Today’s Birthday (12/11/15).

Personal growth and expansion reaches new heights, with Saturn in your sign. Prepare your home this spring for a social year (especially after Jupiter enters Libra on 9/9). Tend your garden 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 an 8 — One door closes as a new one opens in a professional adventure with this New Moon in Capricorn. Begin a new career phase. Consider your actions before launching. Test thoroughly before committing. An opportunity pulls your heartstrings.

Taurus

(April 20-May 20) — Today is a 7 — Go to the source. Begin a new phase in your education, travels and exploration with this New Moon. Your journey especially tempts today and tomorrow. A romantic destination calls.

Gemini

(May 21-June 20) — Today is an 8 — A turning point arises regarding family finances with this New Moon. Together you’re more powerful. Determine priorities and strategies. Collaborate.

Cancer

(June 21-July 22) — Today is a 9 — Begin a new phase in your partnership or relationship under this New Moon. Realign your collaboration to new priorities. Support each other. Discuss the plan. Don’t be afraid if you don’t know how.

Leo

(July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is an 8 — Begin a new service, work and health phase with tonight’s New Moon. It’s especially busy for the next few days. With power comes responsibility. Listen to your heart. Believe in your own abilities. Take a creative tack.

Virgo

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 7 — Begin a family, fun and passion phase. Complete one game and begin anew with this New Moon. A romantic relationship transforms. You have emotional support. Things fall together for you today and tomorrow. It’s all for love.

Libra

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 7 — One domestic phase closes as another begins under this New Moon. Complete the past and invent new possibilities for your family.  The next two days are good for making changes at home.

Scorpio

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 9 — A new phase in your creativity rises with the New Moon. Focus on communications, including writing and recording. It’s a time of intense learning, especially today and tomorrow. Begin a new stage.

Sagittarius

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 9 — A new financial phase dawns with the New Moon. Let go of an old habit. A breakthrough allows for a new level of success. Put your back into your work, taking care around sharp tools. Seize a profitable opportunity.

Capricorn

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 9 — Begin a new personal phase with tonight’s New Moon. Take advantage of energy and confidence to step into leadership. Use your power for good. You’re taking control. Advance to the next level. Keep your objective in mind.

Aquarius

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 6 — Get into thoughtful planning mode, especially over the next two days. Transitions mark a new phase in your private plans under the New Moon. Complete previous projects as you prepare for what’s next. Make the changes you’ve been wanting.

Pisces

(Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is an 8 — Begin a new phase in friendship, social networks and community with tonight’s New Moon. A new stage dawns in a group aspiration. Participate for a community cause, and widen your audience.

(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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