Today’s Birthday (10/26/15).

Friends bring expansion, travel and fortune this year. Collaborate on community solutions. Play the biggest game possible. Money comes easily, if you work for it. New love lights you up this spring. Revise plans to adapt for changes. Your crew reaches new heights this autumn. Focus on shared passion.

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 — Make a new beginning after a poignant ending. Patiently explain your view. Keep everyone informed. Reassess your assets. Discover forgotten treasure. There’s money coming today and tomorrow, too. You see opportunities everywhere. Accept a long distance challenge.

Taurus

(April 20-May 20) — Today is an 8 — You’re more confident (and perhaps impatient) today and tomorrow. Public obligations interfere with private time. New possibilities stretch old boundaries. A friend says hello or goodbye. Revive your partner’s self-esteem. Overlook a sassy remark.

Gemini

 (May 21-June 20) — Today is a 6 — Take deep breaths. There’s plenty of confusion at the top. Your calm can be contagious. Find the humor. Changes a level up can affect you positively. Finish what you said you’d have done. Peaceful productivity soothes today and tomorrow.

Cancer

(June 21-July 22) — Today is a 7 — Your team comes to your rescue today and tomorrow. Ignore the group situation for a rude awakening. Ask tough questions. Big decisions have to be made. Go for distance, not speed. Give up something you don’t need.

Leo

 (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is an 8 — Assume more responsibility at work over the next few days. Expect a test or challenge. Don’t alienate a colleague. An unusual solution appears, as things don’t go as planned. A windfall opportunity reveals an unimagined opportunity.

Virgo

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 9 — Higher education, travel and exploration calls to you over the next few days. An outrageous suggestion is starting to seem reasonable. You may decide to start over and begin again. Clarify any doubt. Pursue creative projects that animate you.

Libra

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is an 8 — Keep your patience with finances. Manage numbers with your partner today and tomorrow. Emotional leverage may be applied, and a few surprises. Take a time out if necessary. Try again later. Find an error in your favor.

Scorpio

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is an 8 — Collaborate to produce a work of art over the next few days. Work together to get the job done. Express your emotions and feelings. Inspire one another. Move people to action. Make the changes you’ve been wanting.

Sagittarius

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is an 8 — You’re entering a two-day busy phase. Don’t get stopped by silly arguments. Listen first before advancing, to avoid a communications breakdown. Invent creative and unusual ideas. Clean up messes. Whatever love you give is returned.

Capricorn

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 7 — Things seem easier today and tomorrow. Relax and play with family and friends. Talk about love. Figure out what you want. Practice your skills and tricks. Listen with an ear for hidden elements. Investigate and study. Disagree persuasively.

Aquarius

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 7 — Enjoy a practical domestic phase today and tomorrow. Fix leaks immediately and save. Make a change you’ve been longing for. Paint is inexpensive. Put time and energy into a renovation. Let emotions pass through you. Create beauty.

Pisces

(Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 7 — Begin a two-day voracious learning phase. Your proposal could seem impossible. Follow your inner voice. Take a leap of faith. Look at the situation from a different angle. Keep your objective in mind. Convince a skeptic. Publish when ready.

(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)