A Saturn return is a momentous event that happens to you every 29.4 years that you are alive. This time, when Saturn returns to the same place in the Zodiac where it was when you are born, brings the major structures of your life up for review.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, not all Saturn returns are identical. Saturn goes through the same 12 Zodiac signs that the Sun does, but Saturn takes 29.4 years to complete the trip, while the Sun only takes one year. You, therefore, have a Saturn sign that is not necessarily the same as your Sun sign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you have Saturn in Cancer, you might embrace the role of nurturing others, but your Saturn returns may push you to look at whether you are receiving the care you need yourself. You might have to work to find a balance between having stability in your life and honoring your emotional truth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The characteristics of your Saturn return in Cancer may also vary based on the house where Saturn is located in your natal chart. While the first Saturn return that happens in your late twenties is well known, many people also go on to have second and third Saturn returns that revisit similar themes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Your first Saturn return takes place when you are in your late twenties. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The first Saturn return gets the most attention because so many big life choices seem to come to a head then. You may begin or end a significant relationship. You might begin or end a commitment to a particular career. You could even become a parent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If your first Saturn return takes place in the sign of Cancer, you may be especially drawn to building a stable home life. If this is something you have spent your twenties working toward, you might achieve a big milestone, like getting married or buying a house, around your Saturn return.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, if your efforts to reach outward stability have come at the cost of denying your true emotional needs, this tension could erupt at your Saturn return in Cancer. You might finally give up on a relationship that has been a source of ongoing frustration. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Learning to nurture yourself can help you find more fulfilling partnerships going forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Your second Saturn return takes place when you are in your late fifties. While your first Saturn return may have had you establishing yourself in your career, your second Saturn return could have you thinking seriously about retirement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
While you may have married or become a parent at your first Saturn return, you could be experiencing an empty nest at your second Saturn return.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The empty nest type of second Saturn return could be especially challenging if you have Saturn in Cancer, as parenthood may have been a big part of your identity, to begin with. You might be a little too eager to have grandchildren, as you may not know who you are without someone to vote on. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A similar dilemma could arise if you are considering retiring from a longtime career where you have gotten security from your role in nurturing others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you do have grandchildren, though, you could spend more time than you expected to take care of them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alternatively, you might find that your own elderly parents require your attention. You may have to acknowledge that you do a better job caring for your loved ones when you also make an effort to meet your own personal needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While most readers are probably on their first or second Saturn returns, imagining your third Saturn return, when you are in your late eighties, can be a helpful exercise. Where do you want to be toward the end of your life, and what do you have to do now to get there?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you have Saturn in Cancer, you might get security from being the nurturer of others. By the time you get to your third Saturn return in Cancer, however, you may need to let others nurture you. Accepting this change could be difficult for you, as you might feel like you are losing control over your life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Another challenge people sometimes face in old age is having to move into a retirement home or a relative\u2019s home because they can no longer maintain their own home. This could be an especially difficult part of a third Saturn return in Cancer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Even if you manage to stay in your own home until you die, you may need to acknowledge that the things that give you security, such as your property and your role in your family, can\u2019t come with you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Many people born within a couple of years of you will have Saturn in the same sign that you do, as Saturn stays in each sign for about two and a half years during its 29.4-year cycle. However, not all Saturn returns in Cancer are identical. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Knowing the house in your astrological chart where your Saturn return takes place can help you understand why your experience of a Saturn return in Cancer might differ from that of some of your peers.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If your time of birth is known, your astrological chart can be divided into twelve houses, each focusing on a different area of life. The house in your birth chart where Saturn is located is also the house where your Saturn return will take place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Try looking up your astrological chart below to see the house where Saturn is located.<\/p>\n\n\n\n