Today’s Birthday (12/09/15).

Dedicate and make it happen. Springtime activities prepares your place for a new year-long social phase after 9/9 (when Jupiter enters Libra). Career improvements next autumn serve as an opening for internal changes. Fill your home with love.

To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

Aries

(March 21-April 19) — Today is a 7 — Professional opportunities run through your social networks over the next three weeks, with Mercury in Capricorn. Talk with interesting and persuasive people. Take advantage of their views. Advance your career.

Taurus

(April 20-May 20) — Today is a 7 — Begin a three-week expansion point, with Mercury in Capricorn. Research and education increases. Expand your perspectives. Accept an unusual assignment. Write down your experiences. Go over the budget today and tomorrow. You can find funding.

Gemini

(May 21-June 20) — Today is an 8 — Get down to business. Budget for growth, and schedule what needs to happen. Ask for support when you get stuck. Work a trade. Participate for excellent service.

Cancer

(June 21-July 22) — Today is an 8 — It’s getting busy today and tomorrow. Work together for mutual benefit. A three-week partnership point begins, with Mercury in Capricorn. Provide what another needs, and receive the support you need. Participate on forward-thinking solutions.

Leo

(July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 7 — Get family involved. Plan some fun for today and tomorrow, to start an extreme three-week work phase, with Mercury in Capricorn. You’re generating a rush. Take repeated breaks to maintain energy. Rest and play keep you motivated.

Virgo

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is an 8 — Get into home projects over the next few days. Creativity and romance grow, with Mercury in Capricorn for the next three weeks. Play a game you love with people you appreciate. Practice your arts and skills.

Libra

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is an 8 — Share memories and traditions, and develop new family games. Words come easily today and tomorrow. Share your feelings with someone close. Listen and learn from another view.

Scorpio

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is an 8 — The next two days could be profitable. Your storytelling abilities advance over the next three weeks, with Mercury in Capricorn. Study, practice and learn eagerly. Communications channels are wide open.

Sagittarius

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 9 — Focus on personal ambitions today and tomorrow. You’re especially strong and creative. Use your intelligence to increase your profits over the next three weeks, with Mercury in Capricorn. Make powerful requests.

Capricorn

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 6 — Rest and recover over the next few days. For the next three weeks, with Mercury in Capricorn, you’re even smarter than usual. Get into a mental or academic project. Express your views publicly. Confirm intuition with facts.

Aquarius

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 6 — Share family religions. Develop your team strategy today and tomorrow. Partnership expands your game. Finish old projects over the next three weeks, with Mercury in Capricorn. Take time for self-examination and meditation. Express your appreciations.

Pisces

(Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 7 — Everything you need is in your social network. Work together to go further, faster. It’s easy to communicate with groups over the next three weeks, with Mercury in Capricorn. Gather more responsibility today and tomorrow.

(Astrologer Nancy Black continues her mother Linda Black’s legacy horoscopes column. She welcomes comments and questions on Twitter, @lindablack. For more astrological interpretations visit Linda Black Horoscopes and www.nancyblack.com)

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