ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- You have what it takes to solve a tricky problem for those around you today. All it requires is the ability to juggle several key issues.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- You must stick to the game plan today if you want to come out ahead of your closest competitors. You know what's really at stake.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- You may have to color outside the lines today in order to attract the kind of attention that, in time, can give you what you really want.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- You may have to go back and study something that you thought was a "dead" issue. Today, many influences from the past are felt once more.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- You must be willing to listen closely to yourself all day long and to pass judgment on what you say in an honest, straightforward manner.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- You are in no mood to go along with the crowd today -- so why even consider doing so? You can do your own thing, surely -- and profit from it.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Once you begin to apply the lessons you've been teaching others to yourself as well, you'll make the very breakthrough you've been hoping for.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- It's time to get out of your head and rely more on your heart -- at least for a while. Friends are wondering when you'll be more engaged.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- You are facing a challenge that threatens to upend much that you have been working on lately -- but you can avoid any lasting harm.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- You've been trying to figure out a tricky sort of puzzle that only now is beginning to reveal itself to you. Don't give up!

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- The challenges you imagine today are likely to be far more serious than those you actually encounter. Don't keep frightening yourself!

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) -- You'll want to tend to domestic affairs today -- but a career issue is likely to take priority for a time. It affects what goes on at home.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- The more realistic you are about a current problem, the more likely you will be to solve it today, once and for all. Avoid fooling yourself!

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Creative thinking can get you very far today as long as you are also willing and able to keep your feet firmly planted on the ground.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- You may have trouble getting started today, but once you do, you can pick up the pace very quickly indeed. Much depends on maneuverability.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Momentum may be the key to success today; do what you can to keep things going, especially when someone tries to stand in your way.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- A decision made by someone very recently may have shackled you in some way -- but it doesn't have to be so. You can free yourself, surely.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- You may have trouble determining just what a friend or loved one wants from you today. A little experimentation goes a long way.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Try as you might, you are unable to read someone else's mind today -- which comes as no surprise. It's time to discuss certain things openly.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- You may have to jockey for position today in order to maximize your own potential and secure a victory you've long had in your sights.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- You may have to demand that you be treated better than you have been recently -- by a family member, a co-worker or your boss.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Someone is working behind the scenes to see that you do not advance as you have planned -- but a surprise maneuver saves the day.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- You are feeling more confident today than you did yesterday or the day before. You may find yourself in the driver's seat by day's end.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) -- You may want to be more tolerant of someone's behavior today, as it is very much like your own. Are you ready to forgive and forget?

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Whether it's "fate" or something even more mysterious at work, you may discover that something is pushing you in a new direction today.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- The answers you seek may not be readily available to you today, but you can still keep moving in the right direction. Trust yourself!

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- You may be waiting for the perfect opportunity today, but that's not likely to reveal itself -- yet. You must work with what's available to you.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Someone may be using your own words against you -- but you have a trick up your sleeve that prevents this from having any lasting impact.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Focus on what you know how to do today; if you wander into unknown territory, you're likely to come up short -- and that you cannot afford!

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Your mind may be on another time and another place today -- and there are people from your past who will influence you as well, all day long.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- You must be willing to say more today than you have in the recent past. If you want to be taken seriously, you must reveal what you know.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- You require only a little luck today to push you over the finish line -- but remember that there are other races to be run almost immediately.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- You understand more than you are letting on at this time. When the time comes, you'll want to engage in a way that reveals your strengths.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- You can encourage those around you and inspire them to achieve more than expected. You've shown them the way, now you must get them going!

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- A complex situation demands your complete attention today -- but it shouldn't be long before you have a viable solution plotted out.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) -- When giving others words of advice, make sure you listen to them as well. You may have steered yourself in the wrong direction recently.