For Thursday, July 16:

This year, focus on your long-term needs and desires. A strong group of supporters will cheer you on in the good times and the bad. Listen to your inner voice as well. If you are single, the world is nearly your oyster. If you are attached, the more you socialize, the closer your bond will become. Taurus serves as an anchor.

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)

•••• The unexpected is always a factor in anyone’s life, but even more so in yours. When events and situations go out of control right now, it is to help you see or notice what normally evades your perspective. Tonight: Indulgence seems natural.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

••••• Right now, you beam from one situation to another, grounded and directed. You seem to be able to mobilize great ideas with finesse and directness. Tonight: Don’t nix something different.

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

••• Much goes on behind the scenes. Listen more; judge less. Evaluate more than decide. A boss can push the envelope, but you know how to respond. Tonight: Get a good night’s sleep.

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

••••• Look to long-term results, and you will smile more. Friends cheer you on to a long-desired goal. Tonight: Whatever puts a smile on your face.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

••••• Your sense of direction continues to guide others. You know what you want and where you are going. Listen to news with a touch of cynicism. Tonight: A must appearance.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

••••• Use an ability to detach and understand someone better by imagining what it must be like to be this person. Tonight: Tap into your imagination.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

••••• Your style of communicating and your very different way make quite a bit of an impact. A key associate or partner has a lot to say. Tonight: Talk over dinner.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

••••• Defer to others knowing you don’t always want to be the one left holding the bag. A fun approach will get you quite far, if you allow it to. Tonight: Say “yes.”

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

••• Establish in your mind what you need to accomplish. A strong but steady pace will work best. Excitement heads in from out of left field. Tonight: Burning the midnight oil.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

••••• Your creativity resolves a situation, or it certainly will help. You could easily draw an unexpected reaction. Tonight: Let your imagination lead, and your body will follow.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

••• Foundations must be strong in order to build what you want. Listen to good advice, but honor your goals. Tonight: Head on home.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

•••• Keep conversations flowing, remaining sensitive to the many possibilities that exist around you. If you could get to the bottom of an issue, what would you do with the information? Tonight: Hang out.