ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- You are precisely where you should be right now, whether it feels that way or not. What someone tells you needn't knock you off center.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- You have something up your sleeve right now that can certainly come in handy if things start to go wrong. Don't tip your hand, however!

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Your focus may be rather unclear for a time today, until you have rid yourself of distractions that are competing for your attention.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- You may find yourself somewhere quite unusual before the day is out, but your state of mind is sound, and you can surely cope quite well.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- It may take you some time to get up to speed today, but once you do, you'll be squarely in the race. A competitor pushes you to be your best.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- It's a good day for you to consider what might happen if things don't come out the way you had planned. All options are open to you right now.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Your day is likely to be divided into three distinct phases, though not everyone will appreciate how flexible you must be as a result.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- You may not get all you feel you have coming to you, but by day's end you should be better off than you were in the morning. Share the wealth.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Someone you know well is likely to surprise you with a decision -- but it's one that you know will work out well in the end.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- You will want to keep track of things as they develop today -- without getting in the way and influencing events one way or another.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- You're feeling ill at ease about something that is usually quite routine. You can make a small change that will have a big effect.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) -- You may be asking yourself some important questions at this time, but today the answers are likely to open your eyes to a new opportunity.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- You may lose your bearings for a time today, and you must trust a friend to help you reorient yourself. You can return the favor very soon.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- A chance encounter proves entertaining to some degree today, but you'll still be left with something undone -- or unsaid, perhaps. Tend to it!

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- You may have to repeat yourself in order to be understood fully today. Your audience may not be used to having you take command.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- You can combine the mental and the physical with great success today, as you tackle something that requires more conscious effort than usual.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- You'll benefit from more time to yourself today as you let someone else take charge of something that is usually up to you. Explore options.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- You will want to make yourself available to those who may have questions, but you must stop short of stepping in and doing what they must do.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- You may still be waiting for information that can prove instrumental to you as you attempt something others are not able to do.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Your safety depends on doing things according to the rules today. You can bend them only so far before the authorities will take notice.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- What you see or feel in front of you today is in line with what you've expected, but there are still a few surprises in store.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- You may not have as much time available to you today as you had counted on, so you must increase efficiency as you tend to routine business.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- It's a good day to let someone else take charge, if only temporarily. You can learn a thing or two about how to run things.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) -- You can fill in the blanks today by employing your imagination to the fullest, especially in situations that take you by surprise.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- There may be only one way to do a certain job, and if you discover what that is there will be little if anything to stand in your way.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- You mustn't neglect your needs as you attempt to satisfy another's -- but in many ways his or her satisfaction adds up to your own.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- There's safety in numbers today, certainly, but you have a very good reason to go it alone -- at least for a while. Take necessary precautions.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Someone close to you is concerned that you may be letting yourself be pulled in too many directions at once. You can put him or her at ease.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Now is no time to stick your neck out; be sensible and cautious and know your limits as well as the limits of those around you.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- You are interested in working more closely with someone who seems to be very much like you -- and different, too, in one or two key ways.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Personal space will be precious to you all day long; don't let anyone come into your private "bubble" without being invited!

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- You don't want to hold anyone up, so you must be where you said you would be -- on time and ready to work. Have you prepared fully?

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- You don't want to be too aggressive today, lest you scare someone off who is, in fact, the key to your success in the coming days.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- You can smooth things over between two parties who have been at war with each other for too long. Your efforts won't soon be forgotten.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Trust in your creativity to see you through a situation that is proving to be too much for some people. Think outside the box!

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) -- You can afford to be a little more impulsive today, without sacrificing any of your essential practicality. Strike a healthy balance.