For Sunday, May 17:

This year, your focus often flips from your professional commitments to your emotional desires. You could be re-evaluating certain life decisions, understanding that your needs have transformed. You are on the verge of realizing an important dream or the culmination of your career. Events, a foreigner and/or an opportunity to travel knocks on your door. If you are single, you will meet many people. A work associate or friend could knock your socks off. Caution! Drop the rose-colored shades. If you are attached, your relationship blooms, especially if the two of you have a particular interest or goal, which you probably will realize this year. Pisces is an enduring friend.

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)

•••• Good dreams or happy events help you wake up with a smile. You might want to make calls and reach out to others. Nevertheless, much goes on behind the scenes or in your mind. Consider testing out ideas on a respected friend or family member. Tonight: A must appearance.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

•••• Touch base with a parent or an older friend before the afternoon. Clearly, people want to be with you, and you want to be with them. Wherever you are, there is a happening. Carefully reconsider your plans. Tonight: Till the wee hours.

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

••••• Reach out for others at a distance. Use your ability to help others relax, despite confusion. A partner or dear friend plays a significant role. Listen to this person, even though you might not agree. He or she could change his or her mind too. Tonight: Get a head start on tomorrow.

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

•••• Make important calls early. Your call could light up someone else’s life. Look beyond the obvious in a discussion. Express empathy and gain understanding by walking in another’s shoes. Tonight: Try a new type of cuisine.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

••••• Others seek you out en masse, and quite early at that. You could be exhausted by the afternoon. Honor plans with one special person today. The two of you need time together. Consider a new mutual hobby. Tonight: Dinner for two.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

•••• You could be overwhelmed by mixed messages. In this case, do nothing. In the afternoon, make plans for movies and maybe a meal with your group of friends. Tonight: Say yes, even if it means adjusting plans.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

•••• Your humor emerges. Immerse yourself in the moment, and worry less about details and potential confusion. Get together with friends at the gym or go off on a hike. Tonight: Start thinking “tomorrow.”

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

•••• You might move slowly this morning. By the afternoon, your vitality soars no matter what you are doing. Nearly any plans seem suitable when you are just happy to be with friends and loved ones. Tonight: Let the good times in.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

••••• You wake up inspired with ideas. How you use these brainstorms really depends on your style. Your intuition works overtime. You might have plans to go out, but could easily wind up happily staying home. Tonight: Pick up a favorite fast food.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

••• This morning, you could be quite willful. A possessive side could emerge as well. This afternoon presents an opportunity to get to know someone much better. You change because of this process, allowing new options. Tonight: Catch up on the weekend’s news.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

•••• Your instincts kick in as you open your eyes. You have quite a few social happenings. By the afternoon, you might want to slow down and be slightly less “out there.” If you are looking at a major purchase, do the necessary footwork. Tonight: Your treat.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

•••• What is shared in the morning needs to be kept hush-hush. Deal with a changeable situation openly. You might be surprised by how others seem to be transforming right in front of your eyes. You might even discover that someone you thought of as rigid really isn’t. Tonight: Where the crowds are.