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Born October 1961
Saturn return dates

Saturn was at 23° to 24° Capricorn all through October 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 20 Feb 2049 and 2 Mar 2049, depending on your day.

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Saturn through October23° to 24° 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 October 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 Oct 1961, noon Saturn at 23° Capricorn Third return window Jan 2047 to Jan 2050
  • 20 Feb 2049ahead
  • 27 Jul 2049ahead
  • 19 Nov 2049ahead
Closest turn: Saturn stands still 2.5° from this degree on 25 Sep 2049. The third return window opens Jan 2047, in about 20 years, and the first exact pass is 20 Feb 2049.
Born 15 Oct 1961, noon Saturn at 23° Capricorn Third return window Jan 2047 to Jan 2050
  • 23 Feb 2049ahead
  • 24 Jul 2049ahead
  • 22 Nov 2049ahead
Closest turn: Saturn stands still 2.7° from this degree on 25 Sep 2049. The third return window opens Jan 2047, in about 20 years, and the first exact pass is 23 Feb 2049.
Born 31 Oct 1961, noon Saturn at 24° Capricorn Third return window Jan 2047 to Jan 2050
  • 2 Mar 2049ahead
  • 15 Jul 2049ahead
  • 30 Nov 2049ahead
Closest turn: Saturn stands still 3.2° from this degree on 7 May 2049. The third return window opens Jan 2047, in about 20 years, and the first exact pass is 2 Mar 2049.

Every return for October 1961

First return

Saturn in Capricorn, Feb 1988 to Feb 1991. Three exact passes for 15 Oct 1961: 17 Mar 1990, 24 Jun 1990 and 12 Dec 1990, 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 Oct 1961: 18 Jan 2020, 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 Oct 1961: 23 Feb 2049, 24 Jul 2049 and 22 Nov 2049, at age 87 to 88.

The third return window opens Jan 2047, in about 20 years, and the first exact pass is 23 Feb 2049. (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 October 1961

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

Saturn was at 23° to 24° Capricorn through October 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 Oct 1961: 20 Feb 2049, 27 Jul 2049 and 19 Nov 2049; born 15 Oct 1961: 23 Feb 2049, 24 Jul 2049 and 22 Nov 2049; born 31 Oct 1961: 2 Mar 2049, 15 Jul 2049 and 30 Nov 2049. Enter your birth date in the free preview for yours.

Is it happening now for people born in October 1961?

As of 3 Nov 2026, the third return window opens Jan 2047, in about 20 years, and the first exact pass falls between 20 Feb 2049 and 2 Mar 2049, depending on the day.

How many exact passes do people born in October 1961 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 October 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 October 1960 October 1962

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