PLANETARY RETURNS
7 returns
A transiting planet completing its orbit and returning to its natal place — life's cyclical chapters in seven different tempos.
- Saturn · ~29.5 years
Saturn Return
maturation · structure-building · crossing into adulthood · reality test
28-30 (first return) / 57-60 (second) / 86-90 (third, rare) - Jupiter · ~12 years
Jupiter Return
expansion · new horizon · opportunity · philosophical re-orientation
12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, 84 - Mars · ~22 months (1 year 10 months)
Mars Return
action cycle · energy renewal · new fight · beginning
About every 2 years - Sun · ~365 days (every birthday)
Solar Return
yearly theme · identity renewal · yearly goal-set · focus
Every birthday - Venus · ~225 days (~7.5 months)
Venus Return
relationship renewal · shifting values · aesthetic cycle · love
Once or twice a year - Mercury · ~88 days (~3 months)
Mercury Return
mental renewal · communication cycle · learning opening · decision reset
3-4 times a year - Moon · ~27.3 days
Lunar Return
emotional cycle · monthly rhythm · inner-world renewal · dream memory
About once a month