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Born April 1996
Saturn return dates

Saturn changed sign during April 1996. Born 1 Apr to 6 Apr 1996, it was at 29° Pisces; born 7 Apr to 30 Apr 1996, at 0° to 2° Aries. Your return is in that sign, about 29 and a half years on.

As of 3 Nov 2026, where you are depends on your day of birth. The three days below show the spread.

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Saturn for births 1 Apr to 6 Apr29° Pisces
Saturn for births 7 Apr to 30 Apr0° to 2° Aries
Exact passesOne or three, by dayat age 29

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 1996, 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 1996, noon Saturn at 29° Pisces First return window Mar 2023 to Feb 2026
  • 16 May 2025passed
  • 11 Sep 2025passed
  • 7 Feb 2026passed
Closest turn: Saturn stands still 2.6° from this degree on 14 Jul 2025 (passed). The first return window ran Mar 2023 to Feb 2026; it's over.
Born 15 Apr 1996, noon Saturn at 0° Aries First return window May 2025 to Apr 2028
  • 8 Jun 2025passed
  • 16 Aug 2025passed
  • 22 Feb 2026passed
Closest turn: Saturn stands still 1° from this degree on 14 Jul 2025 (passed). The first return window is open: it opened May 2025 and closes Apr 2028. All 3 exact passes have happened; the last was 22 Feb 2026.
Born 30 Apr 1996, noon Saturn at 2° Aries First return window May 2025 to Apr 2028
  • 8 Mar 2026passed
Closest turn: Saturn stands still 0.7° from this degree on 14 Jul 2025 (passed). The first return window is open: it opened May 2025 and closes Apr 2028. The exact pass was 8 Mar 2026.

Every return for April 1996

First return, born 1 Apr 1996 (Saturn in Pisces)

Saturn in Pisces, Mar 2023 to Feb 2026. Three exact passes for 1 Apr 1996: 16 May 2025, 11 Sep 2025 and 7 Feb 2026, at age 29.

The first return window ran Mar 2023 to Feb 2026; it's over. (as of 3 Nov 2026)

Second return, born 1 Apr 1996 (Saturn in Pisces)

Saturn in Pisces, Apr 2052 to Mar 2055. One exact pass for 1 Apr 1996: 17 Mar 2055, at age 58.

The second return window opens Apr 2052, in about 25 years, and the first exact pass is 17 Mar 2055. (as of 3 Nov 2026)

First return, born 15 Apr 1996 (Saturn in Aries)

Saturn in Aries, May 2025 to Apr 2028. Three exact passes for 15 Apr 1996: 8 Jun 2025, 16 Aug 2025 and 22 Feb 2026, at age 29.

The first return window is open: it opened May 2025 and closes Apr 2028. All 3 exact passes have happened; the last was 22 Feb 2026. (as of 3 Nov 2026)

Second return, born 15 Apr 1996 (Saturn in Aries)

Saturn in Aries, Mar 2055 to Jan 2058. One exact pass for 15 Apr 1996: 30 Mar 2055, at age 58.

The second return window opens Mar 2055, in about 28 years, and the first exact pass is 30 Mar 2055. (as of 3 Nov 2026)

What Saturn in Pisces asks

Pisces is the sign of empathy, imagination and letting go. Saturn there asks for compassion with a spine: boundaries that let you stay open, and a practice that holds when the feeling fades.

People in this return often describe questions about boundaries. Where does my generosity become an escape? What structure would protect the things I care about most? Saturn return in Pisces.

What Saturn in Aries asks

Aries is the sign of starting things, acting on your own and going first. Saturn there asks for the slower version of that: leadership that holds up over time, and independence you can actually support.

People in this return often describe questions about self-direction. Am I building my own thing or someone else's? What am I willing to be responsible for? Saturn return in Aries.

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 1996

When is my Saturn return if I was born in April 1996?

Saturn changed sign during April 1996: it was in Pisces until 6 Apr 1996 and in Aries from 7 Apr 1996, so your return falls in whichever sign it was in on your day. The exact passes depend on your day. Born 1 Apr 1996: 16 May 2025, 11 Sep 2025 and 7 Feb 2026; born 15 Apr 1996: 8 Jun 2025, 16 Aug 2025 and 22 Feb 2026; born 30 Apr 1996: 8 Mar 2026. Enter your birth date in the free preview for yours.

Is it happening now for people born in April 1996?

As of 3 Nov 2026 it depends on the day. Born 1 Apr 1996: the first return window ran Mar 2023 to Feb 2026; it's over. Born 15 Apr 1996: the first return window is open: it opened May 2025 and closes Apr 2028. All 3 exact passes have happened; the last was 22 Feb 2026. Born 30 Apr 1996: the first return window is open: it opened May 2025 and closes Apr 2028. The exact pass was 8 Mar 2026.

Why do some people born in April 1996 get one exact pass and others three?

Each year Saturn appears to stop, back up for a few months and move forward again. If your birth degree sits inside one of those loops, Saturn crosses it three times; otherwise once. Across April 1996 the birth degree moves past the edge of a loop, so 1 Apr 1996 gets three exact passes, 15 Apr 1996 gets three exact passes and 30 Apr 1996 gets one exact pass.

Do I need my birth time?

Only if you were born on 7 Apr 1996 or the day before: Saturn changed sign around then, and your birth time and place decide which side you fall on. Otherwise your dates hold without one; noon is used here.

When is the second Saturn return for people born in April 1996?

Saturn is back in Aries from Mar 2055 to Jan 2058, around age 58. For someone born 15 Apr 1996 the exact pass is 30 Mar 2055.

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