Born August 1949? Saturn return dates and exact passes

Born August 1949
Saturn return dates

Saturn was at 5° to 9° Virgo all through August 1949. Your third Saturn return is its stretch back through Virgo: Oct 2036 to Sep 2039.

As of 3 Nov 2026, your third return window opens Oct 2036, in about 10 years, and the first exact pass falls between 24 Aug 2037 and 22 Sep 2037, depending on your day.

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Exact passes, by day of birth

The passes are the days Saturn crosses the exact degree it held when you were born. They shift across the month, so here are three days of August 1949, worked out at noon. Yours sit near the day closest to your own; the free preview gives them exactly. Status as of 3 Nov 2026.

Born 1 Aug 1949, noon Saturn at 5° Virgo Third return window Oct 2036 to Sep 2039

24 Aug 2037ahead

Closest turn: Saturn stands still 2.7° from this degree on 14 Dec 2036. The third return window opens Oct 2036, in about 10 years, and the first exact pass is 24 Aug 2037.

Born 15 Aug 1949, noon Saturn at 7° Virgo Third return window Oct 2036 to Sep 2039

6 Sep 2037ahead

Closest turn: Saturn stands still 2.1° from this degree on 12 May 2038. The third return window opens Oct 2036, in about 10 years, and the first exact pass is 6 Sep 2037.

Born 31 Aug 1949, noon Saturn at 9° Virgo Third return window Oct 2036 to Sep 2039

22 Sep 2037ahead

Closest turn: Saturn stands still 0.1° from this degree on 12 May 2038. The third return window opens Oct 2036, in about 10 years, and the first exact pass is 22 Sep 2037.

Every return for August 1949

First return

Saturn in Virgo, Nov 1977 to Sep 1980. Three exact passes for 15 Aug 1949: 23 Sep 1978, 22 Apr 1979 and 26 May 1979, at age 29.

The first return window ran Nov 1977 to Sep 1980; it's over. (as of 3 Nov 2026)

Second return

Saturn in Virgo, Sep 2007 to Jul 2010. Three exact passes for 15 Aug 1949: 12 Nov 2007, 26 Jan 2008 and 28 Jul 2008, at age 58.

The second return window ran Sep 2007 to Jul 2010; it's over. (as of 3 Nov 2026)

Third return

Saturn in Virgo, Oct 2036 to Sep 2039. One exact pass for 15 Aug 1949: 6 Sep 2037, at age 88.

The third return window opens Oct 2036, in about 10 years, and the first exact pass is 6 Sep 2037. (as of 3 Nov 2026)

What Saturn in Virgo asks

Virgo is the sign of craft, service and getting it right. Saturn there asks for useful competence, finished and shipped, rather than a standard so high nothing gets done.

People in this return often describe questions about usefulness. What am I good at that I keep refining instead of releasing? Who is my work actually for? Saturn return in Virgo.

Saturn describes the work, not the outcome. Nothing on this page predicts events; it dates the stretch and says what it tends to ask.

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Questions from people born in August 1949

When is my Saturn return if I was born in August 1949?

Saturn was at 5° to 9° Virgo through August 1949, so your third Saturn return is Saturn's stretch back through Virgo, Oct 2036 to Sep 2039. Your first return ran Nov 1977 to Sep 1980. Your second return ran Sep 2007 to Jul 2010. The exact passes depend on your day. Born 1 Aug 1949: 24 Aug 2037; born 15 Aug 1949: 6 Sep 2037; born 31 Aug 1949: 22 Sep 2037. Enter your birth date in the free preview for yours.

Is it happening now for people born in August 1949?

As of 3 Nov 2026, the third return window opens Oct 2036, in about 10 years, and the first exact pass falls between 24 Aug 2037 and 22 Sep 2037, depending on the day.

How many exact passes do people born in August 1949 get?

One exact pass in the third return, for each of the sample days on this page. Saturn crosses the birth degree once, without a retrograde loop over it. Days in between can differ slightly, so check yours.

Do I need my birth time?

No. Saturn moved about 4° across the whole of August 1949, so your day matters far more than your hour. Noon is used on this page; the free preview takes a time if you have one.

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