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Born October 1973
Saturn return dates

Saturn was at 4° Cancer all through October 1973. Your second Saturn return is its stretch back through Cancer: Jul 2032 to May 2035.

As of 3 Nov 2026, your second return window opens Jul 2032, in about 6 years, and the first exact pass falls between 24 Aug 2032 and 27 Aug 2032, depending on your day.

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Saturn through October4° Cancer
Second return windowJul 2032 to May 2035Saturn's stretch through Cancer
Exact passesThree exact passesat age 58 to 59

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 1973, 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 1973, noon Saturn at 4° Cancer Second return window Jul 2032 to May 2035
  • 24 Aug 2032ahead
  • 14 Dec 2032ahead
  • 12 May 2033ahead
Closest turn: Saturn stands still 2.7° from this degree on 19 Oct 2032. The second return window opens Jul 2032, in about 6 years, and the first exact pass is 24 Aug 2032.
Born 15 Oct 1973, noon Saturn at 4° Cancer Second return window Jul 2032 to May 2035
  • 27 Aug 2032ahead
  • 11 Dec 2032ahead
  • 14 May 2033ahead
Closest turn: Saturn stands still 2.4° from this degree on 19 Oct 2032. The second return window opens Jul 2032, in about 6 years, and the first exact pass is 27 Aug 2032.
Born 31 Oct 1973, noon Saturn at 4° Cancer Second return window Jul 2032 to May 2035
  • 24 Aug 2032ahead
  • 14 Dec 2032ahead
  • 12 May 2033ahead
Closest turn: Saturn stands still 2.6° from this degree on 19 Oct 2032. The second return window opens Jul 2032, in about 6 years, and the first exact pass is 24 Aug 2032.

Every return for October 1973

First return

Saturn in Cancer, Jun 2003 to Jul 2005. One exact pass for 15 Oct 1973: 10 Jul 2003, at age 29.

The first return window ran Jun 2003 to Jul 2005; it's over. (as of 3 Nov 2026)

Second return

Saturn in Cancer, Jul 2032 to May 2035. Three exact passes for 15 Oct 1973: 27 Aug 2032, 11 Dec 2032 and 14 May 2033, at age 58 to 59.

The second return window opens Jul 2032, in about 6 years, and the first exact pass is 27 Aug 2032. (as of 3 Nov 2026)

What Saturn in Cancer asks

Cancer is the sign of home, family and who you look after. Saturn there asks what belonging costs and whether the home you have is the one you built on purpose.

People in this return often describe questions about care. Who am I responsible for, and who am I carrying out of habit? What does a home I chose look like? Saturn return in Cancer.

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 1973

When is my Saturn return if I was born in October 1973?

Saturn was at 4° Cancer through October 1973, so your second Saturn return is Saturn's stretch back through Cancer, Jul 2032 to May 2035. Your first return ran Jun 2003 to Jul 2005. The exact passes depend on your day. Born 1 Oct 1973: 24 Aug 2032, 14 Dec 2032 and 12 May 2033; born 15 Oct 1973: 27 Aug 2032, 11 Dec 2032 and 14 May 2033; born 31 Oct 1973: 24 Aug 2032, 14 Dec 2032 and 12 May 2033. Enter your birth date in the free preview for yours.

Is it happening now for people born in October 1973?

As of 3 Nov 2026, the second return window opens Jul 2032, in about 6 years, and the first exact pass falls between 24 Aug 2032 and 27 Aug 2032, depending on the day.

How many exact passes do people born in October 1973 get?

Three exact passes in the second 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 1973, 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.

When is the third Saturn return for people born in October 1973?

Saturn is back in Cancer from Sep 2061 to Jun 2064, around age 88. For someone born 15 Oct 1973 the exact pass is 23 Jun 2062.

Nearby birth months

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