Astrological Overview: July 31 - August 6, 2023

Astrologer Pam Younghans writes this weekly astrological journal based on planetary influences, and offers perspectives and insights to assist you in making the best use of current energies. This column is not intended as prediction. Your own experience will be more specifically defined by transits to your personal chart. Aspects of Note this Week:All times listed are Pacific Daylight Time. For Eastern Time, add 3 hours; For Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), add 7 hours. Monday: No major aspects are exact todayTuesday: Full Moon 11:31 a.m. PDT, Mars trine Jupiter, Mars sesquiquadrate Pluto, Mercury opposite SaturnWednesday: No major aspects are exact todayThursday: No major aspects are exact todayFriday: Sun sesquiquadrate Neptune, Venus trine ErisSaturday: Mercury sesquiquadrate ErisSunday: Sun square Jupiter **** SUPER FULL MOON: The first of August's two Full Moons perfects this Tuesday, August 1, when the Moon is at 9°15´ Aquarius and the Sun is at the same degree of Leo. Both this lunation and the one on August 30 are Supermoons, occurring when the Moon is at perigee, its closest point to the Earth in its not-quite-circular orbit. Visually, a Supermoon looks noticeably larger than most Full Moons since Luna is closer to the Earth; we also anticipate that its emotional impact will be stronger. Continue Reading