by Susan Pomeroy

There are some great travel times during August. However! Mercury is retrograde for much of the month. The usual cautions apply—communication might be difficult; all kinds of flow can be impeded. So be sure to allow extra time and don't sweat the small (or the big!) stuff.

There's a suggestion that travel during August simply might not be as enjoyable as we hope. There's also a general suggestion of accidents involving air travel, easing after the 25th. All times mentioned are PDT (GMT –7).

Monday, August 1. OK.

Tuesday-Thursday, August 2-4. Poor to mediocre. Mercury stations retrograde on Tuesday.

Friday, August 5. Good.

Saturday, August 6. Possibly difficult.

Sunday-Monday, August 7-8. Generally OK, but take extra-special care with communications; watch for fog of all kinds.

Tuesday-Wednesday, August 9-10. Poor, accident-prone.

Thursday-Friday, August 11-12. Good!

Saturday, August 13. Poor, full moon.

Sunday-Tuesday, August 14-16. Good, particularly for inner travel.

Wednesday, August 17. Poor.

Thursday-Saturday, August 18-20. Good.

Sunday-Monday, August 21-22. Poor.

Tuesday, August 23. Good.

Wednesday, August 24. Poor; Uranus and Pluto make easy movement difficult.

Thursday, August 25. OK.

Friday, August 26. OK. Mercury stations direct.

Saturday, August 27. Good.

Sunday, August 28. Poor. New moon.

Monday, August 29. Good.

Tuesday-Wednesday, August 30-31. Poor. Jupiter retro.