Neptune Sextile Pluto in Astrology

Planetary Aspects: Neptune sextile Pluto

What does Neptune sextile Pluto mean? The answer depends on whether it’s an aspect occurring in your natal chart, currently forming in the cosmos (transit-to-transit aspect), transiting your chart, or occurring in a chart comparison (synastry – relationship astrology). However, this aspect between planets has common general themes. The following shows interpretations of Neptune sextile Pluto in these various forms as well as in general.

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In the Natal Chart

Note that this aspect is generational and is shared by many people born in the same generation. Its traits are shared by all who have this aspect, but they’re more obvious in those who have this aspect highlighted in their chart. Examples of a prominent Neptune-Pluto sextile are when either Neptune or Pluto is aligned with the Sun, Moon, or Ascendant.

With Neptune forming a sextile to Pluto in the birth chart, you have the desire and ability to see the layers of a situation, and you’re compelled by a noble cause, a sense of purpose, and a passion for more than the ordinary. Intrigued by what makes things work, and especially with what’s hidden, you’re interested in science as well as psychological motivations. A sense of evolution and regeneration is essential for your spirit and personal determination.

Key Traits of Neptune sextile Pluto. You will find some, many, or all of the following, depending on how strong this aspect is in the natal chart:

Wants to transcend the ordinary and humdrum.
Readily connects with the intuition.
Needs to feed the spirit.
Is fascinated with what’s hidden.

Transit to Transit

With Neptune forming a sextile with Pluto, we are especially able to see the layers of a situation. We’re intrigued by what makes things work and by people’s motivations, as well as economics, natural resources, parapsychology, and politics. It’s a time of rich experiences and cultural movements, transformative scientific thought and advancement, and of paying more sensitive attention to human rights. Psychic energy is intense but not overwhelmingly so during this phase of spiritual unclogging.

We seek a sense of purpose or magic now, wanting to elevate what’s mundane or ordinary in our lives. We might work on deepening our intuition, imagination, or compassion, or we might feel more compelled to act on these things to make a change.

Neptune sextile Pluto dates

The following show the dates of this aspect’s occurrence in history, current times, and the future in two different formats.

Enter & Leave Dates

Searched from Jan 1 1910 to Jan 1 2070

Enters
Aug 25 1949 1:59:18 pm (EDT +4:00)
{Neptune sextile Pluto} is exact on Jan 22 1950 7:52:43 am (EST +5:00)
{Neptune sextile Pluto} is exact on Apr 12 1950 4:10:40 am (EST +5:00)
Leaves Jul 24 1950 1:41:22 am (EDT +4:00)
Enters Aug 28 1950 1:09:31 pm (EDT +4:00)
{Neptune sextile Pluto} is exact on Jan 3 1951 8:30:20 am (EST +5:00)
{Neptune sextile Pluto} is exact on May 7 1951 2:22:30 am (EDT +4:00)
{Neptune sextile Pluto} is exact on Dec 20 1951 5:37:08 am (EST +5:00)
{Neptune sextile Pluto} is exact on May 26 1952 6:45:40 am (EDT +4:00)
{Neptune sextile Pluto} is exact on Dec 7 1952 2:23:47 am (EST +5:00)
{Neptune sextile Pluto} is exact on Jun 13 1953 5:03:17 pm (EDT +4:00)
{Neptune sextile Pluto} is exact on Nov 25 1953 7:50:23 pm (EST +5:00)
{Neptune sextile Pluto} is exact on Jul 1 1954 3:08:45 pm (EDT +4:00)
{Neptune sextile Pluto} is exact on Nov 14 1954 3:48:08 pm (EST +5:00)
Leaves Feb 9 1955 6:17:17 am (EST +5:00)
Enters Mar 14 1955 10:06:29 am (EST +5:00)
{Neptune sextile Pluto} is exact on Jul 20 1955 2:43:14 am (EDT +4:00)
{Neptune sextile Pluto} is exact on Nov 2 1955 5:02:16 pm (EST +5:00)
Leaves Jan 25 1956 7:17:09 pm (EST +5:00)
Enters Mar 15 1956 10:13:10 pm (EST +5:00)
{Neptune sextile Pluto} is exact on Aug 9 1956 3:10:38 am (EDT +4:00)
{Neptune sextile Pluto} is exact on Oct 18 1956 2:31:17 am (EST +5:00)
Leaves Jan 14 1957 9:22 pm (EST +5:00)
Enters Jun 8 1976 3:45:30 am (EDT +4:00)
{Neptune sextile Pluto} is exact on Oct 10 1976 2:48:34 am (EDT +4:00)
{Neptune sextile Pluto} is exact on Dec 5 1976 5:20:25 pm (EST +5:00)
Leaves Mar 4 1977 6:10:45 am (EST +5:00)
Enters May 23 1977 1:39:50 am (EDT +4:00)
{Neptune sextile Pluto} is exact on Sep 25 1977 10:57:59 pm (EDT +4:00)
{Neptune sextile Pluto} is exact on Dec 25 1977 3:42:52 pm (EST +5:00)
Leaves Mar 18 1978 4:41:29 am (EST +5:00)
Enters May 8 1978 7:14:16 am (EDT +4:00)
{Neptune sextile Pluto} is exact on Sep 15 1978 5:08:44 am (EDT +4:00)
{Neptune sextile Pluto} is exact on Jan 11 1979 4:42:40 am (EST +5:00)
Leaves Apr 4 1979 7:23:59 am (EST +5:00)
Enters May 11 1979 1:09:05 am (EDT +4:00)
{Neptune sextile Pluto} is exact on Sep 5 1979 6:24:49 pm (EDT +4:00)
{Neptune sextile Pluto} is exact on Jan 26 1980 11:49:08 am (EST +5:00)
Leaves May 2 1980 12:57:37 pm (EDT +4:00)
Enters May 12 1980 7:46:25 pm (EDT +4:00)
{Neptune sextile Pluto} is exact on Aug 26 1980 8:59:47 pm (EDT +4:00)
{Neptune sextile Pluto} is exact on Feb 9 1981 7:39:27 am (EST +5:00)
{Neptune sextile Pluto} is exact on Aug 18 1981 2:42:47 am (EDT +4:00)
{Neptune sextile Pluto} is exact on Feb 24 1982 4:04:30 am (EST +5:00)
{Neptune sextile Pluto} is exact on Aug 9 1982 3:01:32 am (EDT +4:00)
{Neptune sextile Pluto} is exact on Mar 11 1983 12:15:41 pm (EST +5:00)
{Neptune sextile Pluto} is exact on Jul 30 1983 12:24:55 pm (EDT +4:00)
Leaves Oct 26 1983 3:38:26 am (EDT +4:00)
Enters Nov 26 1983 5:26:38 pm (EST +5:00)
{Neptune sextile Pluto} is exact on Mar 27 1984 0:54:57 am (EST +5:00)
{Neptune sextile Pluto} is exact on Jul 18 1984 2:49:15 pm (EDT +4:00)
Leaves Oct 7 1984 12:57:01 pm (EDT +4:00)
Enters Nov 28 1984 10:36:27 am (EST +5:00)
{Neptune sextile Pluto} is exact on Apr 15 1985 7:59:29 am (EST +5:00)
{Neptune sextile Pluto} is exact on Jul 4 1985 8:45:02 pm (EDT +4:00)
Leaves Sep 24 1985 6:20:49 pm (EDT +4:00)
Enters Dec 16 1985 3:06:54 pm (EST +5:00)
{Neptune sextile Pluto} is exact on May 16 1986 1:10:55 pm (EDT +4:00)
{Neptune sextile Pluto} is exact on Jun 9 1986 4:01:44 am (EDT +4:00)
Leaves Sep 13 1986 7:38:21 pm (EDT +4:00)
Enters Feb 27 2026 2:08:36 pm (EST +5:00)
{Neptune sextile Pluto} is exact on Jul 25 2026 0:49 am (EST +5:00)
{Neptune sextile Pluto} is exact on Sep 15 2026 8:46:25 pm (EST +5:00)
Leaves Dec 25 2026 0:54:44 am (EST +5:00)
Enters Feb 11 2027 10:24:42 am (EST +5:00)
{Neptune sextile Pluto} is exact on Jun 28 2027 7:08:29 pm (EST +5:00)
{Neptune sextile Pluto} is exact on Oct 16 2027 9:27:31 am (EST +5:00)
{Neptune sextile Pluto} is exact on Jun 8 2028 11:36:19 pm (EST +5:00)
{Neptune sextile Pluto} is exact on Nov 7 2028 8:33:16 pm (EST +5:00)
{Neptune sextile Pluto} is exact on May 22 2029 2:26:29 pm (EST +5:00)
{Neptune sextile Pluto} is exact on Nov 30 2029 3:57 pm (EST +5:00)
{Neptune sextile Pluto} is exact on May 4 2030 10:40:01 am (EST +5:00)
Leaves Aug 7 2030 10:15:12 am (EST +5:00)
Enters Aug 27 2030 9:45:14 pm (EST +5:00)
{Neptune sextile Pluto} is exact on Dec 26 2030 9:20:05 am (EST +5:00)
{Neptune sextile Pluto} is exact on Apr 12 2031 5:05:23 pm (EST +5:00)
Leaves Jul 6 2031 3:47:08 pm (EST +5:00)
Enters Aug 30 2031 0:19:13 am (EST +5:00)
{Neptune sextile Pluto} is exact on Feb 10 2032 10:01:40 am (EST +5:00)
{Neptune sextile Pluto} is exact on Feb 29 2032 6:14:57 am (EST +5:00)
Leaves Jun 14 2032 5:20:25 pm (EST +5:00)

Dates with Planetary Positions by Signs and Degrees. Note: dates and times are Eastern and are within the years 1940 to 2050:

Dates with Signs & Degrees

Jan 22, 1950 7:40 AM, Neptune at 17 Lib 21 sextile Pluto at 17 Leo 21
Apr 12, 1950 4:24 AM, Neptune at 15 Lib 49 sextile Pluto at 15 Leo 49
Jan 3, 1951 8:21 AM, Neptune at 19 Lib 27 sextile Pluto at 19 Leo 27
May 7, 1951 2:32 AM, Neptune at 17 Lib 26 sextile Pluto at 17 Leo 26
Dec 20, 1951 5:28 AM, Neptune at 21 Lib 23 sextile Pluto at 21 Leo 23
May 26, 1952 6:55 AM, Neptune at 19 Lib 15 sextile Pluto at 19 Leo 15
Dec 7, 1952 2:15 AM, Neptune at 23 Lib 14 sextile Pluto at 23 Leo 14
Jun 13, 1953 5:13 PM, Neptune at 21 Lib 12 sextile Pluto at 21 Leo 12
Nov 25, 1953 7:41 PM, Neptune at 25 Lib 01 sextile Pluto at 25 Leo 01
Jul 1, 1954 3:19 PM, Neptune at 23 Lib 17 sextile Pluto at 23 Leo 17
Nov 14, 1954 3:38 PM, Neptune at 26 Lib 45 sextile Pluto at 26 Leo 45
Jul 20, 1955 2:55 AM, Neptune at 25 Lib 30 sextile Pluto at 25 Leo 30
Nov 2, 1955 4:50 PM, Neptune at 28 Lib 25 sextile Pluto at 28 Leo 25
Aug 9, 1956 3:27 AM, Neptune at 27 Lib 54 sextile Pluto at 27 Leo 54
Oct 18, 1956 3:15 AM, Neptune at 29 Lib 57 sextile Pluto at 29 Leo 57
Oct 10, 1976 3:00 AM, Neptune at 11 Sag 49 sextile Pluto at 11 Lib 49
Dec 5, 1976 5:09 PM, Neptune at 13 Sag 42 sextile Pluto at 13 Lib 42
Sep 25, 1977 11:05 PM, Neptune at 13 Sag 38 sextile Pluto at 13 Lib 38
Dec 25, 1977 3:36 PM, Neptune at 16 Sag 31 sextile Pluto at 16 Lib 31
Sep 15, 1978 5:14 AM, Neptune at 15 Sag 38 sextile Pluto at 15 Lib 38
Jan 11, 1979 4:38 AM, Neptune at 19 Sag 11 sextile Pluto at 19 Lib 11
Sep 5, 1979 6:29 PM, Neptune at 17 Sag 44 sextile Pluto at 17 Lib 44
Jan 26, 1980 11:45 AM, Neptune at 21 Sag 46 sextile Pluto at 21 Lib 46
Aug 26, 1980 9:03 PM, Neptune at 19 Sag 55 sextile Pluto at 19 Lib 55
Feb 9, 1981 7:36 AM, Neptune at 24 Sag 17 sextile Pluto at 24 Lib 17
Aug 18, 1981 2:46 AM, Neptune at 22 Sag 09 sextile Pluto at 22 Lib 09
Feb 24, 1982 4:01 AM, Neptune at 26 Sag 44 sextile Pluto at 26 Lib 44
Aug 9, 1982 3:05 AM, Neptune at 24 Sag 28 sextile Pluto at 24 Lib 28
Mar 11, 1983 12:13 PM, Neptune at 29 Sag 07 sextile Pluto at 29 Lib 07
Jul 30, 1983 12:28 PM, Neptune at 26 Sag 52 sextile Pluto at 26 Lib 52
Mar 27, 1984 12:52 AM, Neptune at 1 Cap 25 sextile Pluto at 1 Sco 25
Jul 18, 1984 2:52 PM, Neptune at 29 Sag 20 sextile Pluto at 29 Lib 20
Apr 15, 1985 7:56 AM, Neptune at 3 Cap 35 sextile Pluto at 3 Sco 35
Jul 4, 1985 8:48 PM, Neptune at 1 Cap 56 sextile Pluto at 1 Sco 56
May 16, 1986 1:01 PM, Neptune at 5 Cap 25 sextile Pluto at 5 Sco 25
Jun 9, 1986 4:11 AM, Neptune at 4 Cap 53 sextile Pluto at 4 Sco 53
Jul 25, 2026 1:26 AM, Neptune at 4 Ari 20 sextile Pluto at 4 Aqu 20
Sep 15, 2026 10:09 PM, Neptune at 3 Ari 16 sextile Pluto at 3 Aqu 16
Jun 28, 2027 7:55 PM, Neptune at 6 Ari 38 sextile Pluto at 6 Aqu 38
Oct 16, 2027 10:40 AM, Neptune at 4 Ari 45 sextile Pluto at 4 Aqu 45
Jun 9, 2028 12:24 AM, Neptune at 8 Ari 37 sextile Pluto at 8 Aqu 37
Nov 7, 2028 8:45 PM, Neptune at 6 Ari 30 sextile Pluto at 6 Aqu 30
May 22, 2029 3:14 PM, Neptune at 10 Ari 25 sextile Pluto at 10 Aqu 25
Nov 30, 2029 4:10 PM, Neptune at 8 Ari 26 sextile Pluto at 8 Aqu 26
May 4, 2030 11:27 AM, Neptune at 12 Ari 03 sextile Pluto at 12 Aqu 03
Dec 26, 2030 9:37 AM, Neptune at 10 Ari 35 sextile Pluto at 10 Aqu 35
Apr 12, 2031 5:48 PM, Neptune at 13 Ari 25 sextile Pluto at 13 Aqu 25
Feb 10, 2032 11:31 AM, Neptune at 13 Ari 28 sextile Pluto at 13 Aqu 28
Feb 29, 2032 4:44 AM, Neptune at 14 Ari 01 sextile Pluto at 14 Aqu 01

In Transit to the Natal Chart

When transiting Neptune sextiles natal Pluto, you’re moving away from particular beliefs, pursuits, or goals as you begin to see them differently, through a softer, more sensitive lens or through the lens of your ideals and beliefs. At the same time, you’re coming into your own spiritual power and answering to your own inner promptings and intuition.

When transiting Pluto sextiles natal Neptune, it’s a time when your imagination is stirring. This transit helps you elevate your spiritual beliefs and, especially, practices. It’s a time to act out what you believe. You may be connecting with and transforming your compassionate, imaginative, or artistic nature. You’re finding more meaning in your life.

In Chart Comparison (Synastry)

When Neptune in one chart forms a sextile to Pluto in another chart, there’s a sense of common values between you. Understanding between you gets a subtle boost with this aspect.

Note that this synastry aspect is common, particularly for those born with Neptune sextile Pluto in their natal charts.

In the Composite Chart

Neptune sextile Pluto in the composite chart adds some shared cultural interests. You reinforce in one another a need for your lives and your relationship to have meaning. You could have similar worldviews. Together, solving mysteries or sharing theories can be exciting.