Today's Horoscope

Sunday, Aug. 19

MOON ALERT Caution: Avoid shopping or making important decisions all day. The moon is in Virgo.

ARIES (March 21-April 19)

Continue to putter around home to feel better organized. However, this is a poor day to shop for items other than food. Just take it easy and don't push yourself. It's a great day to explore creative activities and just relax and enjoy the day.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20)

Because you have a strong interest in home and family now as well is an interest in repairs, this is a good day to hang out at home. Avoid major purchases. But trust your creative intuition! Enjoy sports, entertaining diversions and playful times with children.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20)

You will enjoy a short trip somewhere today. Discussions with siblings, neighbours and relatives will be easygoing fun because you feel unusually playful and flirtatious. This is a relatively mellow day but it's goofy and slightly unpredictable.

CANCER (June 21-July 22)

Do read Moon Alert above because this is not a good day to throw around a lot of money. Whatever you do will need to be changed or amended in the future, which is why major purchases are not ideal. However, it can be a fun, goofy day if you don't take things too seriously. Enjoy chatting to others.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)

This is a perfect day to kick back and relax. Just tackle minor projects. Enjoy the company of others. The moon is giving everything a goofy, spacey quality. You might feel at loose ends and not sure what to do. Everyone else feels this way, too. No biggie.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

You might want to do some quiet research today or work alone or behind the scenes. The moon is in your sign, which makes you more emotional than usual. But it can also make you luckier! Nevertheless, don't test fate. This is a poor day for important decisions or spending big chunks of coin.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

On the whole, this is a popular time. Today is a great day to hang out with others. You might want to explore ideas that affect your dreams for the future. Try them on for size but don't settle on anything or commit to anything. Not today.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

With the sun high in your chart, others notice you more than usual, especially bosses, parents and VIPs. (Incidentally, this includes the police.) Travel for pleasure will hold appeal. ("I gotta blow this pop stand!")

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

Do be aware that certain details about your private life might be rather public today for some reason. You might not mind. Then again, if you have Capricorn in your chart (and many Sagittarians do), you might. Avoid making commitments or promises to others today. Just coast.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

You are in the mood for doing something different today. Therefore, go someplace you've never been before. Be a tourist in your own city. Keep things light and don't blow a lot of money except for food and entertainment. This is not a good day to shop.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

Your focus on partners and close friends continues. Today you might find yourself discussing how to share expenses or the division of labour in the relationship. Feel free to explore avenues and ideas but don't commit to anything. This is an easy-going, goofy day.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)

This is the classic Sunday to relax and putter at home. Don't push yourself. Take time to smell the roses and have a second cup coffee. Romance, sports events and playful times with children will be enjoyable activities for you.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAY

Former U.S. president Bill Clinton (1946) shares your birthday. You have a natural style that exudes confidence and charm. You are aware of your public image and carefully choose what to reveal or hide. You are more complex than you look, which is why you are misunderstood. You often influence those around you. Expect a change in the coming year, perhaps as significant as something that occurred around 2003.

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Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition August 19, 2012 B15