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Born August 1996
Saturn return dates

Saturn was at 5° to 7° Aries all through August 1996. Your first Saturn return is its stretch back through Aries: May 2025 to Apr 2028.

As of 3 Nov 2026, your first return window is open, May 2025 to Apr 2028. Every exact pass has happened; the last fell between 3 Apr 2026 and 14 Apr 2026, depending on your day.

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Saturn through August5° to 7° Aries
First return windowMay 2025 to Apr 2028Saturn's stretch through Aries
Exact passesOne exact passat 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 August 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 Aug 1996, noon Saturn at 7° Aries First return window May 2025 to Apr 2028
  • 14 Apr 2026passed
Closest turn: Saturn stands still 0.7° from this degree on 11 Dec 2026. The first return window is open: it opened May 2025 and closes Apr 2028. The exact pass was 14 Apr 2026.
Born 15 Aug 1996, noon Saturn at 6° Aries First return window May 2025 to Apr 2028
  • 10 Apr 2026passed
Closest turn: Saturn stands still 1.2° from this degree on 11 Dec 2026. The first return window is open: it opened May 2025 and closes Apr 2028. The exact pass was 10 Apr 2026.
Born 31 Aug 1996, noon Saturn at 5° Aries First return window May 2025 to Apr 2028
  • 3 Apr 2026passed
Closest turn: Saturn stands still 2° from this degree on 11 Dec 2026. The first return window is open: it opened May 2025 and closes Apr 2028. The exact pass was 3 Apr 2026.

Every return for August 1996

First return

Saturn in Aries, May 2025 to Apr 2028. One exact pass for 15 Aug 1996: 10 Apr 2026, at age 29.

The first return window is open: it opened May 2025 and closes Apr 2028. The exact pass was 10 Apr 2026. (as of 3 Nov 2026)

Second return

Saturn in Aries, Mar 2055 to Jan 2058. Three exact passes for 15 Aug 1996: 22 May 2055, 22 Sep 2055 and 12 Feb 2056, at age 58 to 59.

The second return window opens Mar 2055, in about 28 years, and the first exact pass is 22 May 2055. (as of 3 Nov 2026)

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 August 1996

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

Saturn was at 5° to 7° Aries through August 1996, so your first Saturn return is Saturn's stretch back through Aries, May 2025 to Apr 2028. The exact passes depend on your day. Born 1 Aug 1996: 14 Apr 2026; born 15 Aug 1996: 10 Apr 2026; born 31 Aug 1996: 3 Apr 2026. Enter your birth date in the free preview for yours.

Is it happening now for people born in August 1996?

As of 3 Nov 2026, the first return window is open, May 2025 to Apr 2028. Every exact pass has happened; the last fell between 3 Apr 2026 and 14 Apr 2026, depending on the day.

How many exact passes do people born in August 1996 get?

One exact pass in the first 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 about 1° across the whole of August 1996, 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 second Saturn return for people born in August 1996?

Saturn is back in Aries from Mar 2055 to Jan 2058, around age 58. For someone born 15 Aug 1996 the exact passes are 22 May 2055, 22 Sep 2055 and 12 Feb 2056.

Nearby birth months

All of 1996 August 1995 August 1997

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