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Born August 1959
Saturn return dates

Saturn was at 0° to 1° Capricorn all through August 1959. Your third Saturn return is its stretch back through Capricorn: Jan 2047 to Jan 2050.

As of 3 Nov 2026, your third return window opens Jan 2047, in about 20 years, and the first exact pass falls between 29 Jan 2047 and 7 Feb 2047, depending on your day.

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Saturn through August0° to 1° Capricorn
Third return windowJan 2047 to Jan 2050Saturn's stretch through Capricorn
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 August 1959, 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 1959, noon Saturn at 1° Capricorn Third return window Jan 2047 to Jan 2050
  • 7 Feb 2047ahead
  • 21 Jun 2047ahead
  • 7 Nov 2047ahead
Closest turn: Saturn stands still 3.2° from this degree on 14 Apr 2047. The third return window opens Jan 2047, in about 20 years, and the first exact pass is 7 Feb 2047.
Born 15 Aug 1959, noon Saturn at 0° Capricorn Third return window Jan 2047 to Jan 2050
  • 1 Feb 2047ahead
  • 29 Jun 2047ahead
  • 1 Nov 2047ahead
Closest turn: Saturn stands still 2.8° from this degree on 2 Sep 2047. The third return window opens Jan 2047, in about 20 years, and the first exact pass is 1 Feb 2047.
Born 31 Aug 1959, noon Saturn at 0° Capricorn Third return window Jan 2047 to Jan 2050
  • 29 Jan 2047ahead
  • 4 Jul 2047ahead
  • 28 Oct 2047ahead
Closest turn: Saturn stands still 2.5° from this degree on 2 Sep 2047. The third return window opens Jan 2047, in about 20 years, and the first exact pass is 29 Jan 2047.

Every return for August 1959

First return

Saturn in Capricorn, Feb 1988 to Feb 1991. Three exact passes for 15 Aug 1959: 24 Feb 1988, 29 May 1988 and 20 Nov 1988, at age 28 to 29.

The first return window ran Feb 1988 to Feb 1991; it's over. (as of 3 Nov 2026)

Second return

Saturn in Capricorn, Dec 2017 to Dec 2020. One exact pass for 15 Aug 1959: 26 Dec 2017, at age 58.

The second return window ran Dec 2017 to Dec 2020; it's over. (as of 3 Nov 2026)

Third return

Saturn in Capricorn, Jan 2047 to Jan 2050. Three exact passes for 15 Aug 1959: 1 Feb 2047, 29 Jun 2047 and 1 Nov 2047, at age 87 to 88.

The third return window opens Jan 2047, in about 20 years, and the first exact pass is 1 Feb 2047. (as of 3 Nov 2026)

What Saturn in Capricorn asks

Capricorn is Saturn's own sign: ambition, structure and authority. Saturn at home asks for responsibility you chose, and a definition of success you wrote yourself.

People in this return often describe questions about authority. Whose approval am I still working for? What would I build if failure were allowed? Saturn return in Capricorn.

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 1959

When is my Saturn return if I was born in August 1959?

Saturn was at 0° to 1° Capricorn through August 1959, so your third Saturn return is Saturn's stretch back through Capricorn, Jan 2047 to Jan 2050. Your first return ran Feb 1988 to Feb 1991. Your second return ran Dec 2017 to Dec 2020. The exact passes depend on your day. Born 1 Aug 1959: 7 Feb 2047, 21 Jun 2047 and 7 Nov 2047; born 15 Aug 1959: 1 Feb 2047, 29 Jun 2047 and 1 Nov 2047; born 31 Aug 1959: 29 Jan 2047, 4 Jul 2047 and 28 Oct 2047. Enter your birth date in the free preview for yours.

Is it happening now for people born in August 1959?

As of 3 Nov 2026, the third return window opens Jan 2047, in about 20 years, and the first exact pass falls between 29 Jan 2047 and 7 Feb 2047, depending on the day.

How many exact passes do people born in August 1959 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 August 1959, 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 1959 August 1958 August 1960

Related: When is my Saturn return? · First, second and third returns compared