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Born May 1979
Saturn return dates

Saturn was at 7° Virgo all through May 1979. 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 4 Sep 2037 and 7 Sep 2037, depending on your day.

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Saturn through May7° Virgo
Second return windowOct 2036 to Sep 2039Saturn's stretch through Virgo
Exact passesOne exact passat age 58

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 May 1979, 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 May 1979, noon Saturn at 7° Virgo Second return window Oct 2036 to Sep 2039
  • 4 Sep 2037ahead
Closest turn: Saturn stands still 2.3° from this degree on 12 May 2038. The second return window opens Oct 2036, in about 10 years, and the first exact pass is 4 Sep 2037.
Born 15 May 1979, noon Saturn at 7° Virgo Second return window Oct 2036 to Sep 2039
  • 4 Sep 2037ahead
Closest turn: Saturn stands still 2.3° from this degree on 12 May 2038. The second return window opens Oct 2036, in about 10 years, and the first exact pass is 4 Sep 2037.
Born 31 May 1979, noon Saturn at 7° Virgo Second return window Oct 2036 to Sep 2039
  • 7 Sep 2037ahead
Closest turn: Saturn stands still 1.9° from this degree on 12 May 2038. The second return window opens Oct 2036, in about 10 years, and the first exact pass is 7 Sep 2037.

Every return for May 1979

First return

Saturn in Virgo, Sep 2007 to Jul 2010. Three exact passes for 15 May 1979: 9 Nov 2007, 29 Jan 2008 and 26 Jul 2008, at age 28 to 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. One exact pass for 15 May 1979: 4 Sep 2037, at age 58.

The second return window opens Oct 2036, in about 10 years, and the first exact pass is 4 Sep 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 May 1979

When is my Saturn return if I was born in May 1979?

Saturn was at 7° Virgo through May 1979, 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 May 1979: 4 Sep 2037; born 15 May 1979: 4 Sep 2037; born 31 May 1979: 7 Sep 2037. Enter your birth date in the free preview for yours.

Is it happening now for people born in May 1979?

As of 3 Nov 2026, the second return window opens Oct 2036, in about 10 years, and the first exact pass falls between 4 Sep 2037 and 7 Sep 2037, depending on the day.

How many exact passes do people born in May 1979 get?

One exact pass in the second 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 less than a degree across the whole of May 1979, 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 May 1979?

Saturn is back in Virgo from Aug 2066 to Oct 2068, around age 87. For someone born 15 May 1979 the exact passes are 14 Oct 2066, 3 Mar 2067 and 5 Jul 2067.

Nearby birth months

All of 1979 May 1978 May 1980

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