Saturn return: born in 1988

If you were born in 1988, Saturn comes back to its birth place between Feb 2017 and Nov 2018. That year Saturn was in Sagittarius and Capricorn. 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	25°27′ Sagittarius	Feb 10, 2017 Jun 2, 2017 Nov 9, 2017	29
Jan 15	27°02′ Sagittarius	Mar 7, 2017 May 6, 2017 Nov 24, 2017	29
Feb 1	28°49′ Sagittarius	Dec 10, 2017	29
Feb 15	0°05′ Capricorn	Dec 20, 2017	29
Mar 1	1°11′ Capricorn	Dec 30, 2017	29
Mar 15	1°57′ Capricorn	Jan 5, 2018	29
Apr 1	2°28′ Capricorn	Jan 10, 2018	29
Apr 15	2°32′ Capricorn	Jan 10, 2018	29
May 1	2°13′ Capricorn	Jan 8, 2018	29
May 15	1°39′ Capricorn	Jan 3, 2018	29
Jun 1	0°38′ Capricorn	Dec 25, 2017	29
Jun 15	29°39′ Sagittarius	Dec 17, 2017	29
Jul 1	28°28′ Sagittarius	Dec 7, 2017	29
Jul 15	27°31′ Sagittarius	Mar 19, 2017 Apr 24, 2017 Nov 28, 2017	28
Aug 1	26°36′ Sagittarius	Feb 26, 2017 May 15, 2017 Nov 20, 2017	28
Aug 15	26°07′ Sagittarius	Feb 19, 2017 May 23, 2017 Nov 16, 2017	28
Sep 1	25°55′ Sagittarius	Feb 16, 2017 May 26, 2017 Nov 14, 2017	28
Sep 15	26°07′ Sagittarius	Feb 19, 2017 May 23, 2017 Nov 16, 2017	28
Oct 1	26°43′ Sagittarius	Mar 1, 2017 May 13, 2017 Nov 21, 2017	28
Oct 15	27°34′ Sagittarius	Mar 20, 2017 Apr 22, 2017 Nov 29, 2017	28
Nov 1	28°55′ Sagittarius	Dec 11, 2017	29
Nov 15	0°15′ Capricorn	Dec 22, 2017	29
Dec 1	1°58′ Capricorn	Jan 6, 2018	29
Dec 15	3°35′ Capricorn	Jan 20, 2018 Jul 31, 2018 Oct 12, 2018	29
Dec 31	5°28′ Capricorn	Feb 7, 2018 Jul 2, 2018 Nov 7, 2018	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 Sagittarius

When Saturn returns to Sagittarius, the audit is about belief. The religion, politics or life philosophy you were raised with gets tested against your own experience. Some people travel or move abroad. Others finish a degree. The return leaves you with fewer beliefs that you actually hold.

Saturn return in Capricorn

When Saturn returns to Capricorn, its own sign, the audit is about career and authority. Promotions, resignations, the first time someone calls you the boss. Saturn is strong here, so the test is direct: you find out whether this is the ladder you want to climb. People with this return often change course while there is time.

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 1987 and born in 1989, or every birth year.