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Born September 1949
Saturn return dates

Saturn was at 9° to 13° Virgo all through September 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 23 Sep 2037 and 26 Oct 2037, depending on your day.

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Saturn through September9° to 13° Virgo
Third return windowOct 2036 to Sep 2039Saturn's stretch through Virgo
Exact passesThree exact passesat age 88

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 September 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 Sep 1949, noon Saturn at 9° Virgo Third return window Oct 2036 to Sep 2039
  • 23 Sep 2037ahead
  • 2 May 2038ahead
  • 20 May 2038ahead
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 23 Sep 2037.
Born 15 Sep 1949, noon Saturn at 11° Virgo Third return window Oct 2036 to Sep 2039
  • 8 Oct 2037ahead
  • 24 Mar 2038ahead
  • 27 Jun 2038ahead
Closest turn: Saturn stands still 1.8° from this degree on 12 May 2038. The third return window opens Oct 2036, in about 10 years, and the first exact pass is 8 Oct 2037.
Born 30 Sep 1949, noon Saturn at 13° Virgo Third return window Oct 2036 to Sep 2039
  • 26 Oct 2037ahead
  • 28 Feb 2038ahead
  • 18 Jul 2038ahead
Closest turn: Saturn stands still 3.2° from this degree on 27 Dec 2037. The third return window opens Oct 2036, in about 10 years, and the first exact pass is 26 Oct 2037.

Every return for September 1949

First return

Saturn in Virgo, Nov 1977 to Sep 1980. Three exact passes for 15 Sep 1949: 29 Oct 1978, 21 Feb 1979 and 21 Jul 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. One exact pass for 15 Sep 1949: 29 Aug 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. Three exact passes for 15 Sep 1949: 8 Oct 2037, 24 Mar 2038 and 27 Jun 2038, at age 88.

The third return window opens Oct 2036, in about 10 years, and the first exact pass is 8 Oct 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 September 1949

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

Saturn was at 9° to 13° Virgo through September 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 Sep 1949: 23 Sep 2037, 2 May 2038 and 20 May 2038; born 15 Sep 1949: 8 Oct 2037, 24 Mar 2038 and 27 Jun 2038; born 30 Sep 1949: 26 Oct 2037, 28 Feb 2038 and 18 Jul 2038. Enter your birth date in the free preview for yours.

Is it happening now for people born in September 1949?

As of 3 Nov 2026, the third return window opens Oct 2036, in about 10 years, and the first exact pass falls between 23 Sep 2037 and 26 Oct 2037, depending on the day.

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

Three exact passes in the third return, for each of the sample days on this page. Saturn crosses the birth degree forward, backs over it while retrograde, and crosses forward again. Days in between can differ slightly, so check yours.

Do I need my birth time?

No. Saturn moved about 4° across the whole of September 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.

Nearby birth months

All of 1949 September 1948 September 1950

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