The Sun enters cardinal Cancer at 7:09 pm EDT on Wednesday, initiating a new season. Concurrently, the Sun will appear directly overhead at the northern latitude named the Tropic of Cancer. The Sun reaches zenith at the Tropic of Cancer when Earth returns to the part of its orbit where the Northern Hemisphere is tilted as far in the Sun’s direction as it will get. That means the world’s northern half is getting more solar energy at this time of year.
That’s how a Cancer Solstice is the first day of Summer above the equator and the first day of Winter in the Southern Hemisphere. However, the Sun’s relative position will be the same for everybody over the next few days, fundamentally connecting your existence to all other beings. Through that connection, it will be plain to see that you are not only one with all things but also in a position to set an important example for others who lack the same awareness.
Cancer is a cardinal sign, as are Libra, Capricorn and Aries. When the Sun passes the point of cardinal entry, a new season begins. As each season begins, the Sun’s position holds a common experience for each and all of us at the same time. For a few days on ether side of the Cancer solstice, the Sun is as far to the North as it will get.
The Sun’s northernmost elongation does not look the same everywhere. Above the northern latitude known as the Arctic Circle, it means the Sun climbs higher in the sky than at any other time during the annual period of round-the-clock daylight. In Antarctica, the Cancer Solstice is the mid-point of continuous night. For the rest of us, however, the solar ingress to Cancer is most plainly marked by where the Sun is at dawn and sunset, holding the same position for a few days before changing direction.