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.
MON: No major aspects are exact today
TUE: Sun conjunct Uranus
WED: Venus semisquare Uranus
THU: Mars square Eris
FRI: Mercury sextile Saturn, Mercury sextile Venus, Venus trine Saturn
SAT: No major aspects are exact today
SUN: Mercury stations direct
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THE UNEXPECTED: The planet Uranus is the nonconformist of our solar system. It appears to be tipped on its side, with its rings on the vertical instead of the horizontal plane. Uranus also spins opposite to most of the other planets, rotating clockwise instead of counterclockwise. Visually, it looks like it's spinning sideways as it orbits the Sun.