Moon Alert

We have the All Clear today to shop and make important decisions.

Aries (March 21-April 19)

It's a busy day and your spirits are much higher than yesterday. Be open to negotiations, wheeling and dealing, shopping and chatting to everyone. With the Sun and Mercury opposing you, you have to be cooperative! That's the only way to play this.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

Take care of banking matters and financial needs today. Figure out just how much money you don't have in the bank. You like to know the lay of the land. You certainly don't like bounced cheques and the like. (Horrors.)

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

With the Moon in your sign, how can you lose? You're so clever I'm sure you have a comeback for that. The point is that you have an advantage over everybody else. It is slight but it exists. Be glad of your good fortune and milk this for all it's worth. (You might as well try something.)

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

In the midst of your busy day, somehow you have to sneak away and get a little quiet time just for yourself. Or prop this paper up and have a quick snooze behind it. Dealings with the government and large institutions can go well today. Take it easy.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

This is a busy, bustling day chatting to others. You'll enjoy conversations with friends -- especially female friends. You have a strong need to express yourself now; you want to be heard. You're also feeling quite sexual lately. (Have patience. The watched bus never boils.)

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

In a minor way, you might be more in the public eye today for some reason or other. It could be pleasant; it could be a public argument. You have felt tension with partners and close relationships for a long time now. Patience Pier

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

Give some thought to long-term travel plans that you have in the future. Will you be able to pull them off? Start counting your pennies now. They say that if you save a little money each day, at the end a year you'll be surprised at what a mere pittance you have.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

Attend to banking needs and clear up fuzzy details about shared property and debt. Return borrowed items, and make a few calls to check on the status of anything you have loaned others. In other words, tidy up loose ends with your property and assets.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

The Moon opposes your sign today. You'll have to make a bit of an extra effort to be agreeable with others. It's no big deal. Nevertheless, it's not your turn to be demanding. Just go with the flow and try to be as cooperative is possible. (But you don't have to roll over and play dead.)

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

You can get a lot done: you have the drive to get better organized; you have the charm to impress others; and no matter what you do, people are watching you now. You have influence! Since you have the ball -- you might as well run with it.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

This is a saucy day for flirtations and fun. Frankly, your gonads are in overdrive. Of course, this same seething, passionate energy can be directed to penetrating research into any subject. Not nearly as much fun, but probably more productive.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

You have to keep the home fires burning. Stay in touch with parents and relatives. Putter around home and tidy things a bit. The wealth and resources of others are available to you now, but you have to know what you want to do with them.

If Your Birthday Is Today

Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson (b. 1959) shares your birthday. Whether you mean to be or not, you're often provocative. Others have strong reactions to you. Partly, this is because you are strongly magnetic. You attract others to you, and you set your own style. This year interesting choices are presented to you. Choose wisely.