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Born April 1961
Saturn return dates

Saturn was at 28° to 29° Capricorn all through April 1961. 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 10 Jan 2050 and 19 Jan 2050, depending on your day.

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Saturn through April28° to 29° Capricorn
Third return windowJan 2047 to Jan 2050Saturn's stretch through Capricorn
Exact passesOne exact passat 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 April 1961, 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 Apr 1961, noon Saturn at 28° Capricorn Third return window Jan 2047 to Jan 2050
  • 10 Jan 2050ahead
Closest turn: Saturn stands still 1.3° from this degree on 7 May 2049. The third return window opens Jan 2047, in about 20 years, and the first exact pass is 10 Jan 2050.
Born 15 Apr 1961, noon Saturn at 29° Capricorn Third return window Jan 2047 to Jan 2050
  • 16 Jan 2050ahead
Closest turn: Saturn stands still 2° from this degree on 7 May 2049. The third return window opens Jan 2047, in about 20 years, and the first exact pass is 16 Jan 2050.
Born 30 Apr 1961, noon Saturn at 29° Capricorn Third return window Jan 2047 to Jan 2050
  • 19 Jan 2050ahead
Closest turn: Saturn stands still 2.4° from this degree on 7 May 2049. The third return window opens Jan 2047, in about 20 years, and the first exact pass is 19 Jan 2050.

Every return for April 1961

First return

Saturn in Capricorn, Feb 1988 to Feb 1991. One exact pass for 15 Apr 1961: 1 Feb 1991, at age 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. Three exact passes for 15 Apr 1961: 14 Mar 2020, 10 Jul 2020 and 11 Dec 2020, at age 58 to 59.

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. One exact pass for 15 Apr 1961: 16 Jan 2050, at age 88.

The third return window opens Jan 2047, in about 20 years, and the first exact pass is 16 Jan 2050. (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 April 1961

When is my Saturn return if I was born in April 1961?

Saturn was at 28° to 29° Capricorn through April 1961, 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 Apr 1961: 10 Jan 2050; born 15 Apr 1961: 16 Jan 2050; born 30 Apr 1961: 19 Jan 2050. Enter your birth date in the free preview for yours.

Is it happening now for people born in April 1961?

As of 3 Nov 2026, the third return window opens Jan 2047, in about 20 years, and the first exact pass falls between 10 Jan 2050 and 19 Jan 2050, depending on the day.

How many exact passes do people born in April 1961 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 1° across the whole of April 1961, 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 1961 April 1960 April 1962