ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- You may be introduced to something that makes a great deal of sense to you right away -- even though it means making a few big changes.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- You can get a few friends personally involved in your affairs at this time and beat someone else at his or her own game. This can be fun!

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- You may find yourself reverting to old habits -- but it's only because you are trying to avoid something that is actually unavoidable.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- You are eager for something big to transpire today -- and so it shall, once you have put the final piece of the puzzle into place.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- You may be energized by the bold action taken by another -- and when it is your turn, you can follow suit, surely.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Take care today that you don't put yourself in harm's way simply by being careless. With a little effort you can avoid any threat.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- You'll find yourself standing up and speaking for another who cannot -- or will not -- speak for himself.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Focus on the goals you have set for yourself at this time, and not so much on those that have been set for you by another.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- The progress required today can be made, but not with your hands tied. You're going to have to extricate yourself from a bad situation.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- The needs of another are likely to take precedence over your own, at least for a time today. You know how to make things work out well.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- You may be able to put a rival to shame today by showing the world at large what can be done when you put your mind to it.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) -- You may be surprised by the choice a friend or partner is about to make -- but if you think about it, you'll realize how right it is.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Lessons you've learned lately are going to come in handy today -- though you may not want to share everything with those around you.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Clues to making things work more efficiently are all around you; all you have to do today is read the signs -- and make those certain changes.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- You may not be able to avoid an argument with someone who was on your side only a few days -- or even hours -- ago.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- You are able to provide a friend in need with exactly the kind of support that he or she desires -- but you must know when you've done enough.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- If it's privacy you're after, it's privacy you can have -- but you're going to have to make something of a sacrifice in the process.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- You and a friend are likely to be at odds today about plans that have recently gone awry -- and each of you is determined to avoid blame.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- You'll have the chance to move in a new direction today, but take care that you don't ignore the signs that warn of an approaching danger.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- You'll want to keep things very much in order throughout the day, being ready to tend to your list of priorities as they arise, one by one.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- You may be unaware of something that will be having a very big impact in the days and weeks to come. Today, you can uncover the truth.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- A formidable adversary is ready to take you on -- but the surprise, of course, is that you are just as ready and can put up quite a fight!

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Someone you know well may surprise you by joining forces with a rival in an attempt to undo much that you've been doing lately.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Your aim had better be true today, because you aren't likely to have the time to get off a second shot. First impressions really do count!

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- You're likely to find relief for discomfort that results from a problem you have been ignoring lately. Now is the time to deal with it!

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- You must strive for balance between your professional duties and your personal responsibilities.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- You may have to take on more responsibility today, but you know how to keep things in order so that you can tend to everything in the right way.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- You will have the chance to try something that seems, to others, to be entirely out of character -- but there's a part of you that's ready.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- You can make good use of the ideas coming to you courtesy of someone who has been in your shoes before. Just do what seems right.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- You may find yourself engaged in a certain kind of negotiation today that may result in something that goes against the grain.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- You can get a great many ideas from a common well today, pulling out what you need any time you need it. You may seem unusually facile.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- A new chapter is likely to begin today, but not in the way you had planned. Some of your finest preparations may have been for naught.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- You have time to consider an option presented by someone who doesn't necessarily do things the way you do.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Not everything is likely to transpire as you decree today; indeed, there are likely to be at least two occasions in which you are thwarted.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- You may have more than one difficult decision to make today, but they are related and shouldn't take you by surprise.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) -- You can preserve things very much the way you like them -- but you must be able to recognize the right moment when it is upon you.