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What Neptune in Leo/the 5th House Reveals about Your Chart

All about Neptune in Leo or in the 5th house

The zodiac sign and house of Neptune at your time of birth will reveal where your imagination reigns supreme. You’re likely to be more unstructured, spiritual and free-flowing in this part of life—but you might also have moments that you feel gripped by inexplicable fear. Since Neptune is associated with therapy and healing, the house it falls in can give clues about your inner work, as well as the ways you’ll give back to the world through charitable giving.

Through sometimes painful experiences, Neptune teaches you how to set boundaries. But first, it dissolves them, creating lessons in self-compassion and codependency alike. Does it all sound like a head trip? Yep, that’s fantasy-agent Neptune. Try to enjoy the pretty colors while you spin this cosmic kaleidoscope.       

Your Natal Neptune or Neptune Sign

As the planet of unconditional love (and unconditional everything!), your Neptune sign shows where you may suspend logic. Here’s where you can dream as if anything were possible. Sometimes the visions are pure bliss; other times, they descend into nightmares. Limitlessness is the name of Neptune’s game. If romance requires a level of illusion, Neptune is the rose-tinted, soft-filter lens that lets us view the world in this way. 

Confusion alert! You may find that your Neptune-ruled area of life is never fully defined—and maybe you prefer it that way. The rest of the world might have another opinion, however. At some point you may have to put more boundaries into this part of your world to keep relationships intact—or to avoid plunging into self-destructive habits or chasing after an illusion.

Whatever zodiac sign and house Neptune was orbiting through at your time of birth determines your “natal Neptune” or “Neptune sign.” More specifically, this will guide you in the following ways:

  • Dreams: What do you fantasize about and what dreams inspire you daily?
  • Healing: How you’ll process ancestral and childhood trauma
  • Subconscious: From music to meditation, what moves you on a subconscious level? 
  • Boundaries: Where you’re fluid with boundaries—or where you feel hemmed in and stuck
  • Illusion: Where you are gullible and naive or unable to see things for what they are
  • Addiction: Where you struggle to say no or set limits, spiraling into self-destruction
  • Sacrifice: Where you’ll give up too much for others and play the victim
  • Glamor: Where you’ll create a magical spin that enchants the world
  • Arts: What forms of creativity are you capable of?
  • Compassion: Who you’re here to help and champion

Neptune is one of the outer planets, housed between Jupiter and Pluto. Because of its distance from the Sun, Neptune has a huge orbit to make. It takes 165 years to circle the Sun, spending an average of 15 years in each one of the zodiac signs. Every Neptune cycle shapes a generation, directing the music that moves us, the spiritual ideologies that resonate with mass culture and the way we live out our dreams.

What’s your Neptune sign? 

Use our cosmic calculator to discover what zodiac sign and house Neptune was in when you were born. To accurately determine the house, you will need to know your birth time.

What if the zodiac sign and house are different?

This is common! Read both the sign and house description below. Do these interpretations pull you in two different directions? That’s not unusual. We human beings have range. Astrology is an interpretive dance, a tool which provides a fascinating layer of self-discovery. Do some “astro mixology.” Reflect on how you can work with both energies to enhance your life.

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Special positions of Neptune

Retrograde

Neptune turns retrograde for five months of every year, so it’s not unusual to be born with this planet in reverse. You may have to work harder to muscle through its lessons, but once you nail this planet’s energy, your additional effort may actually lead to a rock-solid mastery of working with Neptune in your life. 

Domicile: Pisces 

The planet’s home base, an easy flow if placed here in the chart

Detriment: Virgo 

Opposite sign of home base, may need to work harder to integrate the planet’s energy if placed here in the chart

Exalted: Cancer or Leo 

The planet’s most powerful position; indicates ease and added fortune with using the planet’s energy if placed here in the chart

Fall: Capricorn or Aquarius 

Opposite sign to the exalted position, can indicate struggles with utilizing the planet’s energy if placed here in the chart

Neptune in Leo or the 5th House

Lights, camera, glamor! With fantasy-weaver Neptune in Leo, a theatrical position, the spotlight loves you.

Traits of Neptune in Leo

Neptune’s last tour through Leo from 1914 to 1929 brought us the Golden Age of Hollywood and the first movie stars. Although the icy blue planet won’t orbit back to Leo until 2078, Neptune in Leo, the 5th house position, can have a similar effect. You are a master of illusion who can captivate through performance, fashion and even a radically shifting look, like RuPaul who has Neptune in the 5th house.  

You may prefer to work your magic behind the scenes as a producer or director—and you’ll happily embrace a bold, splashy project. Movies, live shows and the “theatah,” may be your favorite escapes.

The challenges of Neptune in Leo

No-limits Neptune in this celebratory station can make you quite the hedonist. Willpower dissolved in the face of luxury goods, decadent food and wine. Too much time with the party people can be your undoing. Although you may learn some harsh lessons about the dangers of excess, the road to recovery could set you on a spiritual path. Since Neptune in Leo is susceptible to peer pressure, having supportive people around is a must. A high vibe soul squad will one day replace the “eat, drink and make merry” bandits. 

Neptune in Leo relationships

You’re a romanticizer who sees every lover in an idealized light. People disappoint you regularly, but you won’t stop trying until you find your special someone.

In relationships, Neptune in Leo’s emotional waves can be extreme, going from high highs to dramatic crashes. Without realizing it, you might take people on some emotional roller coaster rides.

Gaining command of this tendency is also part of your healing journey. Sharing the story of your transformation can help others feel confident making important changes. (Testify!) This Neptune placement might also make you a celebrity healer one day.

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