For Saturday, Aug. 20: This year, you are in the limelight. Your professional and community commitments are highlighted. If you are single, someone very special could enter your life at the same time. If you are attached, share more of your outside life with your sweetie. TAURUS understands you well.

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)

••• Optimism runs high in the morning. Drive a hard bargain on an expenditure for your home. Tonight: Your treat.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

••••• You feel energized. Follow your whims — you will have a day full of fun and energy. Tonight: Where the action is.

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

••• Take your time, and if you need some downtime, take it. Use this day for you. Tonight: Vanish quickly!

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

••••• Make time to socialize and get out of your immediate environment. You’ll feel wonderful in a different setting. Tonight: Where the action is.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

••• Accept the limelight. Be ready to organize a get-together or complete a project. Tonight: A force to be dealt with.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

•••• Keep reaching out for others. Don’t worry if someone doesn’t call back immediately. You have an unusual decision to make involving travel or perhaps a foreigner. Tonight: Try a new place or pastime.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

•••• Work with a partner directly. You could be quite uncomfortable at first, but open up with ease to potential changes. Tonight: Dinner for two. Don’t let a misunderstanding mar the moment.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

•••• If you decide to go along with another person’s opinion, know that your opinions are not any less important or wrong. Feelings intensify as you are willing to do something different. Tonight: Let someone else make the suggestion.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

•••• Extend yourself and take care of another person you dearly care about. Your ability to accomplish a lot and get the job done marks plans. Tonight: Put your feet up.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

•••• Don’t worry about someone’s reaction to a suggestion. You seem to have charm and charisma mixed in with suggestions. Tonight: Living it up.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

••• Take some extra time with a family member or roommate. Kick back and reconnect once more. Tonight: Invite some friends over.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

•••• Sometimes, continuing a conversation in a nice, easy tone, even after you made a faux pas or someone else tripped him- or herself up, is gracious. Your nonchalant approach will be appreciated more than you realize. Tonight: From place to place, visiting with different people