Today’s horoscope

MOON ALERT: Avoid shopping (except food and gas) and important decisions until after 5:30 p.m. The new moon in Libra is exact at 10:50 a.m.

ARIES (March 21-April 19)

The new moon is your chance to think how you can improve your closest long-term relationships. Do you listen carefully? Examine your behaviour in your relationships. What do you expect? What do you offer?

TAURUS (April 20-May 20)

This is the best day of the year to think about how you can work smarter and be as productive as possible because the new moon is in your house of employment. (This applies even if you’re not in a salaried job.) Will setting goals help? Making lists?

GEMINI (May 21-June 20)

The new moon urges you to examine your attitude to romance, your style of relating to children and your appreciation (or lack of it) for your creative talents. Do you enjoy your leisure activities and creative opportunities? Think: creation, procreation and recreation.

CANCER (June 21-July 22)

You’re a nester. The only new moon all year is in this part of your chart, which is your chance to think about how you can improve your relations with family members. And also, what you can do to improve where you live? Ideas?

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)

The only new moon all year in your house of communications is happening. Observe your style of relating to everyone on a daily basis. Are you clear in your communications? Are you friendly? Are you courteous and thoughtful? Or do you ignore these life-enriching qualities?

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

The new moon is in your money house. Your belief about something affects how it manifests in your life. Do you respect money as energy to make things happen? Are you “Easy come, easy go,” or “A penny saved is a penny earned?”

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

The only new moon all year in your sign is happening. Take a realistic look in the mirror. What impression do you create on your world? Your appearance dictates much of how people treat and respond to you. Ideas?

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

The new moon is in the part of your chart that symbolizes your unconscious behaviour. Because each new moon is a chance to make resolutions, you might ask yourself, “Where do I undermine myself? In what areas of my life am I most self-defeating?”

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

The new moon is your chance to make resolutions about your friendships. Are you spending time with people you really want to be with? Are your buddies quality people? If you want to have friends — be friendly!

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

The new moon is at the top of your chart. This happens once a year and it’s your chance to observe your style of relating to authority: bosses, the police, courts, parents and the government. It’s also an excellent day to think about long-term goals. Where do you want to be in three years?

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

This might be the best day of the year to take stock of your education and your world experience. What further training or education might improve your life and job? What travel might enrich your world? Think about this — even briefly.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)

The new moon is in your money house that concerns debt and shared wealth. It’s the best day of the year to think about how you can reduce your debt, and also to look at how much you rely on your own resources versus those of people who help you.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY

Actor Charles Dance (1946) shares your birthday. You are practical, rational and perceptive. You become absorbed with whatever you’re doing. Enjoy yourself this year. Your creativity and zest for life are at a pinnacle. Nurture the happiness and beauty you have within. Let your guard down and loosen up a bit. Have fun, but remember your goals.