Moon Alert

Caution: Avoid shopping or making important decisions from 11:30 a.m. until 7:15 p.m. EDT today. After that, the Moon moves from Leo into Virgo.

Aries (March 21-April 19)

This is a dreamy day. You can't trust anything. It's as if you have Vaseline on your lens. Therefore, knowing this, avoid hard and fast decisions, especially any that are work-related or anything to do with your health. Forewarned is forearmed!

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

Something confusing with children might take place today. You could be deceived by them; or perhaps you'll underestimate something or misunderstand something. Perhaps a child is sick but it's not really obvious. (It's the kind of thing you realize later.)

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

Refrain from important decisions or comments with (or about) family members today. Everything is too fuzzy. You might not have your facts right. Someone might confuse you accidentally or on purpose. Family secrets might also come on today. It's that kind of day.

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

You might spend a large portion of today daydreaming or wool gathering or just drifting off into the ether. In addition, somebody could try to sell you a bill of goods or spin a yarn. The whole day is fuzzy! Don't try to do anything tricky or underhanded -- you'll get caught.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

Read All Signs above. However, to be on the safe side, I wouldn't do anything with financial implications, including shopping, if I were you. Not today. Somebody might try to persuade you about something or even deceive you. You might kid yourself about something, especially if you want to buy something, which is even worse.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

Conversations with partners and close friends are confusing. You're not even sure why. But it definitely feels like two ships passing in the night. Misunderstandings are rampant today. Furthermore, it's easy to assume that people are saying or doing what you want them to say or do. (Reality, where art thou?)

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

Today might be so confusing you can't even trust your gut reaction about something. Even your intuition will lie to you. (Sometimes life is a cruel hoax.) Therefore, keep everything light. Make no commitments. Do not leap to conclusions about anything.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

Conversations with a female friend might go sideways in a New York minute. If you think that something fishy is going on, it is. People easily misunderstand each other today. And sometimes this is because someone is purposely being misleading! (Not you.)

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

It's a poor day to ask for permission or pitch a project to parents, bosses, teachers and authority figures. Actually, it's a joke. They will either not grasp what you want, or they'll change it radically into something you hadn't even thought about. Anything can happen. Just goof off today.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

Avoid important financial decisions today. Don't be tempted by shopping for luxurious, elegant items. You're not in a sensible frame of mind. But more than that, you could be operating on erroneous assumptions or information. Why would you want to do that?

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

Important conversations with partners and close friends are sort of crazy today. You can't pin anyone down. You're not sure if others hear what you mean and vice versa. Messages are muffled, indistinct or even totally wrong. It's tough to read what people want. "Run away! Run away!"

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

This is a poor day for important practical decisions. However, it's a good day for your gut: meditation or creative activities that require the use of your imagination. It's easy to build sand castles in the sky, which is quite all right if that's what you want to do.

If Your Birthday Is Today

Singer Agneta Åse Fältskog (1950) shares your birthday today. There is something heroic about you. You have star quality! People tend to put you up on a pedestal. Nevertheless, you're conscientious, hard-working, professional and reliable. People respect you. You focus on what is at hand. Some of you are involved in controversy at times. Expect a change this year, perhaps as significant as something around the year 2000.