ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- A calm, rational approach is likely to win you the best possible response from others today. Some may even consider you a model of decorum.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- The efficient use of time will be all-important today, especially when you take the lead and have no one in front of you to pace yourself by.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21) -- You are waiting patiently to find out if a decision you made some time ago will begin to pay off, but you may have to jump through one more hoop.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- You're facing an issue that may be far more serious than anyone is letting on. Your instincts tell you what you must do to deal with it.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- You can trust experience to see you through during the first part of the day, but then you'll have to rely on lessons only recently learned.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Self-doubt is only going to get in your way today -- and for what? You cannot benefit from it, so you are better off jettisoning it right now.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- The new and untried will be quite attractive to you today, but not for the reasons anyone else might expect. Explore -- but on your own.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- You know how to make experimentation really pay off for you, and today you should be able to make it pay off for a friend as well.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- You might be put off by someone else's energy for a time today, until you realize that it's actually very easy to ignore. Do so.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Now is no time to settle for less than you bargained for, and you must ramp up your negotiations to ensure you get all that you need.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- You must not read all signs and signals purely literally today. Some will require interpretation if you're to benefit from them.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) -- You may be called upon to guide a friend through a rough patch today. What you learn in the process will come in handy almost immediately.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- You may be able to tackle that which others cannot, but you'd better hope the stars are perfectly aligned so you avoid expected troubles.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- You will want to save as much energy as you can early in the day, as you're likely to expend more than usual during evening hours.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- You'll have a certain advantage today, but if you try to press it too hard, you may actually do yourself more harm than good in the end.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- You're likely to come in contact with someone today who can do you a big favor at exactly the right time -- if you ask in just the right way.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- You'd better hope you're able to outlast an opponent today, for the race is likely to be long and the rewards very much worth competing for.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Saving up for a rainy day may turn out to have been just the right thing to do, as you find it's necessary to dip into that fund today.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- You're likely to encounter a number of indicators today that are either false or misleading. Only at first will this knock you off balance.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- What you see ahead of you today tells you, in no uncertain terms, that you've been doing the right things at the right times. Keep it up.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- A brief encounter is sure to prove quite significant to you -- but not right away. Give everyone you meet the attention they require.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- A casual situation must not be misinterpreted as meaningless today. A few doors will open and present several irresistible opportunities.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- You're going to have to choose between two activities today, one of which comes naturally, while the other will require extra work.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) -- There is much going on today that can put the brightest aspects of your personality on display -- even as you get a lot done.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- You may be surprised to learn something today you thought you already knew. Get ready, as this is likely to be repeated often very soon.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- The challenge of the coming weeks may be reflected in one particular event today. You must be unusually crafty to figure out which.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Is it possible to have too much of a good thing? You've always thought "it depends" was a healthy answer, but you may think differently today.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- You should be able to derive a great deal of pleasure from an otherwise routine endeavor today; it depends in part on the company you keep.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- You may receive conflicting reports of something that will affect you personally in a day or two. You must get to the truth any way you can.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- You have more in common with a certain rival today than you do with a certain friend, and this fact may have you rethinking alliances.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- You may receive reports of another's journey being very much like your own, but is that even possible? It's far more likely than you think.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- If it's help you want, it's help you shall have, for someone else is watching over you and will arrange assistance as needed. Lucky you.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Your behavior may raise eyebrows today, but not for the reasons you think. The fact is that you are breaking an unwritten rule.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- You may run afoul of someone today because of your penchant for experimentation. You can choose to make things easier by obeying the rules.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- You may not have enough money to spend as you would like, but you certainly have enough to do what you have to do -- and that's something.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Someone may challenge you to a "duel" of sorts today, and you're going to have to be at your best if you're to protect your reputation.