For Friday, July 17:

This year, you break new barriers and experience life differently than in past years. You will want to pause frequently and revise your thoughts and perception. Get past jaded, routine thinking and see life through open eyes. If you are single, you meet people with ease, though you might want to move the relationship too quickly for both of you. If you are attached, a new emphasis on family dominates. Gemini 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)

•••• Your expenses need scrutinizing periodically — there is no time like the present for this review. Tonight: Loosen up with friends.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

•••• Use the daylight hours to the max. Should you hit a problem, deal with it, if possible, today. Confusion surrounds those giving instructions. Tonight: Your treat.

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

•••• Think all you want during the daylight hours. Reflect and consider different alternatives. Tonight: Walk through new doors. Expect to like what you see.

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

••••• Examine what is going on behind the scenes later. Get into your job, project or plans for today. Tonight: Do for yourself first.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

•••• Stand up for what you believe, and refuse to do anything halfway. You might feel very different by the end of the day. Tonight: Paint the town red.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

••• You might want to revise your thinking because of problems you see heading down your path. How you handle someone and the choices you make need to be based on the present moment, not on your history with this person. Tonight: Expect to be in the mainstream of people.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

•••• Your ability to move past an issue could be difficult and challenging. If you have time to understand, all the better. Tonight: Take in new vistas.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

•••• Sometimes you might not be certain if you have headed down the right path. Exhaustion comes from out of nowhere, as you have been pushing as hard as you can. Tonight: Hook up with a favorite person.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

••• Finish off rather than start. If you keep this motto in mind for now, you could enter the weekend rather carefree and frivolous. Tonight: Just get out. Worry less about who, what and where.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

••• Listen to news. You can and will find alternatives or will use the information rendered creatively. Tonight: Out immediately after work.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

•••• How you proceed and the choices you make could be very different if you center around family, basics and building from strong foundations. Tonight: Work late if need be.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

•••• Keep communication flowing, even if you want to build a dam because someone’s self-expression overwhelms you, nearly inundating you. Tonight: At home.