Neptune–Pluto Sextile in September 2026
Happening now · until February 29, 2032Happening now: since September 16, 2026 (exact at 04:09 CEST), until February 29, 2032. Read what this phase in the sky means and how it might play out for your zodiac sign.
Happening now
September 16, 2026 to February 29, 2032
1939 days to go · began on September 16, 2026, 04:09
Next exact hit: June 29, 2027
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The facts at a glance
Neptune–Pluto Sextile
Exact moment
September 16, 2026, 04:09
CEST · 02:09 UT
Happening now
running
until February 29, 2032
Zodiac
Aries
Neptune 3°16' Aries · Pluto 3°16' Aquarius
Event type
Exact aspect
Neptune–Pluto Sextile
How often?
only once
one long pass, 1900 to 2100
Next time
June 29, 2027
Neptune–Pluto Sextile
How we calculated this
Computed to the minute with the Swiss Ephemeris (NASA JPL data), tropical zodiac. The time is German time, Universal Time (UT) is the time at the prime meridian.
Source: planet positions from the Swiss Ephemeris (NASA JPL data), the same basis professional astrology software uses.
Aries
Neptune 3°16' Aries · Pluto 3°16' Aquarius
On September 16, 2026 Neptune and Pluto form an exact sextile.
What Aries adds
The sign gives the moment its colour. Aries stands for the themes of the day for everyone; for you it depends on where Aries sits in your chart.
Aspect Bingo
Which of these do you know around this day? Tap what fits. Three in a row is bingo.
0 of 8 · three in a row is bingo
What the Neptune–Pluto Sextile can do
Depending on the area of life it falls into in a chart, it shows up differently. These are the twelve possibilities:
- Fresh startSelf & new starts
- Treasure huntMoney & values
- SignalTalk & close circle
- NestingHome & family
- HeartbeatLove & joy
- Clear-outRoutine & health
- MirrorRelationships
- Deep diveIntimacy & change
- WanderlustTravel & meaning
- SummitCareer & goals
- NetworkFriends & plans
- RetreatRetreat & dreams
A note to future you
Open on
June 29, 2027
Neptune–Pluto Sextile
- 1What is on your mind most right now?
- 2What should be different by then?
- 3Who do you want to tell about it then?
Write down the three answers today and read them again on June 29, 2027. Who joins you?
Dates 2026
6 of 9 this year, around this one
Every full moon in your calendar
- Full moon
- New moon
- Eclipse
- Mercury retrograde
The dates appear in your calendar on their own, each with a link to its explanation. Remove it any time.
What does this mean?
On September 16, 2026 at 04:09 (CEST), Neptune and Pluto form an exact sextile. In plain terms, the two sit at a precise angle to each other in the sky (Neptune in Aries, Pluto in Aquarius). Both planets move slowly, so this moment shapes a whole stretch of time rather than a single day.
What does Neptune mean?
Neptune dissolves: longing, mysticism, confusion. Boundaries go soft and meanings slip away. Art starts here, so does compassion, and clarity can get lost here too. Neptune shows where you're open to something bigger than yourself, and where to watch that the fog doesn't fool you.
What does Pluto mean?
Pluto changes things from the roots up. Whatever it touches goes through an ending and a rebirth rather than a repair. Old identities, relationships or roles get released so a truer version can grow in their place. Pluto shows where you hold power, where power fascinates you, and which shadow you've carried around for years.
What does a sextile mean?
Sextile (60°): a friendly chance that wants to be used. It's easy, but only if you reach. The sextile knocks and waits, and you still open the door yourself. Call it the "why not now?" aspect: a talent ready on the shelf that comes alive the moment you pick it up.
Neptune–Pluto Sextile
Neptune the dreamer and Pluto the deep changer meet in an exact sextile. Slow currents that have been gathering surface here.
What it means for your zodiac sign?
A short reading for each sun sign. You feel the moment most where it hits a point in your own chart directly.
Aries
This one happens in Aries. Plenty of people with the Sun there feel days like this more sharply than usual. See whether you are one of them. The focus is intuition, dreams and longing, along with deep transformation and old patterns: a door opens a crack, though you have to walk through it yourself. Fire signs often get going by doing. Pick one small action for the day that you will actually finish.
Taurus
As Taurus, you will probably pick up the undertones more than the main tune. They are quiet and can still be useful. This moment shines a light on intuition, dreams and longing, along with deep transformation and old patterns, and a door opens a crack, though you have to walk through it yourself. Earth signs usually want something they can hold. Turn the impulse into one practical step.
Gemini
As Gemini, you are among the signs that tend to feel support rather than pressure on days like this. Do you notice any of that? These days, look closely at intuition, dreams and longing, along with deep transformation and old patterns, since a door opens a crack, though you have to walk through it yourself. Air signs like to sort their thoughts in words. Tell someone what is shifting, or write it down.
Cancer
Cancer sits at a tense angle to this event, and many with the Sun there feel days like this as friction. Does your patience run out faster than usual, say in the checkout line? The focus is intuition, dreams and longing, along with deep transformation and old patterns: a door opens a crack, though you have to walk through it yourself. With water signs, feelings often speak first. Take a quiet moment and listen to what they are saying.
Leo
For Leo, a moment like this often just rolls along, like a tailwind on a bike ride. Where does something come easier right now? This moment shines a light on intuition, dreams and longing, along with deep transformation and old patterns, and a door opens a crack, though you have to walk through it yourself. Fire signs often get going by doing. Pick one small action for the day that you will actually finish.
Virgo
Virgo sits at the edge this time. From there you can calmly watch what unfolds. These days, look closely at intuition, dreams and longing, along with deep transformation and old patterns, since a door opens a crack, though you have to walk through it yourself. Earth signs usually want something they can hold. Turn the impulse into one practical step.
Libra
Libra sits at a tense angle to this event, and many with the Sun there feel days like this as friction. Does your patience run out faster than usual, say in the checkout line? The focus is intuition, dreams and longing, along with deep transformation and old patterns: a door opens a crack, though you have to walk through it yourself. Air signs like to sort their thoughts in words. Tell someone what is shifting, or write it down.
Scorpio
As Scorpio, you will probably pick up the undertones more than the main tune. They are quiet and can still be useful. This moment shines a light on intuition, dreams and longing, along with deep transformation and old patterns, and a door opens a crack, though you have to walk through it yourself. With water signs, feelings often speak first. Take a quiet moment and listen to what they are saying.
Sagittarius
As Sagittarius, you are among the signs that tend to feel support rather than pressure on days like this. Do you notice any of that? These days, look closely at intuition, dreams and longing, along with deep transformation and old patterns, since a door opens a crack, though you have to walk through it yourself. Fire signs often get going by doing. Pick one small action for the day that you will actually finish.
Capricorn
Capricorn sits at a tense angle to this event, and many with the Sun there feel days like this as friction. Does your patience run out faster than usual, say in the checkout line? The focus is intuition, dreams and longing, along with deep transformation and old patterns: a door opens a crack, though you have to walk through it yourself. Earth signs usually want something they can hold. Turn the impulse into one practical step.
Aquarius
For Aquarius, a moment like this often just rolls along, like a tailwind on a bike ride. Where does something come easier right now? This moment shines a light on intuition, dreams and longing, along with deep transformation and old patterns, and a door opens a crack, though you have to walk through it yourself. Air signs like to sort their thoughts in words. Tell someone what is shifting, or write it down.
Pisces
Pisces sits at the edge this time. From there you can calmly watch what unfolds. These days, look closely at intuition, dreams and longing, along with deep transformation and old patterns, since a door opens a crack, though you have to walk through it yourself. With water signs, feelings often speak first. Take a quiet moment and listen to what they are saying.
Tips & rituals
4 ideas for this day
- 1Keep notes on what happens in the days around the exact date. Slow aspects unfold like a book, one chapter at a time.
- 2Bring the two themes together. What might one area of your life be telling the other right now?
- 3The exact day rarely brings a big bang. The effect builds over weeks and fades just as slowly.
- 4Check which houses the two planets touch in your birth chart. Those areas of life are where the story plays out.
Where does this moment hit your chart?
The sky does the same thing for everyone. What reaches you depends on where this moment touches your birth chart. Take a free look at where it lands for you.
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- Your windowsCheck, prepare, act
- Emotional seasonWhich phase you are in
- DirectionWhere your focus is shifting
- Work & pressureWhat your work demands
- What emergesWhat ends and begins
- Your 90 daysA plan for three months
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Neptune–Pluto Sextile 2026 by the numbers
On September 16, 2026 Neptune (3°16' Aries) and Pluto (3°16' Aquarius) are exactly 60 degrees apart, which astrologers call a sextile. Aspect just means the angle two planets form on the zodiac wheel. Both move slowly, so the angle is already close weeks ahead and stays close for weeks after.
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Exact moment | September 16, 2026, 04:09 (CEST) |
| Universal Time | 02:09 UT |
| Event type | Exact aspect |
| Neptune | 3°16' Aries |
| Pluto | 3°16' Aquarius |
| Angle | 60° (Sextile) |
| Next occurrence | Neptune–Pluto Sextile · June 29, 2027 |
This angle is exact again on June 29, 2027. The astrology basics explain what each angle means and how aspects work at all. The current planetary positions show where everything stands today. Whether this aspect touches a point in your own chart is something your free birth chart can show you. For more on Aries, see the Aries sign profile; the 2026 astrology calendar has every event.
How to read the data
- Angle: the 60° gap between the two planets, measured along the zodiac.
- Exact: the peak of the aspect. Many people notice it while the gap is still one or two degrees.
How often do Neptune and Pluto form a sextile?
What you see here is one single, drawn-out pass. From 1950 to 2032 the sextile between Neptune and Pluto turns exact 49 times, and the whole span from 1900 to 2100 has no second pass.
Because both planets move slowly, an angle like this can hold almost exact for months. Entire birth years end up with it in their charts.
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Counted | 1900–2100 |
| Passes | 1 |
| Exact hits | 49 |
| Hits in this pass | 49 |
| First / last hit | 22 January 1950 / 29 February 2032 |
We ran every day from 1900 to 2100 through the Swiss Ephemeris, using the same rules as this calendar. All dates are in German time.
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Common questions
- When is the Neptune–Pluto Sextile exact in 2026?
- The Neptune–Pluto Sextile turns exact on September 16, 2026 at 04:09 CEST (02:09 UT).
- What does the Neptune–Pluto Sextile mean?
- Neptune and Pluto enter a sextile. At this moment the angle between them is exact, and whatever has been building for a while comes to a head.
- Which zodiac signs does the Neptune–Pluto Sextile affect most?
- Usually it's Aries and Aquarius, because the event takes place in those signs. Cancer, Libra, Capricorn often notice it as well. They sit square or opposite, and a tense angle like that simply means these signs rub against the theme. Check it against your own chart. Further down you'll find a short reading for all 12 signs.