Moon-sign match · कर्क & मकर
Cancer and Capricorn compatibility
Two Moon signs fix 8.5–10.5 of the 36 gun milan points; depending on the nakshatras, the full score runs from 12 to 29. Every number is computed by our kundli-matching code — no guessed percentage.
Moon signs, not Sun signs
Most pages you find for “Cancer and Capricorn compatibility” are about Western Sun signs — the Sun's sign on your birthday, in the tropical zodiac — and many add a percentage no rule produces. This page uses the Vedic Moon sign (rashi): the sign the Moon was in at birth, in the sidereal (Lahiri) zodiac. For most people the two are different signs, and gun milan is built on the Moon sign and nakshatra.
The points the signs fix
| Koota | Max | Groom Cancer, bride Capricorn | Groom Capricorn, bride Cancer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varna | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Vashya | 2 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| Graha Maitri | 5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Bhakoot | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Fixed by the signs | 15 | 9.5–10.5 | 8.5–9.5 |
| Tara + yoni + gana + nadi (need nakshatras) | 21 | 3.5–18.5 | 3.5–18.5 |
| Full score — possible range | 36 | 13–29 | 12–28 |
Traditional gun milan reads some kootas (varna, gana) from the groom's side to the bride's, so both directions are shown. The ranges come from running every nakshatra these two signs can hold (and both vashya halves of Sagittarius and Capricorn) through our kundli-matching code.
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Match two kundlisCancer and Capricorn: the traditional reading
Element and nature
An earth Moon with a water Moon. Tradition counts this among the easy pairings of element: water nourishes earth, earth gives water a shape. Security and care tend to be shared values. Both signs are movable (chara): both like to initiate, so decisions come fast — and are best made together. (Cancer: water, movable; Capricorn: earth, movable.)
The lords' friendship
Cancer is ruled by Moon, Capricorn by Saturn. In natural friendship Moon counts Saturn as neutral, and Saturn counts Moon as an enemy — neutral and enemy. That gives graha maitri 0.5 of 5, read as how easily the two minds meet.
Bhakoot: 1/7 (opposite signs, samasaptaka)
Each Moon sits seventh from the other — the house of partnership in both charts. Bhakoot gives the full 7; classical texts count the 1/7 relation among the favourable ones, read as mutual attraction and a natural sense of being a pair. (Capricorn is the 7th sign from Cancer, and Cancer the 7th from Capricorn.)
Varna and vashya
Varna follows the Moon sign's element (water Brahmin, fire Kshatriya, earth Vaishya, air Shudra — classical labels for temperament, not the person's caste): Cancer is Brahmin, Capricorn is Vaishya. Varna is read one way — 1 point when the groom's varna is equal to or higher than the bride's — so it scores 1 when the groom's Moon is in Cancer and 0 when it is in Capricorn. Vashya groups: Cancer water (jalachar), Capricorn quadruped (chatushpad) / water (jalachar) — 1–2 of 2. Capricorn counts as quadruped in its first 15° and water after, so here vashya depends on the Moon's degree and is shown as a range.
What stays unknown without the nakshatras
Of the 36 points, 15 (varna, vashya, graha maitri, bhakoot) are fixed by the two Moon signs alone; for Cancer and Capricorn they come to 8.5–10.5. The other 21 (tara, yoni, gana, nadi) depend on the birth nakshatras — across every nakshatra these two signs can hold, they range 3.5–18.5. So the full score can be anywhere from 12 to 29. Some nakshatra pairings fall below the traditional line of 18 and some clear it — so the signs alone cannot answer the question.
Nadi (8 points) is the heaviest koota and depends entirely on the nakshatras. Between these signs, these nakshatra pairings share a nadi and score 0 for it: Pushya – Dhanishta; Ashlesha – Uttara Ashadha; Ashlesha – Shravana. Every other pairing gets the full 8.
| Nakshatra | Uttara Ashadha | Shravana | Dhanishta |
|---|---|---|---|
| Punarvasu | 27 | 28–29 | 22 |
| Pushya | 28 | 25–26 | 14(nadi) |
| Ashlesha | 13(nadi) | 15–16(nadi) | 27 |
| Nakshatra | Punarvasu | Pushya | Ashlesha |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uttara Ashadha | 25 | 26 | 12(nadi) |
| Shravana | 27–28 | 24–25 | 14–15(nadi) |
| Dhanishta | 21 | 13(nadi) | 26 |
Tradition takes 18 or more as acceptable; cells below 18 are shown lighter. The number alone decides nothing — the exceptions, both whole charts and, above all, the two people matter.
Frequently asked questions
Are Cancer and Capricorn compatible in Vedic astrology?
The signs alone cannot say. 8.5–10.5 of the 36 gun milan points are fixed by the two Moon signs (bhakoot relation: 1/7 (opposite signs, samasaptaka)); depending on the nakshatras, the full score can be anywhere from 12 to 29. For the exact score, match both birth charts.
Why do other sites give a compatibility percentage?
No rule of gun milan produces a percentage for a pair of signs. We show only what the calculation gives: the points the signs fix, and the range of the points that depend on the nakshatras.
Is this about Sun signs?
No. This uses the Vedic Moon sign — the Moon's sign at birth, sidereal (Lahiri). Find yours with the free kundli or the rashi calculator.
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