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Sun Sextile Venus Synastry

Sun sextile Venus in synastry means one partner's Sun sits about 60° from the other's Venus (orb ±6°), an angle read as ease. It turns up in 6.69% of couples born within five years of each other.

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

In couples
6.69% about 1 in 15
Either way round
12.56% both ways: 0.82%
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: Mars sextile Sun, Chiron sextile Sun, Neptune sextile Sun, Moon sextile Sun, Moon sextile Venus, Chiron sextile Venus, Venus sextile Vertex and Lilith sextile Venus.

Sun Sextile Venus Synastry: Meaning and How Common It Is

Checked against chance

How common is Sun sextile Venus in synastry?

Sun sextile Venus, counted three ways
Sun sextile Venus, counted three ways Sun sextile Venus, counted three ways: Couples ≤ 5 yrs apart 6.69%, Any two people, 1940–2010 6.69%, Planets spread evenly 6.67%. Couples ≤ 5 yrs apartCouples ≤ 5 yrs apart: 6.69%6.69%Any two people, 1940–2010Any two people, 1940–2010: 6.69%6.69%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: 6.69%6.69%Any two people, 1940–2010Any two people, 1940–2010: 6.69%6.69%Planets spread evenlyPlanets spread evenly: 6.67%6.67%Source: AstroHot simulation, 3 million pairs, NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com

Born the same year or 39 years apart, couples land between 6.53% and 6.82%.

How the odds are calculated →

By sign

Which signs make Sun sextile Venus

Sign pairs that make Sun sextile Venus (shaded)
Sign pairs that make Sun sextile Venus (shaded) Sun in Aries: Venus in Gemini or Aquarius; Sun in Taurus: Venus in Cancer or Pisces; Sun in Gemini: Venus in Aries or Leo; Sun in Cancer: Venus in Taurus or Virgo; Sun in Leo: Venus in Gemini or Libra; Sun in Virgo: Venus in Cancer or Scorpio; Sun in Libra: Venus in Leo or Sagittarius; Sun in Scorpio: Venus in Virgo or Capricorn; Sun in Sagittarius: Venus in Libra or Aquarius; Sun in Capricorn: Venus in Scorpio or Pisces; Sun in Aquarius: Venus in Aries or Sagittarius; Sun in Pisces: Venus in Taurus or Capricorn. 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To check it by degree: the Sun at 10° Libra makes the sextile with Venus anywhere from 4° to 16° of Leo or Sagittarius — the 60° angle give or take 6°. The grid goes by sign, but the sextile also forms across a sign line: the Sun at 1° Libra and Venus at 29° Scorpio are 58° apart, a semi-sextile by sign.

Between two people

What does Sun sextile Venus mean in synastry?

Easy friendship with a light romantic glow. The two enjoy each other's company, share tastes in music, places or style, and compliment each other naturally. The sextile works best when the pair actually spend time on what they both enjoy; left alone, it stays a pleasant liking rather than something deeper.

The usual mistake

Where does Sun sextile Venus usually go wrong?

Pleasant liking left alone stays pleasant liking. Without shared time it never becomes more.

Over time

How Sun sextile Venus plays out over time

  1. Early on. Pleasant company from the first coffee: the Venus person likes the Sun person's style, and the Sun person enjoys being liked.
  2. Under pressure. Time together keeps the liking alive; weeks apart let it fade into politeness.
  3. Years in. The bond grows into more when the pair make time for it.

Sun and Venus at other angles

At any angle: Who someone is, set beside what the other person finds lovely. This pairing is about admiration: whether each person feels appreciated for what they actually are.

The sextile among the Sun–Venus angles, % of couples
The sextile among the Sun–Venus angles, % of couples The sextile among the Sun–Venus angles, % of couples: Conjunction 0° 4.46%, Sextile 60° 6.69%, Square 90° 8.89%, Trine 120° 8.9%, Quincunx 150° 3.32%. Conjunction 0°Conjunction 0°: 4.46%4.46%Sextile 60°Sextile 60°: 6.69%6.69%Square 90°Square 90°: 8.89%8.89%Trine 120°Trine 120°: 8.9%8.9%Quincunx 150°Quincunx 150°: 3.32%3.32%Source: AstroHot simulation, 3 million pairs, NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Conjunction 0°Conjunction 0°: 4.46%4.46%Sextile 60°Sextile 60°: 6.69%6.69%Square 90°Square 90°: 8.89%8.89%Trine 120°Trine 120°: 8.9%8.9%Quincunx 150°Quincunx 150°: 3.32%3.32%Source: AstroHot simulation, 3 million pairs, NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Conjunction 0° · 4.46% of couples Square 90° · 8.89% of couples Trine 120° · 8.9% of couples Quincunx 150° · 3.32% of couples

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

Mars opposition Saturn 180° · 4.98% of couples Juno trine Pluto 120° · 7.04% of couples Neptune square Sun 90° · 8.92% of couples Mars sextile Sun 60° · 6.69% of couples

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