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Neptune Sextile Sun Synastry

Neptune sextile Sun in synastry means one partner's Neptune sits about 60° from the other's Sun (orb ±6°), an angle read as ease. It turns up in 6.58% of couples born within five years of each other.

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

In couples
6.58% about 1 in 15
Either way round
12.7% both ways: 0.46%
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: Moon sextile Neptune, Neptune sextile Venus, Neptune sextile Node, Neptune sextile Saturn, Ascendant sextile Sun, Saturn sextile Sun, Juno sextile Sun and Sun sextile Uranus.

Neptune Sextile Sun Synastry: Meaning and How Common It Is

Checked against chance

How common is Neptune sextile Sun in synastry?

Neptune sextile Sun, counted three ways
Neptune sextile Sun, counted three ways Neptune sextile Sun, counted three ways: Couples ≤ 5 yrs apart 6.58%, Any two people, 1940–2010 6.59%, Planets spread evenly 6.67%. Couples ≤ 5 yrs apartCouples ≤ 5 yrs apart: 6.58%6.58%Any two people, 1940–2010Any two people, 1940–2010: 6.59%6.59%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: 6.58%6.58%Any two people, 1940–2010Any two people, 1940–2010: 6.59%6.59%Planets spread evenlyPlanets spread evenly: 6.67%6.67%Source: AstroHot simulation, 3 million pairs, NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com

The age gap changes little: 6.48% to 6.7% at any gap up to 40 years.

How the odds are calculated →

By sign

Which signs make Neptune sextile Sun, generation by generation

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

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

To check it by degree: Neptune at 10° Virgo makes the sextile with the Sun 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 the Sun 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 Neptune sextile Sun mean in synastry?

Gentle admiration. The Neptune person sees the best in the Sun person, and the Sun person feels encouraged to explore creative or spiritual interests. The sextile is soft and inspiring rather than dazzling, and it grows when the pair share art, music or causes they believe in.

The usual mistake

Where does Neptune sextile Sun usually go wrong?

Gentle admiration never gets tested; the shared art and causes stand in for knowing each other's ordinary days.

Over time

How Neptune sextile Sun plays out over time

  1. Early on. Gentle admiration and shared interests in art or causes.
  2. Under pressure. The pair lean on shared ideals and causes when things get difficult.
  3. Years in. The bond deepens when the pair get to know each other's ordinary days too.

Neptune and Sun at other angles

At any angle: One person's Sun meets the other's Neptune. The Neptune person tends to idealize the Sun person, and the Sun person can feel inspired — or not fully seen.

The sextile among the Neptune–Sun angles, % of couples
The sextile among the Neptune–Sun angles, % of couples The sextile among the Neptune–Sun angles, % of couples: Sextile 60° 6.58%, Square 90° 8.92%, Trine 120° 8.98%. Sextile 60°Sextile 60°: 6.58%6.58%Square 90°Square 90°: 8.92%8.92%Trine 120°Trine 120°: 8.98%8.98%Source: AstroHot simulation, 3 million pairs, NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Sextile 60°Sextile 60°: 6.58%6.58%Square 90°Square 90°: 8.92%8.92%Trine 120°Trine 120°: 8.98%8.98%Source: AstroHot simulation, 3 million pairs, NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Square 90° · 8.92% of couples Trine 120° · 8.98% of couples

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

Ascendant sextile Pluto 60° · 7.79% of couples Ascendant trine Lilith 120° · 8.88% of couples Jupiter square Mercury 90° · 8.88% of couples Jupiter sextile Sun 60° · 6.67% of couples

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