The Summer Solstice marks the point where the Sun is at its apex, its greatest power, the day is the longest and night is the shortest. This apex has been building since the Winter Solstice, a return of the light, slowly but surely. Gemini season wraps up in whirlwind fashion, often quite social, transitional and busy. Maybe you have started traveling more during this season, found yourself meeting up with friends more frequently, greater ease at making friends and seeking out new social circles or activities. Gemini season marks the brightest light of the light half of the year. 

On the late eve of June 20th this year, the Sun peaks as he crosses over the boundary of Gemini into Cancer. This is the Sun’s longest arc, and from here on out at 10:43 pm ET the descent into darkness begins. And yet, this also marks the first day of summer and Cancer season, which we associate in the northern hemisphere with long, bright, steamy dog days of exponential growth and stimulation. We don’t associate darkness with the Summer Solstice, and this is ok. Interestingly, Cancer’s planetary ruler is not the Sun, but the Moon. The Moon, as we know, is a reflective light of the Sun, not an original light. For us to see it here on Earth, we need it in position to the Sun, and it refracts it phases back to us by the solar light it gathers.