Neptune in the 6th House: Meaning by Rising Sign
The short answer
With whole-sign houses, Neptune is in your 6th house when it is in the sign 5 signs on from your rising sign: Neptune in Virgo for Aries rising, Neptune in Pisces for Libra rising, and so on for all twelve rising signs.
What Neptune in the 6th house means
Neptune describes where the picture is softer than it looks. In the 6th house of daily work and health, that plays out through the actual work of your days, routines, and your body's upkeep.
The 6th is a cadent house, where planets work more quietly, through thinking, routine and adjustment. Its natural sign is Virgo, so Neptune here takes on some of Virgo's concerns whatever sign it is actually in.
With whole-sign houses, Neptune sits in your 6th house when it is in the sign 5 signs on from your rising sign: for Aries rising that means Neptune in Virgo. 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 6th house
Find your rising sign in the left column. If your Neptune is in the sign beside it, your Neptune is in the 6th house.
| Your rising sign | Neptune in the 6th house |
|---|---|
| Aries rising | Neptune in Virgo |
| Taurus rising | Neptune in Libra |
| Gemini rising | Neptune in Scorpio |
| Cancer rising | Neptune in Sagittarius |
| Leo rising | Neptune in Capricorn |
| Virgo rising | Neptune in Aquarius |
| Libra rising | Neptune in Pisces |
| Scorpio rising | Neptune in Aries |
| Sagittarius rising | Neptune in Taurus |
| Capricorn rising | Neptune in Gemini |
| Aquarius rising | Neptune in Cancer |
| Pisces rising | Neptune in Leo |
How long a Neptune transit of the 6th house lasts
Neptune stays in one sign for about 14.6 years on average, so a transit of Neptune through your 6th 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 6th house
The 6th house of daily work and health: the actual work of your days, routines, and your body's upkeep. Its natural sign is Virgo.
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 4th house · Neptune in the 5th 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 6th house: Sun · Moon · Mercury · Venus · Mars · Jupiter · Saturn · Uranus · Pluto
Is your Neptune in the 6th 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.