Horoscope

HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Friday, Aug. 17, 2012: This year marks a new beginning in your life, and you feel as if nothing can stop you. Use this powerful time to manifest a key desire or long-term goal. Your ability to focus defines your success. If single, you certainly will be noticed. If attached, the two of you might have very different approaches to reaching your goals. You’ll learn not only to respect, but also to help each other achieve what he or she wants. Virgo can be intrusive about your finances. A baby born today has a sun and moon in Leo if born before 5:33 p.m. Afterward, the moon will be in Virgo.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) • • • • Your spunk comes out no matter what you do right now. Your humor and grace appeal to many people; however, use these traits with care.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) • • • Your focus is on home and perhaps an emotional or financial investment in a property or domestic matter.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) • • • • Keep communication flowing, and know what is necessary to accomplish what you want. It would be easier with more support.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) • • • • Balance your budget before you make any decisions to spend more money. You need to tame the wild-spending child within that sometimes comes out.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) • • • • Make the extra effort to understand an unhappy friend or somber situation. You can say everything you want, but you cannot change the prevailing mood.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) • • • Enjoy a short period of being in the background, where you can ponder and observe what is happening. Before you know it, you must take a proactive stance.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) • • • • You get through a situation quickly with certainty and direction. You also have style and determination.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) • • • • Others bend – with some difficulty – to your way of thinking. You might feel some resistance from someone, but ultimately this, too, will pass.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) • • • • An overview helps you gain understanding. You might not be ready to take the lead just yet. Realize the opportunities that lie in the near future.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) • • • • Reach out for someone you care about, and do more listening. You could be challenged by someone who considers him- or herself to be your supervisor.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) • • • • Others come toward you. Clearly they know what they want and will ask you for exactly that. Honor who you are, and ask for more feedback.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) • • • • You might be overwhelmed by what remains on your plate. Dig in, and get as much done as possible.