Today’s Birthday (03/05/16).

Put energy into your career this year. Lay foundations for a lucrative two-year boom (after 9/9). Expect personal growth (after 3/8) and tantalizing new collaborative possibilities (after 9/1). Change directions in family finances (after 3/23) and intimate projects (after 9/16). Together you’re more powerful. What will you create?

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 6 — Travel entice over the next few weeks, with Mars in Sagittarius. Finish or abandon old projects, and clear trash over the next three weeks, with Mercury in Pisces. Friends are a big help today and tomorrow.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

— Today is a 7 — Social life booms over the next few weeks, with Mercury in Pisces. Team projects will go well. Make future plans over the next six weeks, with Mars in Sagittarius. Revise your budget. Pursue career opportunities today and tomorrow.

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

— Today is a 7 — Investigate possibilities today and tomorrow. Career opportunities arise over the next three weeks, with Mercury in Pisces. Market, promote and connect. For about six weeks, with Mars in Sagittarius, collaborate closely. Dance and play together.

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

— Today is a 7 — For about three weeks, with Mercury in Pisces, your interests turn to subjects like philosophy, metaphysics and unanswerable questions. For about six weeks, with Mars in Sagittarius, work faster and earn more. Revise budgets today and tomorrow.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

— Today is an 8 — Today and tomorrow favor collaboration. Grow your savings over the next few weeks, with Mercury in Pisces. Take action for love over the next six weeks, with Mars in Sagittarius. Follow a passion.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

— Today is a 7 — Focus on work today and tomorrow. Collaboration thrives over the next three weeks, with Mercury in Pisces. Sign agreements. Renovation demands physical effort over the next six weeks, with Mars in Sagittarius.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

— Today is a 5 — Play today and tomorrow. Balance work and health over the next three weeks, with Mercury in Pisces. Energize your communications over the next six weeks, with Mars in Sagittarius. Share what you’re learning. Write, broadcast and post.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

— Today is a 7 — Home and family demand attention today and tomorrow. It’s easier to express feelings over the next three weeks, with Mercury in Pisces. Put energy into making money over the next six weeks, with Mars in Sagittarius.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

— Today is an 8 — Talk about what you want to create with family over the next three weeks, with Mercury in Pisces. Words come easily today and tomorrow. For about six weeks, with Mars in your sign, push past old barriers. Discover new power.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

— Today is a 9 — Make money today and tomorrow. Over the next six weeks, with Mars in Sagittarius, get nostalgic with old photos. The action is backstage. Nurture health. The next three weeks, with Mercury in Pisces, favor communications. Share with your networks.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

— Today is a 9 — You’re especially powerful today and tomorrow. You’re going through a financially savvy phase over the next few weeks, with Mercury in Pisces. Teamwork thrives for the next six weeks, with Mars in Sagittarius.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

— Today is a 5 — Take two days for private contemplation. You’re exceptionally brilliant over the next few weeks, with Mercury in your sign. Write, record and share. Advance professionally for about six weeks, with Mars in Sagittarius. Accept leadership and authority.