Saturn return: born in 1974

If you were born in 1974, Saturn comes back to its birth place between Sep 2002 and Jul 2004. That year Saturn was in Cancer and Gemini. Find your birthday below.

Your Saturn Saturn

Saturn comes back to the degree it held when you were born.Your Saturn where it was when you were bornSaturn is structure, discipline, time. Where you build slowly. Often felt as a hard teacher early in life and a wise one later. The placement describes the ladder you are quietly climbing.Saturn where it is nowSaturn is structure, discipline, time. Where you build slowly. Often felt as a hard teacher early in life and a wise one later. The placement describes the ladder you are quietly climbing.

Your first Saturn return comes at age 28 or 29. Saturn crosses your birth degree 1 or 3 times, depending on your birthday. The first pass asks the question. The last pass wants an answer.

Your dates by birthday

Birthday	Natal Saturn	Exact passes	Age at first pass
Jan 1	0°32′ Cancer	Jun 8, 2003	29
Jan 15	29°28′ Gemini	May 30, 2003	29
Feb 1	28°26′ Gemini	Sep 15, 2002 Nov 7, 2002 May 22, 2003	28
Feb 15	27°56′ Gemini	Sep 5, 2002 Nov 16, 2002 May 18, 2003	28
Mar 1	27°47′ Gemini	Sep 3, 2002 Nov 19, 2002 May 16, 2003	28
Mar 15	27°59′ Gemini	Sep 6, 2002 Nov 15, 2002 May 18, 2003	28
Apr 1	28°43′ Gemini	Sep 21, 2002 Oct 31, 2002 May 24, 2003	28
Apr 15	29°40′ Gemini	Jun 1, 2003	29
May 1	1°05′ Cancer	Jun 12, 2003	29
May 15	2°33′ Cancer	Jun 23, 2003	29
Jun 1	4°33′ Cancer	Jul 9, 2003	29
Jun 15	6°19′ Cancer	Jul 23, 2003 Mar 1, 2004 Mar 13, 2004	29
Jul 1	8°23′ Cancer	Aug 9, 2003 Jan 17, 2004 Apr 25, 2004	29
Jul 15	10°12′ Cancer	Aug 27, 2003 Dec 26, 2003 May 15, 2004	29
Aug 1	12°20′ Cancer	Sep 24, 2003 Nov 26, 2003 Jun 3, 2004	29
Aug 15	13°58′ Cancer	Jun 16, 2004	29
Sep 1	15°45′ Cancer	Jun 30, 2004	29
Sep 15	16°58′ Cancer	Jul 9, 2004	29
Oct 1	18°03′ Cancer	Jul 18, 2004	29
Oct 15	18°39′ Cancer	Jul 22, 2004	29
Nov 1	18°54′ Cancer	Jul 24, 2004	29
Nov 15	18°42′ Cancer	Jul 23, 2004	29
Dec 1	18°04′ Cancer	Jul 18, 2004	29
Dec 15	17°11′ Cancer	Jul 11, 2004	29
Dec 31	15°57′ Cancer	Jul 1, 2004	29

If your birthday falls between two rows, your dates fall between theirs. Solstice uses your exact birth time and gives you your own dates.

Saturn return in Cancer

When Saturn returns to Cancer, the audit is about home and family. Where you live, who you live with, and which family duties you keep. Some people become parents. Others become the adult in their family of origin. The work is learning to care for others without disappearing.

Saturn return in Gemini

When Saturn returns to Gemini, the audit is about your voice. What you know, what you say, and whether people take it seriously. Many people with this return go back to study, finish a qualification, or finally write the thing. Scattered interests narrow to one or two you commit to.

In the app

When Solstice mentions your Saturn return, you can tap the phrase. This is what the card says:

Saturn return. Saturn returns to its natal position every ~29.5 years (so around ages 29 and 58). The years on either side feel like a structural audit — what to keep, what to outgrow, who you are becoming.

Calculated with the Swiss Ephemeris, tropical zodiac. Updated Nov 6, 2026.

What does Saturn return mean for you?

The dates above come from your birthday alone. What the transit brings depends on the rest of your chart: the house Saturn crosses and the planets it touches on the way. Solstice reads them with your birth time and place, and talks with you about it while it lasts.

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Also see the Saturn return for people born in 1973 and born in 1975, or every birth year.