Today’s Birthday (08/27/15).

Personal power growsthis year. Practice your passions. Home refreshes you. Assume leadership (after 10/13). Fall in love again after 3/8. Communicate and compromise, especially after 3/23. Discover spiritual partnership.

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 — Network and grow new connections. Rely on expert support over the next three weeks, with Mercury in Libra. Today and tomorrow are great party days. Pass along what you’re learning. Listen to experience. Collaborate and share credit.

Taurus

(April 20-May 20) — Today is a 7 — Anticipate changes. Begin a creative phase, with Mercury in Libra over the next three weeks. Expect more responsibility today and tomorrow, under the Aquarius Moon. Career opportunities arise. Things get interesting. Stay in rather than going out.

Gemini

(May 21-June 20) — Today is an 8 — For about three weeks you’re especially charming, with Mercury in Libra. Embrace creative wordplay. Your intelligence is attractive. Don’t rely on an unstable source. Explore options today and tomorrow. It’s getting easier to express love.

Cancer

(June 21-July 22) — Today is a 7 — Today and tomorrow favor financial planning. It’s getting easier to communicate at home over the next three weeks, with Mercury in Libra. Achieve family consensus on remodeling and renovation. Upgrade home communications infrastructure. Changes necessitate budget revisions.

Leo

(July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is an 8 — Spend time with someone attractive. Romance and partnership flower today and tomorrow. It’s getting easier to learn over the next three weeks, with Mercury in Libra. Apply logic as well as emotion. Communicate a well-balanced perspective.

Virgo

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 9 — Focus on a major improvement. Making money seems easier, with Mercury in Libra for the next three weeks. Communications and networking grow your income. Dig into a big job. Profit from meticulous service today and tomorrow.

Libra

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 7 — Fun is the name of the game today and tomorrow. Passions get stimulated. You’re even smarter than usual, with Mercury in Libra. Decide what you really think before speaking your mind. Listen to multiple views.

Scorpio

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 6 — Home and family take priority today and tomorrow. Get into private planning over the next three weeks, with Mercury in Libra. Make household improvements and upgrades. Play with long-range plans. Learn from the competition.

Sagittarius

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is an 8 — You’re excellent at speaking to groups over the next few weeks, with Mercury in Libra. Crowdsource solutions. Consensus comes easier. Your popularity’s increasing. Studies, research and communication outreach flow with ease today and tomorrow.

Capricorn

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 9 — The funding is available today and tomorrow. Get cooking! Public speaking impacts your professional status. A wealth of profitable ideas and opportunities bloom over the next three weeks with Mercury in Libra. Share your experience and passion.

Aquarius

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 9 — Expand your territory over the next three weeks with Mercury in Libra. Your audience appreciates an interesting conversation. Form a new partnership. Your charisma grows under the Moon in your sign today and tomorrow. Wear your power suit.

Pisces

(Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 6 — Take two days for private meditation and peaceful productivity. Think before acting. Get your partner on board with your plan. Use the next few weeks, with Mercury in Libra, to implement financial changes. Invest wisely.

(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 www.lindablack.com and www.nancyblack.com)

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