ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- You mustn't wait too long before "cleaning house." There are certain considerations that keep you from doing all you know you should do.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- You may have to tuck a new idea away for a while until you have tended to some urgent business. Soon, you'll be able to explore it fully.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- What Mother Nature has to offer may not be in sync with your own desires, but you'll have to adjust, because Mother Nature certainly won't!

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- It's time to call it quits in one respect, and get something started in another. This kind of trade-off may be happening quite frequently.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- The news you receive from familiar quarters may itself be quite unfamiliar and unexpected. You must make some adjustments as a result.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Coming off of an exciting phase, you may not be as enthusiastic about what is coming next as you thought you'd be -- but that can change.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Focus your energies as keenly as possible on one or two endeavors that cannot wait until tomorrow. Now is the time, and you know it.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Putting yourself in another's shoes often works for you, but today you may still not appreciate what someone is going through.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Someone close to you is likely to make a suggestion that gives you pause. It's an unconventional idea that is worth serious thought.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- It's time to get in touch with someone who is far more reluctant than you are to put things on the line. You can show him how.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- You may be ready to up the ante today. Several options present themselves, but none seems tailor-made for you.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) -- You're willing and able to do for another what he or she did for you only recently. Returning the favor in this way is quite valuable.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- The quality of your work, not the quantity, is what really counts. Don't let someone fool you into thinking that more is always better.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- You'll find yourself waiting for someone to do what comes naturally before you can reciprocate, but it's taking longer than expected.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Someone may be knocking at your door, wondering when you're going to come through with something you promised a while ago. You still have time.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- You'll hear from someone who has been watching you from a distance; he or she has some good advice -- and a possibly dangerous proposition.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- You want to be closer to someone who interests you than your current circumstances allow, but maybe that should be telling you something!

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- You mustn't let the natural progression of the day upset you when things don't go your way; the pendulum will swing back in your favor very soon.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- You may find yourself in a situation that requires a more aggressive approach than you are willing to adopt.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- The events of the day all add up to an opportunity to learn a great deal. Tomorrow, you can put those lessons to good use!

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- You had planned to do a certain something step by step, but things have changed. You may have to tackle it all at once.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- You're in no mood to let someone else take advantage of you the way he or she has in the past. It's a good day to say, "Enough is enough."

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- You may have to warn someone close to you about a development that is anything but desirable. Together, you can deal with it effectively.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) -- You may not be able to swing into action quite as quickly or efficiently as you had hoped. Evening brings a rare opportunity.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- It's a good day to explore comfortable surroundings in a new way; what you learn will help you understand yourself better.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- You may suddenly find yourself in charge of something that is both highly creative and essential to the general well-being.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- You will want to reach out to someone who is bearing a heavy burden on his or her own. It's a good time to offer your unique assistance.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- You're eager to pursue an opportunity about which you have only received hints and cryptic messages from those who have gone before.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Are you able to put aside your own prejudices long enough to do what you have avoided doing for as long as you can remember?

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- You'll be eager to hear how someone once close to you is doing, now that he or she is far away from the place you both used to call home.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- External forces will surely have internal effects, but nothing you cannot, with a little effort, overcome in order to get your work done.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- You may be surprised to hear from someone who has been out of touch for some time. Trouble you expected is not likely to amount to much.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Though you may have signed on to help, it's likely that you will take a central role in the major affairs of the day.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Things are ready to be done as only you know how to do them. You'll win the approval of someone who has been a holdout.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- You don't want to make your work public until you have received some kind of guarantee that it will remain in your immediate control.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) -- A reunion of sorts gets you thinking. By day's end you'll have devised a plan that really gets things going in the right direction.