Horoscopes for Jan. 17

This year, you swing with ease between work mode and social mode. If not working, your moods flow from very serious to downright silly. If single, you meet people with ease. If attached, the two of you really get into a groove, and enjoy it. Learn to respect differences. Cancer can be challenging.

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)

••••• Talk possibilities. Note an unusual quality about someone as you “try” to communicate. Tonight: Hang close to home.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

••• Free your mind. Get an explanation for a money matter. Floating through your day is an element of change, odd news and a need to tell it as it is. Tonight: Catch up with friends.

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

•••• You are full of energy and ready to pitch in, whether it is helping a boss or parent or doing a physical task. Your leadership skills emerge. Tonight: Treat yourself.

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

•••• You could feel out of sorts in the morning. It would take nothing to annoy you or to force a change of plans. Tonight: Whatever knocks your socks off.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

••• Use the morning to take care of an important matter. By the afternoon, a partner could be more willing to express his or her feelings, but you might not be in the mood. Tonight: Screen calls; do your thing.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

•••• Take the lead on a project. Your penchant for details guarantees an often-missing precision. Tonight: Do what you want.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

•••• Do needed research in the morning; act later with certainty. Accept and learn a new technique or application that would make your work easier. Tonight: Working late.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

•••• Deal directly with others. You do know what you want, but you need to do some tricky negotiating in order to realize this desire. Tonight: Do what is most relaxing for your mind.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

•••• Others seek you out. You might need to screen calls in order to get anything done. A meeting determines who your supporters are. Tonight: Go for dinner for two.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

••• Plunge into a project and/or hurry through errands in the morning. By afternoon, a carousel of people could be knocking on your door. Tonight: Say “yes” to living.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

••• Your creativity swells up in the morning, allowing greater flexibility. This same creativity could translate to risk-taking if applied to finances. Know when and where to plug this energy. Tonight: Put up your feet and relax.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

••• It could be tense and somewhat difficult to get going in the morning. It is amazing how easily you get sidetracked. By afternoon, you will need all the creativity you can muster to make up for lost time. Tonight: Apply more creativity to your plans.