Planet Neptune In Astrology, What Are Its Influences?

Neptune in astrology: The planet of emotion

In the natal chart, Neptune represents our dreams, ideals, and beliefs, as well as our ability (or lack thereof) to let ourselves be guided by our feelings. It makes the native more or less receptive, more or less inspired (depending on Neptune's position in the chart).

Poorly aspected, Neptune can lead to excesses (fanaticism, overuse of medication, alcohol, drugs...) or mental disorders. Neptune is considered a "collective" planet.

Due to its "slowness," Neptune stays in the same zodiac zone for a long time, meaning that an entire generation shares the same Neptune position in the Zodiac (though its position in the houses and its aspects with other planets in the natal chart will vary from one person to another). 👉 Be cautious when Neptune is retrograde! Discover the dates of Neptune Retrograde.

And you? Where is Neptune in your chart? What influence does it have on your personality?

The influence of Neptune on the zodiac signs

No need to focus too much on yourself—Neptune stays in a sign for about 14 years, so Neptune in a sign is a generational aspect and not an individual one.

Neptune in Aries

This planet of contemplation and passivity finds itself in the sign of action par excellence, which seems contradictory. You are driven by strong convictions that you defend and want to share with as many people as possible, even if it sometimes leads to proselytism. You may also have an insatiable thirst for creation, tackling grand projects. Daring ventures don’t scare you. The key is to avoid embarking on overly risky endeavors.

Neptune in Taurus

Your sensuality is likely very developed, along with your epicureanism, your love of indulgence, and your appreciation for beauty... On the positive side, you enhance the atmosphere around you with your politeness, charm, and kindness. On the negative side, your pursuit of pleasure can become overwhelming and make you selfish. It all depends on the rest of your natal chart. Neptune in Taurus may also make you enjoy long solitary walks, lead you to a certain nonchalance, or push you to engage in activities related to the senses (e.g., painting for sight, cooking for taste, massages for touch, etc.), while remaining grounded in the tangible.

Neptune in Gemini

You are driven by great curiosity, constantly seeking to develop your imagination and using humor in all circumstances. Your mind seeks to escape material constraints, which seem limiting to you. Sometimes, you are in search of the absolute, the unattainable, and you may risk falling into mental agitation, exhausting your nerves, or allowing yourself to be influenced.

Neptune in Cancer

You are extremely sensitive to everything around you and are quickly overwhelmed internally. Your "sponge-like" nature also allows for great inspiration, to the point where, depending on the rest of your chart, you may develop premonitory abilities or a strong sense of creativity. Your dreams are likely very meaningful. Neptune in Cancer encourages imagination, introversion, passivity, dreaminess, and illusion.

Neptune in Leo

You are driven by motivation, and once you are passionate about something, you stop at nothing to achieve your goals. You are a rather generous and committed person. You enjoy collective projects and are always ready to join groups, defend ideals, and perhaps even lead a team, a party, or a movement.

Neptune in Virgo

You are often torn between the need to give in to your desires and ideals and the urge to remain reasonable. This sometimes leads you to stifle or hide your great sensitivity. Sensitive to the suffering of others, you seek to be helpful but with discretion. On the negative side, your aspiration for perfection and your heightened sense of detail can lead to obsessions, worries, or even imaginary illnesses...

Neptune in Libra

Neptune in Libra makes you very sentimental and affectionate. You feel continuously connected to others and constantly seek ideal relational harmony. Depending on the rest of your chart, you may be very selective in your affinities or, conversely, lose yourself and no longer know what comes from you and what comes from others. In love, you are extremely idealistic. You need to feel in sync, to be transported by love in a nearly magical way. This can lead to enchanting relationships or to suffering. Artistic activities, music, and dance are areas where you can thrive.

Neptune in Scorpio

Your extremely powerful intuition makes you experience all kinds of sensations, which can lead to fluctuating moods and indescribable fears. You are likely very drawn to mysteries, the occult, and enigmas because you need to understand what you feel. You enjoy looking beyond appearances, guessing others' desires and thoughts, and you are quite skilled at it. Depending on the rest of your chart, your love for experience may push you to break taboos or engage in excesses.

Neptune in Sagittarius

You are rather open, expansive, and generous. Your idealistic mind needs to continually transform and evolve spiritually. This position of Neptune may lead to a religious vocation or a strong desire for travel and exploration. On the negative side, you must avoid chasing after illusions.

Neptune in Capricorn

Neptune in this Saturnian sign brings you great clarity and insight. Your emotional and intuitive potential is perfectly controlled, allowing you to more easily find balance between subjectivity and objectivity. You are rather selfless and seek to serve the interests of a group you care about rather than your own. On the negative side, depending on the rest of your chart, this position of Neptune may bring defeatism, fatalism, melancholy, or even depression.

Neptune in Aquarius

This position of Neptune makes you more altruistic, dreaming of tolerance among people, nations, genders, social classes, etc. You hope for ideal solidarity, the end of inequalities, and the triumph of humanism. Depending on the rest of your chart, you may also be extremely impressionable, falling prey to manipulators (cults, politics, etc.). In your daily life, you may be somewhat detached from material obligations, which can lead to financial imbalance, exploitation, or making you dependent on someone else. Your ability to grasp and anticipate others' ideas may make you a groundbreaking artist...

Neptune in Pisces

Neptune is at home here, as it is the ruling planet of Pisces, allowing it to fully express itself without restraint. On the positive side, you are extremely intuitive. Your emotional world is very rich, and you may possess premonitory abilities or at least a strong capacity to sense others and the atmosphere around you. This can help you improve the world around you, making things more beautiful, more humane, more magical, like in fairy tales. If your chart is structured, you can truly work toward improving human relationships, fostering brotherhood and peace... Neptune may also endow you with such a powerful faith that it becomes your strength. You may also become a highly accomplished and inspired artist. On the negative side, you may be easily blinded, lack realism, be swept away by illusions, and be extremely impressionable. Highly emotional and therefore fragile, your thirst for love may never be fully satisfied, leaving you frustrated. Beware of irrational fears that disturb your mental balance. Be cautious of artificial paradises and the constant urge to escape.

Neptune’s influence on Astrology

• Positive Influence: Intuition, generosity, idealism, genius, inspiration, humanism, altruism, fame, hope...
• Negative Influence: Utopia, illusion, laxity, madness, drugs, addictions, cults, lack of boundaries, loss, escape, loss of identity, vulnerability...
• Symbolically, Neptune represents: Imagination, emotions, dreams, participation, mediumship, sublimation, mysticism, religion, irrationality, poetry, crowds, community, faith, water, etc.

3 Key points to know about Neptune

• Apparent Solar Revolution (time it takes for the planet to orbit the zodiac and return to its starting point): 164 years and 280 days
• Physical function associated with Neptune: Vegetative system, emotions, dreams...
• Metal associated with Neptune: Neptunium

What is Neptune’s influence according to its position in the Astrological Houses?

But first, what is an astrological house? Not sure? Then check out our article on the topic: Astrological houses: What role do they play? What do they mean?

Neptune in the 1st House

This position of Neptune makes you an inspired person with grand, limitless dreams. This can take you far, but if you lack practicality (depending on the rest of the chart), you may constantly deceive yourself and drown in illusions. Regarding yourself and your life, you may sometimes struggle to distinguish what truly comes from you and what comes from external influences you have received and continue to receive. Some natives may experience a loss of personality, fall into depression, or succumb to addictions (drugs, alcohol, etc.), while others will thrive in spirituality, creativity, and even possess mediumistic abilities.

Neptune in the 2nd House

On the positive side, you can rely on your intuition to spot opportunities and solve financial problems if necessary. However, on the negative side, you may also make mistakes and become a target for scammers. Be cautious with finances and material possessions, and avoid falling into greed. Depending on the aspects Neptune receives, you may find yourself in a relentless pursuit of wealth, to the point of becoming dishonest... Another possibility is that you may reject material reality and fail to recognize the importance of money, leading to marginalization, excessive spending, or an inability to manage your assets, possibly living off someone else...

Neptune in the 3rd House

Neptune in this relational house makes you highly permeable and impressionable regarding your surroundings. You don’t always react to these influences, which you may not even be aware of. Be cautious of bad company! This position of Neptune may also cause organizational difficulties, clumsiness, a lack of pragmatism, and a lack of concentration. However, your thinking is more intuitive than logical, and you may have a good sense of abstraction.

Neptune in the 4th House

With this position of Neptune, you may idealize your family and your origins. Unless you don’t remember the past well, but everything is deeply rooted in your unconscious. You may feel the need to merge with your family or clan, to the point of losing your individuality. In your home, you may be somewhat careless and disorganized, with a certain laxity in managing your household. You may also lean toward a bohemian lifestyle, constantly on the move, living a nomadic existence...

Neptune in the 5th House

You are an extremely romantic person, seeking ideal love, sometimes to the point of losing all clarity about the object of your desires and falling into self-sacrifice. You also have a taste for excess, overwhelming passion, and a visceral need to transform your partner (all depending on the aspects Neptune forms and the rest of your chart). You experience extraordinary, intense emotions, but in the event of romantic disappointment, your energy dwindles, and you may somatize more than others. Your inspiration leaves a lasting impression and fuels your artistic and creative sense. If you have children, you advocate for a very tolerant upbringing.

Neptune in the 6th House

The planet of vastness is here in an astrological house that limits and "obliges." With this position of Neptune, you may feel like you’re suffocating in a life that’s too narrow or in a profession that doesn’t meet your grand aspirations. You quickly feel bored with daily life and wish to constantly experience significant events and moments, which is, of course, impossible. You may easily get lost in the organization of everyday life, sometimes unable to handle small problems and feeling overwhelmed by minor issues. Health-wise, you sometimes neglect yourself, which can make you vulnerable.

Neptune in the 7th House

With Neptune in the house of union, partnership, and collaboration, you may easily idealize the people you associate with, risking self-delusion, total dependence, or exaggerated devotion to this person. You are more comfortable with non-verbal communication (understanding each other with a glance) rather than expressing your emotions verbally... This position of Neptune warns against the risk of being taken advantage of by others or imposing on others by becoming overbearing. The rest of the chart must, of course, be analyzed!

Neptune in the 8th House

Neptune in the house of the unconscious may push you to live in a waking dream, deluding yourself, and failing to clearly define what comes from you and what comes from your environment. This can range from distraction to a true dissolution of personality. On the other hand, you are imaginative and easily adapt to all environments and atmospheres. You must absolutely avoid lying to yourself and remain vigilant. Financially, this confusing aspect may lead to debt. Be cautious of loans you cannot repay or scams of all kinds. On the positive side, this position of Neptune gives you a genuine gift for premonition, great psychic receptivity, and mediumistic abilities.

Neptune in the 9th House

This position of Neptune gives you faith. It may lead you on a quest for an ideal, a fundamental need to elevate yourself spiritually. You may also be drawn to the marvelous, the irrational, defending humanistic causes that may be utopian or achievable, depending on the rest of your chart. Long journeys, with the idea of adventure, vast spaces, and change of scenery, make you dream. Your rich imagination may give you artistic talents. Fields such as medicine, psychology, sociology, philosophy, astrology, or even theology and religion are highlighted here.

Neptune in the 10th House

Your primary goal is to broaden your horizons, to always go beyond what you know. You need a true vocation; otherwise, you quickly become bored at work. You want to serve others, but in a broad sense: you want to reach the masses, a public, a community... Medical, paramedical, spiritual, and artistic professions are for you. You also possess great introspective and psychoanalytic abilities, which can help you evolve personally and transcend your existence, or serve you in a career. If Neptune is poorly aspected, you may never know what you want or where you're going. You could also have excessive or completely unrealistic ambitions.

Neptune in the 11th House

The planet of ideals is here in the house of projects. You are full of dreams and grand desires. Nothing is too beautiful, nothing is too grand for you. You may conceive of brilliant ideas or, conversely, be driven by utopian projects. In friendship, you give everything, identifying with others. You become very generous, but you may also be taken advantage of or lose your individuality (beware of cults, bad influences, etc.). Make sure your friendships and the groups you frequent are trustworthy. Your indulgence and sensitivity can flourish in collective projects that help the underprivileged or in artistic, musical creations, etc.

Neptune in the 12th House

Neptune is at home here, shining in this astrological house like nowhere else, and its influence is even stronger. On the positive side, you possess astonishing magnetism. Your hyper-receptivity to the world around you gives you clairvoyant abilities, and you are easily drawn to mysticism. You perceive the signs of your unconscious better than others and are also connected to the collective unconscious. You can therefore sense, effortlessly, what is "in the air," what is "coming," whether good or bad... You can translate these emotions and sensations into books, music, paintings, etc., and excel in the arts. But this sponge-like nature can also lead to psychological instability. In the face of major trials, you can adapt remarkably, transforming internally to accept them. However, depending on the aspects Neptune receives, you may also flee reality when it becomes too difficult to bear (alcohol, drugs, excessive medication, financial irresponsibility, marginalization, etc.).

Neptune in Astronomy: The blue planet

Neptune, a cold gas planet like Uranus, orbits at 4.495 billion kilometers from the Sun, making it the most distant planet from the Sun, before Pluto (now considered a dwarf planet).

Its revolution is therefore very long: 165 Earth years. Neptune’s diameter is about 49,500 kilometers, slightly smaller than Uranus and four times that of Earth. Neptune’s mass is about 17 times that of Earth. It is a gas planet, primarily composed of hydrogen and helium.

Neptune in Mythology: God of the Oceans

Neptune (Poseidon in Greek mythology) is the god of the sea and sailors. He is the brother of Jupiter and Pluto, and thus the son of Saturn. Neptune was saved by Jupiter (as explained earlier in the mythology chapter on Jupiter) because Saturn, his father, had swallowed him! Along with his brothers, they divided the world, and the oceans were assigned to Neptune. He is often depicted with long wavy hair and a full beard. He carries a trident and rides a chariot pulled by hippocampi or horses.