What Neptune means
Neptune is where boundaries dissolve: imagination, faith, compassion, fine attunement to others — and right there the risk of illusions and self-deception. In Neptune's sphere a person tends to see what they want to see and to sacrifice themselves.
Neptune was discovered in 1846, and modern astrology gave it Pisces; classical leaves this sign to Jupiter. Its themes are art, music, mysticism, everything that can't be measured with a ruler.
Neptune in the signs
Neptune's sign is the same for everyone born within the same fourteen years — it is a mark of a generation, not a trait of character:
In detail — Neptune in each sign, with a “not about you” sign and a check on yourself:
Neptune in the houses
What is personal in Neptune is the house: the sphere where a person idealizes the most and is disappointed most often. In the 7th — idealizing a partner, in the 2nd — unclear money matters, in the 10th — a creative or helping profession, in the 12th — a deep need for solitude. Neptune sounds stronger in conjunction with the Sun, Moon or Ascendant.
Neptune retrograde
Neptune goes backward every year, for 158–161 days, and on your birthday that was the case for 44.2% of people — almost half. The mark is too common to draw a conclusion about character from it, so we don't draw one.
When Neptune goes backward — station dates, Moscow time →
How to check it on yourself
Each statement below may turn out to be false about you — that’s how it’s written. Check it against your past, and write your answer down before you compare it with the chart. The first item checks the calculation itself, the rest — the interpretation.
If your birth year is in the table above
What should match. For years in the right column — “on any day of the year” — Neptune's sign in your calculation must match the table. In the other years of the period the sign depends on the month of birth.
When it’s not about you. A year from the right column, but Neptune's sign in the calculation is different — the wrong date went into the calculation. This is a check of the calculation, not of the interpretation.
If the birth time is known and Neptune's house is calculated
What should match. Before looking at the chart, write down the sphere where you are most often disappointed: you expect one thing and it turns out another. Neptune's house is the same sphere or directly connected with it.
When it’s not about you. In the sphere of Neptune's house everything is clear to you and without illusions — this isn't about you.
If your Neptune is in conjunction with the Moon (within 8°)
What should match. For two weeks, after every meeting with a person in a bad mood, note in one line how your own mood changed. After at least half of such meetings you also feel noticeably worse than before it.
When it’s not about you. After fewer than half of the meetings — other people's mood hardly affects you, and this isn't about you.
What retrograde motion is and where in the sky it happens for each planet — on the page of all planets. How we check the rest — the site’s method.