For Friday, March 5, 2004. Those with birthdays today: Others hold the cards this year, so you would be wise to hold back until you know more about situations. Investments flourish in the second part of the year. Relationships also flourish if you learn to go along with others and not always have it your way. If you are single, many people want to date you. You will decide who, where and what. If you are attached, the two of you profit from special time together, especially from the fall on.

The stars show the kind of day you’ll have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult

Aries (March 21-April 19)

• If you don’t express your softer feelings through words by the afternoon, you will change your mind. You could opt for a token of appreciation or a card. Tonight: Easy does it, even if it is Friday night.

• Speak your mind clearly, in a manner that others can hear. In the next few weeks, you could observe a tendency to react more and be more sensitive. Also check out new acquaintances more carefully. Tonight: Mosey on home.

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

• You release a lot of tension about funds through actively communicating. You hear unexpected news or experience a sudden change of events. Tonight: Meet friends first.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

• Use the morning to advance any strategic plans. You will encounter less resistance and find others far more willing to participate and work together. Tonight: Do what feels right.

• Lie low until later in the day, when the Moon slides into your sign, making you kingpin (or queenpin) of the Zodiac. Know your limits, and do not provoke someone unnecessarily. Tonight: The world is your oyster.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

• Use the a.m. to further goals that you have a vested interest in. Later today, you will accomplish a lot more by closing your door and getting work done that involves you and not others. Tonight: A partner makes an offer you can’t refuse.

• Your ability to organize and get others to move emanates from an innate charisma mixed with high energy. Tonight: Where the action is.

• Your strong approach helps others bend, if they are so inclined. Tonight: Do something unusual. You like the variety.

• Others seek you out. What becomes clear to those around you, as well as a key associate, is that you are coming from a very mellow place. Tonight: Make it cozy.

• * How you deal with work could change as the day gets older. Your peak hours are in the morning, when you zoom through your to-do list. Tonight: Gentleness helps you with a disagreement.