KEY POINTS:
ARIES: (March 21 to April 20)
Point scoring motivates you to compete. The more successes you rack up, the greater satisfaction and smugness you feel. Fortunately, your win-at-all-costs mentality stops short of cheating and manipulating others.
TAURUS: (April 21 to May 21)
Recap recent events and speculate how far you have come. If you continue to build on foundations already laid, personal or professional success will quickly follow. You now hold destiny in your own hands.
GEMINI: (May 22 to June 21)
You are the master of spin. At best others are completely taken in by your opinions and excuses. At the very least your profile is raised and debate develops. Take advantage at every turn today.
CANCER: (June 22 to July 23)
Criticism cuts deeply but it works both ways. Be tactful with others and you are likely to attract diplomatic responses from everyone around you. Also, accept that tit for tat is a waste of time.
LEO: (July 24 to August 23)
Be prepared for scorn from the perfectionists. Because you are focused on big picture issues, details escape you today and others seize on your mistakes. The near-enough-is-good-enough approach does not work.
VIRGO: (August 24 to September 23)
Forgiveness releases you from past hurt. Without condoning someone's actions, you are able to put an issue into context and move forward. Your motives may be practical but the relief you feel is invaluable.
LIBRA: (September 24 to October 23)
Vigilance is a small price to pay for security. You keep your eyes and ears open for new opportunities, hidden deception and shortcuts. There is a sense short-term pain leads to long-term gain.
SCORPIO: (October 24 to November 22)
You are vulnerable but do not fear being hurt. Moon in your sign endears you to others and protects feelings at the same time. Assistance comes from unlikely sources during this helpful lunar phase.
SAGITTARIUS: (November 23 to December 22)
A fragile truce holds. To maintain the status quo, adopt a passive role and keep feelings of resentment or jealousy at bay. Telling others what they want to hear protects relationships right across the spectrum.
CAPRICORN: (December 23 to January 20)
Your mood may be nostalgic or nurturing. Sensitive lunar energy brings emotions closer to the surface and you feel others peoples' pain as well as your own. Happiness is elusive but still within reach.
AQUARIUS: (January 21 to February 19)
You weave elaborate excuses or creative stories. Moon at the peak of your chart triggers the imagination and puts you in a dreamy frame of mind. Take responsibility for the results of your actions.
PISCES: (February 20 to March 20)
Having dug yourself into a hole, you struggle to find a way out. Time is on your side but creativity is needed in the process. Advice from a like-minded soul could be the ace up your sleeve.
YOUR DAY
Minds are sharp and more focused. Try channeling energy into tasks that require research or diligence and peel away the layers to understand personality types. The only real downside today could be furtiveness.
YOUR BIRTHDAY
Put your head down and keep a tight hold. You make gains in the year ahead by being industrious, miserly and having your finger on the pulse. Loved ones profit from your hard work.
