Today’s Birthday (01/07/16).

Expand your boundaries this year. Play a big game, plan carefully. Use your sensitivity to support negotiations. New horizons are opened. Explore your subject deeply. Go to the source. Write and share your story.

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 — Travel interferes with your routine. For the next few months, review your work, and health for balance. Make plans, organize and get your ducks in a row before making changes.

Taurus

(April 20-May 20) — Today is a 6 — For the next four months reaffirm your commitment to the game. Concentrate on the details of an enthusiasm. Practice your skills and learn new tricks. Review your long-term dreams. Invent new ones.

Gemini

(May 21-June 20) — Today is a 7 — Settle into your warm nest and make plans for improvements. Over the next four months, organize your ideas and review your priorities. Get feedback from family and housemates.

Cancer

(June 21-July 22) — Today is an 8 — Reduce fixed expenses to leaks you didn’t know you had. Come up with new income ideas. Make profitable plans for launch.

Leo

(July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 7 — Begin a four-month creative review process. Review and revise communications for greater effect. Study, research and edit what you’ve written. The job’s more fun than expected.

Virgo

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 5 — Practice for mastery over the next four months. Personal growth and discovery allows new capacities. Let go of practices and habits that no longer serve. Re-examine your priorities. Accept an opportunity.

Libra

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 6 — Take time for peaceful thinking and meditation. Embrace healthy lifestyle practices. Make long-term plans. Count your blessings and share your appreciation.

Scorpio

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is an 8 — Get nostalgic with friends, and enjoy old photos and memories. Strengthen bonds over the next few months by reviewing highlights and sharing appreciations. Remind your team why you’re grateful.

Sagittarius

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is an 8 — Review and revise career plans over the next four months. Prepare for tests and upcoming challenges. Choose your path, and organize the steps to take.

Capricorn

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 5 — Refine the itinerary over the next four months.. Reconsider your educational plans, especially long-term. Reserve tickets and launch your next adventure. Persistence succeeds, one step at a time. Prepare for exploration.

Aquarius

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 6 — For about four months, update financial matters. Get numbers in order to find new ways to profit and save. Begin with balance in mind. Persevere.

Pisces

(Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 6 — Invent new possibilities in a partnership. Revise your collaboration over the next four months. Shift responsibilities. Begin with love and build from there.

(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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