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Born May 1951
Saturn return dates

Saturn was at 25° to 26° Virgo all through May 1951. 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 2 Nov 2038 and 8 Nov 2038, depending on your day.

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Saturn through May25° to 26° Virgo
Third return windowOct 2036 to Sep 2039Saturn's stretch through Virgo
Exact passesThree exact passesat age 87 to 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 May 1951, 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 May 1951, noon Saturn at 26° Virgo Third return window Oct 2036 to Sep 2039
  • 8 Nov 2038ahead
  • 13 Mar 2039ahead
  • 2 Aug 2039ahead
Closest turn: Saturn stands still 3.1° from this degree on 9 Jan 2039. The third return window opens Oct 2036, in about 10 years, and the first exact pass is 8 Nov 2038.
Born 15 May 1951, noon Saturn at 25° Virgo Third return window Oct 2036 to Sep 2039
  • 3 Nov 2038ahead
  • 19 Mar 2039ahead
  • 28 Jul 2039ahead
Closest turn: Saturn stands still 3.2° from this degree on 26 May 2039. The third return window opens Oct 2036, in about 10 years, and the first exact pass is 3 Nov 2038.
Born 31 May 1951, noon Saturn at 25° Virgo Third return window Oct 2036 to Sep 2039
  • 2 Nov 2038ahead
  • 21 Mar 2039ahead
  • 26 Jul 2039ahead
Closest turn: Saturn stands still 3.1° from this degree on 26 May 2039. The third return window opens Oct 2036, in about 10 years, and the first exact pass is 2 Nov 2038.

Every return for May 1951

First return

Saturn in Virgo, Nov 1977 to Sep 1980. Three exact passes for 15 May 1951: 29 Nov 1979, 15 Feb 1980 and 16 Aug 1980, at age 28 to 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 May 1951: 23 Sep 2009, 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 May 1951: 3 Nov 2038, 19 Mar 2039 and 28 Jul 2039, at age 87 to 88.

The third return window opens Oct 2036, in about 10 years, and the first exact pass is 3 Nov 2038. (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.

Find your exact passes

Questions from people born in May 1951

When is my Saturn return if I was born in May 1951?

Saturn was at 25° to 26° Virgo through May 1951, 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 May 1951: 8 Nov 2038, 13 Mar 2039 and 2 Aug 2039; born 15 May 1951: 3 Nov 2038, 19 Mar 2039 and 28 Jul 2039; born 31 May 1951: 2 Nov 2038, 21 Mar 2039 and 26 Jul 2039. Enter your birth date in the free preview for yours.

Is it happening now for people born in May 1951?

As of 3 Nov 2026, the third return window opens Oct 2036, in about 10 years, and the first exact pass falls between 2 Nov 2038 and 8 Nov 2038, depending on the day.

How many exact passes do people born in May 1951 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 less than a degree across the whole of May 1951, 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

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