ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Potential is high, and your ability to see what lies before you is perhaps unequaled. You'll have the advantage all day long.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- What you need is just out of reach. Don't risk harming yourself by overstepping or overreaching; be patient, and the distance will be closed.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- You may not be in control of your own destiny today; success or failure has little to do with you directly, but you must still put in a good effort.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- You'll benefit from doing the same thing over and over today until you get it just right. You learn more than usual from such repetition.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- You can make a smart investment today, but you mustn't expect to score any measurable returns right away. Let things run their course.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- You may feel that you've been the victim of a miscarriage of justice -- but it's not over yet! Take your case to one who can turn this around.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- You may be resigned to what you think is going to happen, but there's no reason not to engage yourself fully and work toward a reversal of sorts.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- You can encourage others and find that in the process you can also inspire yourself. Things work in unusual and mysterious ways today.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Your rewards today are directly aligned with the effort you put in; you must be willing to do all you can to win what you feel you deserve.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- You may be confused by the emotional current running through an otherwise simple and straightforward endeavor. What's really going on?

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- You may be blinded to certain possibilities today because someone has promised something that is too good to be true.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) -- You can gather your forces and do something quite memorable today, or you can let the day pass without doing much at all. The choice is yours.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- You will have to state your case with confidence and clarity today; you don't want your intended audience to turn away out of disinterest.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- You may not be sure just what is coming your way today, but you have a sense that it will be important to you and those interacting with you.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- While you may miss one opportunity today, another is likely to present itself before you're ready to retire for the night.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Competition heats up today, and you must be ready and willing to do all you can -- legitimately -- to maintain your position as front-runner.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- You may be pulled in more than one direction throughout much of the day. Identify these influences, and you can learn to control them, surely.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- As soon as you make assumptions about something that can "never happen again," you're likely to be proved wrong.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- You can put on quite a show today; those in the audience will be impressed not only by your performance but by the scope of what you attempt.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- You must pay attention to all money going out and all coming in; you'll want to have as much of a surplus as possible when all is said and done.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- You will not be able to avoid all conflict, but you can pick which you want to encounter. Let your principles guide you through the day.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- You may be expected to do that which you have sworn you will never do. Clearly, your message to your superiors hasn't gone through.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- If you don't keep communication open today, you're likely to encourage confusion and even anarchy. Get others on the same page!

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) -- You'll be able to spend more time than expected helping someone with a difficult task. This kind of teamwork is to be promoted.

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.