For Thursday, July 27

Those with birthdays today: This year an aggressive or assertive approach will create success if you use instinct and timing. You might spend more than you expect meeting a goal or making a personal wish happen. Pad your budget this year, and you won’t be singing the blues. Your lively ways and personality draw many people. Creative endeavors and pleasure walk hand in hand as of Thanksgiving 2006. Enjoy. If you are single, you will have serious reason to question your status and whether you want to keep it that way. If you are attached, your relationship develops to a new level. An addition to your family wouldn’t be surprising. VIRGO easily triggers you.

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)

You know how to focus and get the job done. Allow your creativity to have greater self-expression. Once you set your mind on a project or goal, it is as good as done. Tonight: The world can be your oyster.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

Once you decide how you would like to proceed, the path becomes clear. Trust your innovative ideas and creative style. Others respond big-time. Tonight: Ever happy.

You have a way with words that makes all the difference. Others want to hear more and believe there are some strong possibilities. Action spins out from you. Tonight: Swap news.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

Indulge yourself. Make a major purchase just for you, whether it is a new toy or a different outfit. Investments made today could be risky, so check them out with care. Tonight: Your treat.

Your high energy draws in a certain partner. However, if you are too abrupt, you could push this person away. Think in terms of making a splash. Others will respond to your energy. Tonight: Happy as a cat.

Curb a tendency to be self-destructive or to do things that really aren’t good for you. If you are angry, recognize what hurt you. You will get ahead and gain. Visualize more of what you want. Tonight: Easy does it.

You drive a hard bargain and know what you want. Think in terms of making your life work. Consider your options more carefully. Friends will root you on. Tonight: Where the gang is.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

Be ready to step into the limelight. Others applaud your action, though you might honestly surprise yourself by how proactive you become. Understand your role here. Accept it. Tonight: A force to be dealt with.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

Read between the lines if you want to understand where others are coming from. Listen and understand. A trip or seminar might radically change your plans. Tonight: Relax to a movie or surround yourself with music.

A partner or an associate is very direct and forthright. You could be shocked or even aggravated by what you hear. Money could be involved. Work with others. Tonight: Easy does it.

Others could be defiant or even hostile. You need time to think and work. Consider your relationship with some kind of perspective. Your knee-jerk reaction just might not work. Tonight: Say yes.