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Born December 1978
Saturn return dates

Saturn was at 13° Virgo all through December 1978. Your second Saturn return is its stretch back through Virgo: Oct 2036 to Sep 2039.

As of 3 Nov 2026, your second return window opens Oct 2036, in about 10 years, and the first exact pass falls between 30 Oct 2037 and 4 Nov 2037, depending on your day.

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Saturn through December13° Virgo
Second return windowOct 2036 to Sep 2039Saturn's stretch through Virgo
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 December 1978, 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 Dec 1978, noon Saturn at 13° Virgo Second return window Oct 2036 to Sep 2039
  • 30 Oct 2037ahead
  • 24 Feb 2038ahead
  • 22 Jul 2038ahead
Closest turn: Saturn stands still 2.8° from this degree on 27 Dec 2037. The second return window opens Oct 2036, in about 10 years, and the first exact pass is 30 Oct 2037.
Born 15 Dec 1978, noon Saturn at 13° Virgo Second return window Oct 2036 to Sep 2039
  • 4 Nov 2037ahead
  • 18 Feb 2038ahead
  • 26 Jul 2038ahead
Closest turn: Saturn stands still 2.4° from this degree on 27 Dec 2037. The second return window opens Oct 2036, in about 10 years, and the first exact pass is 4 Nov 2037.
Born 31 Dec 1978, noon Saturn at 13° Virgo Second return window Oct 2036 to Sep 2039
  • 4 Nov 2037ahead
  • 18 Feb 2038ahead
  • 26 Jul 2038ahead
Closest turn: Saturn stands still 2.3° from this degree on 27 Dec 2037. The second return window opens Oct 2036, in about 10 years, and the first exact pass is 4 Nov 2037.

Every return for December 1978

First return

Saturn in Virgo, Sep 2007 to Jul 2010. One exact pass for 15 Dec 1978: 19 Sep 2008, at age 29.

The first return window ran Sep 2007 to Jul 2010; it's over. (as of 3 Nov 2026)

Second return

Saturn in Virgo, Oct 2036 to Sep 2039. Three exact passes for 15 Dec 1978: 4 Nov 2037, 18 Feb 2038 and 26 Jul 2038, at age 58 to 59.

The second return window opens Oct 2036, in about 10 years, and the first exact pass is 4 Nov 2037. (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.

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Questions from people born in December 1978

When is my Saturn return if I was born in December 1978?

Saturn was at 13° Virgo through December 1978, so your second Saturn return is Saturn's stretch back through Virgo, Oct 2036 to Sep 2039. Your first return ran Sep 2007 to Jul 2010. The exact passes depend on your day. Born 1 Dec 1978: 30 Oct 2037, 24 Feb 2038 and 22 Jul 2038; born 15 Dec 1978: 4 Nov 2037, 18 Feb 2038 and 26 Jul 2038; born 31 Dec 1978: 4 Nov 2037, 18 Feb 2038 and 26 Jul 2038. Enter your birth date in the free preview for yours.

Is it happening now for people born in December 1978?

As of 3 Nov 2026, the second return window opens Oct 2036, in about 10 years, and the first exact pass falls between 30 Oct 2037 and 4 Nov 2037, depending on the day.

How many exact passes do people born in December 1978 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 December 1978, 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 December 1978?

Saturn is back in Virgo from Aug 2066 to Oct 2068, around age 88. For someone born 15 Dec 1978 the exact pass is 3 Sep 2067.

Nearby birth months

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