Born today, you have a knack for underplaying your role in even the most serious and fraught situations, and this will certainly win you a reputation as one who remains calm and collected under pressure and who focuses on coming up with solutions to problems rather than merely reacting to them to no valuable end. Your overall manner is likely the result of your fine mind combining with keen instincts. As proof of this, you can cite those few occasions in which one or the other fails you briefly and you find yourself behaving very much out of character in your responses to difficult circumstances.
You are able to maintain control over your emotions in large part because you understand them so very well -- and this certainly sets you apart from many of the people with whom you work and play on a regular basis. Your degree of self-knowledge is, in fact, remarkable and rare.
Also born on this date are: Marvin Gaye, singer; Christopher Meloni, actor; Michael Fassbender, actor; Buddy Ebsen, actor; Emmylou Harris, singer; Linda Hunt, actress; Alec Guinness, actor; Jack Webb, actor.
To see what is in store for you tomorrow, find your birthday and read the corresponding paragraph. Let your birthday star be your daily guide.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3
ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Someone unsuspected may surprise you by influencing things today against your will. You will want to take some time to shape your response.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Grab what you can today and use it as you will -- and then claim the victory that you’ve long been anticipating. Opposition is minimal.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Be sure that instructions to others are clear, concise and complete. You don’t want to make anyone play a guessing game today.
CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- You’re in no mood for small talk today, but before you shut anyone down, consider what might be said and how it may inform your actions.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Someone else is likely to contribute something to a group effort today that shines as brightly as your own. Is it time to take on a partner?
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- When things threaten to get out of hand today, you should certainly be able to keep nearly all interactions civil and, above all, productive.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- The dangers you may face today are all familiar, but you may still have reason to take a different path. You needn’t explain your decisions.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- You may, for a time, come under suspicion for something you had nothing to do with -- but you must present evidence with any and all denials.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- You’re eager to see changes made to a plan that’s been proposed by others. No one is likely to budge until you provide reasons to do so.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- The more consistent your efforts, the more positive the results -- and the more likely you will be to be recognized for what you do.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- It’s not enough to be sorry today; you must try not to repeat the offending behavior. This will require real dedication on your part.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) -- You may fear that something will be harder to do than expected, but it’s actually likely to come quite naturally to you today.