Saturn return: born in 1976

If you were born in 1976, Saturn comes back to its birth place between Oct 2004 and Aug 2006. That year Saturn was in Leo and Cancer. 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	1°03′ Leo	Jul 24, 2005	29
Jan 15	29°57′ Cancer	Jul 16, 2005	29
Feb 1	28°34′ Cancer	Jul 5, 2005	29
Feb 15	27°32′ Cancer	Jun 27, 2005	29
Mar 1	26°40′ Cancer	Oct 12, 2004 Dec 5, 2004 Jun 19, 2005	28
Mar 15	26°10′ Cancer	Oct 3, 2004 Dec 14, 2004 Jun 15, 2005	28
Apr 1	26°02′ Cancer	Oct 1, 2004 Dec 16, 2004 Jun 14, 2005	28
Apr 15	26°19′ Cancer	Oct 5, 2004 Dec 11, 2004 Jun 17, 2005	28
May 1	27°04′ Cancer	Oct 22, 2004 Nov 25, 2004 Jun 23, 2005	28
May 15	28°02′ Cancer	Jul 1, 2005	29
Jun 1	29°34′ Cancer	Jul 13, 2005	29
Jun 15	1°03′ Leo	Jul 24, 2005	29
Jul 1	2°55′ Leo	Aug 8, 2005	29
Jul 15	4°40′ Leo	Aug 22, 2005 Mar 18, 2006 Apr 23, 2006	29
Aug 1	6°51′ Leo	Sep 10, 2005 Feb 9, 2006 May 29, 2006	29
Aug 15	8°39′ Leo	Sep 28, 2005 Jan 18, 2006 Jun 17, 2006	29
Sep 1	10°45′ Leo	Oct 28, 2005 Dec 16, 2005 Jul 5, 2006	29
Sep 15	12°21′ Leo	Jul 18, 2006	29
Oct 1	13°58′ Leo	Jul 31, 2006	29
Oct 15	15°09′ Leo	Aug 9, 2006	29
Nov 1	16°12′ Leo	Aug 18, 2006	29
Nov 15	16°43′ Leo	Aug 22, 2006	29
Dec 1	16°52′ Leo	Aug 23, 2006	29
Dec 15	16°36′ Leo	Aug 21, 2006	29
Dec 31	15°53′ Leo	Aug 15, 2006	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 Leo

When Saturn returns to Leo, the audit is about being seen. Creative work, leadership, children, the part of you that wants applause. Fear of judgment is loud. The return asks you to make the thing anyway and put your name on it.

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.

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 1975 and born in 1977, or every birth year.