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Mercury Sextile Neptune Synastry

Mercury sextile Neptune in synastry means one partner's Mercury sits about 60° from the other's Neptune (orb ±6°), an angle read as ease. It turns up in 7.01% of couples born within five years of each other.

Each side on its own first: Mercury in a birth chart, Neptune in a birth chart and birth chart calculator.

In couples
7.01% about 1 in 14
Either way round
13.46% both ways: 0.56%
Angle
60° 2 signs apart · orb ±6°
Birth time
Not needed the date sets it

Simulation of 3 million couples, NASA JPL DE440.

The same aspect with one of these planets: Mercury sextile Saturn, Mercury sextile Venus, Mars sextile Mercury, Ascendant sextile Mercury, Moon sextile Neptune, Neptune sextile Saturn, Neptune sextile Node and Neptune sextile Sun.

Mercury Sextile Neptune in Synastry: Meaning and Rarity

Checked against chance

How common is Mercury sextile Neptune in synastry?

Mercury sextile Neptune, counted three ways
Mercury sextile Neptune, counted three ways Mercury sextile Neptune, counted three ways: Couples ≤ 5 yrs apart 7.01%, Any two people, 1940–2010 6.87%, Planets spread evenly 6.67%. Couples ≤ 5 yrs apartCouples ≤ 5 yrs apart: 7.01%7.01%Any two people, 1940–2010Any two people, 1940–2010: 6.87%6.87%Planets spread evenlyPlanets spread evenly: 6.67%6.67%Source: AstroHot simulation, 3 million pairs, NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Couples ≤ 5 yrs apartCouples ≤ 5 yrs apart: 7.01%7.01%Any two people, 1940–2010Any two people, 1940–2010: 6.87%6.87%Planets spread evenlyPlanets spread evenly: 6.67%6.67%Source: AstroHot simulation, 3 million pairs, NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com

Couples run above an even spread by 0.3 points. The age gap changes little: 6.32% to 7.15% at any gap up to 40 years.

How the odds are calculated →

By sign

Which signs make Mercury sextile Neptune, generation by generation

Mercury sextile Neptune, generation by generation: the Mercury signs that make it
Mercury sextile Neptune, generation by generation: the Mercury signs that make it Neptune in Virgo (1928–43): Mercury in Cancer or Scorpio; Neptune in Libra (1942–57): Mercury in Leo or Sagittarius; Neptune in Scorpio (1955–70): Mercury in Virgo or Capricorn; Neptune in Sagittarius (1970–84): Mercury in Libra or Aquarius; Neptune in Capricorn (1984–98): Mercury in Scorpio or Pisces; Neptune in Aquarius (1998–2012): Mercury in Aries or Sagittarius. Mercury’s sign that makes itAriTauGemCanLeoVirLibScoSagCapAquPisNeptune in Virgo1928–43Neptune in Virgo 1928–43: Mercury in AriesNeptune in Virgo 1928–43: Mercury in TaurusNeptune in Virgo 1928–43: Mercury in GeminiNeptune in Virgo 1928–43: Mercury in Cancer — forms itNeptune in Virgo 1928–43: Mercury in LeoNeptune in Virgo 1928–43: Mercury in VirgoNeptune in Virgo 1928–43: Mercury in LibraNeptune in Virgo 1928–43: Mercury in Scorpio — forms itNeptune in Virgo 1928–43: Mercury in SagittariusNeptune in Virgo 1928–43: Mercury in CapricornNeptune in Virgo 1928–43: Mercury in AquariusNeptune in Virgo 1928–43: Mercury in PiscesNeptune in Libra1942–57Neptune in Libra 1942–57: Mercury in AriesNeptune in Libra 1942–57: Mercury in TaurusNeptune in Libra 1942–57: Mercury in GeminiNeptune in Libra 1942–57: Mercury in CancerNeptune in Libra 1942–57: Mercury in Leo — forms itNeptune in Libra 1942–57: Mercury in VirgoNeptune in Libra 1942–57: Mercury in LibraNeptune in Libra 1942–57: Mercury in ScorpioNeptune in Libra 1942–57: Mercury in Sagittarius — forms itNeptune in Libra 1942–57: Mercury in CapricornNeptune in Libra 1942–57: Mercury in AquariusNeptune in Libra 1942–57: Mercury in PiscesNeptune in Scorpio1955–70Neptune in Scorpio 1955–70: Mercury in AriesNeptune in Scorpio 1955–70: Mercury in TaurusNeptune in Scorpio 1955–70: Mercury in GeminiNeptune in Scorpio 1955–70: Mercury in CancerNeptune in Scorpio 1955–70: Mercury in LeoNeptune in Scorpio 1955–70: Mercury in Virgo — forms itNeptune in Scorpio 1955–70: Mercury in LibraNeptune in Scorpio 1955–70: Mercury in ScorpioNeptune in Scorpio 1955–70: Mercury in SagittariusNeptune in Scorpio 1955–70: Mercury in Capricorn — forms itNeptune in Scorpio 1955–70: Mercury in AquariusNeptune in Scorpio 1955–70: Mercury in PiscesNeptune in Sagittarius1970–84Neptune in Sagittarius 1970–84: Mercury in AriesNeptune in Sagittarius 1970–84: Mercury in TaurusNeptune in Sagittarius 1970–84: Mercury in GeminiNeptune in Sagittarius 1970–84: Mercury in CancerNeptune in Sagittarius 1970–84: Mercury in LeoNeptune in Sagittarius 1970–84: Mercury in VirgoNeptune in Sagittarius 1970–84: Mercury in Libra — forms itNeptune in Sagittarius 1970–84: Mercury in ScorpioNeptune in Sagittarius 1970–84: Mercury in SagittariusNeptune in Sagittarius 1970–84: Mercury in CapricornNeptune in Sagittarius 1970–84: Mercury in Aquarius — forms itNeptune in Sagittarius 1970–84: Mercury in PiscesNeptune in Capricorn1984–98Neptune in Capricorn 1984–98: Mercury in AriesNeptune in Capricorn 1984–98: Mercury in TaurusNeptune in Capricorn 1984–98: Mercury in GeminiNeptune in Capricorn 1984–98: Mercury in CancerNeptune in Capricorn 1984–98: Mercury in LeoNeptune in Capricorn 1984–98: Mercury in VirgoNeptune in Capricorn 1984–98: Mercury in LibraNeptune in Capricorn 1984–98: Mercury in Scorpio — forms itNeptune in Capricorn 1984–98: Mercury in SagittariusNeptune in Capricorn 1984–98: Mercury in CapricornNeptune in Capricorn 1984–98: Mercury in AquariusNeptune in Capricorn 1984–98: Mercury in Pisces — forms itNeptune in Aquarius1998–2012Neptune in Aquarius 1998–2012: Mercury in Aries — forms itNeptune in Aquarius 1998–2012: Mercury in TaurusNeptune in Aquarius 1998–2012: Mercury in GeminiNeptune in Aquarius 1998–2012: Mercury in CancerNeptune in Aquarius 1998–2012: Mercury in LeoNeptune in Aquarius 1998–2012: Mercury in VirgoNeptune in Aquarius 1998–2012: Mercury in LibraNeptune in Aquarius 1998–2012: Mercury in ScorpioNeptune in Aquarius 1998–2012: Mercury in Sagittarius — forms itNeptune in Aquarius 1998–2012: Mercury in CapricornNeptune in Aquarius 1998–2012: Mercury in AquariusNeptune in Aquarius 1998–2012: Mercury in PiscesSource: NASA JPL DE440 ingressesastrohot.com

Born 1998–2012, with Neptune in Aquarius? Then a partner’s Mercury in Aries or Sagittarius makes the sextile.

To check it by degree: Neptune at 10° Virgo makes the sextile with Mercury anywhere from 4° to 16° of Cancer or Scorpio — the 60° angle give or take 6°. The chart goes by sign, but the sextile also forms across a sign line: Neptune at 1° Virgo and Mercury at 29° Libra are 58° apart, a semi-sextile by sign.

Years are first entry to final exit, so neighboring rows overlap where Neptune stepped back on a retrograde. Source: NASA JPL DE440.

Between two people

What does Mercury sextile Neptune mean in synastry?

Imaginative, gentle conversation. The Neptune person adds intuition and creativity to the Mercury person's ideas, and the Mercury person helps the Neptune person express their visions clearly. Storytelling, music and creative projects suit the pair, and the sextile works when their shared imagination is given something concrete to make.

The usual mistake

Where does Mercury sextile Neptune usually go wrong?

Shared imagination stays imaginary. Stories, songs and plans are dreamed up together and never given a deadline.

Over time

How Mercury sextile Neptune plays out over time

  1. Early on. Gentle, imaginative talk; stories and ideas flow between the two.
  2. Under pressure. The pair need deadlines to turn dreams into plans.
  3. Years in. Shared creative projects thrive when someone sets dates.

Mercury and Neptune at other angles

At any angle: One person's Mercury, thought and speech, meets the other's Neptune, imagination and intuition. Communication becomes poetic and intuitive — and sometimes vague.

The sextile among the Mercury–Neptune angles, % of couples
The sextile among the Mercury–Neptune angles, % of couples The sextile among the Mercury–Neptune angles, % of couples: Sextile 60° 7.01%, Square 90° 8.95%, Trine 120° 8.32%. Sextile 60°Sextile 60°: 7.01%7.01%Square 90°Square 90°: 8.95%8.95%Trine 120°Trine 120°: 8.32%8.32%Source: AstroHot simulation, 3 million pairs, NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Sextile 60°Sextile 60°: 7.01%7.01%Square 90°Square 90°: 8.95%8.95%Trine 120°Trine 120°: 8.32%8.32%Source: AstroHot simulation, 3 million pairs, NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Square 90° · 8.95% of couples Trine 120° · 8.32% of couples

Next to Mercury sextile Neptune in our list of 382, which runs from the most asked-about down.

Sun trine Vertex 120° · 8.89% of couples Pluto conjunction Venus 0° · 4.51% of couples Lilith square Uranus 90° · 8.7% of couples Juno square Mars 90° · 9.03% of couples

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