Compatibility
Cancer Rooster and Sagittarius
Dog
The peculiarly appealing energy between firstwest and secondwest has plenty of potential to foster a creative and nourishing connection, which may counterbalance the more unsettling influence of the firsteast and secondeast.
The peculiarly appealing energy between firstwest and secondwest has plenty of potential to foster a creative and nourishing connection, which may counterbalance the more unsettling influence of the firsteast and secondeast.
Western Zodiac
Cancer and Sagittarius
Compatibility overview
This intriguing match, equal parts bafflement and charm, can be one of Western astrology's undiscovered gems. firstwest and secondwest experience life in ways that often seem totally alien to each other. Yet the essential differences here can prove strangely magnetic, potentially paving the way for both individual fulfillment and an enduring bond.
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The interval of five steps between Cancer and Sagittarius is known as a Quincunx (or inconjunct) aspect. One of only two 'minor' aspects (with the Semi-Sextile), this energy provides a gentler influence than other combinations. From the beginning, these two are likely to experience both a sense of freedom and a certain indecisiveness.
Classical astrologers were doubtful about the 150° angle between these signs, believing they were cosmic strangers with nothing in common. Certainly, the respective elements are hard to reconcile. Cancer's Water offers an essentially fluid take on life, full of emotional depth, and centering on empathy and individual experience. Fire sign Sagittarius is typically more dynamic and intense, with a wholistic, philosophical outlook that prioritizes macro concepts over one-on-one sensitivity. Thus Cancer can seem fragile, moody, and at times cloying to the more willful Sagittarius, while Sagittarius' blunt directness can unsettle Cancer and make it hard for them to relax. Instinctively, these signs tend to approach personal bonds very differently. Cancer places a high value on loyalty, trust, and personal enrichment, whereas Sagittarius sees relationships more pragmatically, as opportunities to advance their farseeing wisdom and beyond-human idealism.
The surprising, often enchanting, quality of the Quincunx, however, means these tensions are usually not experienced as threatening or hostile. In fact, Cancer and Sagittarius can be quite captivated by each other. Chemistry of all kinds is frequent, and a natural openness means these two can often play off their differences in an atmosphere of humor, safety, and reassurance. Cancer's Cardinal modality brings a pure, always-beginning energy to their outlook that knits beautifully with the Mutable nature of Sagittarius, which is directed to consequences and effects. Some separation of roles may be key to accommodating their different orbits, but these two signs are in fact ideal collaborators. Shared ventures are likely to progress efficiently to completion, and by capturing their diversity as a pairing, can be stunningly creative and original.
Cancer and Sagittarius need to watch that frictions are addressed as they arise—in a Quincunx combination, fissures can become ravines if not attended to. With a balance of unity and independence, however, this mysterious energy can prove a treasure, and in any context may provide immeasurable benefits for both signs.
Celebrity Cancer/Sagittarius Pairings*
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Frances McDormand (6/23/1957, Cancer Rooster), Joel Coen (11/29/1954, Sagittarius Horse) : The actor and director have been married since 1984. They have collaborated on films including Raising Arizona (1987), Barton Fink (1991), Fargo (1996), The Man Who Wasn't There (2001), Burn After Reading (2008), and Hail, Caesar! (2016). McDormand has described: "It was a revelation that I could have a lover who I could also work with and I wasn't intimidated by the person. It was: Wow! Really! Oh, my God! I can actually love and live — not subvert anything, not apologize for anything, not hide anything." On another occasion, she said: "Although we have often collaborated on films, we have both had really autonomous careers and so we have always had new things to tell each other."
Colin Jost (6/29/1982, Cancer Dog), Scarlett Johansson (11/22/1984, Sagittarius Rat) : The actor and comedian/writer have known each other since 2006 and been together since 2017. They married in October 2020 and have one child together. Presenting Saturday Night Live in 2019 (where Jost has been variously a writer and presenter since 2005), Johansson said: "This place means so much to me. I have so many friends here and I met the love of my life here."
Charlotte Gainsbourg (7/21/1971, Cancer Pig), Jane Birkin (12/14/1946, Sagittarius Dog) : The mother and daughter are both actor/musicians. They collaborated on Gainsbourg's directorial debut, Jane by Charlotte (2021), an intimate documentary film comprising interviews between the two women. Gainsbourg described about making the film: "The thing is, it could have never ended and at one point, we don’t want it to end. Although the starting point was really tough, we ended in such a sweet place where it was so easy to be together and talk...[By the end] I was asking everything that I wanted without thinking about whether they were subjects that I should avoid. She didn’t feel uncomfortable about any of it and she was so helpful at the end of the shoot."
Charlamagne tha God (6/29/1978, Cancer Horse), Jessica Gadsden (11/29/1981, Sagittarius Rooster) : The radio host and fitness instructor/businesswoman have known each other since high school and married in 2014. Charlamagne tha God has described: "I don’t have a prenup because me and my wife have been together for twenty-three years. Literally, the first time I ever went to a radio station to fill out an application for an internship, my wife drove me because my license was suspended...When I was getting fired from radio...she was the one going to work everyday, paying the bills. When we were getting evicted, she was the one going down to the courthouse, and explaining to the judge why we couldn't get evicted."
Tom Cruise (7/3/1962, Cancer Tiger), Katie Holmes (12/18/1978, Sagittarius Horse) : The two actors shared one of the most famous marriages in the world between 2006 and 2012. They had one child, their daughter Suri. Holmes described in 2009: "[On a typical day we're] all together. We like to be together, so we use the house for our [business] meetings. [We] play Yahtzee, board games, Scrabble. We grill; have pool parties. We play 'The Three Little Pigs' and Suri is the Big Bad Wolf. [Tom] reads storybooks to Suri, and we all laugh. When a good song comes on, he'll break out in a dance. We'll watch movies in bed—recently Madagascar and Cinderella, for Suri. We really have a good time."
Mitch Mitchell (7/9/1946, Cancer Dog), Jimi Hendrix (11/27/1942, Sagittarius Horse) : The two musicians collaborated extensively as two thirds of the band The Jimi Hendrix Experience. They had planned to continue as the Experience or as 'Jimi Hendrix', with a new bass player, before Hendrix died in 1970. Mitchell later described: "There are a lot of things that we never said. I think what it comes down to is a kind of mutual respect for each other. Musically, I’d give him a hard time, he’d give me a hard time, though it was a very compatible situation from my side. It was very interesting to work with someone who would give you that ultimate freedom that seemed to have whatever time existed in your head. There were no boundaries, there were no limits at all. Jimi was irreplaceable, both as a friend and a musician. I miss him as much today."
Ariana Grande (6/26/1993, Cancer Rooster), Nicki Minaj (12/8/1982, Sagittarius Dog) : The two musician/actors are friends who have collaborated on multiple occasions, including the songs 'Side to Side', 'The Light Is Coming', 'Bang Bang', 'Bed', and 'Bad To You'. They have also performed live together at Coachella, the European Music Awards, the Video Music Awards, the iHeart Radio Festival, and the American Music Awards. Grande tweeted to Minaj in 2018: "Remember when u called me at 5am and said get ur a— up n come to the stu [studio] b— and I propelled myself out the door at the speed of light wearing slippers that later got soaked in rain and we had the best morning of my life[?] I do."
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Chinese Zodiac
Rooster and Dog
Compatibility overview
Chinese astrology is far less equivocal about matches considered to attract bad energy than its Western counterpart. Unfortunately, the combination of firsteast and secondeast is one of the six notorious Adversary pairings, which generally have the worst reputation of any in the Chinese zodiac.
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The six Adversary matches along the fourth degree axis are well known for their potentially unstable energy. In the case of the Dog and Rooster, the earnest diligence of the Dog runs headlong into the Rooster's endless enterprise and panache.
If the sensibility of the Dog is captured in a single concept, it is their love and support for the underdog, for causes that are undervalued and neglected by society at large. The Rooster is almost incapable of fulfilling this description. Rooster natives tend to be larger than life from the moment of first impact, fashionable to the hilt, with energy to burn. Hence these two will likely clash from the beginning. In the eyes of the Dog, the Rooster may appear to be all pomp and no substance—a noisy, posing, and superficial distraction from people and projects that are truly deserving. For the Rooster, meanwhile, the Dog can be an interminably boring worrywart, a judgemental handbrake on the kinds of expansive enterprise that make life worth living.
Initial friction can become especially damaging over time. As a duo, these two will tend to take turns at being hypercritical, overanxious, wounded and bitter, or patronizingly antagonistic—oftentimes all at once. The hallmark of this energy is that hostility is more indirect than direct. Fury is thus more likely to fester than explode, and instability can persist without ever building to a direct confrontation. Attempts to defuse the tension are likely to achieve little more than rehashing the same old disputes, so contrary are the instincts of these conflicting personalities.
As ever in astrology, success is not foreclosed by such troublesome energy. But strongly positive influences on the Western side, or sophisticated strategies for conflict resolution, may be necessary for these two to find happiness together.
Celebrity Rooster/Dog Pairings*
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Mariah Carey (3/27/1969, Aries Rooster), Madonna (8/16/1958, Leo Dog) : A longstanding feud between the two music superstars has seen them exchange harsh criticisms. Said Madonna, "We have to realize that the same country that acquitted O.J. is the same country that...buys Mariah Carey records. It's this homogeneity. But it's got nothing to do with art." Carey responded, "I really haven't paid attention to Madonna since I was in seventh or eighth grade when she used to be popular."
Tucker Carlson (5/16/1969, Taurus Rooster), Donald Trump (6/14/1946, Gemini Dog) : The 45th US President and media personality had appeared to have a supportive relationship, with Carlson being described in 2020 as, "[P]erhaps the highest-profile proponent of 'Trumpism'." However, private messages revealed in early 2023 revealed Carlson's antipathy towards Trump. Carlson's messages included: "All of [Trump's business ventures] fail. What he’s good at is destroying things. He’s the undisputed world champion of that."; "We are very, very close to being able to ignore Trump most nights. I truly can’t wait...I hate him passionately."; and "[Trump's] a demonic force, a destroyer. But he’s not going to destroy us. I’ve been thinking about this every day for four years."
Meghan Markle (8/4/1981, Leo Rooster), Prince William (6/21/1982, Cancer Dog) : The complex relationship between Meghan Markle and Prince Harry and other members of the British royal family, particularly Harry's brother Prince William and his wife Princess Catherine, has become one of the most famous feuds of all time. During the Netflix documentary series, Harry & Meghan, Markle spoke about a senior aide to William who gave unfavourable evidence in a lawsuit she brought against an English tabloid. "It's your brother," Markle said to Harry on screen. "Not gonna say anything about your brother, but it's so obvious."
Quincy Jones (3/14/1933, Pisces Rooster), Michael Jackson (8/29/1958, Virgo Dog) : The producer and musician collaborated on the celebrated albums Off the Wall, Thriller, and Bad. Since Jackson's death, Jones has been outspoken in his criticisms of the "King of Pop", saying, "Michael stole a lot of stuff. He stole a lot of songs...The notes don’t lie, man. He was as Machiavellian as they come. Greedy, man. Greedy."
Priscilla Presley (5/24/1945, Gemini Rooster), Elvis Presley (1/8/1935, Capricorn Dog) : The musician dubbed "The King of Rock and Roll" and the actor/businesswoman met when Priscilla was 14. They later had a famously troubled marriage. Both reportedly had multiple affairs. Priscilla described how Elvis stopped being attracted to her after their daughter was born, as he "had a hard time dealing with me being a mother and the little girl that I was to him", and referred to herself as "Elvis’ living doll, to fashion as he pleased."
Errol Flynn (6/20/1909, Gemini Rooster), David Niven (3/1/1910, Pisces Dog) : The two actors from Hollywood's golden age were frequent co-stars and lived together for a time. Niven's memoirs included seriously unflattering descriptions of Flynn. "The great thing about Errol," Niven wrote, "was you always knew exactly where you stood with him because he always let you down."
Minnie Driver (1/31/1970, Aquarius Rooster), Matt Damon (10/8/1970, Libra Dog) : The two actors were a high-profile celebrity couple after they began dating while co-starring in Good Will Hunting. Driver has claimed that Damon effectively broke up with her by announcing on Oprah that he was single: "It seemed like a good forum for him to announce to the world that we were no longer together, which I found fantastically inappropriate. Of course, he was busy declaring his love for me on David Letterman a month previously."
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Final Words
The Quincunx connection between firstwest and secondwest means their seemingly dramatic differences hide the potential for great pleasure, excitement, and creative collaboration. The positive aspects of this influence will often be essential if this relationship is to flourish, as the disturbing energy between the firsteast and secondeast may need to be handled with care.
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