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Your twenties are a study in contradictions. They’re thrilling and tedious, expansive and claustrophobic. You can be both painfully self-aware and blissfully oblivious, sometimes in the same hour. You learn to cheer through the chaos, to turn heartbreak into (painful) learning curves and chaos into momentum.
Then, just as you start to find your footing, Saturn returns. This celestial shake-up happens when the planet completes its orbit and slips back into the precise position it occupied at your birth, ushering in a season of ruthless clarity.
As astrologer Diana Garland so perfectly puts it in Ariana Grande’s Saturn Returns Interlude, “When we’re all born, Saturn is somewhere — and the Saturn cycle takes around about 29 years. That’s when we’re going to wake up and smell the coffee,” she says, her voice drifting through ethereal, distorted production.
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“If we’ve just been sort of relying on our cleverness or relying — you know, just kind of floating along, Saturn comes along and hits you over the head and says, ‘Wake up! It’s time for you to get real about life and sort out who you really are.’”
By your late twenties, the pressure to have it all figured out starts to mount — creeping self-doubt, the urge to quit your job, move cities, or date someone wildly unexpected before you hit thirty. But fear not: you’re not falling apart; you’re experiencing your Saturn return.
This isn’t burnout, bad luck, or a cosmic prank. It’s astrology’s most notorious rite of passage; the moment Saturn, planet of structure, discipline, and reality checks, swings back to the exact place it occupied the day you were born. It happens roughly every 29.5 years, lasting around two-and-a-half years, and it’s famous for bringing seismic shifts that are equal parts unsettling and electrifying.
The first Saturn return (the one in your late twenties) marks the transition from “figuring it out” to “owning it”. You’ll feel it in everything from the way you dress to the opinions you have. In the case of the latter, that can mean rethinking everything you once thought to be true or realising that the older you get, the less you know, leading to a greater sense of open-mindedness.
Later Saturn returns, which take place in your late fifties and late eighties, bring their own lessons. Each return strips away what’s not working and redirects you toward your truest potential. That can mean career upheavals, breakups, moving, deep inner work, and the uncomfortable realisation that you can’t outrun yourself.
Intense? Yes. But it’s also a cosmic invitation to level up. A Saturn return is astrology’s ultimate coming-of-age, pushing you to confront your choices, redefine your identity, and build a life that’s truly yours.
Right now, Saturn is moving between Pisces and Aries, which means some Saturn returns will unfold in two acts. On September 1, 2025, it will slip from Aries into Pisces for a final stay before re-entering Aries on February 13, 2026, where it will remain until April 12, 2028.
Destabilising as it may feel, your Saturn return isn’t here to wreck your life, it’s here to strip away illusions and align you with your truest path. This is a season of growth, courage, and bold change, where discomfort becomes transformation. Lean in, do the scary thing, and trust the process. On the other side, you’ll find clarity, strength, and rewards worth every challenge.
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