born 1962-06-24, Mulank 6, Billionaire Entrepreneur
• PV Sindhu — born 1995-07-05, Mulank 5, Badminton Player
• Thalapathy Vijay — born 1974-06-22, Mulank 4, Actor

Your numbers, not your sign's

Cancer carries the number 2 through Moon. Yours are different, and there are several of them — Mulank from your birth day, Bhagyank from the full date, and your name number from its letters. The complete numerology report works out all of them, shows every calculation, and says plainly what numerology cannot tell you.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Mulank number of Cancer?

Strictly, Cancer does not have one. Mulank is worked out from the day of the month you were born, and Cancer spans about thirty days, so Cancer people carry every Mulank from 1 to 9. What Cancer does have is an associated number — 2 — because the sign is ruled by Moon, the graha of 2. Both figures are real; they answer different questions.

Which signs are most compatible with Cancer?

By element, Cancer is a Water sign and sits most easily with Taurus, Virgo, Scorpio, Capricorn, Pisces. This is a broad reading of the sign alone. For two specific people, the Mulank pairing computed from both birth dates is the closer measure, and we publish that table in full.

How do I find my own Mulank?

Take the day of the month you were born and reduce it to a single digit. Born on the 7th, your Mulank is 7; born on the 29th, 2 + 9 = 11, then 1 + 1 = 2. The month and year do not enter into it — those give the Bhagyank instead.

Does my Cancer sign change my Mulank?

No. They are computed from different things and neither affects the other. Your sign comes from the date in the year; your Mulank comes from the day of the month. The combination pages on this site describe how a given Mulank tends to read alongside Cancer, which is a different question again.

All twelve signs

• Aries — Mar 21 – Apr 19
• Taurus — Apr 20 – May 20
• Gemini — May 21 – Jun 20
• Leo — Jul 23 – Aug 22
• Virgo — Aug 23 – Sep 22
• Libra — Sep 23 – Oct 22
• Scorpio — Oct 23 – Nov 21
• Sagittarius — Nov 22 – Dec 21
• Capricorn — Dec 22 – Jan 19
• Aquarius — Jan 20 – Feb 18
• Pisces — Feb 19 – Mar 20

Every table used here is published in full, with what we will and will not compute, on our how we calculate page.