Neptune in the 4th House: Meaning by Rising Sign
The short answer
With whole-sign houses, Neptune is in your 4th house when it is in the sign 3 signs on from your rising sign: Neptune in Cancer for Aries rising, Neptune in Capricorn for Libra rising, and so on for all twelve rising signs.
What Neptune in the 4th house means
Neptune describes where the picture is softer than it looks. In the 4th house of home and family, that plays out through home, family, where you are from, and your private life.
The 4th is one of the four angular houses, the corners of the chart, where planets tend to show as events other people notice. Its natural sign is Cancer, so Neptune here takes on some of Cancer's concerns whatever sign it is actually in.
With whole-sign houses, Neptune sits in your 4th house when it is in the sign 3 signs on from your rising sign: for Aries rising that means Neptune in Cancer. A transit of Neptune through one house lasts about 14.6 years, because that is how long Neptune usually stays in one sign.
Which sign puts Neptune in your 4th house
Find your rising sign in the left column. If your Neptune is in the sign beside it, your Neptune is in the 4th house.
| Your rising sign | Neptune in the 4th house |
|---|---|
| Aries rising | Neptune in Cancer |
| Taurus rising | Neptune in Leo |
| Gemini rising | Neptune in Virgo |
| Cancer rising | Neptune in Libra |
| Leo rising | Neptune in Scorpio |
| Virgo rising | Neptune in Sagittarius |
| Libra rising | Neptune in Capricorn |
| Scorpio rising | Neptune in Aquarius |
| Sagittarius rising | Neptune in Pisces |
| Capricorn rising | Neptune in Aries |
| Aquarius rising | Neptune in Taurus |
| Pisces rising | Neptune in Gemini |
How long a Neptune transit of the 4th house lasts
Neptune stays in one sign for about 14.6 years on average, so a transit of Neptune through your 4th house lasts about that long: as little as about 14.0 years and as much as about 14.9 years across the charted years.
About the 4th house
The 4th house of home and family: home, family, where you are from, and your private life. Its natural sign is Cancer.
How the houses are counted
Houses here use whole-sign counting: your rising sign is the whole 1st house, the next sign the 2nd, and so on around the zodiac. Many astrologers use Placidus or another quadrant system instead, which can move a planet close to a sign boundary into the neighbouring house. Either way you need an accurate birth time, because the rising sign changes about every two hours.
Neptune in the other houses
Neptune in the 1st house · Neptune in the 2nd house · Neptune in the 3rd house · Neptune in the 5th house · Neptune in the 6th house · Neptune in the 7th house · Neptune in the 8th house · Neptune in the 9th house · Neptune in the 10th house · Neptune in the 11th house · Neptune in the 12th house
Other planets in the 4th house: Sun · Moon · Mercury · Venus · Mars · Jupiter · Saturn · Uranus · Pluto
Is your Neptune in the 4th house? Vera reads it with the rest of your chart.
House placements need a birth time. Vera casts your chart from your birth details and reads your Neptune in its real house, sign and aspects.