The planets

Neptune in astrology

What Neptune means in your birth chart: dreams and longing, and where it shows up.

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Neptune is the dreamer: imagination, longing and the dissolving of edges. It is where you are most inspired, most compassionate, and most easily swept away.

What it governs

  • Role: Dreams & longing
  • Keywords: dreams, imagination, dissolution, longing
  • Type: Outer planet

Neptune is an outer planet. It moves so slowly that it colours an entire generation at once, working on you in long, deep, gradual ways.

Wherever Neptune falls, its sign shows the style it acts in and its house shows the part of life it touches. Neptune in a bold fire sign plays out very differently from Neptune tucked away in the quiet twelfth house.

Meet the whole cast in The planets, and see how Neptune connects with the others in Aspects.

Common questions

What does Neptune mean in astrology?

In astrology, Neptune governs dreams and longing: dreams, imagination, dissolution, longing.

Is Neptune a personal or outer planet?

Neptune is an outer planet: it moves so slowly that it colours a whole generation.

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